| A | B |
|---|
| basalt | a hard, dark volcanic rock |
| excavate | to dig up a site in order to reveal anything lying underneath the surface |
| grave goods | any items that were buried with the dead to help them on their journey to the next life |
| hieroglyph | writing in pictures |
| mosaic | picture or pattern made up of many tiny pieces of colored stone or marble |
| Olmec | earliest known civilization of Mexico (1200 - 400BC) - the"rubber people" |
| raw material | something in its natural state; not processed |
| ritual | a set of formal, symbolic actions, which form part of religious worship |
| sacred | the most essential parts of any religion; anything that is holy |
| sacrifice | the ritual offering of gifts to a deity, as thanks for a past favor, or hope of future help |
| supernatural | something which exists outside the laws of nature; magical or spiritual |
| Teotihuacan | "Place of the Gods" - located north of today's Mexico City (AD150-750) |
