ARCH 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Luminescence Dating, Lithic Analysis, Theodolite
12 May 2016
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First challenge finding the traces of human action. Survey an archeological survey maps the physical remains of human activity: 1. 1 reading the landscape (page 8) Understand the distribution of sites within a region. How sites are distributed across the landscape. Where different activities took place within a site. To determine whether sites will be destroyed by construction projects. Statistical sampling works on the same basis as a public opinion poll. A carefully selected sample is used to represent a larger population. Erosion can cause re-deposits of material and complicate its origins. In situ archaeological material is considered to be in situ when it is found in the place where it was originally deposited. It is possible to identify material that has been transported by water on the basis of characteristic wear patterns and the absence of very small fragments. 2 possible problems unable to see artifacts vs. too many artifacts.
