The Charles Pinckney Nation Park is a 28-acre remnant of Charles Pinckney's Snee Farm, a rice and indigo plantation. The farm once fed the Charleston and International markets. On the site is an 1828 Low country coastal cottage that serves as a museum and visitor center. The park is located near Mount Pleasant South Carolina.…
Introduction For my research paper I was given the West Berkeley Shellmound. The purpose of this final paper is to explore the issues and concepts covered in the course, Anthropology 2 – Introduction to Archaeology, by considering the limitations and potentials of archaeological research. It is in this paper that I will assess the limitations of data, methods, and theory for the past investigation at the West Berkeley Shellmound and use critical evaluations to construct an alternative research design for the site in the question.…
1) Geography- Where were they located? What is the place called today? What effect did the geographic setting have on the civilization that grew there? Were they geographically isolated from other civilizations?…
The significance of the battle I have chose not only made Texas safer, but it also gave birth to our states national park! My bucket list dream is to travel the United States and to see all major historical landmarks. Without the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon, the Texas-Indian War would not have ended. Of course history would take a different course to have eased these tensions had this battle not occurred, but it certainly would not be as epic of a tale as the one written about in this paper. Palo Duro Canyon is the most dynamite and beautiful scene highlight in the Panhandle of Texas.…
Nitrogen (N) - Low ~ Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Your answers will be based on your soil test results, what you have learned in class and independent research. ~ 1. Why is nitrogen important in soil? What does nitrogen do for the soil?…
The processes that formed the area are amazing to think about how a once ancient sea bed became one of the nation’s top tourist spots. The inland sea that left a deposit after deposit of sandstone and shale. Then an intrusive magma that made its way through the crust, only to cool and become granite and pegmatites. This magma changed the existing rocks making schists and quartzite. After the inland sea receded erosion dominated the area eroding many layers of rock that had been deposited.…
Document 7.1 I think the cultural richness in the religion of its civilization, with all the Buddhist teaching and scholarship might’ve shocked or surprised him. Since China and India have a different and distinct language, the language in India seems to be the most strangest to a Chinese person. Chapters 3 through 5 had mentioned a lot about Buddhism’s life as a person through following it’s four noble truths, and it connects to the descriptions of Indian civilization by going to the schools (Nalanda University) to study. From reading this document, Buddhist practice is very important and in depth in India that they even have schools dedicated to practice Buddhism.…
Xia Dynasty Date: 2000 BCE-1600 BCE (Before Common Era) Culture: Not well advanced, failed to create a system writing to document their existence and is not consistent with facts discovered by archeologist. Technology: Xia created bronze weapons, clay pottery, bi, and silk Bronze Weapons-were used for farming and protection Clay Pottery-were used for plates during their meals Bi-burial artifact that is found throughout Chinese history Silk-formed by unraveling a cocoon of Silk Worms generating silk fabric for clothing Government: Instituted 17 emperors (similar to kings) over a span of 500 years…
Tony Cragg has made this flawless sculpture and is “considered one of the world’s great masters of contemporary sculpture” stated by MIA. One of the reasons is the different angles of Pulse are interpreted in different ways. An example is at a side view the flow of the woodwork is curved and forms circles or circular similarities, known as radial balance. Wood is a soli, knobby material that appears all around in nature. What Mr. Cragg did was create a smooth, glossy appearance similar to slow waves, this description is more clearly stated with the term actual texture.…
Throughout history a noticeable pattern has been displayed in which a civilization is impacted by the surrounding geographical features. The geography of a civilization can affect its culture, religion, politics, and even architecture. Geography can also form natural borders for protection and natural highways for travel. Natural features can greatly impact a civilization, and Ancient Egypt proves to be no exception to this trend. Located in northeast Africa, Egypt is bordered to the north by the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara Desert to the west.…
Climate Change and Trade Networks as Causes of the Classic Maya Collapse The ancient Lowland Maya were a thriving and advanced society, capable of building great monuments able to survive to the present. It is therefore a mystery as to why, at the end of the Classic period from the eighth to eleventh century, Maya sites show signs of massive decline and desertion; this is referred to as the “collapse” of the Maya, though it was not an immediate or evenly distributed phenomenon (Douglas, Demarest, Brenner, & Canuto, 2016, 614, 634). Several theories as to the causes of the collapse have been suggested. One points to severe droughts caused by climate change during this period (Douglas et al., 2016), while another suggests changes in trade networks played a role (Golitko, Meierhoff, Feinman, & Williams, 2012).…
Agency Theory in Archaeology Contemporary archaeological inquiry has situated itself under the umbrella of anthropology, an open marriage to many different ways of analyzing material culture; as it gives insight to both the physical world, as well as the social-cultural world. In this paper, I will discuss some of the beginnings to this union, and specifically the theory of agency as it relates to archaeological analysis. I enter into the debate among archaeology scholars by proposing that the theory of agency is a useful paradigm to the analysis of material culture, and adds a dimension beyond the artifacts of the past themselves - deepening the analysis and understanding. It is apparent after many years of the development of archeological…
Geography is the study of the interaction between people within their environment at a place. It includes three factors: space, place, and environment. In this paper, I will first explain what those three factors entail. Then, I will relate the factors to Portland in detail.…
In exploring early vernacular settlements, Catal Huyuk and Mohenjo-Daro, they offer examples of how prominent lifestyle changes occurring at the time impact these settlements due to technological advancements, adaptation to geography, and use of local resources for these successful cities. Although Catal Huyuk was built 5000 years before Mohenjo-Daro they still offer important comparisons of vernacular architecture showing similarities and differences of the cities growth and adaptation to the resources they had. Catal Huyuk, located in Southern Turkey, is a complex neolithic city which exemplifies the transition from hunter gather lifestyle to a settled agricultural lifestyle thru the cultivation of wheat and cattle breeding. Mohenjo-Daro…
Rock art can be viewed as part of everyone’s cultural heritage or as part of a specific groups’ cultural heritage. It is this difference of thought that can cause much debate on who should have access to and how to manage rock art sites. One way to ensure that the heritage is preserved regardless of what happens to the rock art itself is to record the stories that go along with the art. “Collecting and archiving [stories], with due respect for the traditional owners and in accordance with their wishes about what can or cannot be published, is as much a duty as preserving the art and its natural and archeological contexts” (Clottes, 2008:6). There is just some knowledge that is not meant to be learned or recorded.…