archaeological culture - module 1 Flashcards
why are archaeologists at a disadvantage when discussing cultures?
no idea if people in the same area are of the same culture or think as themselves as distinct - because it’s acient and no written record
how do archeologists invest prehistoric cultures
based on phyical traces like artifacts or types of lifestyles
what is a shorthand
a way of describing a particular place and time in history where the material culture looks the same
quick easy way of describing a period or time/culture
what is phases in archaeological history
a classification system that would break all of the pre-history of the Americas into different distinct periods to create a chronological sequence
what is culture history
using phases for each of the types of materials and culture and dates in time
how long are the phases
can be 100 years to even 1000 years
what indicated change in phases
maybe changing from hunting/gathering to farming, living in huts to stone houses etc
what is a better idea than phases that change
the same group has changed some aspecys of the material culture and we want to know why?
this is not a different culture group
