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GLOSSARY <br /> Aboriginal A material object made by aboriginal <br /> Artifact inhabitants of an area. <br /> Anasazi An encompassing cultural tradition centered <br /> in the Four Corners region of the south- <br /> western United States which includes the <br /> Chaco, Mesa Verde or northern San Juan and <br /> Rayenta subdivisions . It appears to have <br /> begun around I AD or slightly earlier. <br /> Archaic A continent-wide cultural tradition with <br /> an economy based on the procurement of <br /> many plants and animals . This tradition <br /> began with the termination of the Paleo- <br /> Indian tradition and continued in some <br /> areas until White contact . <br /> Artifact A material object made or modified in part <br /> by man. Among the most common artifacts on <br /> archaeological sites are fragments of <br /> broken pottery ( sherds ) and stone tools , <br /> chips , projectile points , and similar <br /> lithic debris . <br /> Avoidance Active attempts to avoid threatened <br /> resources by partial or complete project <br /> redesign or relocation. <br /> Chipped Stone Any artifact produced by the application <br /> of force to stone. <br /> Debitage Residual lithic material resulting from <br /> tool manufacture. Debitage is sometimes <br /> used to determine techniques and show <br /> technological traits . <br /> Euro-American Any artifact made by a technology not <br /> Artifact available to aboriginal occupants . <br /> Feature An area in or on the ground where evidence <br /> of past human activity can be seen or <br /> detected. Among the most frequent <br /> features at archaeological sites are fire <br /> pits , storage pits , burial pits , hard- <br /> packed house floors , and post holes . <br /> Flake Any piece of stone removed from a larger <br /> mass by the application of force , either <br /> intentional , accidental , or by nature . <br /> 15 it <br />