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Altithermal: Refers to a warmer climatic period some 8,000 - 1,500 years ago.
Beringia: The land bridge existing between Asia and the New World in late glacial times.
Burial cult: The rites and practices surrounding the burial of the dead within a cultural group.
Ethnohistorical: The historic record of a native culture.
Faunal remains: Bones of animals found in archaeological sites.
Fish weir: Device for trapping fish usually associated with rivers or saltwater estuaries.
Flint/chert: A silica-based rock material, especially suitable as a raw material for stone tools.
Flint knapping: The process of producing implements from stone.
Lithics: A term used by archaeologists to describe that class of artifacts made from stone materials.
Northumbria: The land bridge existing between Prince Edward Island and the mainland in early post-glacial times.
Palaeo: Prefix meaning remote in the past, ancient.
Periglacial: Environmental conditions as found in the vicinity of glaciers.
Radiocarbon (C-14) dating: A technique for dating organic material by determining the relationship of radioactive Carbon-14 to dead Carbon-12.
Rocker-stamp dentate decorated potsherd
Shell midden/kitchen midden: A prehistoric refuse heap consisting chiefly of the shells of edible molluscs and bones of animals.
Spokeshave: Stone implement for carving wood, bone or antler
Transhumance: To shift ground; a subsistence pattern based on seasonal resource use over a variety of natural settings.