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encrusted urn
[Ar].

A style of pottery current in many parts of the British Isles in the first half of the 2nd millennium
bc
, with a bucket-shaped profile and thick, rather coarse, fabric. It is distinctive in having heavy applied decoration in horizontal and vertical bands around the upper portion of the body.

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enculturation
[Th].

The processes of becoming knowledgeable and competent in one's culture. In contrast to socialization, which usually applies to the childhood years, enculturation continues throughout a person's life.

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endocranial cast
[De].

Cast made of the interior of the skull, principally to show the marks left by the cortex area of the brain.

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endogamy
[De].

A system in which an individual may only marry another person from within the same kin group, clan, or tribe.

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end scraper
[Ar].

Narrow blade tool with a convex working edge at one or both ends.

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eneolithic
[CP].

General term representing a development of Three Age System terminology to cover a Copper Age in southeastern parts of Europe between the conventional Neolithic and the Bronze Age. See also
CHALCOLITHIC
.

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engaged column
[Co].

A half-column (divided longitudinally), standing out on the surface of a wall.

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