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Which substance is used in archaeology?
Animal fats are by far the most common residue identified from archaeological pottery with the use of compound-specific stable carbon isotope analysis allowing detailed characterisation of their source. GC-C-IRMS enables the carbon stable isotope (δ13C) values of individual compounds to be determined.
What are the important archaeological resources?
Archaeological sources include buildings, houses, pottery, seals , coins, monuments , writings and paintings on stones or walls , tools, jewellery, bones, leftovers, pieces of metals and other artefacts.
What is an important archaeological evidence?
Archaeological theory is used to interpret the archaeological record for a better understanding of human cultures. The archaeological record can consist of the earliest ancient findings as well as contemporary artifacts. Human activity has had a large impact on the archaeological record.
What is the correct definition of archaeology?
Archaeology is the study of the ancient and recent human past through material remains. Archaeologists might study the million-year-old fossils of our earliest human ancestors in Africa. Archaeology analyzes the physical remains of the past in pursuit of a broad and comprehensive understanding of human culture.
Why is it important to protect old archaeological sites?
First, it is important to protect the artifacts and other materials that are located within archaeological sites. These artifacts have tremendous historical value, and as such, they may be vulnerable to looting by people who see the artifacts as having monetary value.
What is the purpose of archaeological excavation?
Excavations can be classified, from the point of view of their purpose, as planned, rescue, or accidental. Most important excavations are the result of a prepared plan—that is to say, their purpose is to locate buried evidence about an archaeological site.
Why is it important to preserve archaeological sites?
Archaeologists need to be prepared to preserve any type of artifact they uncover. Long term artifact preservation and storage is also important in order to ensure that, once at a university or other research center, artifacts can remain a tangible, visible part of history for years to come.