ANT 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mel Blanc, Walkie-Talkie, Thuraya

• School: Stony Brook University
• Department: Anthropology, Cultural and Archaeology
• Course: ANT 104
• Professor: Shea

Document Summary

Interpretive archaeology: cemeteries have very unique tombstones. Individualism of our culture may be reflected in our approach to death. Descansos- 20th century latin american and norteno: markings of car accidents, diffusion of culture from one part of the world to the other. Mel blanc- voice of bugs bunny: his gra(cid:448)e: (cid:862)that"s all folks(cid:863) Reconnaissance: use the buddy system; simple for safety: should have a satellite phone, thuraya. Iridium: all are types of phones; very expensive but it can be a life-saving device, cell phone- but not great coverage, walkie talkie- cheap, small, portable, but need lots of batteries, do not be armed. Excavation: recovering artifacts and other elements from sedimentary deposits.