ANT200H5 Lecture 1: ANT200 Lec 1 Sept 11
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Archaeology the study of the human past, material remains (i. e. archaeological record) with the aim of ordering & describing the events of the past & explain their behavioral meaning. Understand the past to make use of it. Recovery and analysis of human remains to understand human past. Goal: reconstruct human history + understanding cultures + explain their meaning. Why?) are at the heart of modern archaeology. Interest in the past (antiquarianism) vs systematic study of the past (archaeologists) Antiquarianism interest in (and collection of) ancient objects of art or science, archaeological and historic sites, or historic archives and manuscripts. Not interested in using materials in the context of the past, only its value. Lu dalin earliest catalogue of examined antiquities by 1091, bernard de montfaucon antiquity explained and represented in sculptures 1721-1722. Before the renaissance, europe didn"t believe there was a deeper human history and therefore couldn"t connect old antiquities to humans.
