Archaeological Research 01/23/2014
The Archaeological Record the more of less continuous distribution of artifacts over the earths surface, in
highly variable densities
Archaeological Data:
1 Artifact objects of human creation/ex: pots, projectiles..
2 Ecofactsmaterials found from nature that are used or modified by humans through various activities/ex:
plant and animal remains
3 Features permanent installations that have been constructed in the earth, cannot be removed from site
4 Structures/standing architecture above ground, buildings that intersect with archaeological landscapes/
ex: temples, pyramids..
Activity Areas: comprise of locales of specialized work
Assemblages: larger bundles of artifacts, ecofacts, and structures associated with a community
Sitesconcentrated locals of human activity and materials
Cultural areas large geographic areas where similar cultural artifacts, features, and structures are found
Archaeological regions the largest component of archaeological date, constist of both geographical areas
and cultural
Matrix the physical medium surrounding the record
Munsel color system
Making different layers different objective colors
Inclusions
Limestone, rock, something that is a part of the ground not modified by humans
Provenience
The physical 3D location of archaeological data recovered through excavation or survey Survey is taken by a “Total Station”
Device that Uses lasers, mirrors
The law of superposition
Allows us to obtain a relative date and the relationships between artifacts, structures, and deposits
Things that are lower in the earth are older
The principle of association
Allows us to link material in archaeological layers
Material that is in the same deposit are associated to each other
Context
Characteristics of archaeological data, resulting from combined beha
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