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Archaeology Test #1
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Archaeology
Undergraduate 1
09/26/2012

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Term
What are the goals of arch?
Definition
WHAT happened, HOW did they live, WHY did they do the things they do, HOW did the culture carry on
Term
Matrix
Definition
The surrounding deposit in which arch finds are made
Term
Culture
Definition
The invented, taught, and learned pattern of human behavior.
Term
Provenience
Definition
3D find spot
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Association
Definition
Relationship between an artifact and other arch finds in a layer/deposit/feature
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Provenance
Definition
History or ownership of an art object from the time of discovery or creation
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Principle of Association
Definition
Object is contemporary with the other objects found in the same arch deposit or level
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Principle of Superposition
Definition
any undisturbed sequence of layers, the bottom layer is the oldest
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Name 4 types of arch
Definition
May include: Paleoanthropology, prehistoric, historic, egyptology, biblical, classical, industrial, underwater
Term
What were the 3 earliest artifacts?
Definition
Stone, pottery, metal
Term
Feature
Example?
Definition
non portable, non structures, contains artifacts
Example: trash pit
Term
Structure
Example?
Definition
Community or settlement
Example:
Term
Sites
Example?
Definition
Any physical/spacial space of human manifestation
Example:
Term
How old is earth?
Definition
4.6 billion years old
Term
How old is human lineage?
Definition
6-8 million years old
Term
How old is civilization?
Definition
5,500 years old
Term
Perthes
Definition
Association of human tools with bones of extinct animals in deeply buried strata
Term
Lyell
Definition
Uniformitarianism
Term
Ussher
Definition
Bible: creation in 4004 BC
Term
Darwin
Definition
Theory of evolution, natural selection
Term
Cole
Definition
Theory of cultural evolution
Term
Thomsen
Definition
3 Age System
Term
Deetz
Definition
Changing style of New England gravestones
Term
What is Thomsen's 3 Age System?
Definition
Stone, Bronze, Iron
Term
Stratigraphy/superposition
Definition
The layering of sites, the lower the layer, the older
Term
Seriation/ typology
Definition
Chronological ordering based on changes of style
Term
Absolute dating
Definition
Knowing the exact date, more of less 100 years
Term
Whats an example of an object of Known Age?
Definition
Coins. Often have the date right on them
Term
Cultural evolution
Definition
If species evolve, cultures do also
Term
Dendrochronolgy
Definition
Tree-ring dating
Term
Radiocarbon dating
Definition
One of the most common dating methods. Used to date something between 1-2 million years
Half life is 5,730 years
Term
Potassium-Argon dating
Definition
Half-life of K-40= 1.3 billion years
Term
Key elements of research
Definition
Research design, documentary evidence, historical records, written accounts, survey, excavation, analysis, publication, interpretation, conservation
Term
Paleoanthropology
Definition
finding sites, the nature of the fossil evidence, identifying genera and species, dating finds, pace of discovery
Term
Gorillas, chimps, and humans, diverged ___________ mya
Definition
6-8 million years ago
Term
What are 4 evolutionary characteristics of humans?
Definition
Bipedalism (walking on two feet),
tool use (stone tools, sharpened edges)
Increased brain size
Term
Hominin
Definition
Anyone that has chimps as their ancestors
Example: Homo, Australopithecus
Term
Habilis
Definition
Handy with your hands
Term
Stone tool industry associated with homo habilis
Definition
Term
Which hominin was first to leave Africa?
Definition
Homo Erectus
Term
Genus and species of Lucy
Definition
Term
What does Cro-Magnon mean?
Definition
Term
Pleistoecene Period
Definition
Term
Paleolithic Period
Definition
Term
Regional Continuity
Definition
Term
Popular replacement theory
Definition
Term
Mt. Carmel
Definition
Site in Israel. Found modern human fossils that alternate with Neanderthal fossils
Term
Shanadar cave
Definition
Neanderthal fossils
Term
Musterian tool industry group
Definition
Neanderthals
Term
Shell, bone, and antler tools
Definition
Cro- magnon
Term
Orgnation
Definition
Cro-magnon
Term
Zapharia Cave
Definition
They found most recent neanderthal fossils
Term
Sumhir, Russia
Definition
Cro-magnon fossils, found baby fossils
Term
Mesrick, Ukraine
Definition
Cro-Magnon, mammoth bone husks
Term
Material culture
Definition
Artifacts, Structure, sites, feature
Term
Arch record consists of
Definition
Material culture, context
Term
Wheeler
Definition
"Arch is surgery on the landscape"
Term
monkeys to humans
Definition
6-8 million years ago
Term
Oldowan tool system
Definition
Habilis
Term
Achuan
Definition
Erectus
Term
Demansi hominins
Definition
Found in Georgia. 1.77 MYA. Evidence for dispersal of homo erectus in africa
Term
Johnson
Definition
Discovered Lucy. Australopithecus Aferensis. Ethiopia
Term
Geological time scale
Definition
Eon, Era, Period, Epic
Term
Lucy
Definition
sexual dimorphism
Term
Mary Leaky
Definition
Letoli footprints. "Salem" juvenile
Term
In situ
Definition
Same position
Term
First complex society
Definition
10,000 years ago
Term
Turkana Boy
Definition
Homo Erectus
Term
Homo sapiens emerging
Definition
100,000-200,000
Term
Jefferson
Definition
Discovered indian burial grounds
Term
Schliemann
Definition
excavated troy
Term
Boule
Definition
"Old Man" from La Chapelle
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