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Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Archaeology

Understanding Earth’s History: The Significance of Uniformitarianism in Geology

Uniformitarianism A principle that geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by current geologic processes Uniformitarianism is a scientific concept that proposes that the...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Archaeology

Unearthing the Past: Exploring Artifacts as the Key to Understand Human Culture and Civilization

Artifacts portable objects made by humans Artifacts are objects or items that have been created or modified by human beings and that have some cultural, historical, or...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Archaeology

Feature Selection in Machine Learning: Importance and Methods for Optimal Model Performance

Features Nonportable remnants from the past, such as house walls or ditches 1. What are features in machine learning? Features refer to the important characteristics or attributes...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Archaeology

Unlocking the Power of Seriation: Enhancing Cognitive Development, Mathematical and Scientific Reasoning

Seriation ordering of artifacts based on a change of cultural style (Clothes, Phones) Seriation is a fundamental concept in cognitive development that describes a child’s ability to...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Archaeology

Seriation by Proportion Abundance: A Powerful Dating Technique in Archaeology, Paleontology, and Geology

Seriation by proportion abundance creates what? Battleship curves Seriation by proportion abundance creates a relative chronological sequence of artifacts or fossils, which helps in understanding the temporal...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Archaeology

Understanding Typology: Classification in Biology, Psychology, and Linguistics

Typology classification of artifacts based on physical characteristics Typology refers to the study of types or categories of things, especially in relation to their structure, characteristics, and...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Archaeology

Revolutionizing Archaeology: The Impact of Lewis Binford and the New Archaeology Movement

Leader of the New Archaeology movement Lewis Binford The leader of the New Archaeology movement was Lewis Binford. Binford was an American archaeologist who contributed significantly to...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Archaeology

New Archaeology: A Scientific Approach to Uncovering the Past

New Archaeology (Processual) focuses? Deductive reasoning, cultural change and quantitative methods. New Archaeology, also known as Processual Archaeology, is a theoretical approach that emerged in the 1960s...