3.Archaeological Anthropology

3. Archaeological Anthropology

Theory Credit- 4

Unit I: Introduction

• Definition and scope of archaeological anthropology
• Relation with other disciplines
• Methods of studying archaeological anthropology

Unit II: Methods of Estimation of Time and Reconstruction of the Past

• Absolute dating methods
• Relative dating methods
• Methods of climatic reconstruction: palynology, paleontology, soil pH estimation.

Unit III: Geochronology of Pleistocene Epoch

• Glacial and Interglacial
• Pluviation and Inter Pluviation
• Different types of geoclimatic events

Unit IV: Understanding Culture

• Technique of tool manufacture and estimation of their relative efficiency
• Classification of tools: primary and combination fabrication techniques
• Typology and cultural nomenclature

Unit V: Earliest Evidence of Culture in the World

• Konso, Olorgesailie, Olduvai Gorge
• Pirro Nord, Dmanisi
• Attirampakkam, Isampur

                                                  Practical Credit- 2

Typo-technological Analysis of Prehistoric Tools: Identification, Interpretation and

Drawings of the tool Types

1. Core Tool Types

2. Flake Tool Types

3. Blade Tool Types

4. Microlithic Tool Type

5. Neolithic Tool Type