CLST 129 Lecture Notes - Biodegradation, Killer Whale

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 129
• Professor: Prof.

Document Summary

Start with hammer stone and some waste, end up with sharpened stones and more waste (acquisition and then manufacturing) Site formation processes: the processes by which the archaeological material was originally buried; and, the processes by which buried remains were later transformed by natural and human factors. Number 1: pompeii --> sudden burial of living town -- unusual situation! In contrast, archaeological tell - hill of buried remains; didn"t start as a hill; civilizations build on top of each other. A huge mound of many different cultural periods built on top of each other. Ozette site: washington state north west pacific (orca whale dorsal fin made of wood with otters teeth inlayed; preserved)