ANTH 103 Lecture 2: Types of Archaeology & Anthropological Ethics
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Archaeology: studies human behavior, cultural patterns, and processes through the culture"s material remains. Biological anthropology: studies human biological diversity through time and as it exists in the world today. Paleoanthropology: study of hominid, hominin, and human life through the fossil record. Paleontology: study of ancient life through the fossil record. Systematic survey: patterns of settlement over a large area; provides a regional perspective. Looks at the people in an ancient society rather than just the ones in power. Survey: looking for remains of archaeological sites. Put down flags before digging to see where the majority of the artifacts will be. Requires a lot of equipment to record the information as the artifacts are found. Have things where you find them until they can be properly documented. Stratigraphy: layers of deposits that make up a site. Site is mapped and surface data collected so archaeologists can decide where to dig.
