AR101 Lecture Notes - The Jesuit Relations, Processual Archaeology, Piltdown Man
26 Aug 2013
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The new archaeology" of the 1950s steered the entire discipline away from the description of artifacts to the study of people"s behaviour. Early practitioners including george willey and philip phillips wanted archaeology to be more scientific and anthropological. Science and tech are linked; following wwii a # of new tech made themselves available to archaeology. Formulation: scientific formulations: involve specific questions addressed through observation, testable hypotheses and predictions. Authorities are responsible for assessing the situation and deciding how to proceed: cultural research management (crm) formulations: steered by the mandate of protection and management. Investigations should begin with an exhaustive review of the literature for a particular time period and area. Includes site location, type of site, history of research, cultural affinities, artifact collection location, research date, and other info. The ministry of tourism and culture has an on archaeological sites database currently has info on over 20,000 sites: other archival sources include ethno-historical and historical records.
