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.
Tree-rings therefore, can be used to reconstruct fluctuations in rainfall in the past, reflecting past climatic conditions. 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 Eastern Cross Timbers are associated with the sandier soils of the Woodbine geologic formation. The study of interrelationships of organisms and their environment.