About the Book
This book consists of articles from Wikia. Pages: 67. Chapters: Archaeology, Dating methods, Geography, Geological units, Geologists, Geology of the United States by state, Paleontology, Rocks, Stratigraphy, Subfields of geology, Supercontinents, Units of time, Absolute dating, Radiometric dating, Patagonia, Geological unit, System, Mildred Adams Fenton, Bioturbation, Brunhes-Matuyama reversal, Ediacara biota, Gauss-Matuyama reversal, Jaramillo reversal, Paleontology, Punctuated equilibrium, Quarry, The Spittles, Type locality, Como Bluff, Gulf Coastal Plain, Acid maceration, Bone Wars, Cambrian explosion, Cenogram, Chimera, Chronospecies, CT scanning, Dinosauria, Ediacara biota, Endocranial cast, Evolution of mammals, Fossil, Fossil record, Fossil record of fire, Fusain, Ichnite, Ichnofabric index, Index fossil, Jehol Biota, Lagerstatte, Paleoart, Palynomorph, Physiology of dinosaurs, Polydactyly in early tetrapods, Punctuated equilibrium, Radiography, Small shelly fauna, Timeline of paleontology, Trackway, Transfer technique, Type locality, Biostratigraphy, Dresbachian, Geological unit, Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point, Group, Stratum, System, Euramerica, Gondwana, Laurasia, Laurentia, Pangaea, Rodinia, Supercontinent, Giga-annum, Ma. Excerpt: Archaeology, archeology, or archaeology is the science that studies human cultures through the recovery, documentation, analysis, and interpretation of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, features, biofacts, and landscapes. Because archaeology's aim is to understand humankind, it is a humanistic endeavor. Furthermore, due to its analysis of human cultures, it is therefore a subset of anthropology, which contains: Physical anthropology, Cultural anthropology, Archaeology, and linguistics.There is debate as to what archaeology's goals are. Some goals include the documentation and explanation of the origins and development of human cultures, understanding culture history, c..
