absolute dating
Overview page. Subjects: Archaeology — Environmental Science.
A range of methods for determining the absolute age of an object or material, for example using radiometric dating which measures the decay product produced by radioactive decay in...
adit
Overview page. Subjects: Environmental Science — Archaeology.
A more or less horizontal tunnel from a hillside into an underground mine, open to the surface at one end, that is used for access or drainage.
aeolian deposit
Overview page. Subjects: Environmental Science — Archaeology.
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Wind‐blown sediments characteristic of relatively dry periods, e.g. interpluvials or glacials with low precipitation. Aeolian deposits can easily bury sites and create well‐...
allotment
Overview page. Subjects: Lifestyle, Home, and Garden — Environmental Science.
antediluvian
Overview page. Subjects: Judaism and Jewish Studies — Environmental Science.
The period before the Biblical flood (described in Genesis, Chapter 7).
antiquity
Overview page. Subjects: Environmental Science — Archaeology.
The collective name for prehistoric and historic artefacts, objects, structures, ruins, sites, and monuments that have some cultural or scientific significance and are considered to be...
Arne Naess
Overview page. Subjects: Environmental Science — Philosophy.
A Norwegianphilosopher, alpine climber, and influential environmental thinker (1912–2009), who coined the term deep ecology to express a vision of the world in which we protect the...
ash
Overview page. Subjects: Environmental Science — Religion.
bed
Overview page. Subjects: Archaeology — Environmental Science.
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In geology, this term refers to the smallest formally recognized division in a sediment or rock formation within a defined stratigraphic series. In much Palaeolithic...
Boundary Water Treaty
Overview page. Subjects: Environmental Science — History of the Americas.
A treaty that was signed in 1909 providing the principles and mechanisms to help resolve disputes and to prevent future ones relating to water quantity and water quality along the boundary...