ANT200Y1 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Archaeological Theory, Hermeneutics, Annual Growth Cycle Of Grapevines
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Purpose of archaeological survey is to discover sites: used to understand the distribution of sites within a region how the sites are distributed across the landscape or where different activities took place within a site. Sometimes to determine whether sites will be destroyed because of projects. Statistical sampling : carefully selected sample is used to represent a larger population. Analysis of viewshed : what would have been visible to a person from a given spot in the landscape. Exposure is called stratigraphic section or profile: anthropogenic deposits : deposits that result from human activity. Provenience : the precise context in which an object is recovered in an excavation create a grid that covers the intended excavation area. Used to draw up an inventory of types of artifacts in a particular archaeological context: attribute: a particular characteristic of an artifact, for a simple ceramic bowl, one can observe a surprising number of attributes.
