ARCL-1006EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Australopithecine, Sahelanthropus, Brain Size
12 Sep 2018
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Fossil: any kind of once living organisms that has been preserved through mineralization. Artefact: is an object that is modified or made by humans. Site: place in which evidence of past activity is preserved and which has been, or bay be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology. Fossil locality: place where remains are found; fossils of hominids. Context: remains of an individual stratigraphic event; events in time which have been preserved in archaeological record. Site prospection: systematic pedestrian survey and systematic test pitting. Pedestrian survey: walking in straight lines to cover all ground. Crop marks: natural and recent features may be visible from the air or a vantage point on higher ground or a temporary platform. Anomaly: something that is unusual or unexpected. Relative dating: older or younger than something else; no specific date. Absolute dating: assign a specific calendar year to something, counting back in time.
