ANT100Y1 Lecture 2: Archaeology Lecture 2 - Excavation
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Sediments are deposited on top of preexisting sediments. Levels and by extension, the artifacts, ecofacts and features contained in them can be order through time based on stratigraphic position. There are other methods known as absolute dating methods. Limitations cannot be used in tropical regions and confined to certain tree species. Radioactive isotope or variety" of carbon, which forms in the atmosphere. After death, celsius decays at a rate known- it"s half life" 5730+/-40years. Libby"s calculations were based on a curve of knowns". Compared egyptian tree-ring and historical data to radiocarbon samples. Careful analysis of the environment in which materials are found in order to say something about the circumstances by which that material came to be here paul. Conservation (may or may not be necessary, depends on the artifact class) Process by which we assign items into categories (classes) in a pre-arranged system . Rules determine whether an item belongs or doesn"t belong to a class.
