Daily Warm UpDaily Warm UpWhen I think of Archaeology I think of … When I think of Archaeology I think of …

Because …Because …

ArcheologyWhat they do and How they do it.What they do and How they do it.

Is this really Archaeology?

A. What is it?A. What is it?

A. What is it? Archaeologists use the scientific Archaeologists use the scientific

method to figure out what method to figure out what objects are that they find.objects are that they find.• They make a hypothesis They make a hypothesis

(guess) as to what the item (guess) as to what the item is.is.

A. What is it? They test their hypothesis.They test their hypothesis.Compare it to pictures or Compare it to pictures or

drawings from culture.drawings from culture.Compare it to Compare it to descriptions in writings from descriptions in writings from culture.culture.Compare it to similar Compare it to similar items in other cultures.items in other cultures.

A. What is it? Draw conclusions.Draw conclusions.Their hypothesis was Their hypothesis was

correct.correct.Their hypothesis was Their hypothesis was incorrect. (Go back to step incorrect. (Go back to step 1)1)

B. Errors They Make

1.1. Incorrect dating.Incorrect dating.

•Too old.Too old.

•Too youngToo young

•Reasons: Reasons:

–Site contamination.Site contamination.

–Wrong method.Wrong method.

2.2. Incorrect use.Incorrect use.

•Conclusions from other Conclusions from other cultures.cultures.

• Location, Location, Location, Location, Location incorrect.Location incorrect.

• Dual use items.Dual use items.

3.3.Incorrect culture.Incorrect culture.

•Trading.Trading.

•Discovery.Discovery.

•Unknown Unknown circumstances.circumstances.

3.3.GeneralGeneral

•Ethnocentrism – The Ethnocentrism – The belief that everything belief that everything should function in other should function in other cultures like it does in ours.cultures like it does in ours.

•Chronocentrism – The Chronocentrism – The belief that everything belief that everything should function in other should function in other time periods like it does in time periods like it does in our time period.our time period.