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Antroexam1
Question | Answer |
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Alfred Kidder | Pecos Conference, 1920s-1930s, Pecos Canyon |
Frank Cushing | Participant observation and Zuni Tribe late 19th century |
George Curvier | Catastrphist, multiple disaster brought on by God by late 17th century early 18th century |
Jean Baptist Lamarck | accquired characteristics, giraffes, essentialism, early 1800s |
Sir Charles Lyell | uniformitarianism, Principles of Geology 1833 |
James Hutton | gradualism, earth process is slow and steady, late 1700s and early 1800s |
Charles Darwin | Origin of Species 1859 |
John Lubbock | prehistoric times 1865, paleolithic, mesolithic and neolithic periods |
Marvin Harris | materialist, modes of production and reproduction |
Lewis Binford | new archaeology, 1960s, middle range theory, optimal foraging |
Hernan Cortex | conquers Aztec in 1520s |
Franz Boaz | father of American anthropology, first department in NY |
William Stukeley | "discovers" and records Stonehenge, 1723 |
Napoleon Bonaparte | discovers the Rosetta Stone late 1790s, Egyptian, creek and cuneiform |
Thomsen and Worssae | three age system, 1820s-1830s |
Thomas Jefferson | father of American archaeology 1790s-early 1800s, systematic excavation |
William Smith | stratigraphy |
Stephens and Catherwood | Uxmal, Copan, Chitzen Itza etc ancient Mayan civilizations 1840s into the early 20th century |
Julian Steward | cultural ecology 1930s |
Alfred Kroeber | first department of anthropology in Berkley 20th century student of Boaz |
Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) | 20,000 years ago |
Clovis theory | peopling of the New World |
Bering Land Bridge | exposed during LGM due to ocean levels being lowered 300-400 ft |
Geofact | looks like an artifact but is natural |
Ecofact | other parts of the assemblage, the stone debris, bones, leftovers from activities etc |
Assemblage | everything collected from the archaeological context |
Feature | fire pit, house, roch alignment, carin, workstation, rock art, etc |
Seven Steps to Archaeological Inquiry | planning, reconnaissance, survey, excavation, data collection, analysis, and publication |
Planning | first aid/things to bring:clothes shoes etc water; ask questions: transportation, where is the site, money, what do you want? |
Reconnaissance | asking questions: who has already been here, who is researching there, what they've found, looking at maps etc |
Survey | look around, start a grid from a point of reference (set flags etc) make a 'map' of things on the ground |
Excavation | set a base line, then build a grid system |
Data collection |