ANT200H5 Lecture : ANT200 (Sept 27).docx
Document Summary
Data processing: conservation (reserve and preserve for future generations, cleaning (boring aspect of archaeology, sorting, cataloguing, distributions. Cleaning: destruction can occur if cleaning is not done properly, brushing with old toothbrushes. Important aspect: narrowing down to smaller and smaller categories, preliminary sorting can be done on the field; bag artifacts in different bags. Cataloguing: can be done on the field, but usually done in the lab, making sure provenience stay with the artifact; location with artifact, takes artifact and write everything on itin some institutions. Two problems: takes forever; writing small and legibly: write a small number on the artifact that correlates to info written on a form. Square, feature, level/stratum, excavator, cataloguer, date excavated, date catalogued. Catalogue #, artifact code, description, # of pieces, weight, comments. Sorting by category: artifacts, ecofacts (leftover and waste left by humans accidently, features.
