Intro to Archaeology QUIZ 1 (ANTH 107)
What is modern archaeology?
Anthropology creators Darwin, Tylor, and Morgan.
What is the 3 age system?
Stone, Bronze, Iron age
In post-processual archaeology what is testing vs. authority?
create a testable hypothesis versus the researcher reaching a conclusion
What is the speculative phase?
early stages of collecting artifacts starting with Hesiod. named the Gold and Bronze time period. Nabonidus a Babylon king collected artifacts
What did Darwin believe?
evolution and natural selection chose survivors. "survival of the fittest"
In post-processual archaeology what is explain vs. describe?
explain the artifacts and how they worked versus describing the past
In post-processual archaeology what is process vs. history?
explain the process of culture versus assumptions of the past
How did Hoddard help form new archeology?
he worked in Catalhoyuk and began two new methods. the first was to discuss at the site with other researchers what the site could explain. the second was to get many different inputs from the locals, visitors, and researchers.
What is secondary context?
is a finding that could have been moved by looters, wind, water, or erosion. it is not in the original location
What is primary context?
is a finding that hasn't been disturbed and in the original location
What are the parts of context?
matrix, provenience, formation process, climate
What is archaeology?
separate part of anthropology that looks at objects of the past
In post-processual archaeology what is deductive vs. inductive reasoning?
use an artifact or physical evidence to explain that is debatable instead of assuming concrete ideas
What is new archaeology?
used carbon dating to and science tools to put in order artifacts. changed research methods to science methods
What did Tylor and Morgan believe?
3 stages of people moved from Savagery to Barbarism to Civilization
What is classification?
Willey ordered artifacts by time period and people order
define site
a group of buildings or a city
define feature
a structure or part of a village or town
define artifact
an object of the past
