revealing archaeology - following the trail (midterm 2)

Fieldwork procedures are defined by (what?)

research design

Excavating a site does what to it?

destroys

Areas where there are significant concentrations of artifacts are (what?)

sites

Archaeologists conduct surveys to learn about regional site (what?)

distribution patterns

Sampling carefully ensures that archaeologists can study a sample that is as small as possible, but still (what?)

representative

Planning any type of (what?) requires care and consideration of all aspects of the projects

fieldwork

Archaeological materials are (what?) in a variety of ways?

exposed

The location of archaeological remains is sometimes determined from (what?)

historic documents; interviews

Archaeological remains are found accidentally and as a result of (what?)

systematic surveys

Systematic surveys are (what?) to the project that is underway

scaled

The types and distribution of sites on a landscape are recorded through (what?)

regional survey

Survey areas are based on research goals and (what?)

sampling strategies

The (what?) in a survey area must be considered?

visibility

(What) sensing techniques that are helpful in locating archaeological resources include aerial and satellite imagery?

Remote

Regional survey is used to (what) that can be used to answer all sorts of questions: site distribution, how people used the landscape, and aspects of political organization

generate data

Archaeologists only dig when it is warranted by (what) or as a way to mitigate damage by proposed construction

research design

(What) are complex, and must meet logistical and archaeological needs?

Excavation plans

(What) guides excavation and are data sources?

Site maps

Site assessment gives the archaeologist a sense of the site’s (what)?

internal characteristics

Contextual information (what?) is recorded for each artifact

matrix, provenience, association

(What) organizes the site into units for mapping and digging?

Excavation grids

(What) systems allows data to be stored, checked, and analyzed on site?

Database management

A site is excavated according to its (what?) and research goals

unique characteristics

Trowels, brushes, folding rules, and complex testing equipment illustrate the range of (what?)

excavation tools

(What) between excavation units reveal stratigraphic information?

Baulks

Artifacts are (what) in the field?

cleaned; labelled

While digging, the (what) is screened to increase the artifact recovery rate?

matrix

(What) is used to recover small, light archaeological remains?

floatation

Conservation begins in the (what?)

field