Question

. There is a growing trend in archaeology to make primary field records available on-line. Please locate and describe an example of an original field record. What sorts of information do these records contain that isn’t readily available in published books and articles? How does having these records help other archaeologists and the public? Please be sure to include the web address in your answer so I can take a look.

Answer 1

Ans:- Archaeology is to make primary fileds records available is the excavation method.

When a modern field archaeologist comes across an ancient site that needs to be explored he or she chooses a small area and digs vertically down until the natural soil is reached, below which no human habitation is possible.

Human occupation of a site results in the accumulation of material in various kinds, which in course of time becomes debris for the next phase of settlement.

Archaeology is the evidence of history. Of course we know that history exists, but archaeological evidence is what gives that history its shape and color.

It is of most importance for learning about prehistoric societies, when there are no written records for historians to study, making up over 99% of total human history, from the Paleolithic until the advent of literacy in any given society.