Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (275 page)

ARCHAEOMAGNETIC DATING
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Small blade tools of geometric form usually having a point or transverse edge. Almost certainly hafted, possibly forming composite tools and weapons. Characteristic of the Mesolithic but they do begin to appear by the end of the Upper Palaeolithic.

 
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The post-Mycenaean period when, with the Dorian invasions, the Iron Age was fully established throughout Greece and the country had settled again after a period of turmoil and population movement. A sub-Mycenaean, followed by a proto-Geometric period, is transitional to the Geometric period proper, which in Athens runs from about 900 bc to 700 bc. The period is characterized by its well-shaped pottery, later incorporating animal and human figures.

 
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A general term referring to fieldwork projects where one or more techniques of geophysical survey are used to discover and define potential archaeological sites. See
MAGNETOMETER
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RESISTIVITY SURVEY
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GROUND PROBING RADAR
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British monarch from ad 1714, of the House of Hanover. Born 1660, son of Sophia (daughter of Frederick , elector palatine, and Elizabeth Stuart , daughter of James I) and Ernest Augustus , elector of Hanover. Married Sophia Dorothea , daughter of George William , duke of Lüneburg-Celle. Died ad 1727, aged 67, having reigned twelve years.

 
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British monarch from ad 1727, of the House of Hanover. Born 1683, son of George I. Married Caroline , daughter of John Frederick , margrave of Brandenburg-Anspach. Died ad 1760, aged 76, having reigned 33 years.

 
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