Preah Vihear

Eloaua Island

A Melanesian island with the two oldest Lapita sites, dating to 3450-2350 BP. There are house posts, plant remains, Lapita pottery, and evidence of shell artifact making as well as obsidian from Talasea and Lou.

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Eloaua Island

Metallographic Microscopy

The microscopic examination of metal artifacts with the aim of studying their manufacturing techniques rather than their composition. A sample is taken from the artifact, preferably a cross-sectional slice, and it is highly polished. The surface is then etched in order to dissolve some of the met...

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Metallographic Microscopy

Cycladic

Concerning the Bronze Age of the Cyclades, Aegean Islands, equivalent to Helladic on the Greek mainland and Minoan in Crete. It is usually divided into three major divisions: Early (c 3000-2000 BC), Middle (c 2000-1550 BC), and Late (c 1550-1050 BC). In the earlier Bronze Age, Cycladic culture se...

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Cycladic

Abrader

A stone tool with abrasive qualities, such as pumice or sandstone, used in grinding, smoothing, sharpening, or shaping tools or other objects.

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Abrader

Impasto

A type of early pottery of Etruria, made from unrefined clay and fired to a dark brown or black, especially during the Villanovan period. Some were biconical urns and hut models and were used for cremations. Impasto is also a paint that is applied to a canvas or panel in quantities that make it s...

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Impasto

F-U-N Dating

A collective term for the techniques of fluorine, uranium, and nitrogen dating. It is a relative dating technique which compares concentrations of fluorine, uranium, or nitrogen in various samples from the same matrix to determine contemporaneity.

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F-U-N Dating

Bladelet

A shorter narrower blade

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Bladelet

Behaviorist Theory

Any theory that suggests that the archaeological record is really a snapshot of ancient behavior.

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Behaviorist Theory

Ba And Shu

Ancient kingdoms ruling the area of modern Szechwan. Pa came into being in the 11th century BC and established relations with Shu in the 5th century BC. Shortly before 316 BC, the state was conquered by the Ch'in and incorporated into the Ch'in empire. In the middle of the 3rd century BC, the Pa ...

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Ba And Shu

Scar

In stone tools, this is the negative impression left after the removal of a flake.

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Scar

Find

An act or instance of discovering archaeological remains, the remains discovered, or the location where this discovery occurs.

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Find

Stratigraphic Section

The excavation of trenches and squares across manmade layers to expose a cross-section of the deposits on an archaeological site and to reveal the sequence and methods of construction.

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Stratigraphic Section