lesson 5- material culture Flashcards
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Q
According to Gondek why is pottery useful for scholars?
A
- pottery is ultimately undestructable-though it may break into smaller pieces, these would have to be ground to dust in order to be removed from archaeological sources
- In addition to being an excellent tool for dating, pottery enables researchers to locate ancient sites, reconstruct the nature of a site, and point to evidence of trade between groups of people
- individual pots and their painted decoration can be studied in detail to answer questions about religion, daily life and society