Archaeology is Awesome!
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 202
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Archaeology is Awesome! Is a fresh look into archaeology through the authors experience of extraordinary discoveries and difficult fieldwork. This book teaches core concepts while going trough the fun experience of unlocking the story of our past.
The book is split into three basic sections: The history of archaeology, the doing of archaeology and great themes in archaeology. The chapters are structured by a personal story related to the content, explaining main ideas and concepts, (including short light hearted YouTube videos from the author about archaeology) general questions about core concepts (including interactive prompts for students to disuse) and important archaeology sites, people and events. The conclusion includes a Field Journal that helps map making, drawing artifacts or recording an excavation.
Preface
PART ONE The History and Romance of Archaeology
Chapter 1 Hello and Welcome to Archaeology!
Stranded in the Jungle at Night
What is Anthropology?
The Four Fields of Anthropology
What did you do last Tuesday?
Who is the Archaeologist?
What Does an Archaeologist Do?
What Does an Archaeologist NOT Do?
Why bother doing archaeology?
A Gold Bar
Chapter 2 The History of Archaeology I: Scientists and Adventurers
Indiana Jones and the Possibilities of Things to Come
Indiana Jones: Scientist and Adventurer
What is Science?—A Primer for Archaeology
The Early Scientists
The Early Adventurers
The Scientists and Adventurers Together— The First Scientific Archaeologists
Archaeological Example: King Tut
Chapter 3 The History of Archaeology II: Modern Archaeology and Anthropology
Maybe I’m Sick of Archaeology
Modern History of Archaeology
What Is Culture?
Reconstructing a Birthday Party
Does Theory Suck?
Is Archaeology a Science?
Since King Tut: Archaeology in Modern Times
Archaeological Example
Chapter 4 Why Archaeology Sites are Still Here: Context and Preservation
A Pile of Stones and the Right-Handed Stone Tool Maker
Top Ten Key Terms!
The Vital Importance of Context
Context and Grandma.
The Importance of Preservation
Chapter 5 Dating the Past
Carbon-14 Dating Is Awesome, But Human Beings (Including Me) Are Fallible
The Measurement of Time
Dating Methods
Absolute Dating Methods
THINK
Potassium–Argon (K–Ar) and Argon–Argon
Dendrochronology
Problems with Dating
Other Dating Methods
A Moment on Written Records
THOUGHT EXPERIMENT:
PART TWO Doing Archaeology in the Field Chapter 6 Organizing an Archaeological Expedition and Preparing for the Trip
Project Beginnings and Endings
How to Run an Archaeology Project: The Six Steps
Packing for the Trip: What to Bring on an Archaeological Project
Chapter 7 Finding and Mapping an Archaeology Site
A Bump on the Map
Finding a Site: Survey and Mapping
Tools in Archaeology: How and What to Buy
Specific Tools for Survey and Mapping
Mapping Tools Used Back in the Lab
When You Make a Map
A Typical Day of Surveying, Mapping, and Recording Sites
Chapter 8 Excavation
Destroying What We Study
Personal Tools for Excavation: The Typical Collection
Project Tools
What to Wear While Digging
Excavation Types: The Holes We Dig
Excavation: How We Dig
How to Set Up a 1 × 1 Meter Test Pit on a Typical Day
What If You Are Working Underwater?
The Importance of SHWA
Chapter 9 Back in the Lab
That Achulean Hand-Axe Is Half a Million Years Old
Into the Archaeology Lab
The Lab Is Organization
The Tools
A Typical Day in the Lab
The “Big Three” Material Types
Lithics: A World of Stone
Types of Stone Tools
Broken Pieces of Pottery: Ceramic Potsherds
Working with Bones: Osteology
Don’t Collect Too Many Artifacts!
PART THREE Great Themes in Archaeology
Chapter 10 Archaeology and the Environment
A Pinecone in Los Angeles
Reconstructing the Environment
A World of Dead Plants
A World of Dead Animals
Rock Art Tells So Much and So Little
Important Environmental Trends
A Last Look at the Environment
Examples of Ancient Environmental Changes
Chapter 11 Archaeology and the Village
Las Vegas Is Stupid
Location, Location, Location
Understanding the “Why” of Location
The Idea of Landscape in Archaeology
Example of a Village
Chapter 12 Archaeology and the Individual
A Singular Person
The Individual
The Data of the Dead
Identity of the Dead
Ethics
Examples of Individuals in Archaeology:
Chapter 13 Archaeology and the Law
Stopping the Developers
Laws in Archaeology
The Antiquities Act of 1906
The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) of 1990
Examples of Archaeology and the Law
Chapter 14 Archaeology, the Media, and the Fringe
Cold in the Tomb
Welcome to the Fringe
Magical Thinking
How to Tell a Fake Archaeology Story
Dear Archaeology, Please Make a Good Show
My Top Ten Favorite Archaeology Movies
Chapter 15 Archaeology and You
The Day I Became an Archaeologist
Archaeology and You
Jobs in CRM, the Government, and Academia
Personality Traits of the Successful Archaeologist
Laughing at My Pain: Field Stories from My Life in Archaeology
In the End
Appendix A The Archaeology Field Journal
Signature Page
INTRODUCTION
ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT #1:
ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT #2:
ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT #3:
ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT #4:
ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT #5:
ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT #6:
ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT #7:
ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT #8:
ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT #9:
Appendix B Archaeology is Awesome Key Terms and Study Guide
Bibliography
Since 1993, Dr. Andrew Kinkella has spent 17 field seasons in the jungles of west-central Belize, studying the Classic Maya. His archaeological research focuses on 25 cenotes (small, deep lakes) located in the Cara Blanca region of Belize, and how the ancient Maya used these cenotes during water rituals. His research includes an underwater component, where the cenotes are explored and mapped using diving equipment.
In addition to working in Belize, Dr. Kinkella is also the director of the Moorpark College Archaeological Program (MCAP), which teaches archaeology through research at local California archaeological sites. He has also worked in Guatemala, Mexico, and Germany. Dr. Kinkella uses his teaching position to enrich his student’s lives through the joy and excitement of archaeology and is currently working on expanding his audience through publishing, YouTube, and other media outlets
Archaeology is Awesome! Is a fresh look into archaeology through the authors experience of extraordinary discoveries and difficult fieldwork. This book teaches core concepts while going trough the fun experience of unlocking the story of our past.
The book is split into three basic sections: The history of archaeology, the doing of archaeology and great themes in archaeology. The chapters are structured by a personal story related to the content, explaining main ideas and concepts, (including short light hearted YouTube videos from the author about archaeology) general questions about core concepts (including interactive prompts for students to disuse) and important archaeology sites, people and events. The conclusion includes a Field Journal that helps map making, drawing artifacts or recording an excavation.
Preface
PART ONE The History and Romance of Archaeology
Chapter 1 Hello and Welcome to Archaeology!
Stranded in the Jungle at Night
What is Anthropology?
The Four Fields of Anthropology
What did you do last Tuesday?
Who is the Archaeologist?
What Does an Archaeologist Do?
What Does an Archaeologist NOT Do?
Why bother doing archaeology?
A Gold Bar
Chapter 2 The History of Archaeology I: Scientists and Adventurers
Indiana Jones and the Possibilities of Things to Come
Indiana Jones: Scientist and Adventurer
What is Science?—A Primer for Archaeology
The Early Scientists
The Early Adventurers
The Scientists and Adventurers Together— The First Scientific Archaeologists
Archaeological Example: King Tut
Chapter 3 The History of Archaeology II: Modern Archaeology and Anthropology
Maybe I’m Sick of Archaeology
Modern History of Archaeology
What Is Culture?
Reconstructing a Birthday Party
Does Theory Suck?
Is Archaeology a Science?
Since King Tut: Archaeology in Modern Times
Archaeological Example
Chapter 4 Why Archaeology Sites are Still Here: Context and Preservation
A Pile of Stones and the Right-Handed Stone Tool Maker
Top Ten Key Terms!
The Vital Importance of Context
Context and Grandma.
The Importance of Preservation
Chapter 5 Dating the Past
Carbon-14 Dating Is Awesome, But Human Beings (Including Me) Are Fallible
The Measurement of Time
Dating Methods
Absolute Dating Methods
THINK
Potassium–Argon (K–Ar) and Argon–Argon
Dendrochronology
Problems with Dating
Other Dating Methods
A Moment on Written Records
THOUGHT EXPERIMENT:
PART TWO Doing Archaeology in the Field Chapter 6 Organizing an Archaeological Expedition and Preparing for the Trip
Project Beginnings and Endings
How to Run an Archaeology Project: The Six Steps
Packing for the Trip: What to Bring on an Archaeological Project
Chapter 7 Finding and Mapping an Archaeology Site
A Bump on the Map
Finding a Site: Survey and Mapping
Tools in Archaeology: How and What to Buy
Specific Tools for Survey and Mapping
Mapping Tools Used Back in the Lab
When You Make a Map
A Typical Day of Surveying, Mapping, and Recording Sites
Chapter 8 Excavation
Destroying What We Study
Personal Tools for Excavation: The Typical Collection
Project Tools
What to Wear While Digging
Excavation Types: The Holes We Dig
Excavation: How We Dig
How to Set Up a 1 × 1 Meter Test Pit on a Typical Day
What If You Are Working Underwater?
The Importance of SHWA
Chapter 9 Back in the Lab
That Achulean Hand-Axe Is Half a Million Years Old
Into the Archaeology Lab
The Lab Is Organization
The Tools
A Typical Day in the Lab
The “Big Three” Material Types
Lithics: A World of Stone
Types of Stone Tools
Broken Pieces of Pottery: Ceramic Potsherds
Working with Bones: Osteology
Don’t Collect Too Many Artifacts!
PART THREE Great Themes in Archaeology
Chapter 10 Archaeology and the Environment
A Pinecone in Los Angeles
Reconstructing the Environment
A World of Dead Plants
A World of Dead Animals
Rock Art Tells So Much and So Little
Important Environmental Trends
A Last Look at the Environment
Examples of Ancient Environmental Changes
Chapter 11 Archaeology and the Village
Las Vegas Is Stupid
Location, Location, Location
Understanding the “Why” of Location
The Idea of Landscape in Archaeology
Example of a Village
Chapter 12 Archaeology and the Individual
A Singular Person
The Individual
The Data of the Dead
Identity of the Dead
Ethics
Examples of Individuals in Archaeology:
Chapter 13 Archaeology and the Law
Stopping the Developers
Laws in Archaeology
The Antiquities Act of 1906
The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) of 1990
Examples of Archaeology and the Law
Chapter 14 Archaeology, the Media, and the Fringe
Cold in the Tomb
Welcome to the Fringe
Magical Thinking
How to Tell a Fake Archaeology Story
Dear Archaeology, Please Make a Good Show
My Top Ten Favorite Archaeology Movies
Chapter 15 Archaeology and You
The Day I Became an Archaeologist
Archaeology and You
Jobs in CRM, the Government, and Academia
Personality Traits of the Successful Archaeologist
Laughing at My Pain: Field Stories from My Life in Archaeology
In the End
Appendix A The Archaeology Field Journal
Signature Page
INTRODUCTION
ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT #1:
ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT #2:
ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT #3:
ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT #4:
ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT #5:
ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT #6:
ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT #7:
ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT #8:
ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT #9:
Appendix B Archaeology is Awesome Key Terms and Study Guide
Bibliography
Since 1993, Dr. Andrew Kinkella has spent 17 field seasons in the jungles of west-central Belize, studying the Classic Maya. His archaeological research focuses on 25 cenotes (small, deep lakes) located in the Cara Blanca region of Belize, and how the ancient Maya used these cenotes during water rituals. His research includes an underwater component, where the cenotes are explored and mapped using diving equipment.
In addition to working in Belize, Dr. Kinkella is also the director of the Moorpark College Archaeological Program (MCAP), which teaches archaeology through research at local California archaeological sites. He has also worked in Guatemala, Mexico, and Germany. Dr. Kinkella uses his teaching position to enrich his student’s lives through the joy and excitement of archaeology and is currently working on expanding his audience through publishing, YouTube, and other media outlets