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Foreshaft: ᐃᐱᖅ: Ipiq: Pré-hampe
Part of a harpoon. A shaft of bone, antler, or ivory, usually between 10 and 30 cm
in length. The base of the foreshaft fits into the foreshaft socket, and a harpoon
head is fitted on the tip.
Foreshaft Socket: ᕿᔪᒃᓯᕐᕕᒃ: Qijuksirvik: Cavité de la pré-hampe
Part of a harpoon. A short bone shaft attached to the end of the harpoon shaft. A
hole is drilled into the end of the socket, into which fits the base of the foreshaft.
Formation Processes: ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ: Sanajauninganit
maannamut asijjiqpallianiq: Processus de formation
Natural events or human behaviours that create or modify the archaeological
record. Both categories include numerous agents of change, and may contribute to
the preservation as well as destruction of the archaeological record. The effects of
wind, sunlight, floods, earthquakes, acidic soil, burrowing animals, bacteria, etc.,
constitute natural formation process. Human behaviours not only create the
archaeological record, but alter or destroy it by reusing and recycling materials, by
looting archaeological sites, and by carrying out various development activities,
including construction and agriculture.
Functional Type: ᑭᓱᒧᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕋᓱᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ: Kisumut atuutiqarasugijaujuq: Type
fonctionnel
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A system of artifact classification in which specimens are assigned to categories
based on their known or inferred functions or uses (e.g. burin, harpoon head, sidescraper).
Geoarchaeology: ᓄᓇᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖅ: Nunami qaujisarniq: Géo-archéologie
A branch of archaeological research which utilizes the concepts and methods of
the earth sciences (e.g. geology, geography, paleontology and pedology) to
reconstruct the past. Several key archaeological concepts, including stratigraphy,
have been borrowed directly from the earth sciences.
Geographic Positioning System: ᑕᒻᒪᕇᒃᑯᑦ: Tammariikkut: Système de
positionnement géographique (SPG)
A navigational device that uses satellites to determine the location of a place on
the surface of the earth. Usually abbreviated as “GPS.” Archaeologists use
geographic positioning systems to record the locations of archaeological sites while
conducting surveying, as well as when mapping archaeological sites.
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