ANT 2307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Taphonomy, Ethnology, Rivanna River
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Hoggarth | ant 2307 | fall 2017 | lecture 5 | page 1. Read chapter 1: meet some real archaeologists: the origins of archaeology. Archaeology has roots in 18th and 19th century antiquarianism. North american archaeology began in the 19th century and was related to ethnography. Post-depression public archaeology was the beginning of modern archaeology. Today"s archaeology is a mix of processual, post-processual, and newer approaches. Antiquarianism was the precursor of modern archaeology: archaeology was popular among the wealthy. By the late 18th century, collecting ancient artifacts was a popular pastime because it complemented the classical education of the time. Found in 1799 in the nile river delta: the british got it from the french in the treaty of alexandria in 1801. Throughout the 19th century, museums and countries went to great lengths to get monuments and other antiques. British museum: the greeks created a museum centered around reproductions.
