- Branche: Archaeology
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A technique whereby microscopic thin sections are cut from a stone object or potsherd and examined with a petrological microscope to determine the source of the material.
Industry:Archaeology
Developed by the geographer Christaller to explain the spacing and function of the settlement landscape. Under idealized conditions, he argued, central places of the same size and nature would be equidistant from each other, surrounded by secondary centers with their own smaller satellites. In spite of its limitations, central place theory has found useful applications in archaeology as a preliminary heuristic device.
Industry:Archaeology
Paired bone of the upper jaw, enclosing the nose and the inner and lower rims of the eye and holding the upper teeth.
Industry:Archaeology
The process of regulated growth that results from the interaction of the genome with cytoplasm and the environment. It involves a programmed sequence of phenotypic events that are typically irreversible.
Industry:Archaeology
A family tree investigation that involves the careful compilation of phenotypic records of the family over several generations.
Industry:Archaeology
A sandstone converted to quartzite with grains cemented only through infiltration and pressure. The cementing agent is usually quartz.
Industry:Archaeology
Any type of social organization in which one male mates with more than one female.
Industry:Archaeology
