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Page 1: ARCHAEOLOGY An Introduction. What is archaeology? Turn to the person sitting beside you and discuss what you believe archaeology is. Turn to the person

ARCHAEOLOGARCHAEOLOGYY

An IntroductionAn Introduction

Page 2: ARCHAEOLOGY An Introduction. What is archaeology? Turn to the person sitting beside you and discuss what you believe archaeology is. Turn to the person

What is archaeology?What is archaeology?

Turn to the person sitting beside Turn to the person sitting beside you and discuss what you believe you and discuss what you believe archaeology is.archaeology is.

Be prepared to share your ideas.Be prepared to share your ideas.

Page 3: ARCHAEOLOGY An Introduction. What is archaeology? Turn to the person sitting beside you and discuss what you believe archaeology is. Turn to the person

What is archaeology?What is archaeology?

Archaeology is the study of Archaeology is the study of remains of past human activity.remains of past human activity.

Archaeologists use these remains Archaeologists use these remains to reconstruct and interpret the to reconstruct and interpret the past.past.

Archaeology is a subdivision of Archaeology is a subdivision of anthropology, the study of anthropology, the study of humankind.humankind.

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The Archaeological The Archaeological ProcessProcess

Background ResearchBackground Research FieldworkFieldwork Laboratory Work and AnalysisLaboratory Work and Analysis InterpretationInterpretation

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The Archaeological The Archaeological Process – a Jigsaw Process – a Jigsaw

LessonLesson You will participate in two groups – a You will participate in two groups – a

home group and an expert group.home group and an expert group. In your expert group you will learn In your expert group you will learn

about one aspect of the archaeological about one aspect of the archaeological process – research, fieldwork, lab work process – research, fieldwork, lab work and analysis, or interpretation.and analysis, or interpretation.

You will bring your information back to You will bring your information back to your home group and share what you your home group and share what you have learned.have learned.

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Dowden’s Ordinary Dowden’s Ordinary SiteSite

Dowden’s Ordinary Dowden’s Ordinary is a site located is a site located in Clarksburg, in Clarksburg, Maryland, in Maryland, in Montgomery Montgomery County. County.

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Fieldwork -- Tools Fieldwork -- Tools Archaeologists UseArchaeologists UseDATA SHEETDATA SHEET

A data sheet is an A data sheet is an important tool. It important tool. It

captures what captures what has happened at has happened at the site, such as the site, such as

artifacts that artifacts that were found, and were found, and

observations.observations.

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Fieldwork -- Tools Fieldwork -- Tools Archaeologists UseArchaeologists Use

The Munsell Soil The Munsell Soil Color ChartColor Chart provides a provides a

standard name standard name for soil colors so for soil colors so that soil at the that soil at the

site can be site can be compared with compared with soil from other soil from other

sites. sites.

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Fieldwork -- Tools Fieldwork -- Tools Archaeologists UseArchaeologists UseAll artifacts All artifacts

collected from a collected from a unit are placed in unit are placed in their own bag and their own bag and carefully labeled carefully labeled

so that so that interpretation and interpretation and

analysis of the analysis of the site may be done site may be done

following following excavation. excavation.

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Fieldwork -- Tools Fieldwork -- Tools Archaeologists UseArchaeologists Use

SCREENSCREEN

A screen is used to A screen is used to filter out small filter out small

rocks, clumps of rocks, clumps of soil, and other soil, and other natural objects.natural objects.

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Fieldwork -- Tools Fieldwork -- Tools Archaeologists UseArchaeologists Use

All the soil that is All the soil that is excavated is excavated is

sifted through a sifted through a screen or 1/4 inch screen or 1/4 inch

mesh to be mesh to be certain that all certain that all the artifacts or the artifacts or

cultural material cultural material has been has been

recovered. recovered.

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Fieldwork -- Tools Fieldwork -- Tools Archaeologists UseArchaeologists Use

The trowel is a tool The trowel is a tool used to carefully used to carefully

and evenly and evenly scrape across the scrape across the

surface of the surface of the excavation area excavation area so that artifacts so that artifacts are uncovered are uncovered

and soil changes and soil changes are easily noted. are easily noted.

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Fieldwork – Excavating Fieldwork – Excavating Dowden’s Ordinary Dowden’s Ordinary

SiteSite

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Fieldwork – Excavating Fieldwork – Excavating Dowden’s Ordinary Dowden’s Ordinary

SiteSite

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Fieldwork – Recording Fieldwork – Recording Dowden’s Ordinary Dowden’s Ordinary SiteSite

Recording the Recording the position of the position of the

rocks unearthed rocks unearthed at the trash pit at the trash pit

unit.unit.

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Laboratory Work and Laboratory Work and AnalysisAnalysis

Artifacts such as Artifacts such as this piece of this piece of

ceramic were ceramic were uncovered at the uncovered at the

site.site.