El Loro Anthropology

Assignment 3 The excavation of El Loro unearthed numerous old artifacts. It uncovered pots, bottles, textiles, grinding stones, and numerous other items once used by this lands inhabitants. Based on the law of superposition we know that the stratum furthest down is the oldest and the stratum closest to the surface is the newest. Another fact that we have for excavation is the law of association stating that, items near one another or in the same stratum are from the same time period. From those facts it can be determined that stratum that includes stone tools are from the oldest time period, then the pottery and textiles are from the middle time period, and lastly the painted items are all from one time period. As time progresses the sophistication behind the items unearthed grows. It starts with rock, then becomes handcrafted clay items, then painted and decorated items showing the progression of this civilization. There are also a couple of skeletons buried that show how the people treated their dead. If I were to run this excavation I would have used the total coverage strategy due to the density of artifacts in this area. It would be more expensive and damaging but it would allow us to find all of the artifacts by time period stratum by stratum. Of course there would be part left untouched for the future archeologists and their new technology
During this time period the civilization phases out organic tools and begin to craft goods such as pots, bottles, and textiles. At this time the pottery is perfected and the inhabitants began using spearheads to hunt using spears. The society progressed and technological advances allowed the civilization to hunt and store items differently. This stratum also holds the first burial site. This burial is impersonal and the man is left with nothing but himself. The person was buried alone and without any sort of tokens from