1.8 (a) Principles of Prehistoric Archaeology

Question 1

Who was first to find tool?

which period?

Answer 1

Aimé Louis Rutot

Eolithic

Question 2

Who gave names to tool techniques?

Answer 2

Gabriel-de-Montillel.

Question 3

Principle of Archaeology

Pre-method in Archaeology

Answer 3

Identifying the sites
Excavation take place
Dating is done

Question 4

Identifying sites

Answer 4

Locate site based on fossil evidence/artifacts.
Location survey is done.
Use technique of identifying sites.

Question 5

How Excavation takes place?

Answer 5

Time taking and costly process with great care
Systematic hydraulic excavation
clearing the site, 
making a grid,
fixed to small dantum points
excavation is done

Question 6

Dating is done by 2 methods

Answer 6

To look @ age. Different technology is used:
Relative- dating method that determine whether one particular fossile or artificate came before or after
Absolute.

Question 7

Sub-surface testing for locating the site

Answer 7

1. Digging hole and checking whether there is any archaeological evidence
2. Proton magnetometer: Sensor to detect difference in soil magnetic field caused by any buried artifact.
3. Electrical Resistivity meter: To measure electricity in soil, hence find same thing but look at thermal resistivity.