Experimental archaeolog

Question 1

Experimental Archaeology

Answer 1

• Experiments conducted to replicate ancient objects or practices
° fils in gaps left by other archaeo ogical research methods
• Must be done to answer a specific question and test a hypothesis
• Must be replicable
• Information gained that can’t be learned from solely examining artifacts

Question 2

Case Studies what is metallurgy consist of

Answer 2

Metallurgy:
Mining
Manufacturing
Smithing: repairing and fabricating metal objects by hot and cold forging on an anvil with a hammer

Question 3

Case studies lithics and ceramics

Answer 3

Lithics:
-Production
-Flintknapping: lithic reduction to manufacture stone tools

-Use wear: wear caused by repeated use

Ceramics
-Design
-Use
-Paint
-Temperatures

Question 4

What is the point of kon-Tiki

Answer 4

Heyerdahl was interested in demonstrating the possibility that ancient people from the Americas could have colonized Polynesia; to do so, he constructed Kon-Tiki (named for a legendary Inca god) from locally available balsa logs at Callao, Peru, and in three and a half months traversed some 4,300 miles (6,900 km) of …

Question 5

Inuit drums

Answer 5

This drum was used in drum songs and dances which expresses the soul of the inuit

Question 6

What are megaliths

Answer 6

A circular tomb using big stone slabs built on the place of burial. Some megaliths were used for astronomical observations, so vital to maintain the continuity of harvest and crop. Other megalithic constructions were erected for funerary purposes, and served as individual or collective burial chambers.