CLASSICS 1A03 Final: FinalExamReview.docx
12 Apr 2013
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Review for the final exam: 7 december 2012. Format of the exam: 1) short answer/fill in the blank 2) slide questions 3) essay 4) map of rome. The final exam will cover all material from lectures and from all assigned reading from the entire semester. Essay: a thematic question that will examine one category of archaeological evidence and ask you to trace its development across different periods. Scientific study of material culture aka objects used by cultural groups (jewellery, coins) Archaeology methods: discovery & retrieval of artifacts. Excavation from depositions allows us to find chronological relationships between artifacts: interpretation. Identification of object by type; fit into re-established category based on use. Determining date & place of product and maker. Determine role of object within culture most difficult seeing artifact through their eyes. Excavation by removal of strata (horizontal layers) of soil. Stratum= a deposition of soil accumulation over time. Stratigraphy= sequence of deposits of strata placed one above the other.
