What Is Archaeology?

In this video, Dr. Loren Davis and students of the Oregon State University archaeological field school at Cooper's Ferry talk about the concepts, practices and goals of archaeology.

Dr. Loren Davis, Associate Professor,
at Oregon State University and David Sisson, Archeologist, at the BLM Cottonwood Field Office
uncover artifacts that help us understand what life was like for people who occupied the lower Salmon River Canyon thousands of years ago.

[geoffhoppe]

Thanks for posting this! Using it with my sixth grade history students tomorrow.

[YolandaPullman]

They were doing a dig along the river at a Clovis site when I lived in Boise not long ahgo.

[mbarrera]

Even though this is about archaeology, this and more recent videos from this channel show and discuss heavily on a part of geology on how detrital sediments are formed and deposited. This is one major thing that shows man-made objects and artifacts are affected by geologic and other natural processes, which is an important thing to notice in archaeology.

[mastamixify]

Currently writing a 600 word essay over this video. Wish me luck

[iamnadeemsultan]

after excavation process how do you find the span of an artifact? in laboratory ? if yes laboratory scientists are also archaeologists or they are professional in other field? please answer

[edwno]

When you get all your views from students writing an essay on this stuff.

[Karmakuii]

I have to write a essay on how this video teaches me about archaeology and I have to compare on if it says the same things with a article I read and whats different .I will fail this.

[Moronvideos]

Archaeology is the study of bows and arrows and how to shoot arrows at monsters in the woods

[mkaralis]

Archaeology today is a wish to prove 19'th Century's ideas. That Beaver's sleleton can be a human's ancestor's (Cynodont). And the usual such a shit by the help of the cristalised fossils (due to depth).