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| anthropology | the science os studying humans |
| cultural or social anthropology | the study of descriptive recording (ethnography) of traditional societies including: myth, symbols, religion etc. |
| archaeology | the study of earlier cultures and lifeways through scientific recovery, analysis and interpretation of material remains |
| physical or biological anthropology | the study of human biology within the framework of evolution |
| paleoanthropology | the study of earlier hominids, the sequence, physical stature and habitats |
| forensic anthropology | physical anthropologists use their expertise to help law enforcement agencies recover, analyze and interpret human remains |
| classical archaeologists | archaeologists associated with classics or art history who recover art |
| prehistoric archaeology | the study of human culture before recorded history (written record) |
| historical archaeology | the study of colonial and postcolonial settlements |
| nautical or underwater archaeology | often considered "ship wreck" archaeology |
| normative archaeologists | spent time defining the "norm" of an artifact or site during the first half of the 20th century |
| new or processual archaeology | credited to Lewis Binford who stressed archaeologists to become more scientific |
| zooarchaeology | the study of faunal (animal) remains in their archaeological record |
| paleobotany | study of plant remains from their archaeological contexts |
| ethnoarchaeology | study of people who make and use materials that have been found in the archaeological record |
| experimental archaeology | individuals recreate instruments that are like prehistoric artifacts found |
| contextual archaeology | uses the historic approach and relies on archaeological and nonarchaeological data |
| cultural resource management archaeology | monitors the archaeological record by establishing and monitoring cultural inventories |
| Native American Graves and Protection Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) | agreement between Native American organizations, archaeologists, museums, legislators and other interested parties |
| artifacts | material objects that have been intentionally shaped by humans to serve a functions |
| law of superposition | layers deeper within the earth are older than layers closer to the surface |
| excavation | systematic uncovering of archaeological remains |
| assemblage | identifying and grouping artifacts and structures together from a particular time and place in an archaeological site |
