Mini Lab #1: Types of Archaeological Sites
1. Read Chapter 4: Comprehending the Archaeological Record
2. Choose three types of subtypes from the above list or find your own.
a. These are defined in the chapter and there are even more examples.
3. Find an examplei for each of three types and answer the following questions:
a. Where is this site?
b. How old is it?
c. What was discovered there?
d. Describe a specific artefact, ecofact or feature found at this site. If possible
include a photo or drawing. Be specific here—you should be describing in detail
ONE artefact—no lists of general types.
e. List your references using the AAA format.
Archaeological Sites
There is something utterly magical about exploring the ruins of an ancient place where sophisticated and mysterious cultures once flourished before fading away. Archaeology is the study of the ancient and recent human past through material remains. Archaeologists might study the million-year-old fossils of our earliest human ancestors in Africa. Or they might study 20th-century buildings in present-day New York. There are many types of archaeological sites. Moai Statues Easter Island, Chile, is an example of the most fascinating archaeological sites. Moai statues are massive megaliths at Chile`s Easter Island, and these are what this island in the pacific is famous for. The moais were built in approximately 1400-1650 ZD by the natives of this island also known as Rapa Nui. This location was chosen since it consists to a great extent of tuff, a compressed volcanic ash which is easy to carve as the natives had no metal to carve with but used only stone tools (toki). Moai statues were built to honor chieftain or other important people who passed away.
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