Arch 2 all the topics

Arch 2 all the topics

1. post excavation

   • sexing
   • ageing
   • analysing faunal remains
   • qualifying animal bones
   • molluses and insects
   • analysis of plant remains
   • metallographic Analysis
   • pottery/ceramics
   • Lithics
   • Dating methods
     • abosute
       • dendrocronolgy
       • amino acid racimisation
       • TL
       • radio carbon
       • potasum argon dating
       • obsidian hydration dating

2. excavation

   • diffrent types of archaological investigation
     • watch brief
     • desk based assessment
     • archaeologyical feild excavation
     • archaeological excavations
   • two basic dimentions
     • horezontal
     • veritical
     • the importance of context
   • health and safety
   • exavation methods
     • sondage
     • trenches
     • box grids
     • quadrant system
     • open area
   • underwater Archaeology
     • specialist equipment
     • possitives
     • negatives
     • the mary rose
   • recording techniques
     • photographs
     • written records
   • on site recovery methods
     • froth flotation
       • used to detect ting organic remains
         • seeds shells,pips, fish bones
       • how?
         • 1) a sample of soil is placed in the flotation tank
         • 2) parafin is then addednto the tank which then selectively coats itself to organic matter- this increases surface area
         • 3) detergant is then added to the tank and flotation is speed up
         • 4) Organic matter floats to the surface which can then be skimmed off and dried and sorted
     • sieving
       • diffrent sized sieves to find small finds
   • ppg16

3. pre excavation

   • aerial photography
   • geophysical survey
   • earthwork/ field suvey
   • sampling statgies
     • random
     • stratified
     • sistimatic
   • hachures
   • desktop survey
   • field walking