ANTHROP 3401 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: William Rathje, Processual Archaeology, Project A
3 Apr 2017
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Archaeological science: pure or applied: pure science systemic research directed toward acquisition of knowledge for its own sake. Look for large, overarching questions about human nature. Seem to not have practical application: applied science research to acquire the knowledge necessary to solve a specific, recognized problem. Emil haury of university of arizona said to know what a society really does, look at their garbage. Garbage is abandoned property meaning rummaging through it is not a crime, but remained anonymous: the archaeology of us. Large discrepancy between front-door answers given to interviewers and backdoor behavior reflected in the trash. Low and middle income underreported: myths about america"s landfills. Farmers disposed of their own trash prior to 1940. Formal landfills didn"t come about until early twentieth century. 120 million tons of garbage annually to 3,500 landfills. Landfills are largest human-made structures in the world. Landfills are generally covered with layers of earth on a schedule.
