ANTH 2015 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Dendrochronology, Ceremonial Pipe
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Items that show high authority: axe made from greenstone, ceremonial pipe, copper, large earrings, chief was in charge of maze. Used arbitrary levels because you could not see anything from the surface ii. Test unit / excavation unit: wild cane cay. Bailing (with buckets / pumps) water a. due to sea level rise iii. Dig trench down the center of b. mound to show all soil layers iv. Remove each construction layer b. from a mound: horizontal excavation : activities during one particular time, excavating soil in plow zone (disturbed by faming, expose features in undisturbed soil v. Fire pits, posts for houses: very common method in north america. Logistical plans: foreign / state government, permits, food, transportation, workers, etc, funding, national science foundation, archaeological field schools, volunteer organizations, ex: earth watch, excavation laws c. Post-molds where posts had rotted: wall of house/village, sectioning, draw line through center and cut out half of it iii.
