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

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