Lecture 2: History of Archaeology (cont.)

Question 1

what is processual archaeology? when did it start?

Answer 1

1960 - today
- explains the processes in the past (how and why cultures changed)
- how different components of a system interact with each other

Question 2

what were the three technological advances in the processual era?

Answer 2

• radio carbon dating
• computers/calculators
• maps

Question 3

what was Lewis Binford’s ideology?

Answer 3

he saw cultures as systems made up of different parts that all interact

Question 4

what was post processual archaeology? when did it start?

Answer 4

1980 - present
- focused on individual human experience

Question 5

who was associated with processual / post processual archaeology?

Answer 5

processual: Lewis Binford
post processual: Ian Hodder

Question 6

what is the main concept of gender archaeology?

Answer 6

not imposing modern gender concepts onto the past peoples

Question 7

what is the main concept of landscape archaeology?

Answer 7

the only way to experience the past is in 4D, recreating what people saw/experienced in the past

Question 8

what is phenomenology?

Answer 8

the study of human experience / lived experience

Question 9

what is the current era of archaeology?

Answer 9

cultural resource management (CRM) archaeology
- goal is to mitigate impact
- preventative, salvage and rescue archaeology