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6. Those events that occurred before written record.--prehistory
9. The systematic digging for artifacts.--excavate
11. Locations; any area of past human activity.--site
13. Ceremonial acts.--rituals
15. A thin piece of stone, bone or antler with sharp edges that was somehow removed from a larger piece of the object.--flake
16. A vertical section of the soil from the surface down through all the levels on the pit wall at the dig.--profile
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1. Where in time and space an artifact is found.--context
2. The study of past human culture through artifacts.--archaeology
3. An area archaeologists will excavate to look for artifacts and features.--dig
4. Area of human activity layered upon one another in the ground according to periods of time--stratum
5. Anything made or modified by humans.--artifact
7. A non-moveable artifact; an artifact that loses shape if moved; i.e. a fire hearth--feature
8. Bird covering; sometimes used as a bird covering.--feather
10. The square area archaeologists will excavate.--pit
12. A device used to throw spears.--atlatl
14. A weapon.--spear
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