List of basic archaeology topics 3262761 221062290 2008-06-22T22:05:06Z The Transhumanist 1754504 moved [[Topical outline of archaeology]] to [[List of basic archaeology topics]] over redirect: revert self :''For a more comprehensive list, see the [[List of archaeology topics]].'' '''[[Archaeology]]''' is the study of [[Homo (genus)|human]] [[culture]]s through the recovery, documentation, and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including [[architecture]], [[Artifact (archaeology)|artifacts]], [[biofact]]s, human remains, and [[landscapes]]. The goals of archaeology are to document and explain the origins and development of human [[culture]], understand [[culture history]], chronicle [[cultural evolution]], and study human [[behavior]] and [[ecology]], for both [[prehistory|prehistoric]] and [[history|historic]] societies. It is considered, in North America, to be one of the four sub-fields of [[anthropology]]. The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to '''archaeology''': {{portalpar|Archaeology}} == Essence of archaeology == {{main|Archaeology}} * [[Archaeological record]] * [[Archaeological science]] * [[Archaeological site]] * [[Archaeological theory]] * [[Artifact (archaeology)|Artifact]]s * [[Biofact]]s * [[Excavation]] == Branches of archaeology == === Archaeological practice === {{main|Archaeological practice}} : [[Cultural Resources Management]] - [[Archaeological ethics]] - [[Urban archaeology]] === Archaeological science === {{main|Archaeological science}} : [[Archaeometry]] - [[Dendrochronology]] - [[Isotope analysis]] - [[Palynology]] - [[Radiocarbon dating]] - [[Zooarchaeology]] - [[Geoarchaeology]] - [[Bioarchaeology]] - [[Archaeogenetics]] - [[Computational archaeology]] === Archaeological subdisciplines === : [[Ethnoarchaeology]] - [[Taphonomy]] ==== By location ==== : [[African archaeology]] - [[Archaeology of the Americas]] - [[Australian archaeology]] - [[European archaeology]] ==== By time period ==== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} * [[Industrial archaeology]] * [[Near Eastern archaeology]] * [[Biblical archaeology]] * [[Medieval archaeology]] {{col-2}} * [[Historical archaeology]] ** [[Post-medieval archaeology]] ** [[Industrial archaeology]] ** [[Contemporary archaeology]] {{col-end}} ==== Specialites ==== : [[Aerial archaeology]] - [[Archaeoastronomy]] - [[Archaeological science]] - [[Archaeozoology]] - [[Archaeobotany]] or [[paleoethnobotany]] - [[Battlefield archaeology]] - [[Computational archaeology]] - [[Experimental archaeology]] - [[Environmental archaeology]] - [[Forensic archaeology]] - [[Landscape archaeology]] - [[Maritime archaeology]] - [[Museum|Museum studies]] - [[Paleopathology]] == History of archaeology == {{main|History of archaeology}} * [[List of years in archaeology]] == Archaeological methods == {{main|Archaeological methods}} : [[Excavation|Archaeological excavation]] - [[Archaeological field survey]] - [[Archaeological geophysics]] - [[Underwater archaeology]] == Archaeological theory == {{main|Archaeological theory}} : [[Great ages archaeology]] - [[Functionalism (sociology)|Functionalism]] - [[Processualism]] / "New Archaeology" - [[Post-processualism]] - [[Cognitive archaeology]] - [[Gender archaeology]] - [[Feminist archaeology]] - [[History of archaeology]] == Archaeology by Period == : ''Main ariticle: [[List of archaeological periods]]'' : [[Lower Palaeolithic]] - [[Middle Palaeolithic]] - [[Upper Palaeolithic]] - [[Mesolithic]] - [[Neolithic]] - [[Chalcolithic]] - [[Bronze Age]] - [[Iron Age]] - [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] - [[Anglo-Saxons]] - [[Pre-Columbian]] - [[Medieval]] - [[Industrial Revolution|Industrial]] == Archaeological sites == {{main|Archaeological site}} : [[Feature (archaeology)|Feature]] - [[Cairn]] - [[Megalithic tomb]] - [[Pyramid]] - [[Sepulchre]] - [[Tomb]] - [[Votive site]] === Archaeological site features === : ''Main article: [[Feature (archaeology)|Feature]]'' == Archaeological artifacts == : ''Main article: [[Artifact (archaeology)|Artifact]]'' : [[Assemblage (archaeology)|Assemblage]] - [[Grave goods]] - [[Hoard]] - [[Manuport]] - [[Sarcophagus]] - [[Small finds]] - [[Stone tool]] - [[Votive deposit]] == Other archaeology concepts == : [[Alignment (archaeology)|Alignment]] - [[Archaeological association]] - [[Archaeological context]] - [[Archaeological culture]] - [[Archaeological field survey]] - [[Archaeological horizon]] - [[Archaeological natural]] - [[Archaeological phase]] - [[Archaeological plan]] - [[Archaeological record]] - [[Archaeological sequence]] - [[Biofact]] - [[Colluvium]] - [[Cropmarks]] - [[Cultural resources management]] - [[Cut (archaeology)|Cut]] - [[Dark earth]] - [[Dating methodology (archaeology)|Dating methodology]] - [[Dendrochronology]] - [[Deposit model]] - [[Ecofact]] - [[Excavation]] - [[Fill (archaeology)|Fill]] - [[Fossil]] - [[Geologic time scale]] - [[Geomatics]] - [[Grave robbing]] - [[Ground-penetrating radar]] - [[Harris matrix]] - [[King Tut]] - [[Law of superposition]] - [[Lithic analysis]] - [[Post excavation]] - [[Projectile point]] - [[Radiocarbon dating]] - [[Relationship (archaeology)|Relationship]] - [[Seriation (archaeology)|Seriation]] - [[Stratification (archeology)|Stratification]] - [[Tutankhamun]] == Influential archaeologists == {{main|List of archaeologists}} == Archaeology lists == {{main|List of archaeology topics}} * [[List of archaeological periods]] * [[List of archaeologists]] * [[List of designations under the Protection of Wrecks Act]] * [[List of famous archaeological sites]] ** [[List of archaeological sites sorted by continent and age]] ** [[List of archaeological sites sorted by country]] ** [[List of Palaeolithic sites in China]] * [[List of prominent paleoethnobotanists]] * [[List of years in archaeology]] == See also == {{List resources}} ==External links== * [http://www.civilisations.ca/archeo/archeoe.asp The Archaeological section of the Canadian Museum of Civilization] * [http://www.saa.org The Society for American Archaeology] * [http://www.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/site/about.php The World Archaeological Congress] * [http://www.archaeological.org/ The Archaeological Institute of America] * [http://www.aaanet.org/ad/index.html The Archaeology Division of the American Anthropological Association] * [http://www.archaeologynews.org Archaeological News Updated Daily] * [http://www.ijsa.syllabapress.com The International Journal of South American Archaeology - IJSA] [[Category:Archaeology lists|*]] [[Category:Basic topic lists|Archaeology]]