| A | B |
| relief | where a design above the background |
| materialism | belieft/theory that the more possessions you have the higher your status |
| resurrect | rejoin body + spirit |
| spawn | produce + deposit large # eggs |
| spoils | goods taken from enemy of war |
| tule | bulrushes used to make mats, houses |
| weir | fence across a river that helps catch fish |
| animism | belief that each living + nonliving thing has a spirit |
| caucasian | of european ancestory, nonIndian + nonAfrican |
| coroner | one who investigates unusual deaths |
| cache | a large supply hidden from view |
| decimate | to kill a large no. of the population |
| desecrate | to treat with lack of respect |
| dentalium shells | long, thin sea shells worn as jewelry + used for trade |
| forensic anthropologist | person who determines the cause of death of ancient humans |
| immortality | living forever; exempt from death |
| protohistoric | when there was a drastic change of lifestyle of American Indians |
| potlatch | a large celebration of feasting + gifts held to celebrate a special event |
| repatriate | return artifact to place of origin |
| Paleo-Indian | The 1st people to arrive on the American continents |