exam 3 - archeology Flashcards
enculturation
 the process by which children learn culture
What are the two major components of fieldwork in archaeological anthropology?
Systematic survey and excavation
What do anthropological archeologists study?
Material remains
The argument that behavior in a particular culture should not be judged by the standards of another culture
Cultural relativism
The study of hominid evolution and human life as revealed by the fossil record
Paleo anthropology
Cultural change that results when 2 or more cultures have continuous firsthand contact
Acculturation
Processes that are causing nations and people to be increasingly interlinked and mutually dependent
Globalization
If archeologists evaluate a site is significant it, is either excavated to recover the information it contains, or it is avoided and protected
Cultural resource management
The study of human history and prehistory through excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains
Archeology
The activity or process of keeping something valued, alive, intact, or free from damage or decay
Preservation
People that examine data or evidence of disease patterns, which help them understand the history of epidemics
Epidemiologists
Process that begins with pre - excavation planning, including developing a research design that draws on
Excavation
A process whereby archaeological data are organized sufficiently to insure future scholars have ready access to it, and stoned in a facility that will insure their long term protection
Curation
“False” archeology. People don’t understand the evidence they are using to make generalizations
Psuedoarcheology
Red flags of psuedoarcheology
Outdated language, false questions, poor logic and evidence, superficiality
