Introductory Unit-B

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	Term	Definition
	anthropologist	a person who studies the social relationships within a society (family unit, marriage customs, social classes).
	archaeologist	a person who studies the material remains of a culture to learn about that society (artifacts, ecofacts).
	artifact	any object made or modified by humans.
	context	exact location of remains on a site (sometimes it is very hard to decide whether an object is an artifact or an ecofact. One way to help determine this is to know the context of the object. For example, a feather in a hat brim found inside a building foundation would be an artifact.).
	debris	archaeological remains.
	ecofact	objects natural to the physical environment.
	ecologist	a person who studies the interaction between humans and their environment.
	economist	a person who studies the economy of a society; the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services (forms of money, products produced, types of occupations).
	historian	relies on the findings of other social scientists to help interpret and draw conclusions about a culture.
	historic	any time after the keeping of written records.
	political scientist	a person who studies the political structure of a society (laws, form of government).
	prehistoric	before the keeping of written records.
	site	a concentration of artifact/ecofact remains.
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