ARCH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Chronological Dating, Absolute Monarchy, Uniformitarianism

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Archaeology
• Course: ARCH 100
• Professor: Francesco Berna

Document Summary

1: archeology = uncovering/understanding material traces of human past, 8 principles of arch. Stewardship: archeologists work to preserve the arch record . Accountability: accountable to public and must consult with others affected by their research. Public education/outreach: archies should reach out to cooperate w/ interested ppl in public. Intellectual property: original objects/materials f/ arch research should not be treated as personal possessions. They are to be shared with the public. Public reporting/publication: knowledge gained f/ arch research be published. Training/resources: archies must have training/facilities/support to carry out research. Arch= our cultural heritage: tangible(physical) = movables (paintings), immovable (buildings), underwater (ruins/shipwreck, intangible = oral tradition/performing arts. Archeological record: info f/ past survives to present: identification (what, localization (where, chronological dating (when, use (why) Material culture: tangible surviving evidence of past activities. Understand past by looking @ arch record (things left behind)