ANT100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Geiger Counter, Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Cosmic Ray
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Archaeology is the study of material remains (physical objects) and their spatial relationships to interpret past human behaviour. Archaeology adds a historical dimension, and comparative case studies. History is based on written documents; archaeology on material culture. History is limited to at most 5,000 years; less than 100 in some regions. History - limited primarily to literate societies. Written records tend to focus on the rich and powerful. Classical civilizations of greece and rome from about 700 bce 500 ce. Science is the systematic pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomena. Geology e. g. , understanding what types of stone were selected for stone tools. Biology e. g. , identification of bones of extinct species. Physics and chemistry e. g. , radiocarbon dating. But (and a big but): archaeology is a social science. Since archaeology deals with human behaviour, it is often less predictable than the natural sciences people are dynamic and complex, because of individual personality, culture, and motivations.