Examples Of Archaeological Analogies
1. What are archaeological analogies? What is the difference between a formal and relational analogy? Give an example of each
An analogy is an anthropological practice that uses reasons based on the assumption that if two things are similar in some respect, they have to be similar in other respects. A formal analogy an analogy that is validated by similarities in formal attributes of both archaeological and ethnographic objects. A relational analogy is any analogy that is rationalized based on close cultural continuity between the archaeological and ethnographic cases. An example of both analogies given by the book is Kiva. (A) Formal similarities are shown between archaeological and Hopi Kivas and (B) Hopi culture is related to ancient Puebloan culture.
2. How are analogies useful to archaeology? What makes an analogy strong? Why must analogies be used cautiously?
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The Hudson-Meng site contains about 9500 radiocarbon years old remains of up to 500 bison fossils. The bison fossils were found within a 1000-meter square and the top part of their skull was missing. The first inference was made by Agenbroad and he said, there were large group of humans and they killed the bison and store the meat for later use, and he used the missing crania to make the inference, but he couldn’t tell what happened to the missing crania. Later on, Todd and Rapson studied again and their perspective states, they may have died from natural processes like heat, cold, natural fires or killed by other carnivores. Their inferences were based on, there were no cut marks, only tooth marks were visible, and the skeptical remains were in anatomical position. Which relates to taphonomic perspective, it occurred from natural process not by humans, as the animal dies and decomposes it traps sediment until it is buried, the skull tops remained exposed and was blown away later by
An analogy is an anthropological practice that uses reasons based on the assumption that if two things are similar in some respect, they have to be similar in other respects. A formal analogy an analogy that is validated by similarities in formal attributes of both archaeological and ethnographic objects. A relational analogy is any analogy that is rationalized based on close cultural continuity between the archaeological and ethnographic cases. An example of both analogies given by the book is Kiva. (A) Formal similarities are shown between archaeological and Hopi Kivas and (B) Hopi culture is related to ancient Puebloan culture.
2. How are analogies useful to archaeology? What makes an analogy strong? Why must analogies be used cautiously?
Analogies …show more content…
The Hudson-Meng site contains about 9500 radiocarbon years old remains of up to 500 bison fossils. The bison fossils were found within a 1000-meter square and the top part of their skull was missing. The first inference was made by Agenbroad and he said, there were large group of humans and they killed the bison and store the meat for later use, and he used the missing crania to make the inference, but he couldn’t tell what happened to the missing crania. Later on, Todd and Rapson studied again and their perspective states, they may have died from natural processes like heat, cold, natural fires or killed by other carnivores. Their inferences were based on, there were no cut marks, only tooth marks were visible, and the skeptical remains were in anatomical position. Which relates to taphonomic perspective, it occurred from natural process not by humans, as the animal dies and decomposes it traps sediment until it is buried, the skull tops remained exposed and was blown away later by