Artifact: Any object that human beings have used or
made.
Archaeology: The
study of past human life through the use of the physical evidence people left
behind.
Coordinates: a set of numbers used to locate a specific location
on an archaeological grid
Cut Nails: Refers
to machine cut nails that look square and were made from 1790 to the 1870s.
Feature (as an
archaeological term): evidence of
human activity in an archaeological site that is not an object ( i.e., burn mark,
stain, soil discoloration caused by human activity, etc.)
Greek Revival: Greek Revival is a style of architecture that
adapts certain features of classic Greek temple fronts.
A Greek Revival
portico is a central feature of the Farnsley-Moremen House.
Kiln: an oven used for firing bricks
Landing: a place for
taking on or letting off passengers along the river
Outbuilding: Building
separate from the main dwelling house that supported the domestic or
agricultural functions on the property.
Portico: columned support with a roof over an
entrance
Preservation: saving and protecting artifacts and buildings from
the past
Trowel: a
small triangular-shaped, flat hand-tool used for scraping and digging in
archaeology
Reconstruction: a
building that has been rebuilt to be a replica of a former building
Restoration: the act of returning a building or a landscape
to its original appearance
Unit (as an
archaeological term): a 1 meter X 1 meter square (a section of an
overall grid for an archaeological site)
Small groups of students are assigned to work in a
unit with their archaeologist during the Building Blocks of History
field trip.