Backyard Anthropology

        Choose one room of you home or a specific place in you community (playground, parking lot, restauant)- Visit and observe the site for 10-15 minutes- Be objective as you examine the site, remember not to mention what it is in today's terms, but pretend you have do not recognize or have knowledge of the artifacts and site- Describe the overall scene- Collect and document artifacts- Describe the artifacts noting color, shape, weight, textue, quantity, material, and other featues you think are important- Map (photos, hand dawn and scanned, digitally created map) the site and describe the physical characteristics of the site- Using you imagination, what are some other puposes the artifacts and site might have? What conclusions can you draw about the origin of the artifacts, their use, and the pupose of the site? Using ou readings, what type of archaeological methods would you want to use to help you interpret you artifacts and site? Reflect on some of the challenges archaeologists face in piecing together the past-