AS Archaeology - Unit 1 - 31 Key Definitions - Section A - AQA **INCOMPLETE**

Ancestor/Ancestor Cult
Definition

Ancestor/Ancestor Cult
Example

Animism
Definition

Animism
Example

Art and Iconography
Definition

Art and Iconography
Example

Cremation
Definition

Cremation
Example

Excarnation
Definition

Excarnation
Example

Focus of attention
Definition

Focus of attention
Example

Funerary ritual
Definition

Funerary ritual
Example

Grave goods
Definition

Grave goods
Example

Inhumation
Definition

Inhumation
Example

Liminal
Definition

Liminal
Example

Magic
Definition

Magic
Example

Monotheism
Definition

Monotheism
Example

Myth
Definition

Myth
Example

Pilgram
Definition

Pilgrim
Example

Polytheism
Definition

Polytheism
Example

Prayer/participation
Definition

Prayer/participation
Example

Priest/Ritual Specialist
Definition

Priest/Ritual Specialist
Example

Propitiation/Votives
Definition

Propitiation/Votives
Example

Purity & Cleansing
Definition

Purity & Cleansing
Example

Rites of passage
Definition

Rites of passage
Example

Rites of intensification
Definition

Rites of intensification
Example

Ritual
Definition

Ritual
Example

Ritual feasting
Definition

Ritual feasting
Example

Sacrifice
Definition

Sacrifice
Example

Sensory experience
Definition

Sensory experience
Example

Shamanism
Definition

Shamanism
Example

Shrine/Temple/Ritual structure
Definition

Shrine/Temple/Ritual structure
Example

Symbolism
Definition

Symbolism
Example

Totemism
Definition

Totemism
Example

Worldview
Definition

Worldview
Example

Worship
Definition

Worship
Example