Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (290 page)

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ground stone tool
[De].

A stone tool given a smooth final form by grinding it against another, more abrasive rock.

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group
[De].

Artefacts are said to form a group if they are found in association in circumstances implying that they were made, used, discarded, or deposited at about the same point in time.

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grubenhaus
[Co].

A form of building constructed in many parts of northern Europe (especially Britain) during the period between the 5th and the 7th centuries
ad
. Distinctive in having a subrectangular pit underneath the floor with a gabled roof supported at either end by a principal post.

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guanaco
(huanaco)
[Sp].

A camelid (Auchenia huanaco) related to the
LLAMA
, with a coat of soft pale-brown hair used as wool. Native to the high Andean grasslands. Domesticated by
c.
5000 bc as a food source.

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guard chambers
[Co].

Small rooms or cells located just inside the entrances to fortified enclosures such as hillforts and castles where guards or look-outs defending the gate could rest, shelter, or hide.

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guava
[Sp].

Small tree (Psidium guava) bearing an edible pale yellow fruit with pink acid-sweet juicy flesh. Native to tropical and subtropical South America. Domesticated by
c.
3000 bc.

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gui
[Ar].

An early Chinese handled bronze bowl which often bore writing as well as complex designs.

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