ARKY 201 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Archaeology, Museum, Indigenous Peoples Of The Americas

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Archaeology
• Course: ARKY 201
• Professor: Elizabeth Paris

Document Summary

Is the study of all aspects of past human experiences through material culture. (arkaios (cid:862)an(cid:272)ient(cid:863)(cid:895) (cid:894)logos (cid:862)(cid:449)ord(cid:863) (cid:894)study of(cid:895)(cid:895) We approach it through material culture (stuff not texts) Aims to understand human behaviour, so in this respect it is part of the humanities. Also uses hypothesis testing and experimentation, as science. Uses scientific methods, and adapts others from geology, biology, chemistry, and physics to analyze artifacts and soils. We study the human past through material remains. We only study plants and animals that impact or have been impacted by human development. Prehistoric arky the study of the human past prior to written documents. Historic arky the study of human past through material remains in conjunction with written records. Ethnoarky the study of enthrographic cultures and indigenous customs for archaeological analogy. Pseudoscience: claims that appear to be based on fact but are actually fictitious. Use of highly selective data without considering the full range of evidence.