ANTH 1001 : Archaeology 2015 Exam 3 Notes
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Eventually they decline and are replaced with another style or form. Mammoths are my spirit animal during no shave november -reba. *potassium/argon is most commonly used: measures the amount of argon in the volcanic sediments, most widely known technique is potassium/argon dating (k/ar, half life of radioactive k: 1. 3 billion years. Limitations: only used for volcanic sediments; decay rate is so slow that you cannot date anything younger than 200,000 years ago: ex: afarensis, the laetoli footprints, tazmania, found by mary leakey cuz she freaky (1978) Leaky"s are known for oldivide gorge: 3. 8 million years ago, what is culture, our non-biological means of adapting to our natural and social environment, the complex of learned behaviors found in human societies, examples, tools, clothing, writing. Gallagher 4: extended over 6000 km, narrow zone where the african plate was in the process of splitting into two new plates (nubian and somalian subplates, fossil record is very scant between 10-4 mya, ca.
