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Ciriaco De' Pizzicolli Established modern discipline of archaeology
Coined "returning death to life"
Matthew Parker Queen Elizabeth's Archbishop, Formed Society of Antiquaries
Classical Archaeology the branch of archaeology that studies the "classica...
Ciriaco De' Pizzicolli Established modern discipline of archaeology
Coined "returning death to life"
Matthew Parker Queen Elizabeth's Archbishop, Formed Society of Antiquaries
Classical Archaeology the branch of archaeology that studies the "classical" civilization of
the mediterranean, such as greece and rome, and the near east.
Antiquarians Originally, someone who studied antiquities largely for the sake of the
objects themselves--not to understand the people or the culture that produced them.
Midden Refuse or deposit resulting from human activities, generally consisting of
sediment; food remains such as charred seeds, animal bone, and shell; and discarded artifacts
Potsherd Fragment or property
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Stratigraphy A site's physical structure produced by the deposition of geological and/or
cultural sediments into layers, or strata
Culture History Archaeology practiced in the 20th Cent. "explains" differences or changes
over time in artifact frequencies by positing the diffusion of ideas between neighboring cultures
or the migration of a people
New Archaeology an approach to archaeology that arose in the 1960s emphasizing the
understanding of underlying cultural processes and the use of the scientific method; sometimes
called processual archaeology.
C.B Moore Antiquarian; he performed excavations in Florida. steamboat named the
Gopher.
Nels Nelson America's first "working" Archaeologist. Worked in FL. Felt archaeology
should be public, **Heavy on descriptions**
A.V "Ted" Kidder Founder of Anthropological Archaeology. Excavated Peco's Pueblo and
Mayan Region. Squeezed ceramics for chronological info.
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James A. Ford Refined pottery development with process of seriation. Emphasis on
Culture History.
Walter W. Taylor Urged archaeologists to forsake temples and instead study everyday
people. Proposed to quantify data and test hypothesis
Trait lists Used primarily to trace the movement of cultures across a landscape through
time.
Walter W. Taylor Sought to study people's lives and not just beautiful artifacts (1950's).
Published very little.
Lewis R. Binford Visionary, made Taylor's approach come to life. Really tested
hypothesis- 60's and 70's. NEW Archaeology
Kathleen A. Deagan Female archaeologist. Interested in people, artifacts were simply
revenue for behavior.
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