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| Absolute age | The calculated age of an artifact when a specific dating method is used to determine when the artifact was made |
| Archaeology | The study of past human life as revealed by preserved relics |
| Aristotle's dictum | The benefit of the doubt is to be given to the document itself, not assigned by the critic to himself |
| Artifacts | Objects made by humans such as tools, weapons, containers, ect. |
| Dendrochronology | The process of counting tree rings to determine the age of a tree |
| Geology | The study of earth's history as revealed in the rocks that make up the earth |
| Known age | The age of an artifact as determined by a date printed on it or a reference to the artifact in a work of history |
| Life science | A term that encompasses all scientific pursuits related to living organisms |
| Paleontology | The study of life's history as revealed in the preserved remains of once-living plants and animals |
| The Principle of Superposition | When artifacts are found in rock or earth that is layered, the deeper layers hold the older artifacts |
| Radiometric dating | Using a radioactive process to determine the age of an item |
