Final (Early Archaeology - Ch. 5) Flashcards

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archaeological record

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  • begins around 3.5 mya
  • regionally determined
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artifact

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objects that have been deliberately and intelligently shaped by human or near-human activity

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assemblage

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group of artifacts related in some way

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site

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instance of past human behaviour/activity, where humans conducted some activity and left evidence

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ecofact

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  • plant and animal remains
  • used to make inferences about paleo-environments and diet
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absolute dating (4 methods)

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  • radio-carbon
  • potassium argon
  • thermoluminescence
  • dendrochronology
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midden (good and bad definition)

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  • a discrete accumulation of refuse (bad)
  • a stratified cultural deposit (better)
  • trash, animal remains, plant remains, artifacts, food scraps
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feature

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areas of a specific past activity

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garbology

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archaeological inquiry into current/contemporary waste disposal practices

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how can you tell if a plant/animal is domesticated?

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  • domesticated plants are bigger
  • domesticated animals are smaller
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archaeological biases

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  • focus on East Africa and Europe
  • inorganic materials (stone, ceramic)
  • trash and abandoned sites
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relative dating (4 methods)

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  • typology
  • seriation
  • stratigraphy
  • association
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