Introduction to Archaeological Science

Harvard FAS

Archaeological science is the application of scientific techniques to study the human past. Methods in archaeological science build upon core concepts and methods in the biological, chemical, and physical sciences and use them in surprising and exciting ways to answer a wide range of questions, including: - How do we measure time? How do you date a stone tool? a bone? a pot? - Who were the Neanderthals? When were they last alive, and what happened to them? - What did the earliest farmers eat?…