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Open Socket: ᑑᕐᕕᒃ: Tuurvik: Cavité articulaire ouverte
A rectangular slot or notch cut into the ventral face of the proximal end of a
harpoon head. In plan view, the interior of the socket is visible. See Foreshaft.
Oral History: ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᓂᖅ: Unikkausikkut tusaumaniq: Histoire orale
The history of a culture or society that is passed down from one generation to the
next by word of mouth.
Organic: ᐱᕈᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓕᒫᑦ: Pirurunnaqtulimaat: Organique
An archaeological specimen composed of parts of plants or animals. Organic
remains are subject to decay over time. Bone, wood, ivory, skin, baleen and antler
are examples of organic materials. Slate, quartz and chert are examples of
inorganic materials.
Osteologist: ᓴᐅᓂᑐᖃᓕᕆᔨ: Saunituqaliriji: Ostéologue
An individual who studies bones.
Outcrop: ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᔭᖅᑲᑦ: Saqqijaaqtut ujaqqat: Affleurement
An exposed layer or layers of rock. Chert outcrops, for example, were important
sources of raw material for prehistoric groups. See Quarry Site.
Overburden: ᖃᓪᓕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ: Qalliusimajuq: Couverture
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Generic term that refers to the material(s) overlying an archaeological deposit.
Vegetation, soil, rock, gravel, sand, and peat are common types of overburdens. See
Matrix.
Palaeodemography: ᐃᓄᕕᓃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖅ: Inuviniit
qanuippallianirilauqtanginnik qaujisarniq: Paléo-démographie
The science of reconstructing the characteristics of past human populations
(mortality, disease, age, sex ration). See Bioarchaeology.
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