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Paleontology
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study of ancient
life through fossil record |
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Palynology
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study of ancient
plants through pollen samples |
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Bioarchaeology
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study of human skeletons to reconstruct physical traits, health status, diet
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Remote sensing
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using such things as aerial photos,
satellite imagery to find ancient structures |
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Paleoanthropology
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study of human evolution through fossil record
Typically requires a team of scientists, students, and local workers |
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Fossils
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remains, traces, or
impressions of ancient life forms |
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Systematic survey
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: provides regional
perspective by gathering information on settlement patterns over a large area • Settlement patterns: distribution of sites within a region |
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Excavation
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recover remains by digging
through layers of deposits that make up a site • Superposition principle: in an undisturbed sequence of strata, the oldest layer is on the bottom |
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Experimental arch
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replication
of ancient techniques and processes |
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historical arch
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use written
records (when available) as guides and supplements to archaeological research |
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Classical arch
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study of literate
civilizations of the Old World (e.g., Greece, Rome, Egypt) |
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Underwater arch
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investigation
of submerged sites (e.g., shipwrecks) |
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Fossil records are NOT
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representative sample of
all plants and animals that ever lived |
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Taphonomoy
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study of processes that
affect the remains of dead animals – Conditions under which fossils are found influence fossil record |
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Relative dating
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provides a time frame in
relation to other strata or materials |
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Stratigraphy
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examines accumulation
of sediments in layers (strata) |
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Absolute dating techniques
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more precise dating of artifacts
and fossils with dates in numbers – Radiometric techniques • Carbon-14 (14 C) • Potassium-argon (K/A) • Uranium series (238U) • Thermoluminescence (TL) • Electron spin resonance (ESR) |
