General Flashcards
When was the first Homo Erectus thought to have evolved in Africa and Asia?
1.8 million years ago.
The origin of humankind happened…
2.5 millions years ago
The origins of food production happened…
12 thousand years ago.
The first settlement of Australia occurred…
45 thousand years ago.
The four goals of archaeological research are:
To record a culture’s history, to reconstruct ancient life ways, to explain culture change, and to provide stewardship of cultural remains.
Transformation processes shape archaeological data:
Over time and are recorded as part of site information.
Archaeological data consists of an object/site/artefact IN its…
Context. Without context, a find is useless.
Primary and secondary context are:
An un disturbed, and disturbed find, respectively.
Provenance of a find is determined by the two laws of:
Association and superposition.
Of the six stages of the process of archaeology, what are the first two before excavation begins?
Design Formulation and Inplementation
Of the six stages of the process of archaeology, what are the middle two stages of excavation?
Data Acquisition and Processing and Analysis
Of the six stages of the process of archaeology, what are the final two stages after excavation has been completed?
Interpretation and Publication.
What are the two types of archaeological project work?
Management or Reactive, and Research or Proactive.
What is the Pompeii Premise and why is it untrue?
Artefacts found in a place reflect its original contents; this is untrue because Pompeii is a snapshot of life, most sites are the leftovers or remains of ancient settlements rather than complete cities.
Formation processes are the physical effects of time on archaeological finds. What is their significance in understanding a find?
They allow us to consider what material is either preserved or missing from a find.
