wp get_query_var term get term info on Archive page

gistfile1.php

<?php 
/* 
via http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/a/15287/7577 
codex: http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_query_var
*/
$termslug = get_query_var( 'term' );
$taxoname = get_query_var( 'taxonomy' );
$thisterm = get_term_by( 'slug', $termslug, $taxoname );