Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (319 page)

American term referring to the process of locating and recording artefacts, ecofacts, and features in two-dimensional, horizontal space.

 
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The concept behind this term was introduced to Andean archaeology by Max Uhle in 1913 and later formalized by A. L. Kroeber in 1944. In essence, an horizon style is a widespread but chronologically restricted cultural continuum represented by the wide distribution of a recognizable art style. Such horizon styles may cross-cut local sequences and provide the means of relating sequences between regions.

 
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A structure on which woven cloth is manufactured, comprising a frame set horizontally across vertical supports. The warp threads were tied across the frame from front to back so that they could be wound out as weaving proceeded. The warp was usually arranged so that alternate threads could be raised and lowered, thus allowing the weaver to pass a shuttle containing the weft thread from side to side across the warp. The horizontal loom was developed later than the
UPRIGHT LOOM
and provided the basis for the development of mechanical looms during later medieval and post-medieval times.

 
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A religious or ceremonial symbol found extensively in Minoan contexts, probably based on the horns of bulls. The term was coined by Sir Arthur Evans while working at Knossos. Horns of consecration are often represented as a stone slab, the upper part of which has been shaped into two points.

 
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An outwork of an earthwork enclosure, such as a hillfort, often consisting of a single bank thrown out to protect an entrance.

 
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Egyptian god, Horus the younger or child, son of Isis and Osiris. Shown as a small boy with the side-lock of youth, holding one finger to his mouth. Equivalent to the Greek Harpocrates.

 
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