A branch of archaeology that is concerned with developing policies and action in regard to the preservation and use of cultural resources. Sites, structures, landscapes, and objects of some importance to a culture or community for scientific, traditional, religious, or other reasons. Clay used to fill in the holes and gaps between the wood or thatching of a wall. It was used by both Indians and European settlers in North America to construct houses. The scientific study of the annular growth of trees.
Trees produce rings of various thickness annually in response to rainfall.
The study of the distribution, density, and vital statistics of populations. Two rooms or chambers connected by a single roof to form a barn used for storage of grains or stabling of animals. The study of interrelationships of organisms and their environment. A stone tool formed by chipping the end of a flake of stone which can then be used to scrape animal hides and wood. Linking the past and present.