ANTH 2015 : ANTH 2015 Final Exam SG
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Lecture 10: artifacts [ch 7 (133-135): we classify things in the world around us to create order in our lives. Artifacts by material classes (what the artifact is made of) Stone tools: pottery, bone artifacts (worked bone, obsidian, chert (flint, usually a different specialist studies artifacts of each material class. Simplify inter-site comparisons: allows you to look for patterning (chronology, production & trade, descent patterns, iconography) Site name: label on excavation bag, location, depth, date, excavator. What is an artifact type: a group of artifacts that share similar characteristics, same color and same shape, variables & attributes, variable is category, color. Color: can change continuous variables into discrete variables (class intervals, diameter= large, medium, small. Using 2 way tables: is there an association between the variables: case study: is there an association between nike shorts and gender among students in anth.
