Duppies, Rum, and Digging in the Caribbean
... the Pierhead had unearthed skeletal remains while preparing a site for the expansion of a local shopping mall. The skeletal remains turned out to be human, and further investigation revealed more burials at the site. We spent the day surveying this unmarked and forgotten cemetery, and recording info ...
... the Pierhead had unearthed skeletal remains while preparing a site for the expansion of a local shopping mall. The skeletal remains turned out to be human, and further investigation revealed more burials at the site. We spent the day surveying this unmarked and forgotten cemetery, and recording info ...
Radical Archaeology as Dissent
... anthropology and development compromises the discipline’s intellectual integrity and autonomy. By funding the majority of archaeological research conducted in the US, developers assure the content of scholar’s work will never contradict the policies or conflict with the interests of those political ...
... anthropology and development compromises the discipline’s intellectual integrity and autonomy. By funding the majority of archaeological research conducted in the US, developers assure the content of scholar’s work will never contradict the policies or conflict with the interests of those political ...
The Politics of Old Bones
... racial science and therefore much of its content was more political than biological. But a new way of scientific thinking had begun and progressive physical anthropologists began to reject the old typological racial categories and the baggage that came with them. The Americans have called this trans ...
... racial science and therefore much of its content was more political than biological. But a new way of scientific thinking had begun and progressive physical anthropologists began to reject the old typological racial categories and the baggage that came with them. The Americans have called this trans ...
Anthropology 280: Introduction to Archaeology
... what I want read by each class), but I won’t typically summarize them for you. You’re responsible for reading and bringing questions to class and section. Reading is required and central to the class. Archaeologists juggle details based on finds on one hand, with larger understandings based on broad ...
... what I want read by each class), but I won’t typically summarize them for you. You’re responsible for reading and bringing questions to class and section. Reading is required and central to the class. Archaeologists juggle details based on finds on one hand, with larger understandings based on broad ...
Bronislaw Malinowski 1884
... ---was born in Krakow, Poland on April 7, 1884 and became influential in British anthropology and is the founder of Functionalism. His first field study came in 1915-18 (Trobriand Islanders of New Guinea in the southwest Pacific). He used a holistic approach in studying the native’s social interacti ...
... ---was born in Krakow, Poland on April 7, 1884 and became influential in British anthropology and is the founder of Functionalism. His first field study came in 1915-18 (Trobriand Islanders of New Guinea in the southwest Pacific). He used a holistic approach in studying the native’s social interacti ...
Archaeological Research at the 1778-79 Winter
... the site, complete collection of the central areas was decided upon rather than a sampling strategy. Total collection carried with it an added benefit, in that removal of vegetation made it possible to record more completely surface configurations of rock and similar features by drawing and photogra ...
... the site, complete collection of the central areas was decided upon rather than a sampling strategy. Total collection carried with it an added benefit, in that removal of vegetation made it possible to record more completely surface configurations of rock and similar features by drawing and photogra ...
WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE
... All cultures had methods of sustaining themselves. The impact of those methods on their environments is an underlying theme throughout archaeology. Because this is a global discipline that incorporates the dimensions of time, it is able to better understand the big picture of the consequences of hum ...
... All cultures had methods of sustaining themselves. The impact of those methods on their environments is an underlying theme throughout archaeology. Because this is a global discipline that incorporates the dimensions of time, it is able to better understand the big picture of the consequences of hum ...
Des Moines Register 04-01-06 Bones at ISU site will be examined
... side of the Memorial Union during a construction expansion project had no historical significance. McCormick said Friday that opinions started to differ last week as word got out about the discovery. "We were sorting through the opinions we heard." Now, he said, "We think there's merit to doing some ...
... side of the Memorial Union during a construction expansion project had no historical significance. McCormick said Friday that opinions started to differ last week as word got out about the discovery. "We were sorting through the opinions we heard." Now, he said, "We think there's merit to doing some ...
Summary in English
... is presently – inevitably – based more on speculative assumption than on fact. That said, Amotopo shows clearly the differences between how present-day Trio live now, compared with how they used to live. It shows ...
... is presently – inevitably – based more on speculative assumption than on fact. That said, Amotopo shows clearly the differences between how present-day Trio live now, compared with how they used to live. It shows ...
What Is Archaeology?
... species of trees reflect variations in seasonal and annual rainfall. Trees from the same species, growing in the same area or environment will be exposed to the same conditions, and hence their growth rings will match at the point where ...
... species of trees reflect variations in seasonal and annual rainfall. Trees from the same species, growing in the same area or environment will be exposed to the same conditions, and hence their growth rings will match at the point where ...
Congratulations 10 Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium
... beings close to 200,000 years ago, there is still debate as to when Homo sapiens sapiens became intellectually, or behaviorally, "fully modern." This study examined the transition periods between the predecessors of Homo sapiens, sometimes called “archaic Homo sapiens,” who emerge in the archaeologi ...
... beings close to 200,000 years ago, there is still debate as to when Homo sapiens sapiens became intellectually, or behaviorally, "fully modern." This study examined the transition periods between the predecessors of Homo sapiens, sometimes called “archaic Homo sapiens,” who emerge in the archaeologi ...
Learning Through Building in Second Life: ECHS ANTH 1000 Archaeology Projects Abstract:
... archaeological site and then build a replica in Second Life. In addition to the replica you as a team will have to produce a series of researched notecards that you attach to various features in your SL build discussing the site. 50% of your grade will come from this group component (i.e. the build ...
... archaeological site and then build a replica in Second Life. In addition to the replica you as a team will have to produce a series of researched notecards that you attach to various features in your SL build discussing the site. 50% of your grade will come from this group component (i.e. the build ...
suggested films
... a. Cultural resource management (CRM), or contract archaeology, is concerned with excavating sites that are threatened by modern development. b. Most other sites are selected for excavation because they are well suited to address a series of specific research questions. 3. Before a site is excavated ...
... a. Cultural resource management (CRM), or contract archaeology, is concerned with excavating sites that are threatened by modern development. b. Most other sites are selected for excavation because they are well suited to address a series of specific research questions. 3. Before a site is excavated ...
archaeology - Montgomery College
... DATA SHEET A data sheet is an important tool. It captures what has happened at the site, such as artifacts that were found, and observations. ...
... DATA SHEET A data sheet is an important tool. It captures what has happened at the site, such as artifacts that were found, and observations. ...
Anthropology 110 Mid Term Study Guide
... Introduction to Archaeology Fall 2004 Mid Term Study Guide Key Terms: Define each of these terms Occums razor Pseudoscience Law Hypothesis Theory Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic (meaning and origins) Reductive vs. Additive or compositional technologies Goals of Archaeology Scientific Method Mater ...
... Introduction to Archaeology Fall 2004 Mid Term Study Guide Key Terms: Define each of these terms Occums razor Pseudoscience Law Hypothesis Theory Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic (meaning and origins) Reductive vs. Additive or compositional technologies Goals of Archaeology Scientific Method Mater ...
Excavation (archaeology)
In archaeology, excavation is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains. An excavation site or ""dig"" is a site being studied. Such a site excavation concerns itself with a specific archaeological site or a connected series of sites, and may be conducted over as little as several weeks to over a number of years.