Anthropology 1020E Lecture Notes - Lewis Binford, Aerial Photography, Processual Archaeology
25 Feb 2013
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Excavation: one of the first people to excavate an ancient site and do it systamitcally. Stratigraphy: study of the sequential layering of deposits. Research question: went into the research about mounds, about what happened, thought through excavation- minimize damage. Mounds: lots of layers, at this time archeology started growing, lots of people began to and then were able to compare and ask question. Make generalisations about causes of social changes: and this being able to pull things together on the context of social change. P a g e | 2: for example: an ancient artwork: yu can have a scientific approach for the interpretation or can make a symbolic interpretation (more post-processual) Culture drives change: trying to apply universal laws wont work because every culture is different and unique. Archeology as unavoidably political: there maybe multiple truths- they all have different perspective, how you interpet, if you can excavate, etc all depends on politics.
