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ANT200 Introduction to the Practice of Archaeology (Fall 2022)

ANT 200 Assignment -Designing an Archaeological Research Project

This LibGuide provides all the resources needed to complete the ANT200 (Summer 2022) Assignment.

Students must include for their topic:

  • 1 general resource (an Encyclopedia entry, textbook description, magazine article, podcasts, websites are all acceptable)
  • 4 academic sources (peer-reviewed articles, book chapters from edited academic books, review articles). Each source should include one or two sentences explaining why the source has been selected as appropriate for inclusion.
    • 2 of the academic sources should address archaeological methods (see examples listed below)
    • 2 of the academic sources should address cultural history
    • Book reviews, websites, documentaries, and podcasts are NOT acceptable as academic sources
  • All references should be formatted in the Chicago Manual of Style Author-Date System.

Examples of Archaeological Methods

  • Argon–Argon Dating,
  • Archaeomagnetic Dating,
  • Climatostratigraphy,
  • Botanical Analysis (macro),
  • Dendrochronology,
  • DNA analysis of ancient humans,
  • Electrical Resistivity,
  • Electromagnetism,
  • Electron Spin Resonance,
  • Faunal Analysis (macro),
  • Geographical Information Systems (GIS),
  • Ground-Penetrating Radar,
  • LIDAR,
  • Luminescence Dating of Pottery,
  • Metallurgical Analysis
  • Neutron Activation Analysis,
  • Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) Dating,
  • Organic Residue Analysis,
  • Paleomagnetism,
  • Pollen Analysis,
  • Phytolith Analysis,
  • Remote Sensing in Archaeology,
  • Radiocarbon Dating,
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy,
  • Starch Grain Analysis,
  • Sediment and Soil Micromorphology,
  • Stable Isotope Analysis of
  • Human Skeletal Remains,
  • Strontium Isotope Analysis,
  • U-Series Dating,
  • Usewear Analysis (Lithics),
  • Usewear Analysis (Pottery),
  • X-ray Fluorescence (XRF),
  • X-ray Diffraction (XRD).