ANTH 202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Universal Transverse Mercator Coordinate System, Sharpening Stone, Wigwam
24 Oct 2017
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How archaeological sites are chosen have been known for centuries have been handed down through the generations deliberately discovered in large-scale systematic surveys. Archaeological site - any place where material evidence exists about the human past. Projectile points - debris sharpening stone tools. Gumshoe survey - hanging out in coffee shops, bars, and gas stations, listening to those who found by accident know more about the landscape than you do. Seasonal round - hunter-gatherers" pattern of movement between different places on the landscape, timed to the seasonal availability of food and other resources. Settlement pattern - the distribution of sites across a landscape. Settlement system - describes the movements and activities inferred from the sites that make up the settlement pattern. No site is typical of the entire settlement system. Most common are squares, circles and rectangles (transects) survey units of a standard size and shape used to obtain the sample can be different shapes.
