ANTA01H3 Lecture Notes - Optically Stimulated Luminescence, Zooarchaeology, Sociocultural Evolution
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Methods of studying the past: archaeology & biological. Archaeological sites; where people lived or carried out activities. Features; nonportable remains graves or walls. (foundation or buildings) Sources of water, clay, iron ore, firewood etc. Inform us on where to look and where not to look. Provenience; relation in 3d space that each artifact has. Assemblage; relation between all artifacts in that same area. Dates are usually averaged over spans of many years. i. e 1,000,000 years ago really means something between about 900,000 and. Sediment on top of already existing material, recent on top, older on bottom. Exceptions: animals burrowing or earthquakes can disturb the age in the deposits. Measuring change through time due to changes in technology, raw materials or styles of. Styles appear, gradually achieve some measure of acceptance, and then. At the same time that old style a is disappearing, style b is reaching its.
