Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (274 page)

Latin term for the guardian spirit or deity of a particular place.

 
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Hooded deity.

 
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An approach to the study of archaeological issues using the methods and concepts of the earth sciences. Attention is focused on the physical context of archaeological remains, especially in relation to geomorphological processes, site formation, post-depositional transformations, and the relationships between cultural and natural processes.

 
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Early British romantic historian born
c.
ad 1100 whose partly fantastic
History of the Kings of Britain
, completed in
c.
1135, enjoyed great popularity and introduced many of the legends of King Arthur to a wider audience. In 1152 Geoffrey was made Bishop of St Asaph, Wales. Died
c.
ad 1155.

 
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Images and motifs set on the land surface using rocks, soil, or cuts into the ground surface. The
NASCA LINES
are large-scale examples of such things, as are the various hill figures of England.

 
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A combined database and mapping system for the capture, storage, and manipulation of geographic data. Typically such data comprises a combination of location, attribute, and topological information about places and areas. Extremely useful in archaeology for plotting and analysing site distributions against environmental and other background data derived from remote sensing, digitized maps, and other sources.

 
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