Localized/Regional variabls that may

affect archaeological materials and sites

Hidden history
Chemical Soil Chemistry/PH
Set historical records straight 3 goals
Re-examine history Animals
Cryoturbation

Faunal Turbation Graviturbation

Material remains for which written history Turbation
in some what effects is interpretable Historical Archaeology Argilliturbation (clay)

Aeroturbation Wind/Gas
Environmental formation processes
Study of contemporary peoples that might Site Formation Process
have similar practices to ancient peoples Decomposition
to create an analogy for prehistoric Ethno-Archaeology Biological
Bioturbation
behavior
Thermal Fluctuation/Exposure

Physical Erosion/deposition
Construction of manufacturing techniques Sediment Shrink/Swell
Turbations
Use/Wear of tools
Archeology how humans affect site
Reconstruction of ancient communities formation
Experimental Archaeology Discussion -
Testing of effect of deposition 9.5.2007 Cultural site formation processes
Observation and documentation of
carnivore modification/disturbance to
faunal materials. The living behavioral system in which
artifacts are part of the ongoing system of
manufacture, use, reuse and discard
Turkey@Thanksgiving Temporal Continuity Systemic context all artifacts, features and sites were once
Tradition part of a living system
Spatial Continuity represented by cultural think of systemic context as the life an
Major transitions are labeled as horizons too traits and assemblages artifact led before it entered the site
Horizon

Basic Archaeological unit Time decomposition

natural transforms are occurrences at a
Chronologically limited to briefest interval possible site where nature is the principle actor scattering of bones
Phase
Cultural traits distinctive enough to single it out Natural burial by sediments

Manifestation of a given archaeological

Transforms
Utilizing ancient pueblo wallls of the
"phase" at a specific site
structural elements in the construction of
Component
People are principle actors new pueblos
Cultural transforms

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