Chapter 5 Test Flashcards
Define Archaeology
study of ancient cultures by way of their artifacts
Name and explain the two principals of archaeology.
Stratigraphy-analyzing by layers
Typology-analysis of the artifacts
What are the different methods of dating in archaeology?
-Strata
-Coins
-Pottery
-Carbon 14
-Remains from earthquake/fire
-Epigraphy
What is the most important methods of dating?
Pottery
What’s the significance of strata?
specific records of building and rebuilding
What’s the significance of coins?
you can tell who it belonged to and when it was made based off of looking at it
What is Carbon 14?
radioactive isotope
What can you find from the remains of an earthquake and/or fire?
destruction layers and cracks
What’s the significance of Epigraphy?
you can figure out the period of time
What is the process of doing archaeology?
-locating the site
-good survey
-use of a grid system
-careful excavation
-cataloging/photographing
-historical reconstruction
What’s a tell?
a flat top with sloping sides
What’s are the problems of archaeology?
-archaeology is destructive
-what survives is incomplete
-the one-sidedness of written records
-subjective interpretation of the artifacts
Name the periods of archaeology
-stone age
-chalcolithic age
-bronze age
-iron age
What are the different ages within the stone age?
-palaeolithic (old stone) age
-mesolithic (middle stone) age
-neolithic (new stone) age
what was developed in the chalcolithic age?
pottery technique
