ARCH 112 Study Guide - Final Guide: Banpo, Relative Dating, Mohenjo-Daro
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5 of 8 short answer (4 marks each) Opscan sheet: write id number and test version. Please bring: pencil, pen, student id number. Up to and including chapter 12 in text. Be able to identify where the site is (ex: africa, europe etc) What hominin/cultural group falls into the site. What characteristics in the site makes is worth knowing (unique qualities) With keywords be able to tell definition and how we use the word. Who person is, how research is relevant, able to identify specific sites. Relative or absolute dating method, general reference to when can use those dating methods, how arch. How long material takes to break down into original component (half-life) Early arch: understanding age of the earth, understanding antiquity of humans. Material culture: what arch look at, artifacts, ecofatcs, features. Relative dating methods: stratigraphy, fluorine analysis, seriation, diagnostic artifacts. Absolute dating methods: radiocarbon, potassium argon, thermoluminescence, dendrochronology.
