Very gritty, does not form stable ball, does not ribbon out, does not soil hands, no plastic properties, not sticky, loose moist consistency, loose dry consistency.
What is sand?
100
Stone, baked clay, iron deposit
What are materials dated by archaeomagnetism?
100
Pedestrian survey
What is an aspect of Phase I?
100
Defined by artifacts and cultural traits identified precisely in time and space and which distinguish it from other units.
What is an archaeology phase?
100
An unmodified piece that has been chipped or knapped from a core or other tool.
What is debitage or a flake?
200
Gritty, forms stable ball, ribbons out but poorly formed with dull surface, soils hands, slight plastic properties, slightly sticky, friable moist consistency, soft dry consistency.
What is loam?
200
Tree rings
What are things dated by dendrochronology?
200
Test pits excavated in known site
What is Phase II testing?
200
The manifestation of a given archaeological phase at a site.
What is a component?
200
The mass from which flakes are removed--with the intention to create flakes of particular sizes.
What is a core?
300
extremely sticky, forms ball that is resistant to molding, ribbons out well with very shiny surface, soils hands, strong plastic properties, very sticky, firm to extremely firm moist consistency, hard to very hard dry consistency
Any location that demonstrates past human activity, especially community activity, evidenced by the presence of artifacts, ecofacts, features, structures or other material remains.
What is a site?
300
An elongate, often parallel-sided flake struck from a specially prepared core that can be used as a tool.
What is a blade?
400
Gritty and sticky, forms very stable ball, ribbons out well with shiny surface, soils hands, moderate plastic properties, sticky, firm moist consistency, slightly hard to hard dry consistency.
What are things dated with the radiocarbon method?
400
Shovel test
What is an aspect of Phase I?
400
A large site composed of two or more clusters of material remains.
What is a locality?
400
A stone tool that is prepared by flaking only on one side.
What is a uniface?
500
Relative time since a piece of obsidian glass was last flaked.
What is obsidian hydration dating?
500
Establish site boundaries, determine potential eligibility of site for National Register of Historic Places
What is the purpose of Phase II test excavations?
500
Geographically defined area containing a series of inter-related human communities sharing a single cultural-ecological system; sometimes referred to as a settlement pattern.
What is a region?
500
A piece that is flaked alternatively on two sides or surfaces.