ANTHRO 2C Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Sylvanus Morley, Chichen Itza, Archaeological Science
6 Mar 2019
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Epigraphy - the study and interpretation of ancient inscriptions. David stuart -- awarded the famed mcaruthur genius award while in high school at 18 years of age. Archaeoastronomy - the investigation of the astronomical knowledge of prehistoric cultures. Osteology - the study of the structure and function of the skeleton and bony structures. Archaeometry - application of scientific techniques to the analysis of archaeological materials, to assist in dating the materials. Hiram bingham 1911 - discoverer -- discovered machu pichu. Archaeology: an academic social science as well as business! Study and protection of historic and prehistoric cultural resources - when people want to build something they have to research the archaeology of the place. Interest in the customs, art, and social structure of an earlier people and civilization. 1820 - 1960: egyptian tomb 10a excavated in 1915 had been robbed thousands of years earlier, pot hunting or archaeology, museum destruction: bagdad, iraq, palmyra, syria.
