Glossary

around, approximately with respect to dates

in its original depositional context

the ultimate (always male) head of a family

date (terminus) before (ante) which (quem) something must have happened

date (terminus) after (post) which (quem) something must have happened

architecture

the analysis of the effect of an artifact on different viewers throughout its entire biography

a script where a written sign expresses a single sound

friends

the study of the material remains of past human behavior

use of scientific techniques to measure archaeological factors

study of art objects (whatever that means)

(typically) metal currency

Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella, a 1st c CE [AD] writer who wrote primarily on the functioning of large agricultural estates

money in standardized form that is easy to transport, store, and produce

a particular variation of a language, mutually intelligible with other variations

social dignity

knowledge, expertise

the owner of a house and leader of the household

literally a house but also with the sense of the household who live within it

study of public writing

blank discs of metal, eventually stamped with dies to make coins

decorative band running around something

the study of earth’s landforms and the processes that shape them

study of how meaning may change over time/place

writing that has been carved into something

a written sign that expresses a single word / concept

Museum where object is currently held

the wife of the dominus

disarticulated architectural remains

anything that functions as a (1) store of value; (2) measure of value; and (3) means of payment and/or exchange

having to do with women

study of physical money / currency (in the classical world, this means coins)

Object scanned or pictured

Place (find spot if known, or current location) of object

the study of remains of plants cultivated or used by mankind in the past

study of ancient texts, particularly literature

sounds of a language and/or script

mineralized plant remains

a written sign that expresses a single word / concept, and looks like that single word / concept

an independent city-state that was the main political unit for most of Classical Greece

(broadly speaking) fine dust produced by plants to spread male gametes

the study of how meaning is understandable only through particular context

a source (textual or visual) that was made in the ancient world

monumental entrance (plural propyla)

sculpture carved against a solid background

the study of how objects / images play a role in rituals

a means of writing language

a source (textual or visual) that was made about the ancient world

the study of how elements of words/images work together to convey meaning

Within Semiotics, concept represented by word(s) / image(s)

Within Semiotics, word(s) / image(s) representing a concept

Student Learning Objective

layers of soil and/or occupation, especially in an archaeological context

the study of how various components / signs work together to represent action / narrative

Within Structural Analysis, an object/action that modifies the story

Within Structural Analysis, an object/action that links narrative to other stories

Within Structural Analysis, an object/action that identifies the time / location / characters of story

Within Structural Analysis, an object/action that is crucial to story

Within Structural Analysis, a component that links the action to a setting and/or other stories outside of the immediate narrative

Within Structural Analysis, components that work together to tell the story

structural components added to strengthen a sculpture at predictable weak spots

a script where a written sign expresses a single syllable / sound combination

literary writing (of any sort)

study of built landscape

modern term for (sometimes extreme) “realistic” style in portraiture

analysis of processes by which different viewers approach a work of art

When (i.e. date) of object

the study of animals and their use in the past