ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHODS

• Gulf between present & past
• Stratigraphy
• Diagram illustrating law of superposition
• Stratigraphy at edge of excavation trench
• Example of stratigraphy pattern at Abu Hureyra (Trench B)
• Key to interpreting pattern
• Tells
• Example of tell (Abu Hureyra)
• Aerial photograph of tell (Tell Beydar, Syria)
• Diagrams showing tell formation
• Tell formation at Abu Hureyra
• Diagram A
• Diagram B
• Absolute chronology
• Graph illustrating the relationship between how much Carbon 14 is left in a sample & how old it is
• Radiocarbon & thermoluminescence dates for Abu Hureyra
• Trench B
• Trench D
• Application of law of association
• Archaeological survey
• Photograph showing inspection of mound at Abu Hureyra
• Aerial photograph of Abu Hureyra
• Aerial photograph of underwater remains off the coast of Israel
• Crop marks (1): diagram illustrating effect of sub-surface archaeological features on crop growth
• Crop marks (2): aerial photograph of crop-marks revealing Roman military camp
• Contour plan of the mound of Abu Hureyra
• Resistivity survey meter
• Use of meter in the field
• Results of resistivity survey, showing outline of underlying structures
• Excavation
• Vertical excavation
• Horizontal or Open Area excavation
• Grid or Box excavation
• Excavation by Mortimer Wheeler using grid method
• Law of association, illustrated by Predynastic Egyptian pit grave
• Step trench (1): view from top of mound (Tell Hamoukar, Syria)
• Step trench (2): view from below (Tell Hamoukar, Syria)
• Recovery of artifacts & remains from Abu Hureyra
• Sieving soil
• Flotation system
• Filling flotation tank with water
• Pouring soil into flotation tank
• Plant remains collecting in sieve
• Sutton Hoo excavations
• Sutton Hoo Society
• Current Archaeology: Sutton Hoo
• Gettysburg College website
• Dig exercise
• Diagram
• Annotated Diagram