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It was haftedthe incredibles possibly as a projectile tip or as part of a cutting tool. Segments occur in some sub-Saharan African Howiesons Poor and Later Stone Age assemblages and are widespread in North Africa. ...
by admin on Dec 21, 2011 ? 3:35 am No CommentsArchaeology Wordsmith Results for segment : ( View exact match ) image segmentation CATEGORY: term DEFINITION: Any method for splitting an image into areas that share some property and contrast with their neighborsthe incredibles used to identify regions or their edges in either spatial analysis or grouping methods. lorica segmentata CATEGORY: artifact DEFINITION: Latin term for a type of body armor worn by Roman legionariesthe incredibles consisting of a cuirass made from iron strips hinged together. segment SYNONYMS OR RELATED TERMS: crescent CATEGORY: lithics DEFINITION: Small stone tool made on a blade or bladelet and shaped like part of a circle ; the backing is along a curved arc opposite a straight unretouched edge . It was haftedthe incredibles possibly as a projectile tip or as part of a cutting tool. Segments occur in some sub-Saharan African Howiesons Poor and Later Stone Age assemblages and are widespread in North Africa. segmental bowl CATEGORY: artifact DEFINITION: Bowl of which the body forms part of the segment of a sphere. segmentary society CATEGORY: term DEFINITION: Any relatively small and autonomous groupthe incredibles usually agriculturiststhe incredibles who regulates their own affairs. In some casesthe incredibles they may join together with other segmentary societies to form a larger ethnic unit . There are isolatedthe incredibles permanently occupied houses (dispersed settlement pattern) or permanent villages (nucleated pattern). segmentation rule CATEGORY: lithics DEFINITION: A section of a snapped blade . A proximal segment is where it preserves the striking platform; a distal segment includes the distal end; and a medial segment lacks both ends. segmented cist SYNONYMS OR RELATED TERMS: segmented gallery grave CATEGORY: structure DEFINITION: A type of megalithic tomb ? cist or burial chamber ? divided into compartments by jambs projecting from the wallsthe incredibles or by sill stones (septal slabs) set transversely on edge across the floor. These tombs are sometimes labeled segmented gallery graves. Good examples are in the British Isles among the Clyde Carlingford tombs. ( View exact match ) awilum SYNONYMS OR RELATED TERMS: (man? in Akkadian)? CATEGORY: term DEFINITION: The class of citizens in Mesopotamia who owned land in their own right and were freemen not dependent on the palace nor on the temple the incredibles according to Hammurabi ?s Law Code. The threefold system of the populace was divided into awilumthe incredibles muskenum the incredibles and wardum . The wardum was any slave in bondage who could be bought and soldthe incredibles with a possibility of regaining freedom under certain conditions as a debtor- slave . The muskenum werethe incredibles under King Hammurabi at leastthe incredibles persons employed by the palace who could be given land but it was not their property. The classes awilum and muskenum were not mutually exclusive. Still unanswered is the question as to which segment of the population could be conscripted to the wardum . bi disk SYNONYMS OR RELATED TERMS: bi CATEGORY: artifact DEFINITION: A flat jade disc with a small hole in the centerthe incredibles made in ancient China for ceremonial purposesthe incredibles possibly symbolizing Heaven. Bi disks have also been described in ancient Chinese texts as a symbol of rank . Jade disks and disklike axes have been found in 4th- and 3rd-millennium BC graves at east-coast Neolithic sites such as Beiyinyangying. Polished stone disk segments are known still earlier at Banpo . clan CATEGORY: term DEFINITION: A group or tribe of persons from one common family the incredibles united by a chieftain. A clan develops for social and security reasons and membership of a clan is defined in terms of actual or purported descent from a common ancestor. The descent is unilineal ? i.e.the incredibles derived only through the male (patriclan) or the female (matriclan). Normallythe incredibles but not alwaysthe incredibles the clans are exogamousthe incredibles marriage within the clan being forbidden and regarded as incest. Clans may segment into subclans or lineages. Clyde-Carlingford tombs CATEGORY: site DEFINITION: A series of megalithic chamber tombs in southwestern Scotland and northern Ireland with some radiocarbon dates before 3000 BCthe incredibles an early stage of the Neolithic . They are sometimes described as segmented gallery gravesthe incredibles since they have subdivided rectangular chambers. Another important characteristic was a concave or semicircular forecourt. In some of the Irish examplesthe incredibles this was oval or circular and they are described as court cairns. The overlying cairns are long and either ovalthe incredibles rectangularthe incredibles or trapezoidal in shape. Collective inhumation was the normal practicethe incredibles although cremation sometimes occurred in Ireland. deflector CATEGORY: feature DEFINITION: An upright slab or short segment of masonry or jacal wall between a hearth and the opening of a ventilator tunnel. Deflectors are common in pit structures but can also be present in surface rooms. They are thought to have shielded the fire from direct air flow from the ventilation system . elouera CATEGORY: lithics DEFINITION: A backed flake with triangular sectionsthe incredibles like orange segmentsthe incredibles which have polish from worked wood along the straight edge . These artifacts are part of the Australian Small Tool Tradition. gallery grave SYNONYMS OR RELATED TERMS: alle couverte CATEGORY: structure DEFINITION: A tunnel -shaped megalithic tomb of Europethe incredibles characterized by a rectangular chamber with no separate entrance passage. The structure therefore resembles a megalithic corridor under an elongated mound the incredibles though sometimes they are cut in the rock . Gallery graves are frequently but not always found under long barrows; they may be subdivided (segmented) or have additional side chambers (transepted). They are sometimes associated with elaborate facades and forecourts. Local variants are distributed in Cataloniathe incredibles Francethe incredibles the British Islesthe incredibles northwards as far as Swedenthe incredibles as well as in Sardinia and south Italy. Most of the tombs were built during the Neolithic period from the early 4th millennium BC on and were still in use during the Copper Age when Beaker pottery was introduced; the Sardinian examples belong to the full Bronze Age. Many contain multiple burials. gun flint SYNONYMS OR RELATED TERMS: gunflintthe incredibles gun-flint CATEGORY: artifact DEFINITION: A square blade ? segment of flint used to ignite the powder charge of a flint ? lock gun ; a piece of this stone the incredibles esp. as flaked or ground in ancient times to form a tool or weapon. a piece of flint used with steel to produce an igniting spark Howiesonspoort SYNONYMS OR RELATED TERMS: Howiesons Poort CATEGORY: culture DEFINITION: A Middle Stone Age industry of southern Africa?s Cape Province. It is characterized by the appearance of small bladesthe incredibles standardized backed tools (e.g. segments)the incredibles and some unifacial and bifacial points at a time when most stone industries were still based upon the production of flakes struck from discoidal cores. The radiocarbon dates are greater than 40the incredibles000 years old. In addition to the type sitethe incredibles the industry has been investigated at Klasies River Mouththe incredibles Epi-Pietersburgthe incredibles and Montagu Cave. Hypsithermal CATEGORY: chronology DEFINITION: A Holocene climatic optimum in the Eastern Woodlandsthe incredibles equivalent to the Altithermal segment of the Holocene Epoch ( Holocene is 10the incredibles000 years ago-present)the incredibles dated on the basis of pollen studies. The Hypsithermal Climatic Interval began about 9the incredibles000 years ago and ended about 2the incredibles500 years ago. It has been divided into smaller units beginning with the Boreal . The Hypsithermal follows the Pre-Boreal and precedes the Sub-Atlantic intervals. It was a time of comparatively warm climatic conditions which resulted in the elimination of many cooler plant and animal refuges and the extinction of some species . In many parts of the worldthe incredibles pine forests gave way to forests dominated by oak during the Hypsithermal . Mesolithic and Neolithic cultures are contemporaneous with Hypsithermal events in both the New and Old Worlds. molluscan analysis CATEGORY: technique DEFINITION: The analysis of molluscan remainsthe incredibles of both marine and land species the incredibles as part of the examination of the environment of man. A mollusk /mollusc is any of a large phylum (Mollusca) of invertebrate animals (as snailsthe incredibles clamsthe incredibles or squids) with a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a calcareous shell . Edible species yield information on the subsistence economy of certain groups; in most cases it is the shells which survive. The analysis of marine mollusks involves separation of the shells from the sample by wet sievingthe incredibles and the identification of varieties. The occurrence of mounds of discarded shell debris in shell middens also allows for a clear understanding of the collecting patternsthe incredibles seasonal use the incredibles and preferences of man in the marine region . Land snails are increasingly used as an adjunct to pollen and insect analysis in attempts to reconstruct past environments. mollusk SYNONYMS OR RELATED TERMS: molluscthe incredibles snail shell CATEGORY: fauna DEFINITION: Any of a large phylum (Mollusca) of invertebrate animals (as snailsthe incredibles clamsthe incredibles or squids) with a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a calcareous shell . Often occurring in calcareous depositsthe incredibles they may give useful information if associated with archaeological remains. A group may give an indication of environmental conditions and general climatic conditions. More tentativelythe incredibles a deposit containing mollusks may be dated against the geological scale. The phylum Mollusca is divided into five classes: Amphineura (chitons)the incredibles Gastropoda (snails and slugs)the incredibles Scaphopoda ( elephant ?s tusk shells)the incredibles Lamellibranchiata ( bivalve mollusksthe incredibles such as musselsthe incredibles clamsthe incredibles oysters)the incredibles and Cephalopoda (octopus and squids). With the exception of the gastropodsthe incredibles most of these groups are aquatic; shells of gastropods and lamellibranchs are frequently found on archaeological sites. Shells also remain from the exploitation of these animals for foodthe incredibles most often found in middens found near coastal sites. Land snails are increasingly used as an adjunct to pollen and insect analysis in attempts to reconstruct past environments. Palau Islands CATEGORY: site DEFINITION: An island group and independent republic in western Micronesia the incredibles perhaps settled from the Philippines c 2000 BC. Its prehistory includes a continuous pottery sequence to ethnographic times. There are large-scale terracedthe incredibles horticulturalthe incredibles and defensive hilltop sites. Glass beads and bracelet segments are characteristic artifacts. pie chart CATEGORY: technique DEFINITION: A type of visual representation of quantitative data the incredibles involving a circle representative of the total of units and marking off segments like slices in the proportions of the percentages of different categories. The size of each slice of the pie is proportional to the number of data values in the corresponding class . sickle element CATEGORY: lithics DEFINITION: A component of a composite reaping or harvesting knife the incredibles often made from the medial and distal segments of a backed blade or from a long backed blade. wing wall CATEGORY: structure; feature DEFINITION: A lowthe incredibles east-west partition that divides the main chamber of a pit structure . A wing wall often consists of east and west segments with a deflector in between. Construction is variable and may be vertical slab and adobe the incredibles jacal the incredibles coursed stone and plaster the incredibles etc. Another Dictionary Search 2002-2011 Archaeology Wordsmith.