Anthropology 2229F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Landsat Program, Ground-Penetrating Radar, Geographic Information System
23 Jan 2017
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Archaeological site: any place where material evidence exists about the human past. Archaeological record: composed of the artifacts, ecofacts and features along with their contexts that have survived the passage of time to form archaeological sites. Usually measured, drawn, photographed: sometimes sampled, excavated. Matrix: the surrounding deposit in which archaeological finds are situated. Archaeological survey: the systematic attempt to locate, identify and record archaeological sites on the ground. Site assessment: collection of data usually from the surface to evaluate a site"s significance. May include the use of remote sensing or limited subsurface testing. Determining whether the site was used for an extended period of time or just as a rest stop. Formation processes: the ways in which human behaviours and natural actions operate to produce the archaeological record. Systemic context: a living behavioural system wherein artifacts are part of the ongoing system of manufacture, use, reuse and discard. When it was being used and people were living there.
