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The Document Myth
Everything of importance in (recent) history was written down
What we DON'T know about history
The How and Whys of historical developments
Ultimate Goal
To learn about ourselves by figuring out how we got to whe
SITES
places of human occupation or activity in the past
ARTIFACTS
are material objects
FEATURES
non-portable evidence of human activity
What kind of field is Archaeology?
Interdisciplinary
Research
The first step of the archaeological process (not phas
Why is Research important?
You must understand the people in order to make sense of what you are going to find
Survey
The first phase of the archaeological process
What happens during Survey?
Locate the Site
Why are STPs (shovel testing) done?
Record the presence/absence of artifacts
How is a Walk Over survey done?
Walking over and looking for artifacts on the surface
Testing
The second phase of the archaeological process
What happens during testing?
Dig a "sample" to find who/where/when 2. you do small excavations 3. you use regular grid pattern
What are the goals of testing
Be able to Date the site
Excavation (block excavation)
The third phase of archaeology
What is the goal of excavation?
To answer specific research questions (NOT to go on a treasure hunt)
What is the purpose of excavation?
To reveal as much as much about the site and the lives of its occupants as possible
Analysis and Curation
The fourth step of archaeology
1 day in the field is how many days in the lab?
5
What should an analysis do?
Address your research questions
Publication
The fifth stage of archaeology
What should your publication be?
available for public benefit (science is a method and not perfect)
What is an archaeological rule of ethics?
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