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order for
ecofacts to be
adequately preserved in the
archaeological record. The four main
types of
preservation for
organic matter such as
ecofacts are carbonization...
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Artifacts exist in many
different forms and can
sometimes be
confused with
ecofacts and features; all
three of
these can
sometimes be
found together at archaeological...
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distinction being portability.
Features and
artifacts differ from
ecofacts.
Ecofacts are
natural remains, such as
plants and animals.
Features are categorized...
- s****, potsherds,
lithics (especially debitage), and
other artifacts and
ecofacts ****ociated with past
human occupation.
These features provide a useful...
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archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture,
biofacts or
ecofacts, sites, and
cultural landscapes.
Archaeology can be
considered both a social...
- In archaeology,
morphology is the
study of the
shape of
artefacts and
ecofacts.
Morphology is a
major consideration in
grouping artefacts into
period styles...
- and features.
Common features include the
remains of
hearths and houses.
Ecofacts,
biological materials (such as bones, scales, and even ****) that are...
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artifact A
physical object made by humans. ****emblage A set of
artefacts or
ecofacts found together, from the same
place and time. Can
refer to the
total ****emblage...
- sub-disciplines. Specifically,
plant and
animal remains are also
called ecofacts.
Sometimes these ecofacts can be left by
humans and
sometimes they can be naturally...
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modifications to the site
itself such as post molds, burials, and hearths),
ecofacts (evidence of
human activity through organic remains such as
animal bones...
