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| what is law of superposition |
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| layers over time, the older materials should be on bottom |
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| what is reversed stratigraphy |
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| oldest is on top and the recent is on bottom |
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| how does reversed stratigraphy happen |
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| landslides, you excavate or dig up and redpostite new stuff goes down first, animals, roots uplifting material |
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| sediments transported by flowing water |
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| sediments transported by wind |
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| sediments deposited through the action of gravity ie landslides |
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| dynamic behavioral system |
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| how do items exist in record |
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| discard or loss, caching, reclamation, reuse, interment |
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| storage for multiple things |
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| reusing stuff that is reclaimed |
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| what is archeological context |
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| enviorment artficat is found |
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| what happend when artifact is left |
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| resulting deposits from geological actions |
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| combination of decomposeing matter and sediments suitable for plant growth |
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| where there are plants and animals |
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| why do we care about depositional history |
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| part of the record, how terrace is formed is important |
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| what is another name for calcium carbonate |
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| how long does soil take to accumlate |
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| time marking, depositonal history |
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| slow moving water, floods |
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| analyzing of sediments does what |
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| determine depositional history |
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| stacking of rocks from moving water like shingles on a roof |
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| what does it mean to be undisturbed |
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| all items in place, no items missing, this is rare |
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| what does it mean for a site to be partially disturbed |
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| some items in place, none/some items missing, depends on disturbance |
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| what does it mean for site to be very disturbed |
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| few items in place, many items missing, distinct disturbance |
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| what does it mean for a site to be extremely disturbed |
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| no items in place, all most items missing, looting, vandalism, and natural process |
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| what does natural disturbance do |
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| cultural and historical disturbances have what in common |
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| cultural disturbances do what |
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| affect archeological discussion |
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| both natural and cultural disturbances can be what |
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