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History of Archaeology
Antiquarians. Cyrus Thomas. Changed into diff theoretical orientations. Different
methods. Culture history, processual, and post procesual. How different methods
employed to answer questions changed over time. No matter what theoretical orientation
is, basic steps are the same. Requires research design- plan for implementing problem
oriented research deisgned to answer specific question of past. Before start digging
thinking about problems, what kind of remains will answer question how to implement
research
Data acquisition
Survey, excavation, museum research
Regional survey, excavation (sub surface deposits) museum research- chalk full of
artifacts previous archaeologists excavated. Go back and use material to answer new
questions
Explicit sampling strategies, developing methodology. Contexts need to think about to
construct interpretations
Interpretation in archaeology
Left with just data. Most challenging part is making interpretations, breathe life into
archaeological record. Ethnoarchaeology, experimental, ethnographic provide insights
into lives of past people. Could be multiple interpretations about the past. Based on
different theroretical approaches. Looking at diff emic perspectives about different
people living at site.
Making interpretations always situated in present, exists in out time have to be self
reflexive. Bringing our own biases to interpretation about the past. Recognize socio
politics, relationship between universities, states, stakeholders. All people with different
goals