List of basic archaeology topics
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'''[[Archaeology]]''' is the study of [[Homo (genus)|human]] [[culture]]s through the recovery, documentation, and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including [[architecture]], [[Artifact (archaeology)|artifacts]], [[biofact]]s, human remains, and [[landscapes]]. The goals of archaeology are to document and explain the origins and development of human [[culture]], understand [[culture history]], chronicle [[cultural evolution]], and study human [[behavior]] and [[ecology]], for both [[prehistory|prehistoric]] and [[history|historic]] societies. It is considered, in North America, to be one of the four sub-fields of [[anthropology]].
The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to '''archaeology''':
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== Essence of archaeology ==
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* [[Archaeological record]]
* [[Archaeological science]]
* [[Archaeological site]]
* [[Archaeological theory]]
* [[Artifact (archaeology)|Artifact]]s
* [[Biofact]]s
* [[Excavation]]
== Branches of archaeology ==
=== Archaeological practice ===
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: [[Cultural Resources Management]] - [[Archaeological ethics]] - [[Urban archaeology]]
=== Archaeological science ===
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: [[Archaeometry]] - [[Dendrochronology]] - [[Isotope analysis]] - [[Palynology]] - [[Radiocarbon dating]] - [[Zooarchaeology]] - [[Geoarchaeology]] - [[Bioarchaeology]] - [[Archaeogenetics]] - [[Computational archaeology]]
=== Archaeological subdisciplines ===
: [[Ethnoarchaeology]] - [[Taphonomy]]
==== By location ====
: [[African archaeology]] - [[Archaeology of the Americas]] - [[Australian archaeology]] - [[European archaeology]]
==== By time period ====
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* [[Industrial archaeology]]
* [[Near Eastern archaeology]]
* [[Biblical archaeology]]
* [[Medieval archaeology]]
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* [[Historical archaeology]]
** [[Post-medieval archaeology]]
** [[Industrial archaeology]]
** [[Contemporary archaeology]]
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==== Specialites ====
: [[Aerial archaeology]] - [[Archaeoastronomy]] - [[Archaeological science]] - [[Archaeozoology]] - [[Archaeobotany]] or [[paleoethnobotany]] - [[Battlefield archaeology]] - [[Computational archaeology]] - [[Experimental archaeology]] - [[Environmental archaeology]] - [[Forensic archaeology]] - [[Landscape archaeology]] - [[Maritime archaeology]] - [[Museum|Museum studies]] - [[Paleopathology]]
== History of archaeology ==
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* [[List of years in archaeology]]
== Archaeological methods ==
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: [[Excavation|Archaeological excavation]] - [[Archaeological field survey]] - [[Archaeological geophysics]] - [[Underwater archaeology]]
== Archaeological theory ==
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: [[Great ages archaeology]] - [[Functionalism (sociology)|Functionalism]] - [[Processualism]] / "New Archaeology" - [[Post-processualism]] - [[Cognitive archaeology]] - [[Gender archaeology]] - [[Feminist archaeology]] - [[History of archaeology]]
== Archaeology by Period ==
: ''Main ariticle: [[List of archaeological periods]]''
: [[Lower Palaeolithic]] - [[Middle Palaeolithic]] - [[Upper Palaeolithic]] - [[Mesolithic]] - [[Neolithic]] - [[Chalcolithic]] - [[Bronze Age]] - [[Iron Age]] - [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] - [[Anglo-Saxons]] - [[Pre-Columbian]] - [[Medieval]] - [[Industrial Revolution|Industrial]]
== Archaeological sites ==
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: [[Feature (archaeology)|Feature]] - [[Cairn]] - [[Megalithic tomb]] - [[Pyramid]] - [[Sepulchre]] - [[Tomb]] - [[Votive site]]
=== Archaeological site features ===
: ''Main article: [[Feature (archaeology)|Feature]]''
== Archaeological artifacts ==
: ''Main article: [[Artifact (archaeology)|Artifact]]''
: [[Assemblage (archaeology)|Assemblage]] - [[Grave goods]] - [[Hoard]] - [[Manuport]] - [[Sarcophagus]] - [[Small finds]] - [[Stone tool]] - [[Votive deposit]]
== Other archaeology concepts ==
: [[Alignment (archaeology)|Alignment]] - [[Archaeological association]] - [[Archaeological context]] - [[Archaeological culture]] - [[Archaeological field survey]] - [[Archaeological horizon]] - [[Archaeological natural]] - [[Archaeological phase]] - [[Archaeological plan]] - [[Archaeological record]] - [[Archaeological sequence]] - [[Biofact]] - [[Colluvium]] - [[Cropmarks]] - [[Cultural resources management]] - [[Cut (archaeology)|Cut]] - [[Dark earth]] - [[Dating methodology (archaeology)|Dating methodology]] - [[Dendrochronology]] - [[Deposit model]] - [[Ecofact]] - [[Excavation]] - [[Fill (archaeology)|Fill]] - [[Fossil]] - [[Geologic time scale]] - [[Geomatics]] - [[Grave robbing]] - [[Ground-penetrating radar]] - [[Harris matrix]] - [[King Tut]] - [[Law of superposition]] - [[Lithic analysis]] - [[Post excavation]] - [[Projectile point]] - [[Radiocarbon dating]] - [[Relationship (archaeology)|Relationship]] - [[Seriation (archaeology)|Seriation]] - [[Stratification (archeology)|Stratification]] - [[Tutankhamun]]
== Influential archaeologists ==
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== Archaeology lists ==
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* [[List of archaeological periods]]
* [[List of archaeologists]]
* [[List of designations under the Protection of Wrecks Act]]
* [[List of famous archaeological sites]]
** [[List of archaeological sites sorted by continent and age]]
** [[List of archaeological sites sorted by country]]
** [[List of Palaeolithic sites in China]]
* [[List of prominent paleoethnobotanists]]
* [[List of years in archaeology]]
== See also ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.civilisations.ca/archeo/archeoe.asp The Archaeological section of the Canadian Museum of Civilization]
* [http://www.saa.org The Society for American Archaeology]
* [http://www.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/site/about.php The World Archaeological Congress]
* [http://www.archaeological.org/ The Archaeological Institute of America]
* [http://www.aaanet.org/ad/index.html The Archaeology Division of the American Anthropological Association]
* [http://www.archaeologynews.org Archaeological News Updated Daily]
* [http://www.ijsa.syllabapress.com The International Journal of South American Archaeology - IJSA]
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