ANTH 223 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Radiocarbon Dating, Dendrochronology, John Wesley Powell
Document Summary
Anth 223 history of archaeological research in the southwest. Three major periods of archaeological research in the southwest: exploring the southwest, 1879-1920, goals: Collecting antiquities for east-coast museums and private sponsors. Establishing connections between contemporary peoples and specific archaeological sites. Direct historical approach: an approach to reconstructing the prehistory of a group by working backwards from the historical present, utilizing approaches such as: Oral traditions: documenting archaeological cultures in space and time, 1920-1960, goals: Defining each culture"s extent in space and time. Describing the sequence of change in artifacts and architecture through time (culture history: the major prehistoric cultures of the southwest were identified and distinguished from each other during this period. Kidder defined a cultural sequence for the anasazi culture. Emil w. haury defined the hohokam and mogollon cultures: a number of important dating tools were invented in this period. Radiocarbon dating: explaining culture change, 1960-present, goals: Documenting how ancient cultures changed throughout time.
