2 The process of archaeology
This part is about the process of archaeology: finding, excavating, analyzing, and interpreting archaeological sites and data. The lessons build on the basic concepts presented in Chapter 1. If taught as a whole, this part will give students a broad understanding of the archaeological process, but the lessons are designed to be taught singly as well.
- 2.1The process of archaeology: Introduction
- 2.2Gridding a site
- 2.3Stratigraphy and cross-dating
- 2.4Artifact classification
- 2.5Tree-ring dating
- 2.6Archaeobotany
- 2.7Measuring pots
- 2.8Experimental archaeology: Making cordage
- 2.9Mending pottery
- 2.10Looking at an object
- 2.11Archaeological soils
- 2.12Inference by analogy
