CLASSICS 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Aerial Photography, Ground-Penetrating Radar, Remote Sensing
26 Sep 2016
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Excavation by removal of horizontal layers or strata of soil. Stratum= a deposition of soil accumulated over time. The study of past cultures through the material they produced and left behind. How to ascertain these from ancient societies. Not text-based culture, although texts can be useful (especially true of. Features: fixed objects that cannot be easily removed from a site. Walls, hearths, drains, shrines, kilns, structures (temples, houses, amphitheatres) Artifacts: small objects that can be easily moved. Pottery, coins, glass, metal, bone tools, sculpture. The association of artifacts and feature found within a particular area or layer, and the relative position and relationship of this are or layer to the ones above and below it. The context of archaeological finds is what allows us to interpret them and to understand their function and meaning. All material culture is of interest, from the cheapest thing to the most expensive, because it tell us something about human activity and human value systems.
