ARTH 319 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Mudbrick, Ebla, History Of Writing
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Arth 319 001 introduction to archaeology sites and categories. How do you know where to dig? sites= tell". Some are harder to find than others. We"re focusing on those found in the middle east. They are referred to by arabic name tell meaning hill or turkish name. These sites (artificial mounds) are where people once settled/lived. A good site is chosen for its location that has good access to water (preferred fresh drinking water source), good agricultural land, and perhaps an area of higher elevation (for safety). Slide 17 of powerpoint shows destruction debris (red clay is from previous fire) used an a fill to make the surface" flat for a road or some sort of pavement ot be built on top. Slide 18 of powerpoint shows tell brak in syria that dates back to 3000 bce and is. For multi-period sites, we can find artifacts on the surface of the site that corresponds to each period.
