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antler


A natural material often used by ancient cultures. It can be made soft by prolonged soaking in water, after which its carving becomes a comparatively simple matter
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amphitheatre


A Roman open-air building of elliptical form, with an arena surrounded by tiers of seats. Public spectacles were held in the arena
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site


A place where human activity occurred and material remains were deposited
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archaeologist


Someone who studies the past using archaeological methods with the motive of recording, interpreting, and understanding past societies and environments
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archaeology


Literally, ‘the study of ancient things’. Archaeology is the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of objects found in them
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arrow head


Stone tip mounted at the end of a wooden arrow shaft. Three arrow heads were found during the excavation of Killaclohane Portal Tomb
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artefact


Any object made, modified or used by people. Human remains are also classified as artefacts when found during an archaeological excavation
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burial practice


The ritualised manner in which a community buries their dead
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cairn


A deliberately constructed mound of earth and stone heaped up to cover a tomb structure
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capstone


A large horizontal slab of stone forming the top of a chambered tomb. The Killaclohane capstone weighs 13.5 tonnes, equivalent to five elephants
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