Archaeology Flashcards

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What is archaeology?

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A way of interpreting and learning about past human cultures through analysis of material remains in their temporal and spatial context

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What do archaeologists study ?

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Material culture 
Physical traces of human action 
Artifacts 
Features 
Eco facts
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Artifacts

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Humanly touched things

objects made or used
by people that are analyzed to obtain information about the peoples who made and used them

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Features

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Human modificaciones in landscapes

things like soil stains that indicate where storage pits, garbage dumps, structures, or fences once existed

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Ecofacts

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natural remains such as plant and animal remains that can help archaeologists understand
diet and subsistence pattern

Objects of non-cultural origins that may or may not have been manipulated by humans

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Archeological site

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any place where physical remains of past human activities exist

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