ANTH 0582: FINAL EXAM study guide

The following is a brief outline of the major terms and concepts that will be covered on the Final Exam
(this is exam is not cumulative). The sections below outline the most important aspects you shouldknow
for sites/theories/ methods covered in class. Please note this study guide does not cover material from the
assigned readings.

Sites/Regional culture groups/ Discoveries

- Heit el-Ghurub vs. Amarna , Egypt
- West African slave settlements and plantations (not specific site names)
- Watoro ex-slave settlements, Kenya
- The Oval Site
- Monticello, Virginia
- The New York City African Burial Ground
- Panga ya Saidi, Kenya
- Sanyangzhuang (SYZ) and Kaifeng, China
- Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC)
- Hohokam, USA
- Ayawiri, Peru
- Jemez Villages, USA
- Otzi , Switzerland
- Kennewick Man/ “The Ancient One”, USA
- The Atari Video Game Burial site, USA
- The Benin Bronzes, Benin
- Fort Center, Florida (USA)
- Kakapel Rockshelter, Kenya

General Concepts:
- Environmental archaeology
- Geoarchaeology (major methods, questions)
o Paleosols
o Anthrosols
o Geochemistry (important elements for archaeologists)
- Paleomalacology
- Anthrocology
- Paleoenvironmental reconstruction
o Oxygen isotopes
o Pollen
- Niche Construction
o why are archaeologists interested in this?
o Archaeological indicators
- Southern Kenya “Hotspots”
 - Glacial Archaeology + Ice Patch archaeology

Indigenous/aboriginal archaeology
- Colonial history of archaeology
- Post-colonial archaeologies
- Community Archaeology
o Dr. Kristina Douglass’s project in Madagascar
- Indigenous archaeological methods/approaches
o Dr. Tara Million’s project
o Fort Center
o Knowledge sharing
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Anthropocene:
- “Early” vs “modern” debate
o Early Anthropocene proposals
o Wet Rice agriculture and methane
o “Anthropocene Archaeology”
- Climate impacts to archaeological sites
o Sea Level rise, glacial melting, wind erosion

Culture Resource Management and NAGPRA:

- CRM and NAGPRA definitions
- NHPA and Section 106
- CRM Process
- Maria Pearson
- NAGPRA rules and repatriation

Future Archaeology
- Space Archaeology (both definitions)
o Moon Landing site “archaeology”
- Video Game Archaeology/ Archaeogaming
o Major categories
o Themes and depiction of archaeologists
o No Mans Sky Archaeological Survey
Archaeology of enslavement
o How is it detected in the archaeological record?
o Local vs. non local goods, styles, (eg clay vs. glass beads in East Africa, vs patterns in the
Americas)
o Creolization