CAS AR 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Mortimer Wheeler, Stone Tool, Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle
3 Feb 2016
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Excavation principle method of data acquisition through removal of soil deposits & other material covering them & accompanying them: human activities at a particular period in the past (archaeology. Essentials: changes in those activities from period to period (archaeology. Essentials: horizontal dimension arch. "s demonstrate that activities occurred at the same time by proving through excavation that artifacts & features are found in association in an undisturbed context, vertical dimension arch. "s analyze changes through time by stratigraphy. Stratigraphy study of archaeological layers found during excavation: stratification the layers (strata) are laid down on top of each other, refitted attempting to put stone tools & flakes back together again. & provides information on how to make a stone tool like they did back then. Recovery & recording of the evidence: sieving, artifacts are given #"s & are entered in a log book.
