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Archaeologyorarcheology,[1]isthestudyofhumanactivityinthepast,primarilythroughtherecoveryandanalysisofthematerialcultureandenvironmentaldatathathasbeenleftbehindbypasthumanpopulations,whichincludesartifacts,architecture,biofacts(alsoknownasecofacts)andculturallandscapes(thearchaeologicalrecord).Becausearchaeologyemploysawiderangeofdifferentprocedures,itcanbeconsideredtobebothasocialscienceandahumanity,[2]andintheUnitedStates,itisthoughtofasabranchofanthropology,[3]althoughinEurope,itisviewedasadisciplineinitsownright,orrelatedtootherdisciplines.Forexample,muchofarchaeologyintheUnitedKingdomisconsideredapartthestudyofhistory,whileinFranceitisconsideredpartofGeology.

ArchaeologystudieshumanprehistoryandhistoryfromthedevelopmentofthefirststonetoolsineasternAfrica4millionyearsagoupuntilrecentdecades.[4](Archaeologydoesnotincludethedisciplineofpaleontology).Itisofmostimportanceforlearningaboutprehistoricsocieties,whentherearenowrittenrecordsforhistorianstostudy,makingupover99%oftotalhumanhistory,fromthePaleolithicuntiltheadventofliteracyinanygivensociety.[2]Archaeologyhasvariousgoals,whichrangefromstudyinghumanevolutiontoculturalevolutionandunderstandingculturehistory.[5]

Thedisciplineinvolvessurveying,excavationandeventuallyanalysisofdatacollectedtolearnmoreaboutthepast.Inbroadscope,archaeologyreliesoncrossdisciplinaryresearch.Itdrawsuponanthropology,history,arthistory,classics,ethnology,geography,[6]geology,[7][8][9]linguistics,semiology,physics,informationsciences,chemistry,statistics,paleoecology,paleontology,paleozoology,paleoethnobotany,andpaleobotany.

ArchaeologydevelopedoutofantiquarianisminEuropeduringthe19thcentury,andhassincebecomeadisciplinepracticedacrosstheworld.Sinceitsearlydevelopment,variousspecificsubdisciplinesofarchaeologyhavedeveloped,includingmaritimearchaeology,feministarchaeologyandarchaeoastronomy,andnumerousdifferentscientifictechniqueshavebeendevelopedtoaidarchaeologicalinvestigation.Nonetheless,today,archaeologistsfacemanyproblems,suchasdealingwithpseudoarchaeology,thelootingofartifacts,alackofpublicinterest,andoppositiontotheexcavationofhumanremains.

Contents

1History1.1Antiquarians1.2Firstexcavations1.3Developmentofarchaeologicalmethod

2Purpose

2.1Theory

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2.1Theory3Methods

3.1Remotesensing3.2Fieldsurvey3.3Excavation3.4Analysis3.5Virtualarchaeology3.6Drones

4Academicsubdisciplines4.1Historicalarchaeology4.2Ethnoarchaeology4.3Experimentalarchaeology4.4Archaeometry4.5Culturalresourcesmanagement

5Popularviewsofarchaeology6Currentissuesandcontroversy

6.1Publicarchaeology6.2Pseudoarchaeology6.3Looting6.4Descendantpeoples

6.4.1Repatriation7Fictionalarchaeologists8Seealso9References10Bibliography11Furtherreading12Externallinks

History

Antiquarians

Thescienceofarchaeology(fromGreek,archaiologiafrom,arkhaios,"ancient"and,logia,"logy")[10]grewoutoftheoldermultidisciplinarystudyknownasantiquarianism.Antiquariansstudiedhistorywithparticularattentiontoancientartefactsandmanuscripts,aswellashistoricalsites.Antiquarianismfocusedontheempiricalevidencethatexistedfortheunderstandingofthepast,encapsulatedinthemottoofthe18thcenturyantiquary,SirRichardColtHoare,"Wespeakfromfactsnottheory".TentativestepstowardsthesystematizationofarchaeologyasasciencetookplaceduringtheEnlightenmenterainEuropeinthe17thand18thcenturies.[11]

InEurope,philosophicalinterestintheremainsofGrecoRomancivilisationandtherediscoveryofclassicalculturebeganinthelateMiddleAge.FlavioBiondoanItalianRenaissancehumanisthistoriancreatedasystematicguidetotheruinsandtopographyofancientRomeintheearly15thcenturyforwhichhehasbeencalledanearlyfounderofarchaeology.Antiquarians,includingJohnLelandandWilliamCamden,conductedsurveysoftheEnglishcountryside,drawing,describingandinterpretingthemonumentsthattheyencountered.

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AnearlyphotographofStonehengetakenJuly1877

Artefactsdiscoveredatthe1808BushBarrowexcavationbySirRichardColtHoareandWilliamCunnington.

Firstexcavations

OneofthefirstsitestoundergoarchaeologicalexcavationwasStonehengeandothermegalithicmonumentsinEngland.JohnAubreywasapioneerarchaeologistwhorecordednumerousmegalithicandotherfieldmonumentsinsouthernEngland.Hewasalsoaheadofhistimeintheanalysisofhisfindings.Heattemptedtochartthechronologicalstylisticevolutionofhandwriting,medievalarchitecture,costume,andshieldshapes.[12]

ExcavationswerealsocarriedoutintheancienttownsofPompeiiandHerculaneum,bothofwhichhadbeencoveredbyashduringtheEruptionofMountVesuviusinAD79.These

excavationsbeganin1748inPompeii,whileinHerculaneumtheybeganin1738.Thediscoveryofentiretowns,completewithutensilsandevenhumanshapes,aswelltheunearthingofancientfrescos,hadabigimpactthroughoutEurope.

However,priortothedevelopmentofmoderntechniques,excavationstendedtobehaphazardtheimportanceofconceptssuchasstratificationandcontextwereoverlooked.[13]

Developmentofarchaeologicalmethod

ThefatherofarchaeologicalexcavationwasWilliamCunnington(17541810).HeundertookexcavationsinWiltshirefromaround1798,[14]fundedbySirRichardColtHoare.CunningtonmademeticulousrecordingsofneolithicandBronzeAgebarrows,andthetermsheusedtocategoriseanddescribethemarestillusedbyarchaeologiststoday.[15]

Oneofthemajorachievementsof19thcenturyarchaeologywasthedevelopmentofstratigraphy.TheideaofoverlappingstratatracingbacktosuccessiveperiodswasborrowedfromthenewgeologicalandpalaeontologicalworkofscholarslikeWilliamSmith,JamesHuttonandCharlesLyell.TheapplicationofstratigraphytoarchaeologyfirsttookplacewiththeexcavationsofprehistoricalandBronzeAgesites.Inthethirdandfourthdecadesofthe19thcentury,archaeologistslikeJacquesBoucherdePerthesandChristianJrgensenThomsenbegantoputtheartifactstheyhadfoundinchronologicalorder.

Amajorfigureinthedevelopmentofarchaeologyintoarigoroussciencewasthearmyofficerandethnologist,AugustusPittRivers,[16]whobeganexcavationsonhislandinEnglandinthe1880s.Hisapproachwashighlymethodicalbythestandardsofthetime,andheiswidelyregardedasthefirstscientificarchaeologist.Hearrangedhisartefactsbytypeor"typologically,andwithintypesbydateor"chronologically".Thisstyleofarrangement,designedtohighlighttheevolutionarytrendsinhuman

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MortimerWheelerpioneeredsystematicexcavationintheearly20thcentury.Pictured,arehisexcavationsatMaidenCastle,Dorset,inOctober1937.

artefacts,wasofenormoussignificancefortheaccuratedatingoftheobjects.Hismostimportantmethodologicalinnovationwashisinsistencethatallartefacts,notjustbeautifuloruniqueones,becollectedandcatalogued.[17]

WilliamFlindersPetrieisanothermanwhomaylegitimatelybecalledtheFatherofArchaeology.Hispainstakingrecordingandstudyofartefacts,bothinEgyptandlaterinPalestine,laiddownmanyoftheideasbehindmodernarchaeologicalrecordingheremarkedthat"Ibelievethetruelineofresearchliesinthenotingandcomparisonofthesmallestdetails."Petriedevelopedthesystemofdatinglayersbasedonpotteryandceramicfindings,whichrevolutionizedthechronologicalbasisofEgyptology.PetriewasthefirsttoscientificallyinvestigatetheGreatPyramidinEgyptduringthe1880s.[18]HewasalsoresponsibleformentoringandtrainingawholegenerationofEgyptologists,includingHowardCarterwhowentontoachievefamewiththediscoveryofthetombof14thcenturyBCpharaohTutankhamun.

ThefirststratigraphicexcavationtoreachwidepopularitywithpublicwasthatofHissarlik,onthesiteofancientTroy,carriedoutbyHeinrichSchliemann,FrankCalvert,WilhelmDrpfeldandCarlBlegeninthe1870s.Thesescholarsindividuatedninedifferentcitiesthathadoverlappedwithoneanother,fromprehistorytotheHellenisticperiod.[19]Meanwhile,theworkofSirArthurEvansatKnossosinCreterevealedtheancientexistenceofanequallyadvancedMinoancivilization.[20]

ThenextmajorfigureinthedevelopmentofarchaeologywasSirMortimerWheeler,whosehighlydisciplinedapproachtoexcavationandsystematiccoverageinthe1920sand1930sbroughtthescienceonswiftly.Wheelerdevelopedthegridsystemofexcavation,whichwasfurtherimprovedbyhisstudentKathleenKenyon.

Archaeologybecameaprofessionalactivityinthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury,anditbecamepossibletostudyarchaeologyasasubjectinuniversitiesandevenschools.Bytheendofthe20thcenturynearlyallprofessionalarchaeologists,atleastindevelopedcountries,weregraduates.Furtheradaptationandinnovationinarchaeologycontinuedinthisperiod,whenmaritimearchaeologyandurbanarchaeologybecamemoreprevalentandrescuearchaeologywasdevelopedasaresultofincreasingcommercialdevelopment.[21]

Purpose

Thepurposeofarchaeologyistolearnmoreaboutpastsocietiesandthedevelopmentofthehumanrace.Over99%ofthedevelopmentofhumanityhasoccurredwithinprehistoriccultures,whodidnotmakeuseofwriting,therebynotleavingwrittenrecordsofthemselvesthatcanbestudiedtoday.Withoutsuchwrittensources,theonlywaytolearnaboutprehistoricsocietiesistousearchaeology.Becausearchaeologyisthestudyofpasthumanactivity,itstretchesbacktoabout2,5millionyearsagowhenwefindthefirststonetoolsTheOldowanIndustry.Manyimportantdevelopmentsinhumanhistoryoccurredduringprehistory,suchastheevolutionofhumanityduringthePaleolithicperiod,whenthehomininsdevelopedfromtheaustralopithecinesinAfricaandeventuallyintomodernHomosapiens.Archaeologyalsoshedslightonmanyofhumanity'stechnologicaladvances,forinstancetheabilitytousefire,thedevelopmentofstonetools,thediscoveryofmetallurgy,thebeginningsofreligionandthecreationof

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CastoftheskulloftheTaungchild,uncoveredinSouthAfrica.TheChildwasaninfantoftheAustralopithecusafricanusspecies,anearlyformofhominin

SignatLubbockLakeLandmarkinLubbock,Texas

agriculture.Withoutarchaeology,wewouldknowlittleornothingabouttheuseofmaterialculturebyhumanitythatpredateswriting.[22]

However,itisnotonlyprehistoric,preliterateculturesthatcanbestudiedusingarchaeologybuthistoric,literateculturesaswell,throughthesubdisciplineofhistoricalarchaeology.Formanyliteratecultures,suchasAncientGreeceandMesopotamia,theirsurvivingrecordsareoftenincompleteandbiasedtosomeextent.Inmanysocieties,literacywasrestrictedtotheeliteclasses,suchastheclergyorthebureaucracyofcourtortemple.Theliteracyevenofaristocratshassometimesbeenrestrictedtodeedsandcontracts.Theinterestsandworldviewofelitesareoftenquitedifferentfromthelivesandinterestsofthepopulace.Writingsthatwereproducedbypeoplemorerepresentativeofthegeneralpopulationwereunlikelytofindtheirwayintolibrariesandbepreservedthereforposterity.Thus,writtenrecordstendtoreflectthebiases,assumptions,culturalvaluesandpossiblydeceptionsofalimitedrangeofindividuals,usuallyasmallfractionofthelargerpopulation.Hence,writtenrecordscannotbetrustedasasolesource.Thematerialrecordmaybeclosertoafairrepresentationofsociety,thoughitissubjecttoitsownbiases,suchassamplingbiasanddifferentialpreservation.[23]

Theory

Thereisnoonesingularapproachtoarchaeologicaltheorythathasbeenadheredtobyallarchaeologists.Whenarchaeologydevelopedinthelate19thcentury,thefirstapproachtoarchaeologicaltheorytobepracticedwasthatofculturalhistoryarchaeology,whichheldthegoalofexplainingwhycultureschangedandadaptedratherthanjusthighlightingthefactthattheydid,thereforeemphasizinghistoricalparticularism.[24]Intheearly20thcentury,manyarchaeologistswhostudiedpastsocietieswithdirectcontinuinglinkstoexistingones(suchasthoseofNativeAmericans,Siberians,Mesoamericansetc.)followedthedirecthistoricalapproach,comparedthecontinuitybetweenthepastandcontemporaryethnicandculturalgroups.[24]Inthe1960s,anarchaeologicalmovementlargelyledbyAmericanarchaeologistslikeLewisBinfordandKentFlanneryarosethatrebelledagainsttheestablishedculturalhistoryarchaeology.[25][26]Theyproposeda"NewArchaeology",whichwouldbemore"scientific"and"anthropological",withhypothesistestingandthescientificmethodveryimportantpartsofwhatbecameknownasprocessualarchaeology.[24]

Inthe1980s,anewpostmodernmovementaroseledbytheBritisharchaeologistsMichaelShanks,[27][28][29][30]ChristopherTilley,[31]DanielMiller,[32][33]andIanHodder,[34][35][36][37][38][39]whichhasbecomeknownaspostprocessualarchaeology.Itquestionedprocessualism'sappealstoscientificpositivismandimpartiality,andemphasizedtheimportanceofamoreselfcriticaltheoreticalreflexivity.However,thisapproachhasbeencriticizedbyprocessualistsaslackingscientificrigor,andthevalidityof

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bothprocessualismandpostprocessualismisstillunderdebate.Meanwhile,anothertheory,knownashistoricalprocessualismhasemergedseekingtoincorporateafocusonprocessandpostprocessualarchaeology'semphasisofreflexivityandhistory.[40]

Archaeologicaltheorynowborrowsfromawiderangeofinfluences,includingneoDarwinianevolutionarythought,phenomenology,postmodernism,agencytheory,cognitivescience,structuralfunctionalism,genderbasedandfeministarchaeology,andsystemstheory.

Methods

Anarchaeologicalinvestigationusuallyinvolvesseveraldistinctphases,eachofwhichemploysitsownvarietyofmethods.Beforeanypracticalworkcanbegin,however,aclearobjectiveastowhatthearchaeologistsarelookingtoachievemustbeagreedupon.Thisdone,asiteissurveyedtofindoutasmuchaspossibleaboutitandthesurroundingarea.Second,anexcavationmaytakeplacetouncoveranyarchaeologicalfeaturesburiedundertheground.And,third,thedatacollectedfromtheexcavationisstudiedandevaluatedinanattempttoachievetheoriginalresearchobjectivesofthearchaeologists.Itisthenconsideredgoodpracticefortheinformationtobepublishedsothatitisavailabletootherarchaeologistsandhistorians,althoughthisissometimesneglected.[41]

Remotesensing

Beforeactuallystartingtodiginalocation,satelliteimagerycanbeusedtolookwheresitesarelocatedwithinalargearea.[42]Therearetwotypesofremotesensinginstrumentspassiveandactive.Passiveinstrumentsdetectnaturalenergythatisreflectedoremittedfromtheobservedscene.Passiveinstrumentssenseonlyradiationemittedbytheobjectbeingviewedorreflectedbytheobjectfromasourceotherthantheinstrument.Hereareothertwoinstrumentsthatarepassiveinremotesensing.

Lidar(LightDetectionandRanging)Alidarusesalaser(lightamplificationbystimulatedemissionofradiation)totransmitalightpulseandareceiverwithsensitivedetectorstomeasurethebackscatteredorreflectedlight.Distancetotheobjectisdeterminedbyrecordingthetimebetweenthetransmittedandbackscatteredpulsesandusingthespeedoflighttocalculatethedistancetraveled.Lidarscandetermineatmosphericprofilesofaerosols,clouds,andotherconstituentsoftheatmosphere.

LaserAltimeterAlaseraltimeterusesalidar(seeabove)tomeasuretheheightoftheinstrumentplatformabovethesurface.ByindependentlyknowingtheheightoftheplatformwithrespecttothemeanEarth'ssurface,thetopographyoftheunderlyingsurfacecanbedetermined.[43]

Fieldsurvey

Thearchaeologicalprojectthencontinues(oralternatively,begins)withafieldsurvey.Regionalsurveyistheattempttosystematicallylocatepreviouslyunknownsitesinaregion.Sitesurveyistheattempttosystematicallylocatefeaturesofinterest,suchashousesandmiddens,withinasite.Eachofthesetwogoalsmaybeaccomplishedwithlargelythesamemethods.

Surveywasnotwidelypracticedintheearlydaysofarchaeology.Culturalhistoriansandpriorresearcherswereusuallycontentwithdiscoveringthelocationsofmonumentalsitesfromthelocalpopulace,andexcavatingonlytheplainlyvisiblefeaturesthere.GordonWilleypioneeredthetechniqueofregional

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MonteAlbanarchaeologicalsite

InvertedkiteaerialphotoofanexcavationofaRomanbuildingatNesleynearTetburyinGloucestershire.

settlementpatternsurveyin1949intheViruValleyofcoastalPeru,[44][45]andsurveyofalllevelsbecameprominentwiththeriseofprocessualarchaeologysomeyearslater.[46]

Surveyworkhasmanybenefitsifperformedasapreliminaryexerciseto,oreveninplaceof,excavation.Itrequiresrelativelylittletimeandexpense,becauseitdoesnotrequireprocessinglargevolumesofsoiltosearchoutartifacts.(Nevertheless,surveyingalargeregionorsitecanbeexpensive,soarchaeologistsoftenemploysamplingmethods.)[47]Aswithotherformsofnondestructivearchaeology,surveyavoidsethicalissues(ofparticularconcerntodescendantpeoples)associatedwithdestroyingasitethroughexcavation.Itistheonlywaytogathersomeformsofinformation,suchassettlementpatternsandsettlementstructure.Surveydataarecommonlyassembledintomaps,whichmayshowsurfacefeaturesand/orartifactdistribution.

Thesimplestsurveytechniqueissurfacesurvey.Itinvolvescombinganarea,usuallyonfootbutsometimeswiththeuseofmechanizedtransport,tosearchforfeaturesorartifactsvisibleonthesurface.Surfacesurveycannotdetectsitesorfeaturesthatarecompletelyburiedunderearth,orovergrownwithvegetation.Surfacesurveymayalsoincludeminiexcavationtechniquessuchasaugers,corers,andshoveltestpits.Ifnomaterialsarefound,theareasurveyedisdeemedsterile.

Aerialsurveyisconductedusingcamerasattachedtoairplanes,balloons,orevenKites.[48]Abird'seyeviewisusefulforquickmappingoflargeorcomplexsites.Aerialphotographsareusedtodocumentthestatusofthearchaeologicaldig.Aerialimagingcanalsodetectmanythingsnotvisiblefromthesurface.Plantsgrowingaboveaburiedmanmadestructure,suchasastonewall,willdevelopmoreslowly,whilethoseaboveothertypesoffeatures(suchasmiddens)maydevelopmorerapidly.Photographsofripeninggrain,whichchangescolourrapidlyatmaturation,haverevealedburiedstructureswithgreatprecision.Aerialphotographstakenatdifferenttimesofdaywillhelpshowtheoutlinesofstructuresbychangesinshadows.Aerialsurveyalsoemploysultraviolet,infrared,groundpenetratingradarwavelengths,LiDARandthermography.[49]

Geophysicalsurveycanbethemosteffectivewaytoseebeneaththeground.MagnetometersdetectminutedeviationsintheEarth'smagneticfieldcausedbyironartifacts,kilns,sometypesofstonestructures,andevenditchesandmiddens.Devicesthatmeasuretheelectricalresistivityofthesoilarealsowidelyused.Archaeologicalfeatureswhoseelectricalresistivitycontrastswiththatofsurroundingsoilscanbedetectedandmapped.Somearchaeologicalfeatures(suchasthosecomposedofstoneorbrick)havehigherresistivitythantypicalsoils,whileothers(suchasorganicdepositsorunfiredclay)tendtohavelowerresistivity.

Althoughsomearchaeologistsconsidertheuseofmetaldetectorstobetantamounttotreasurehunting,othersdeemthemaneffectivetoolinarchaeologicalsurveying.ExamplesofformalarchaeologicaluseofmetaldetectorsincludemusketballdistributionanalysisonEnglishCivilWarbattlefields,metaldistribution

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Excavationsatthe3800yearoldEdgewaterParkSite,Iowa

ArchaeologicalexcavationthatdiscoveredprehistoriccavesinVill(Innsbruck),Austria

analysispriortoexcavationofa19thcenturyshipwreck,andservicecablelocationduringevaluation.Metaldetectoristshavealsocontributedtoarchaeologywheretheyhavemadedetailedrecordsoftheirresultsandrefrainedfromraisingartifactsfromtheirarchaeologicalcontext.IntheUK,metaldetectoristshavebeensolicitedforinvolvementinthePortableAntiquitiesScheme.

Regionalsurveyinunderwaterarchaeologyusesgeophysicalorremotesensingdevicessuchasmarinemagnetometer,sidescansonar,orsubbottomsonar.[50]

Excavation

Archaeologicalexcavationexistedevenwhenthefieldwasstillthedomainofamateurs,anditremainsthesourceofthemajorityofdatarecoveredinmostfieldprojects.Itcanrevealseveraltypesofinformationusuallynotaccessibletosurvey,suchasstratigraphy,threedimensionalstructure,andverifiablyprimarycontext.

Modernexcavationtechniquesrequirethatthepreciselocationsofobjectsandfeatures,knownastheirprovenanceorprovenience,berecorded.Thisalwaysinvolvesdeterminingtheirhorizontallocations,andsometimesverticalpositionaswell(alsoseePrimaryLawsofArchaeology).Likewise,theirassociation,orrelationshipwithnearbyobjectsandfeatures,needstoberecordedforlateranalysis.Thisallowsthearchaeologisttodeducewhichartifactsandfeatureswerelikelyusedtogetherandwhichmaybefromdifferentphasesofactivity.Forexample,excavationofasiterevealsitsstratigraphyifasitewasoccupiedbyasuccessionofdistinctcultures,artifactsfrommorerecentcultureswilllieabovethosefrommoreancientcultures.

Excavationisthemostexpensivephaseofarchaeologicalresearch,inrelativeterms.Also,asadestructiveprocess,itcarriesethicalconcerns.Asaresult,veryfewsitesareexcavatedintheirentirety.Againthepercentageofasiteexcavateddependsgreatlyonthecountryand"methodstatement"issued.Inplaces90%excavationiscommon.Samplingisevenmoreimportantinexcavationthaninsurvey.Itiscommonforlargemechanicalequipment,suchasbackhoes(JCBs),tobeusedinexcavation,especiallytoremovethetopsoil(overburden),thoughthismethodisincreasinglyusedwithgreatcaution.Followingthisratherdramaticstep,theexposedareaisusuallyhandcleanedwithtrowelsorhoestoensurethatallfeaturesareapparent.

Thenexttaskistoformasiteplanandthenuseittohelpdecidethemethodofexcavation.Featuresdugintothenaturalsubsoilarenormallyexcavatedinportionstoproduceavisiblearchaeologicalsectionforrecording.Afeature,forexampleapitoraditch,consistsoftwoparts:thecutandthefill.Thecutdescribestheedgeofthefeature,wherethefeaturemeetsthenaturalsoil.Itisthefeature'sboundary.Thefilliswhatthefeatureisfilledwith,andwilloftenappearquitedistinctfromthenaturalsoil.Thecutandfillaregivenconsecutivenumbersforrecordingpurposes.Scaledplansand

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AnarchaeologistsiftingforPOWremainsonWakeIsland.

sectionsofindividualfeaturesarealldrawnonsite,blackandwhiteandcolourphotographsofthemaretaken,andrecordingsheetsarefilledindescribingthecontextofeach.Allthisinformationservesasapermanentrecordofthenowdestroyedarchaeologyandisusedindescribingandinterpretingthesite.

Analysis

Onceartifactsandstructureshavebeenexcavated,orcollectedfromsurfacesurveys,itisnecessarytoproperlystudythem,togainasmuchdataaspossible.Thisprocessisknownaspostexcavationanalysis,andisusuallythemosttimeconsumingpartofthearchaeologicalinvestigation.Itisnotuncommonforthefinalexcavationreportsonmajorsitestotakeyearstobepublished.

Atitsmostbasic,theartifactsfoundarecleaned,catalogedandcomparedtopublishedcollections,toclassifythemtypologicallyandtoidentifyothersiteswithsimilarartifactassemblages.However,amuchmorecomprehensiverangeofanalyticaltechniquesareavailablethrougharchaeologicalscience,meaningthatartifactscanbedatedandtheircompositionsexamined.Thebones,plantsandpollencollectedfromasitecanallbeanalyzed(usingthetechniquesofzooarchaeology,paleoethnobotany,andpalynology),whileanytextscanusuallybedeciphered.

Thesetechniquesfrequentlyprovideinformationthatwouldnototherwisebeknownandthereforecontributegreatlytotheunderstandingofasite.

Virtualarchaeology

Sometimearound1995archaeologistsstartedusingcomputergraphicstobuildvirtual3DmodelsofsitessuchasthethroneroomofanancientAssyrianpalaceorancientRome.[51]Thisisdonebycollectingnormalphotographsandusingcomputergraphicstobuildthevirtual3Dmodel.[51]Inmoregeneralterms,computerscanbeusedtorecreatetheenvironmentandconditionsofthepast,suchasobjects,buildings,landscapesandevenancientbattles.[51]Computersimulationcanbeusedtosimulatethelivingconditionsofanancientcommunityandtoseehowitwouldhavereactedtovariousscenarios(suchashowmuchfoodtogrow,howmanyanimalstoslaughter,etc.)[51]Computerbuilttopographicalmodelshavebeencombinedwithastronomicalcalculationstoverifywhetherornotcertainstructures(suchaspillars)werealignedwithastronomicaleventssuchasthesun'spositionatasolstice.[51]

Drones

InPeruarchaeologistsusedronestospeedupsurveyworkandprotectsitesfromsquatters,buildersandminers.SmalldroneshelpedresearchersproducethreedimensionalmodelsofPeruviansitesinsteadoftheusualflatmapsandindaysandweeksinsteadofmonthsandyears.[52]

Droneshavereplacedexpensiveandclumsysmallplanes,kitesandheliumballoons.Dronescostingaslittleas650haveprovenuseful.In2013droneshaveflownoveratleastsixPeruvianarchaeologicalsites,includingthecolonialAndeantownMachuLlacta4,000metres(13,000ft)abovesealevel.Thedrones

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continuetohavealtitudeproblemsintheAndes,leadingtoplanstomakeadroneblimp,employingopensourcesoftware.[52]

JeffreyQuilter,anarchaeologistwithHarvardUniversitysaid,"Youcangoupthreemetresandphotographaroom,300metresandphotographasite,oryoucangoup3,000metresandphotographtheentirevalley."[52]

InSeptember2014dronesweighingabout5kg(11lb)wereusedfor3DmappingoftheabovegroundruinsoftheGreekcityofAphrodisias.ThedataisbeinganalysedbytheAustrianArchaeologicalInstituteinVienna.[53]

Academicsubdisciplines

Aswithmostacademicdisciplines,thereareaverylargenumberofarchaeologicalsubdisciplinescharacterisedbyaspecificmethodortypeofmaterial(e.g.,lithicanalysis,music,archaeobotany),geographicalorchronologicalfocus(e.g.NearEasternarchaeology,Islamicarchaeology,Medievalarchaeology),otherthematicconcern(e.g.maritimearchaeology,landscapearchaeology,battlefieldarchaeology),oraspecificarchaeologicalcultureorcivilization(e.g.Egyptology,Indology,Sinology).

Historicalarchaeology

Historicalarchaeologyisthestudyofcultureswithsomeformofwriting.

InEngland,archaeologistshaveuncoveredthelonglostlayoutsofmedievalvillagesabandonedaftercrisesofthe14thcentury(suchastheBlackDeath)andtheequallylostlayoutsof17thcenturyparterregardenssweptawaybyachangeinfashion.IndowntownNewYorkCityarchaeologistshaveexhumedthe18thcenturyremainsoftheAfricanburialground.

Ethnoarchaeology

Ethnoarchaeologyisthearchaeologicalstudyoflivingpeople.[54][55][56][57][58][59]Theapproachgainednotorietyduringtheemphasisonmiddlerangetheorythatwasafeatureoftheprocessualmovementofthe1960s.Earlyethnoarchaeologicalresearchfocusedonhuntingandgatheringorforagingsocieties.Ethnoarchaeologycontinuestobeavibrantcomponentofpostprocessualandothercurrentarchaeologicalapproaches.[60][61][62][63]Ethnoarchaeologyistheuseofethnographytoincreaseandimproveanalogs,whicharethenusedasanalogiestointerpretthearchaeologicalrecord.Inshort,ethnoarchaeologyistheapplicationofethnographytoarchaeology.[64]

Experimentalarchaeology

Experimentalarchaeologyrepresentstheapplicationoftheexperimentalmethodtodevelopmorehighlycontrolledobservationsofprocessesthatcreateandimpactthearchaeologicalrecord.[65][66][67][68][69]Inthecontextofthelogicalpositivismofprocessualismwithitsgoalsofimprovingthescientificrigorofarchaeologicalepistemologiestheexperimentalmethodgainedimportance.Experimentaltechniquesremainacrucialcomponenttoimprovingtheinferentialframeworksforinterpretingthearchaeologicalrecord.

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Archaeometry

Archaeometryisafieldofstudythataimstosystematizearchaeologicalmeasurement.Itemphasizestheapplicationofanalyticaltechniquesfromphysics,chemistry,andengineering.Itisafieldofresearchthatfrequentlyfocusesonthedefinitionofthechemicalcompositionofarchaeologicalremainsforsourceanalysis.[70]Archaeometryalsoinvestigatesdifferentspatialcharacteristicsoffeatures,employingmethodssuchasspacesyntaxtechniquesandgeodesyaswellascomputerbasedtoolssuchasgeographicinformationsystemtechnology.[71]Rareearthelementspatternsmayalsobeused.[72]Arelativelynascentsubfieldisthatofarchaeologicalmaterials,designedtoenhanceunderstandingofprehistoricandnonindustrialculturethroughscientificanalysisofthestructureandpropertiesofmaterialsassociatedwithhumanactivity.[73]

Culturalresourcesmanagement

Whilearchaeologycanbedoneasapurescience,itcanalsobeanappliedscience,namelythestudyofarchaeologicalsitesthatarethreatenedbydevelopment.Insuchcases,archaeologyisasubsidiaryactivitywithinCulturalresourcesmanagement(CRM),alsocalledheritagemanagementintheUnitedKingdom.[74]Today,CRMaccountsformostofthearchaeologicalresearchdoneintheUnitedStatesandmuchofthatinwesternEuropeaswell.IntheUS,CRMarchaeologyhasbeenagrowingconcernsincethepassageoftheNationalHistoricPreservationAct(NHPA)of1966,andmosttaxpayers,scholars,andpoliticiansbelievethatCRMhashelpedpreservemuchofthatnation'shistoryandprehistorythatwouldhaveotherwisebeenlostintheexpansionofcities,dams,andhighways.Alongwithotherstatutes,theNHPAmandatesthatprojectsonfederallandorinvolvingfederalfundsorpermitsconsidertheeffectsoftheprojectoneacharchaeologicalsite.

TheapplicationofCRMintheUnitedKingdomisnotlimitedtogovernmentfundedprojects.Since1990PPG16[75]hasrequiredplannerstoconsiderarchaeologyasamaterialconsiderationindeterminingapplicationsfornewdevelopment.Asaresult,numerousarchaeologicalorganisationsundertakemitigationworkinadvanceof(orduring)constructionworkinarchaeologicallysensitiveareas,atthedeveloper'sexpense.

InEngland,ultimateresponsibilityofcareforthehistoricenvironmentrestswiththeDepartmentforCulture,MediaandSport[76]inassociationwithEnglishHeritage.[77]InScotland,WalesandNorthernIreland,thesameresponsibilitiesliewithHistoricScotland,[78]Cadw[79]andtheNorthernIrelandEnvironmentAgency[80]respectively.

AmongthegoalsofCRMaretheidentification,preservation,andmaintenanceofculturalsitesonpublicandprivatelands,andtheremovalofculturallyvaluablematerialsfromareaswheretheywouldotherwisebedestroyedbyhumanactivity,suchasproposedconstruction.Thisstudyinvolvesatleastacursoryexaminationtodeterminewhetherornotanysignificantarchaeologicalsitesarepresentintheareaaffectedbytheproposedconstruction.Ifthesedoexist,timeandmoneymustbeallottedfortheirexcavation.Ifinitialsurveyand/ortestexcavationindicatesthepresenceofanextraordinarilyvaluablesite,theconstructionmaybeprohibitedentirely.CRMisathrivingentity,especiallyintheUnitedStatesandEuropewherearchaeologistsfromprivatecompaniesandalllevelsofgovernmentengageinthepracticeoftheirdiscipline.

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ExtensiveexcavationsatBeitShe'an,Israel

Culturalresourcesmanagementhas,however,beencriticized.CRMisconductedbyprivatecompaniesthatbidforprojectsbysubmittingproposalsoutliningtheworktobedoneandanexpectedbudget.Itisnotunheardoffortheagencyresponsiblefortheconstructiontosimplychoosetheproposalthatasksfortheleastfunding.CRMarchaeologistsfaceconsiderabletimepressure,oftenbeingforcedtocompletetheirworkinafractionofthetimethatmightbeallottedforapurelyscholarlyendeavor.Compoundingthetimepressureisthevettingprocessofsitereportsthatarerequired(intheUS)tobesubmittedbyCRMfirmstotheappropriateStateHistoricPreservationOffice(SHPO).FromtheSHPO'sperspectivethereistobenodifferencebetweenareportsubmittedbyaCRMfirmoperatingunderadeadline,andamultiyearacademicproject.TheendresultisthatforaCulturalResourceManagementarchaeologisttobesuccessful,theymustbeabletoproduceacademicqualitydocumentsatacorporateworldpace.

Theannualratioofopenacademicarchaeologypositions(inclusiveofPostDoc,temporary,andnontenuretrackappointments)totheannualnumberofarchaeologyMA/MScandPhDstudentsisgrosslydisproportionate.Thisdearthofacademicpositionscausesapredictableexcessofwelleducatedindividualswhojointheranksofthefollowingyear'scropofnonacademicallyemployedarchaeologists.CulturalResourceManagement,onceconsideredanintellectualbackwaterforindividualswith"strongbacksandweakminds"[81]hasreapedthebenefitofthismassivepoolofwelleducatedprofessionals.ThisresultsinCRMofficesincreasinglystaffedbyadvancedegreedindividualswithatrackrecordofproducingscholarlyarticlesbutwhohavethenotchesontheirtrowelstoshowtheyhavebeeninthetrenchesasashovelbum.

Popularviewsofarchaeology

Earlyarchaeologywaslargelyanattempttouncoverspectacularartifactsandfeatures,ortoexplorevastandmysteriousabandonedcities.Earlyarchaeologywasmostlydonebyupperclass,scholarlymen.Thisgeneralizationlaidthefoundationforthemodernpopularviewofarchaeologyandarchaeologists.Thisgeneralizationhasbeenwithwesterncultureforalongtime.Anotherpopularthoughtthatdatesbacktothiseraisthatarchaeologyismonetarilylucrative.Alargemajorityofthegeneralpublicisundertheimpressionthatexcavationsareundertakenformoneyandnothistoricaldata.Itiseasyforthegeneralpublictoholdthisnotionforthatiswhatispresentedtothemthroughgeneralmedia,andhasbeenformanydecades.

Themajorityofthepublicviewarchaeologyasbeingsomethingonlyavailabletoanarrowdemographic.Thejobofarchaeologistisdepictedasa"romanticadventuristoccupation".[82]Togeneralize,thepublicviewsarchaeologyasafantasizedhobbymorethanajobinthescientificcommunity.Theaudiencemaynottakeawayscientificmethodsfrompopularcinemabuttheydoformanotionof"whoarchaeologistsare,whytheydowhattheydo,andhowrelationshipstothepastareconstituted".[82]Themoderndepictionofarchaeologyissensationalizedsomuchthatithasincorrectlyformedthepublic'sperceptionofwhatarchaeologyis.Thepublicisoftenundertheimpressionthatallarchaeologytakesplaceinadistantandforeignland,onlytocollectmonetarilyorspirituallypricelessartifacts.

Suchpursuitscontinuetofascinatethepublic.Books,films,andvideogames,suchasIndianaJones,KingSolomon'sMines,TheCityofBrass,RelicHunter,TheMummy,Stargate,andTombRaideralltestifytothepublic'sinterestinthediscoveryaspectofarchaeology.

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PermanentexhibitioninaGermanmultistoreycarpark,explainingthearchaeologicaldiscoveriesmadeduringtheconstructionofthisbuilding

Indeed,itisawidelyheldbeliefthatthegeneralpublictakesmanyoftheirstereotypicalidealsofarchaeologistsandarchaeologyfromthesefilms.TheIndianaJonesmovieshaveputforththeimageoftheablebodiedwhitewesternmalewhoiscomfortableinboththeclassroomandholdinghisownagainstbaddies,andwhileIndianaJonesscholarsliketopointtothisreallifearchaeologistandthatoneastheprototypeforthecharacteritislikelythatcomingupwithacharacterwhoisarugged,sexuallyappealingmalethatissmartenoughtohaveadoctorateandcanstillsaveyourlifewhileunderextremeperilcouldnothavebeendifficultforscreenwriters.[83]WhiletheLaraCroft:TombRaidermoviesandvideogamesstereotypefemalearchaeologistsasneedingtobewealthyandfitandhaveaparentwhocarriedweightintheirfieldtobesuccessful,assheisnotconsideredherselftobeanarchaeologistsomuchassheisatreasurehunter.Fromtheoriginal1932MummyfilmwithBorisKarlofftheviewingpublicisfirstshowntheideaofarchaeologytakingplaceinadistantlandonfilm,anideawhichcontinuedthroughoutalloftheabovefilms.Therearesubsequentlynumerousmovieswhichalltakeplaceinwarmandexoticlocales,includingallfourIndianaJonesmoviesbothTombRaidermoviesandthreemoremummyfilmsafterthefranchisewasreimagined.

Sowhileitisclearthatfilmmakersareattheveryleastdrawingattentiontoarchaeologyinawaythatothersciencescannotboast,thereiscertainlyaveryrealdisconnectbetweenwherearchaeologyisactuallypracticed(allovertheworld,ofteninmudorsnowasoftenasinthesandydeserts)andbywhomitisdonethesedays(primarilyyoungwomenseemstobetheanswer).Archaeologyinpopularcultureisarguablythriving,andwilllikelycontinuetodosointheformofhighlyexaggeratedfilmsasthatiswhatthepublicwant.Itthereforremainsthejoboftheeverydayarchaeologytoinformtheirstudentsaboutthegrandtraditionofthesefilmsandtoshowthemtheparallelsthatwillultimatelydrawnewscientistsintothefieldofarchaeology.

MuchthoroughandproductiveresearchhasindeedbeenconductedindramaticlocalessuchasCopnandtheValleyoftheKings,butthebulkofactivitiesandfindsofmodernarchaeologyarenotsosensational.Archaeologicaladventurestoriestendtoignorethepainstakingworkinvolvedincarryingoutmodernsurveys,excavations,anddataprocessing.Somearchaeologistsrefertosuchoffthemarkportrayalsas"pseudoarchaeology".[84]

Archaeologyhasbeenportrayedinthemainstreammediainsensationalways.Thishasitsadvantagesanddisadvantages.ManypractitionerspointtothechildhoodexcitementofIndianaJonesfilmsastheirinspirationtoenterthefield.[85][86]Archaeologistsarealsoverymuchreliantonpublicsupportthequestionofexactlywhotheyaredoingtheirworkforisoftendiscussed.[87]

Currentissuesandcontroversy

Publicarchaeology

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ExcavationsatthesiteofGranDolina,intheAtapuercaMountains,Spain,2008

Motivatedbyadesiretohaltlooting,curbpseudoarchaeology,andtohelppreservearchaeologicalsitesthrougheducationandfosteringpublicappreciationfortheimportanceofarchaeologicalheritage,archaeologistsaremountingpublicoutreachcampaigns.[88]Theyseektostoplootingbycombattingpeoplewhoillegallytakeartifactsfromprotectedsites,andbyalertingpeoplewholiveneararchaeologicalsitesofthethreatoflooting.Commonmethodsofpublicoutreachincludepressreleases,andtheencouragementofschoolfieldtripstositesunderexcavationbyprofessionalarchaeologists.Publicappreciationofthesignificanceofarchaeologyandarchaeologicalsitesoftenleadstoimprovedprotectionfromencroachingdevelopmentorotherthreats.

Oneaudienceforarchaeologists'workisthepublic.Theyincreasinglyrealizethattheirworkcanbenefitnonacademicandnonarchaeologicalaudiences,andthattheyhavearesponsibilitytoeducateandinformthepublicaboutarchaeology.Localheritageawarenessisaimedatincreasingcivicandindividualpridethroughprojectssuchascommunityexcavationprojects,andbetterpublicpresentationsofarchaeologicalsitesandknowledge.TheU.S.Dept.ofAgriculture,ForestService(USFS)operatesavolunteerarchaeologyandhistoricpreservationprogramcalledthePassportinTime(PIT).VolunteersworkwithprofessionalUSFSarchaeologistsandhistoriansonnationalforeststhroughouttheU.S.Volunteersareinvolvedinallaspectsofprofessionalarchaeologyunderexpertsupervision.[89]

IntheUK,populararchaeologyprogramssuchasTimeTeamandMeettheAncestorshaveresultedinahugeupsurgeinpublicinterest.Wherepossible,archaeologistsnowmakemoreprovisionsforpublicinvolvementandoutreachinlargerprojectsthantheyoncedid,andmanylocalarchaeologicalorganizationsoperatewithintheCommunityarchaeologyframeworktoexpandpublicinvolvementinsmallerscale,morelocalprojects.Archaeologicalexcavation,however,isbestundertakenbywelltrainedstaffthatcanworkquicklyandaccurately.Oftenthisrequiresobservingthenecessaryhealthandsafetyandindemnityinsuranceissuesinvolvedinworkingonamodernbuildingsitewithtightdeadlines.Certaincharitiesandlocalgovernmentbodiessometimesofferplacesonresearchprojectseitheraspartofacademicworkorasadefinedcommunityproject.Thereisalsoaflourishingindustrysellingplacesoncommercialtrainingexcavationsandarchaeologicalholidaytours.

Archaeologistsprizelocalknowledgeandoftenliaisewithlocalhistoricalandarchaeologicalsocieties,whichisonereasonwhyCommunityarchaeologyprojectsarestartingtobecomemorecommon.Oftenarchaeologistsareassistedbythepublicinthelocatingofarchaeologicalsites,whichprofessionalarchaeologistshaveneitherthefunding,northetimetodo.

TheArchaeologicalLegacyInstitute(ALI),selfdescribedas"anindependent,nonprofit,taxexempt(501[c][3])",isaresearchandeducationcorporationregisteredinOregonin1999.TheALIfoundedanonlineArchaeologyChannel(http://archaeologychannel.org/)tosupporttheorganization'smission"todevelopwaystomakearchaeologymoreeffectivebothingatheringimportantinformationaboutpasthumanlifewaysandindeliveringthatinformationtothepublicandtheprofession."[90]

Pseudoarchaeology

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Alooter'spitonthemorningfollowingitsexcavation,takenatRontoy,HuauraValley,PeruinJune2007.Severalsmallholesleftbylooters'prospectingprobescanbeseen,aswellastheirfootprints.

Pseudoarchaeologyisanumbrellatermforallactivitiesthatfalselyclaimtobearchaeologicalbutinfactviolatecommonlyacceptedandscientificarchaeologicalpractices.Itincludesmuchfictionalarchaeologicalwork(discussedabove),aswellassomeactualactivity.Manynonfictionauthorshaveignoredthescientificmethodsofprocessualarchaeology,orthespecificcritiquesofitcontainedinpostprocessualism.

AnexampleofthistypeisthewritingofErichvonDniken.His1968book,ChariotsoftheGods?,togetherwithmanysubsequentlesserknownworks,expoundsatheoryofancientcontactsbetweenhumancivilisationonEarthandmoretechnologicallyadvancedextraterrestrialcivilisations.Thistheory,knownaspalaeocontacttheory,orAncientastronauttheory,isnotexclusivelyDniken's,nordidtheideaoriginatewithhim.Worksofthisnatureareusuallymarkedbytherenunciationofwellestablishedtheoriesonthebasisoflimitedevidence,andtheinterpretationofevidencewithapreconceivedtheoryinmind.

Looting

Lootingofarchaeologicalsitesisanancientproblem.Forinstance,manyofthetombsoftheEgyptianpharaohswerelootedduringantiquity.[91]Archaeologystimulatesinterestinancientobjects,andpeopleinsearchofartifactsortreasurecausedamagetoarchaeologicalsites.Thecommercialandacademicdemandforartifactsunfortunatelycontributesdirectlytotheillicitantiquitiestrade.Smugglingofantiquitiesabroadtoprivatecollectorshascausedgreatculturalandeconomicdamageinmanycountrieswhosegovernmentslacktheresourcesandorthewilltodeterit.Lootersdamageanddestroyarchaeologicalsites,denyingfuturegenerationsinformationabouttheirethnicandculturalheritage.Indigenouspeoplesespeciallyloseaccesstoandcontrolovertheir'culturalresources',ultimatelydenyingthemtheopportunitytoknowtheirpast.[92]

In1937W.F.HodgetheDirectoroftheSouthwestMuseumreleasedastatementthatthemuseumwouldnolongerpurchaseoracceptcollectionsfromlootedcontexts.[93]ThefirstconvictionofthetransportofartifactsillegallyremovedfromprivatepropertyundertheArchaeologicalResourcesProtectionAct(ARPAPublicLaw969593Statute721(http://www.nps.gov/history/locallaw/FHPL_ArchRsrcsProt.pdf)16U.S.C.470aamm(http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/16/470aamm.html))wasin1992intheStateofIndiana.[94]

Descendantpeoples

IntheUnitedStates,examplessuchasthecaseofKennewickManhaveillustratedthetensionsbetweenNativeAmericansandarchaeologists,whichcanbesummarizedasaconflictbetweenaneedtoremainrespectfultowardsacredburialsitesandtheacademicbenefitfromstudyingthem.Foryears,AmericanarchaeologistsdugonIndianburialgroundsandotherplacesconsideredsacred,removingartifactsandhumanremainstostoragefacilitiesforfurtherstudy.Insomecaseshumanremainswerenoteventhoroughlystudiedbutinsteadarchivedratherthanreburied.Furthermore,Westernarchaeologists'viewsof

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StelaofakingnamedAdadNirari.ObjectstolenfromtheIraqNationalMuseuminthelootinginconnectionwiththeIraqwarof2003.

thepastoftendifferfromthoseoftribalpeoples.TheWestviewstimeaslinearformanynatives,itiscyclic.FromaWesternperspective,thepastislonggonefromanativeperspective,disturbingthepastcanhavedireconsequencesinthepresent.

Asaconsequenceofthis,AmericanIndiansattemptedtopreventarchaeologicalexcavationofsitesinhabitedbytheirancestors,whileAmericanarchaeologistsbelievedthattheadvancementofscientificknowledgewasavalidreasontocontinuetheirstudies.ThiscontradictorysituationwasaddressedbytheNativeAmericanGravesProtectionandRepatriationAct(NAGPRA,1990),whichsoughttoreachacompromisebylimitingtherightofresearchinstitutionstopossesshumanremains.Dueinparttothespiritofpostprocessualism,somearchaeologistshavebeguntoactivelyenlisttheassistanceofindigenouspeopleslikelytobedescendedfromthoseunderstudy.

Archaeologistshavealsobeenobligedtoreexaminewhatconstitutesanarchaeologicalsiteinviewofwhatnativepeoplesbelievetoconstitutesacredspace.Tomanynativepeoples,naturalfeaturessuchaslakes,mountainsorevenindividualtreeshaveculturalsignificance.Australianarchaeologistsespeciallyhaveexploredthisissueandattemptedtosurveythesesitestogivethemsomeprotectionfrombeingdeveloped.Suchworkrequirescloselinksandtrustbetweenarchaeologistsandthepeopletheyaretryingtohelpandatthesametimestudy.

Whilethiscooperationpresentsanewsetofchallengesandhurdlestofieldwork,ithasbenefitsforallpartiesinvolved.Tribalelderscooperatingwitharchaeologistscanpreventtheexcavationofareasofsitesthattheyconsidersacred,whilethearchaeologistsgaintheelders'aidininterpretingtheirfinds.Therehavealsobeenactiveeffortstorecruitaboriginalpeoplesdirectlyintothearchaeologicalprofession.

Repatriation

SeeRepatriationandreburialofhumanremains

AnewtrendintheheatedcontroversybetweenFirstNationsgroupsandscientistsistherepatriationofnativeartifactstotheoriginaldescendants.AnexampleofthisoccurredJune21,2005,whencommunitymembersandeldersfromanumberofthe10AlgonquiannationsintheOttawaareaconvenedontheKitiganZibireservationnearManiwaki,Quebec,tointerancestralhumanremainsandburialgoodssomedatingback6,000years.Itwasnotdetermined,however,iftheremainsweredirectlyrelatedtotheAlgonquinpeoplewhonowinhabittheregion.TheremainsmaybeofIroquoianancestry,sinceIroquoianpeopleinhabitedtheareabeforetheAlgonquin.Moreover,theoldestoftheseremainsmighthavenorelationatalltotheAlgonquinorIroquois,andbelongtoanearlierculturewhopreviouslyinhabitedthearea.

Theremainsandartifacts,includingjewelry,toolsandweapons,wereoriginallyexcavatedfromvarioussitesintheOttawaValley,includingMorrisonandtheAllumetteIslands.TheyhadbeenpartoftheCanadianMuseumofCivilization'sresearchcollectionfordecades,somesincethelate19thcentury.EldersfromvariousAlgonquincommunitiesconferredonanappropriatereburial,eventuallydecidingontraditionalredcedarandbirchbarkboxeslinedwithredcedarchips,muskratandbeaverpelts.

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Now,aninconspicuousrockmoundmarksthereburialsitewherecloseto80boxesofvarioussizesareburied,nofurtherscientificstudyispossible.AlthoughnegotiationswereattimestensebetweentheKitiganZibicommunityandmuseum,theywereabletoreachagreement.[95]

KennewickManisanotherrepatriationcandidatethathasbeenthesourceofheateddebate.

Fictionalarchaeologists

BlueBeetleLaraCroftDoctorFateSydneyFoxHawkgirlHawkwomanDanielJackson(Stargate)IndianaJonesScroogeMcDuckMetamorphoAmeliaPeabodyDirkPittElijahSnowAdamStrangeBerniceSummerfield

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