ANT200H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Stratified Sampling, Geoglyph, Landscape Archaeology
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Acquisition & organization of knowledge through: observation, hypothesis testing, & theory building. 1: formulate a hypothesis, check hypothesis using data generated through additional observations, confirm/falsify hypothesis. Science is continually tested; only a theory after multiple testing by multiple researchers: refers to a theory that has been tested over & over, can be treated as truth, adjust hypothesis if needed. Scientific research must include: facts, observations, data, hypothesis. Definition: that is testable (this is unique to scientific research, that is predictable (this is unique to scientific research, that is logical. The study of the human past through material remains (ex: archaeological record), with the aim of ordering & describing the events, & explaining their meaning. Application of scientific techniques to analyze archaeological materials (ex: microscopy) Used to reconstruct human stories; verifies content of historical records; can lead to uncovering of historical. Provides evidence of human activities not covered by written records.
