Hi everyone, this week on my blog I will talk about my favourite subject. This term, my favourite subject are Methods and laboratory techniques: Lithic, with Donald Jackson. In general, this course teaches students to recognize archaeological remnants manufactured stone. The idea is to learn to recognize cultural artifacts or tools as distinct from the remnants of original natural stone, not culturally modified. One of the main objectives of this course is learn to recognize stone carving, as well as features that suggest there was some kind of stone artifact (projectile points, knives, scrapers, scrapers, etc). The latter is quite difficult in the beginning ... ! It is difficult sometimes to distinguish one stone from a natural stone employed as an instrument (or waste) culture!
Another objective of this course is to learn to recognize "landscape stone." In short, learning to relate the different elements in a context of lithic production, connected to the sociocultural context in which an event of lithic production occurred in the past. In this way, it is possible to know many aspects of prehistoric society ... only from accounts worked stones! It’s precisely because this, the capabilities of archaeological lithic analysis to uncover the past, that this subject has interested me. In recent months, the knowledge I have gained in this course have been several. Although a basic level, has helped me gain the knowledge and skills base of archaeological analysis in this field.
Another objective of this course is to learn to recognize "landscape stone." In short, learning to relate the different elements in a context of lithic production, connected to the sociocultural context in which an event of lithic production occurred in the past. In this way, it is possible to know many aspects of prehistoric society ... only from accounts worked stones! It’s precisely because this, the capabilities of archaeological lithic analysis to uncover the past, that this subject has interested me. In recent months, the knowledge I have gained in this course have been several. Although a basic level, has helped me gain the knowledge and skills base of archaeological analysis in this field.
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ReplyDeleteThis sounds interesting, even though most of this work is done indoors in a laboratory, I guess.
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My favourite subject.
Hi everyone, this week on my blog I will talk about my favourite subject. This term, my favourite subjeCTS are Methods and laboratory techniques: Lithic, with Donald Jackson. In general, this course teaches students to recognize archaeological manufactured stone remnants. The idea is to learn to recognize cultural artifacts or tools as distinct from the remnants of original natural stone, not culturally modified. One of the main objectives of this course is learn to recognize stone carving, as well as features that suggest there was some kind of stone artifact (projectile points, knives, scrapers, etc). The latter is quite difficult AT the beginning ... ! It is difficult sometimes to distinguish one stone from a natural stone employed as an instrument (or waste) FROM A culture!
Another objective of this course is to learn to recognize "landscape stone." In short, learning to relate the different elements in a context of lithic production, connected to the sociocultural context in which an event of lithic production occurred in the past. In this way, it is possible to know many aspects of prehistoric society ... only from accounts worked ON THE stones! It’s precisely because OF this, the capabilities of archaeological lithic analysis to uncover the past, that this subject has interested me. In recent months, the knowledge I have gained in this course haAS been VARIED. Although I HAVE ACQUIRED a basic level, IT has helped me gain the FUNDAMENTAL knowledge and skills of archaeological analysis in this field.