ANT200H5 Lecture : ANT200 (Oct 25).docx
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Topic 8: archaeological analogy and spatial inference (ch. Inference: given > if > then, observed > assumptions > product. Inference by comparison of two classes of data for similarities: founded on premise: If two classes of phenomenon are alike in one respect, then They may be alike in other respects. Observed" human behaviour observed material correlate observed archaeological material inferred human behaviour. Refer to situations where you"re looking at descendents of historical culture. Observe and make assumptions of the prehistoric: general: cross-cultural. Comparing traditions that are not historically related, but there are some kinds of similarities; control observations to make those assumptions. Specific analogy (historical/homology: direct historic approach (dha, ethnohistory. Looking specifically at historical documents from an anthropological perspective. Jesuit relations from the 1600s (at that time, probably most educated people in the world; they were interested in humans and culture) Cannot assume: comparability in environment, similarity of cultural form. Crawford lake area: middle iroquoian sites: ad 1300 1425.
