• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Read
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Reading...
Front

Card Range To Study

through

image

Play button

image

Play button

image

Progress

1/8

Click to flip

Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;

Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;

H to show hint;

A reads text to speech;

8 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back

Aerial photography

Non invasive


Good view of entire site


Before/after shots


New/moved structures


Access/egress


Ground disturbances

Geophysics

Relatively nondestructive


Limited on applicability (experts)


Metal detection, magnetometer, GPR

Search and rescue

Cadaver dogs, trackers, ground search, metal detectors, remote lighting, scene protection

Botany

Relatively nondestructive


Clearing appropriate amount of brush


ID search areas


ID plant species


Determine growth rate of plants with time frame


Determine min time frame of burial

Anthropology

Destructive and intrusive


Human vs non human


Recognize ground disturbance


Studied patterns of decomp.


Cross trained in archeological methods


On site interpretation of remains

Other

Entomologist


Geologist


Naturalist


Wildlife biologist

Horizontal provenience

Simple tape measure is used to measure the distance north (y-axis) and east (x-axis) from the Southwest corner of the item.

Vertical provenience

Depth. Uses a secondary datum (Southwest corner stake of grid square) this is achieved by using a fixed point (secondary datum) with an attached string, a line level, and tape measure.