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Word Plays - An Introduction to Archaeology Concepts

Word Plays are brief quizzes on high-flown archaeological concepts, and (with any luck) are painless introductions to the higher elements of archaeological theory.
Word Play - Processual Archaeology
Processual archaeology is a term archaeologists use to describe an important theoretical advance for archaeological studies that arose during the 1960s and is still extremely influential today. So, which of the following really describes processual archaeology?
Word Play - Schlep Effect
Archaeologists use the term 'schlep effect' for which of the following phenomena? (Hint: schlep is a Yiddish word meaning "to carry clumsily or with difficulty").

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