Basics of Human evolution in Archaelogy

BASICS OF HUMAN EVOLUTION Primates Primates are members of the mammalian order primates, divided into the two suborders of prosmians (Lower Primates) and anthropoids (Higher Primates). Today we will first examine the common features of the living primate, then this will be followed by the introduction of different animals that belong to the order primate (classification of primates). COMMON PRIMATES TRAITS All primates belong to the...

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Archaeological Theories

Archaeological Theories Archaeological theory refers to the various intellectual frameworks through which archaeologists interpret archaeological data. A theory is a set of principles in which the practice of an activity is based. In archaeology, it is a set of principles under which the practice of archaeology is based. There is no single approach to archaeological theory that has been adhered to by all archaeologists. Different archaeologists believe that information should be interpreted in different ways.  When archaeology...

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Archaeological Methods and equipment

Archaeological Methods Written Documents; Historical accounts that provides evidence of human past history. Written documents include Books, Journals, Monographs, Magazines/News papers, Dissertations e.tc. Oral Traditions Ø  These are oral accounts about human past or history.  These are narratives and descriptions of people and events in the past. It mainly involves face to face narratives of various human events. Archaeological...

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Basic Archaeology. Complete notes suitable for university level part i

BASICS IN ARCHAEOLOGY  Introduction 1.1  Definition Etymologically, archaeology is originated from two Greek words; Archaeos which means “ancient” or “past” and Logos which means “study” Functionally, archaeology is the systematic study of past human societies primarily through the recovering and analysis of material culture and environmental data which they have left behind, these includes artifacts, ecofacts and features....

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