Archaeology Introduction

What is Archaeology
Nabonidus, Direct historical approach, nationalist archaeology
What is an Artifact
Strata/Stratum
Principle of Superposition (Nicolaus Steno)
Principle of Strata Identified by Fossils (George Cuvier)
Thomas Jefferson—mound excavation
Mounds and moundbuilders
Three-Age System—stone–copper/bronze–iron (Christian Thomsen)
Principle of Association (J. J. A. Worsaae)
Bishop James Ussher (Creation 4004 B.C.)
Jacques Boucher de Perthes—site of Menchecourt in Somme Valley; extinct fauna with artifacts
Geological Society of London (Charles Lyell)—site of Brixham Cave, extinct fauna with artifacts
Stratigraphic excavation