Content Area 1: Global Prehistory - Vocabulary Flashcards
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Having characteristics of the human form, although the form itself is not human
Anthropomorphic
The scientific study of ancient people and cultures principally revealed through excavation
Archaeology
A tubular object with a circular hole cut into a square-like cross section
Cong
A Neolithic monument, characterized by a circular ground plan. Used for rituals and marking astronomical events
Henge
A horizontal beam over an opening
Lintel
A stone of great size used in the construction of a prehistoric structure
Megalith
A large uncut stone erected as a monument in the prehistoric era; a standing stone
Menhir
A groove cut into stone or wood, called a mortise, that is shaped to receive a tenon, or projection, of the same dimensions
Mortise and tenon
A method of construction in which two posts support a horizontal beam, called a lintel
Post-and-lintel
A religion in which good and evil are brought about by spirits which can be influenced by shamans, who have access to these spirits
Shamanism
An upright stone slab used to mark a grave or a site
Stele (plural: stelae)
A schematic, nonrealistic manner of representing the visible world and its contents, abstracted from the way that they appear in nature
Stylized
