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ASU ASB 222 exam -1 (carbon)What do ratios found in bones reveal? - the diet of the human is plant based (nitrogen)What do ratios found in bones reveal? - the diet of the human was meat based air photos - They can be used to visually survey large areas for evidence of large archaeological remains (buildings, mounds, large surface artifact scatters etc.) archaeological record - The source of information for archaeologists Archaeology - talking rationally about ancient things Artifact - are objects made or modified by humans Attributes - specific, measurable and irreducible characteristics that, combined, can define an artifact, a feature or an ecofact Component - the elements of a site, all spatially related features of a site Context - the spatial and temporal relation of archaeological material Determining Age for Human Remains - •A person's age at death is estimated using patterns of growth and degeneration in the skeleton. Determining Sex for Human Remains - •Overall Males: •Are larger, more muscular (i.e. larger, denser bones) •Have more pronounced brow ridges / chins •Have a narrower pelvis very hard to tell sex of child digging units - •Arbitrary units: the archaeologist picks a unit (e.g. 2x2 m, or 4x4) (e.g. Palaeolithic camp site) • •Architectural units: the observable structures are excavated as a single horizontal provenience (e.g. Palace of King Minos in Crete) Ecofact - are natural materials that have been used by humans electron spin resonance dating - An absolute dating method that uses microwave spectroscopy to measure electrons' spins in various materials. Ethnoarchaeology - The study of contemporary peoples to determine how human behavior is translated into the archaeological record. Feature - materials or objects that cannot be removed from an archaeological site Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) - A remote sensing technique in which radar pulses directed into the ground reflect back to the surface when they strike features or interfaces within the ground, showing the presence and depth of possible buried features. How are sites found systematically? - •Remote sensing:Maps, Air photos / Satellite images, LiDAR •Ground -based remote sensing: Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Magnetometers •Pedestrian survey: Extensive / intensive, Transects / quadrats, Subsurface How are sites found? - Some sites have always been known, Some sites have been found by chance, Some sites are discovered during construction/development, Some sites are found by amateurs