Essay Plan
- Created by: Grace1432
- Created on: 23-11-20 14:05
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- To what extent do archaeological recording methods effectively mitigate the destructive nature of archaeological excavation?
- Introduction
- What do we mean by the terms archaeological recording methods and mitigate ?
- The question is asking me to evaluate different methods of archaeological recorecording and whether they lessen the impact on the site.
- Outline the key terms/ methods and which methods I will be comparing.
- Methods imply a way of doing something and mitigate means to lessen the possible impact of something.
- The question is asking me to evaluate different methods of archaeological recorecording and whether they lessen the impact on the site.
- What do we mean by the terms archaeological recording methods and mitigate ?
- Aerial Photography - Taking photos of a site while it is being excavated.
- Pros
- Ensures that the finds are not touched - less contamination.
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- Ensures that the finds are not touched - less contamination.
- Cons
- Expensive - Can't be used for every site - can mean that there could effectively be more destruction through cheaper methods like full scale excavation.
- Pros
- Full Scale Excavation
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- Cons - Having to collect artefacts, as you move down the stratigraphic layers, you are destroying it.
- Con - Used a lot on digs - more destruction than needed?
- Samples of finds
- Cons - you are effectively destroying archaeology by collecting samples and by studying them.
- Working with finds
- Cons - Handing the finds incorrectly could result in the finds being contaminated and therefore receiving irreversible damage.
- Context Recording
- Drawing
- Conclusion
- Bring back to the main question - do archaeological methods mitigate or destroy finds?
- If they destroy what is the worst method?
- Is there any way that we could improve this in the future?
- If they destroy what is the worst method?
- Bring back to the main question - do archaeological methods mitigate or destroy finds?
- Introduction
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