ANT100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Archaeological Site, Ground-Penetrating Radar, Before Present
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Archaeological record: the sum of all physical evidence about the past that services to the present. Not all behaviour will leave material traces. Because of intervening cultural and natural processes, the archaeological record is not usually a direct of past behaviour. Artifact: anyobject made or modified by people. Ecofact: natural object used or affected by people. Feature: non-portable material remains resulting from human activity (ex: a house, a fireplace, a midden [garbage heaps]) Archaeological site: a place where evidence of past human activity is preserved. Acquisition: raw material acquired either directly or through trade. Use: utilization can leave traces on the artifact; use can also be interpreted from where the artifact is found. Deposition: entry of the material into the archaeological record, through loss or discard. Artifacts can enter the archaeological record at any point in this process. Climate: temperature and humidity (xtreme wet, dry or cold preserves organics) Soil chemistry: can destroy (acid) or preserve (fossilize)
