ANTH 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ground-Penetrating Radar, Uniformitarianism, Magnetometer
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Before archaeology could develop, needed concept of deep time for humans (>6000) First hint: stone tools found with bones of extinct animals. Layers (strata) are formed by the same geological processes that we see today. We can study how long it takes layers to form/wear away. Bronze tools and weapons, still some stone tools a. iii. Iron tools, as well as a few older ones still used. Superposition: b. deeper layers were laid down earlier are older than shallower layers. c. Fundamental to archaeology and geology: so any very deep fossils or tools must be quite old. Stratification refers to natural layer of the earth: stratified deposits. Stratigraphy refers to the order and interpretation the archaeologist imposes on the stratified deposits: stratigraphic record. Context: matrix, (top sand, clay, etc, provenience, where is it in the ground, record 3-d. Any location showing evidence of previous human activity/occupation. Ecofacts (like an artifact, but natural and not man-made.
