Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (290 page)
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ground stone tool
[De].
[De].
A stone tool given a smooth final form by grinding it against another, more abrasive rock.
group
[De].
[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.
grubenhaus
[Co].
[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.
ad
. Distinctive in having a subrectangular pit underneath the floor with a gabled roof supported at either end by a principal post.
guanaco
(huanaco)
[Sp].
(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.
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.
guard chambers
[Co].
[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.
guava
[Sp].
[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.
c.
3000 bc.
gui
[Ar].
[Ar].
An early Chinese handled bronze bowl which often bore writing as well as complex designs.
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