ANP 203 (ANP203)

Detailed notes about archaeological excavation methods, where they know to dig, different types of material remains (subsistence, social hierarchy, etc.), principles of excavation (in situ vs. ex situ); stratigraphy; site testing vs. vertical/horizontal excavation; geoarchaeology, sediment vs. soil, and site formation

Detailed notes showing when and how surface survey is done, walkover survey and shovel test survey with random sampling. Remote sensing and ground-based remote sensing are elaborated.

Detailed class notes including definitions and examples of archaeological sites, features; characteristics of different sites; systematic regional survey with settlement pattern and archaeological settlement pattern; what causes a site to be preserved or not?

Detailed notes on scientific methods within archaeology, the different steps of scientific archaeology, inductive and deductive reasoning, theory, paradigms of culture history, processualism, and post-processualism. It mentions how the Mayan culture collapsed.

Detailed notes about the definition of anthropology, the concept and definition of culture, 4 sectors of anthropology, perspectives on culture, and more.

Notes on chapter 1 of ANP203 Week 1, Introduction to Archaeology. Mentions written records history, definition of archaeology, detailed history of archaeology, idea of deep time, prehistory, a dynamic earth, etc.