ANTHRO 8 Lecture Notes - Movable Type, Johannes Gutenberg, Assyriology
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Arch can be defined as the study of the human past from material remains. Arch studies the material culture, the technology(tools, material remains); but also non-material traces(literature/ritual practice/dance/music ). The beginning of agriculture, the development of cities agriculture is important cause it led to the spread of sedentary societies and laid the foundation of the complex societies, urbanization and states. Begin during the renaissance in italy out of interest in ancient greece and rome, focus on art & architecture. Antiquarians are being constrained by church/pope to interpret through key texts(bible, or classical authors like aristotle & folklore), enquiry focused on debates and speculation rather than on experiment or the direct observation of nature and the material world. Led to excavations at pompeii by the early 1700s. Inspired to other literate biblical civilizations (egyptology, assyriology) Around 1500s, key developments: invention of movable metal type and the printing press by johannes gutenberg.
