ANT200H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Data Matrix
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Ant200 - lecture 4: the variety of archaeological data. Archaeology: the study of the human past through material remains (i. e. archaeological record), with the aim of ordering. & describing the events of the past, & explaining their meaning . Basic categories for todays lecture: artifacts, sites, features, regions, eco facts. Artifact: definition: any portable object whose form has been modified in any way by human activity, a natural product that has been altered by human activity e. g. a rock someone picked up, e. g. Antler tool modified, created for a certain purpose: comparing its shape and use to items from todays society, micro traces, main feature: portable, artifactual (man-made) Complete inuvialuit driftwood house in the canadian arctic (built 500 years ago, used until 1900ish: although, some features can be simple components, they can be additional features within the feature, main feature: non-portable, artifactual (man-made) Ecofacts: definition: non-artificial material remains that have cultural relevance, e. g.
