Lithic debris and discard found at the site of where stone tools were made
What is Debitage
100
A Bronze age ceremonial center in southern England that was an early focus of archaeological interest
What is Stonehenge
100
Developed the theory of evolution by natural selection which explained why and how animals changed through time
Who is Charles Darwin
100
The study of sites located on the sea floor and lakes and river bottoms is known as what type of archaeology
What is Underwater Archaeology
100
The system developed by Danish archaeologist Christian Jurgensen Thomsen which subdivides the prehistoric past into ages: stone, bronze and iron
What is The Three Age System
200
Fossilized excrement found at archaeological sites is known as
What is a Coprolite
200
Roman town destroyed in a volcanic eruption which preserved the bodies of towns inhabitants
What is Pompeii
200
Discovered the remains of the oldest known hominid, Known as Lucy in the Olduvai Gorge
Who is Louis and Mary Leaky
200
The study of sites which contain remains of the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome:
What is Classic Archaeology
200
The theory which suggests that migration occurred before the People of Clovis
What is the Pre-Clovis Model
300
The arrangement of a collection of artifacts chronologically is known as?
What is Seriation
300
This site, in china, contains terracotta figures of soldiers, horses and chariots, and was constructed durring the Quin Dynasty with the manual labor of over 600,000 people for the 1st emperor of China
What is the Tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi
300
These person challenged the belief of a divinely constructed earth with his theory of uniformitarianism which stated that the earth was shaped by long term natural process
Who is James Hutton/Charles Lyell
300
The study of sites from periods of time from which written records exist
What is Historic Archaeology
300
The Theory which suggest that migration occurred at two different times in prehistory
What is The Dual Migration Model
400
The source, origin, or location of an artifact or feature and the recording of same. It is the position of an archaeological find in time and space, recorded three-dimensionally
What is Provenience
400
Known as the oldest site in the Americas, this Chilean site challenges the Clovis First model with its surprising date of 14,700 cal BP
What is the site of Monte Verde
400
Developed and founded what was termed the New Archaeology as a result of emphasizing the use of the scientific method of archaeology: also developed foundational models for hunter gatherer mobility patterns
Who is Lewis Binford
400
The study of sites from periods of time from which written records do not exist:
What is Prehistoric/Pre-Colonial Archaeology
400
The Theory which suggest that migration occurred at two different times in prehistory
Developed by Julian Steward this theory contrasted with unilinear cultural evolution suggesting that very few concrete features of culture would appear in a similar regular ordered process
What is Mulitcultural Evolution
500
This expression is derived from the study of sites and the artifacts and structures in them in a temporal and special context
What is Cultural History
500
Crow Magnon cave painting in france discovered in france, by near accident in 1994
What is CROTTE DE CHAUVET
500
Developed the method of measurement for the Radioactive decay of Carbon into RadioCarbon for the use of artifact dating in the 1940’s
What is WILLARD LIBBY
500
This approach relies upon the scientific method to formulate testable hypotheses while focusing on the cultural process and often includes the environmental influence on the explanation of culture change
What is PROCESSUAL ARCHAEOLOGY
500
A theory closely associated with Marx and Engles which stresses the examination of technology, economy and environment as aspects of culture which survive well in the archaeological record