Anth201 Exam 4

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archaeology

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the study of past human cultures

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archaeologists have 3 main goals

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1) to reconstruct the daily life and customs of people who lived in the past 2) to trace cultural changes through time 3) to offer possible explanations for those changes

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material culture

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physical remnants of human activity

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historical archaeology

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is devoted to reconstructing the lives of people during the time that written records existed

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classical archaeology

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study of cultures such as Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, etc.

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anthropological archaeology

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is devotes to the rest of pre-history besides classical archaeology

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survey and excavation

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are the primary methods of data collection employed by archaeologists

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survey

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means to closely and systematically examine the ground surface of prehistoric remains

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excavation

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means to uncover prehistoric cultural remains by unearthing them

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archaeological site

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a precise geographic location that preserves remains of past human activity

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artifacts

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small portable items that archaeologists find which are made by humans

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feature

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a non portable remnant (fire place, etc.) of past human activity

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Ethnoarchaeology

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is the observation of how present day societies make and use artifacts & features and now these remnants of human activity become part of the archaeological record