ANTHRO 150 1nd Edition Lecture 1 Outline of Current Lecture I. Syllabus OverviewII. What is Archaeology?Current LectureI. Syllabus Overview- All readings available on Moodle.- Section Attendance: 20% Section Participation: 20% Weekly written assignments: 20% Midterm exam: 20% Final exam: 20%II. What is Archaeology?- Archaeology A study aiming to describe, reconstruct, and understand human behavior and cultural patterns using material remains. - They seek to answer the when, why, and where of human history through all time.- (from Reading #1) “Archaeologists constantly face the paradox of individual human mortality and cultural immortality”- Four Goals:I. Form: Description and classification of the physical evidence recoveredII. Function: To determine the ancient behavior represented by the physical remainsIII. Cultural Process: Explain how/why they changed through timeIV. Meaning: Derived from record/ discoveries from 1-3 - Artifact: Anything that has been made or modified by humans- Archaeologists:These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.I. Use the scientific method to gain knowledge through direct observationII. Formulate and test hypothesesIII. Through hypothesis testing, we arrive at a theory - Archaeological Record: Material remains
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