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Anthropology Week 7 Reading & Lecture Review

Anthropology Week 7 Reading & Lecture Review

Q 1. Archaeology includes the study of dinosaurs2. Explain the difference between prehistoric and historic archaeology.3. Though 1500 is typically used as the rough dividing line between prehistoric and historic archaeology, why can’t that be used consistently for all cultures? You will need to infer this answer based on the definitions of prehistoric and historic archaeology and some ideas you should already have about the development of ancient cultures. (2 points)

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Prehistoric Archaeology refers to the archaeology done in the period when there was no writing system. That means that there were no written documents to refer to. The archaeologists had no associated written documents with which to relate to their findings. Historic archaeology refers to the archaeology of the culture in the time when the writing system was present. This period starts roughly from 1500. The written documents are helpful references for the excavations from that period.