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7 Finding and Mapping Archaeological Sites

  1. Archaeological survey is an important component of field research, a) what exactly is survey, define it below and answer b) why do archaeologists conduct survey?
  2. When speaking in terms of survey, what is a transect?
  3. Are artifacts on the surface reliable, i.e. do they give archaeologists an accurate representation of what is buried below the surface? Why/why not?
  4. What is GIS? What is it used for?

 

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