ANTH 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Processual Archaeology, Rock Shelter, Google Maps
20 Sep 2016
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To build and space framework for the past (constructing culture history): when and where , trying to determine prehistoric record. To understand how humans lived in the past (reconstructing ancient lifeways). To answer the why questions of human prehistory (explaining cultural change). Culture history: asking when and where questions, ordering of cultures, events, sites and artifacts in time and space. Processual archaeology: guided by systems theory, explanation of how culture works and how cultures change through time, questions asked: how and why . Post-processual archaeology: postmodern approach; multiple ways to knowing the past, questions asked: how and why . Research design: formal blueprint or plan of project. Data collection: survey and excavation, accurate record keeping. Artifacts: portable objects made or used by humans, stone tools, pottery, textiles, art. Features: non portable objects made or used by humans, petroglyphs, intaglios, cave paintings, structures, hearths, mounds, burials.
