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Archaeology

What is Archaeology? One of 4 sub-fields Anthropology Study of ancient cultures through material remains Artifacts Aims to explain origins & development of human culture “Speak to the earth and it shall teach thee”

Why is Archaeology Important? “History is to society as memory is to the individual.” Importance: Provides a means to learn about our past True for cultures with and without any written history “History will be kind to me because I intend to write it” ~Winston Churchill

Can You Determine Where the following artifacts come from?

What is it?

How Archaeologists Conduct Research 1) Survey Site 2) Excavation Step 1: Remove top soil Step 2: Site plan Step 3: Study artifacts

Dating Methods: Absolute vs. Relative

Absolute Dating Dendrochronology Carbon 14 Potassium-argon Thermoluminescence

Relative Dating: Determining the Order of Events Law of Horizontality Layers form horizontally Law of Superposition Oldest on bottom; Youngest on top Law of Association Objects in same layer = same age

Garbology William Rathje

Which Character Represents the Best Possible Way to Uncover the Past?

The Ark of the Covenant