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Artifact – Any object made, modified, or used by humans, typically found at archaeological sites.

Cultural Resource Management (CRM) – The practice of protecting and managing archaeological sites, often in compliance with legal frameworks.

Experimental Archaeology – The recreation of past techniques and activities to understand how ancient people lived.

Ethnoarchaeology – The study of contemporary societies to understand how artifacts and structures relate to past human behaviors.

Historical Archaeology – The study of past societies that left behind written records, combining textual analysis with material culture.

Prehistoric Archaeology – The study of human cultures before the advent of written records.

Archaeology – The study of past human societies and cultures through material remains, including artifacts, structures, and biofacts.

Somatotyping – The classification of human body types into ectomorphic (slim), mesomorphic (muscular), and endomorphic (round) categories.

Secular Trends in Growth – Long-term changes in human body size over generations due to nutrition and environmental factors.