ANT313H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ochre, Environmental Determinism, Stone Circle
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Archaeologists critiquing each other; whether argument holds up a critique shows how long the interpretations will hold. Habu said some sites seem to be multifunctional or some are seasonal: prof has issues with this, can"t use ainu for the jomon hunter and gatherers. Nakano b: rich resources and beautiful environment, extinct volcano, hundreds of houses at the site, 9000 cal. Actinidia (a type of kiwi fruit you can buy today) Walnut, dogwood, amur corktree, grape, elderberry, knotweed. Pit house fill strata: relevance of context: pottery are broken and layered, depression of decayed houses and then people living beside the abandoned house are using the depression as a garbage pit. Kakinoshima: landscape modification: horseshoe shape, flattened the interior area and then excavate the inside, the mound changes local ecology. Found wide range of plants associated with houses: plants flourish around human occupations, those depression would"ve been good for collecting plant samples (the organic materials good for plant growth)