1. Archaeology of Historic Sites
Dr. James Murphy

2. The Basics What? - A research question
Where? - Determining where to dig
Answering the “What?” question – the excavation
Why & How? – analyzing and interpreting what is found
Who cares? – Sharing the discovery

3. The Excavation The Baulk system
Allows you to keep track of the stratigraphy

4. Stratigraphy

5. Stratigraphy & Dating

6. Stratigraphy & Dating

9. Layers of settlement, Canterbury, England

10. Relative Dating
Determine the date of something in relation to something else

11. Dating & the Development of Oil Lamps in Palestine
Neolithic Age
Pre-pottery BCE
BCE
Chalcolithic Age
BCE
Bronze Age
Early Bronze Age
BCE
Middle Bronze Age
BCE
Late Bronze Age
BCE
Iron Age
BCE
Babylonian – Persian Periods
BCE
Dating & the Development of Oil Lamps in Palestine
Hellenistic Period
BCE
Herodian Period
- 37 BCE-70 CE
Roman Period
- 37 BCE-325 CE