What is low level theory?

Table of Contents:

1. What is low level theory?
2. Who was the founder of women's history who also studied anthropology and Archaeology in America?
3. Why is Archaeology important in history?
4. How is archeology related to history?
5. What is archaeological evidence in history?
6. What is the aim of Archaeology?
7. What is the main focus of Archaeology?
8. Why is Cactus Hill important?
9. What is the oldest artifacts found in America?
10. What is the oldest archeological site in North America?
11. What artifacts were found in Cactus Hill?
12. How many years ago did Ice Age hunters leave evidence of their presence?
13. What river is Cactus Hill located along?

What is low level theory?

Low-level theories are observations and interpretations from hands-on field and lab work, high-level theories seek to answer large “why” questions.

Who was the founder of women's history who also studied anthropology and Archaeology in America?

Gerda Lerner

Why is Archaeology important in history?

The goal of archaeology is to understand how and why human behavior has changed over time. ... Archaeology is not only the study of these broad issues but also provides a history and heritage to many cultures. Nothing would be known of the cultural developments of prehistoric peoples if it were not for archaeology.

How is archeology related to history?

The aim of both archaeology and history is the research of the human past. ... Historical sources are committed to dates while archaeological material is basically connected to spatial origin. This basic difference explains why historians and archaeologists have difficulties in understanding each other.

What is archaeological evidence in history?

The archaeological record is the body of physical (not written) evidence about the past. ... The archaeological record is the physical record of human prehistory and history, of why ancient civilizations prospered or failed and why those cultures changed and grew. It is the story of the human world.

What is the aim of Archaeology?

The purpose of archaeology is to learn more about past societies and the development of the human race. Over 99% of the development of humanity has occurred within prehistoric cultures, who did not make use of writing, thereby no written records exist for study purposes.

What is the main focus of Archaeology?

Archaeology is primarily concerned with reconstructing extinct cultures from the material remains of past human behavior, or the things people made or used and left behind. These remains are called artifacts. Much of what we see around us – computers, clothing, food, books, and buildings – are artifacts.

Why is Cactus Hill important?

Cactus Hill is particularly important because, prior to the discovery of its earliest components, archaeologists generally concluded that the first human presence in the Americas was represented by the Clovis-age culture, dating to approximately 13,000 years ago.

What is the oldest artifacts found in America?

Cactus Hill may be one of the oldest archaeological sites in the Americas. If proven to have been inhabited 16,000 to 20,000 years ago, it would provide supporting evidence for pre-Clovis occupation of the Americas.

What is the oldest archeological site in North America?

Meadowcroft Rockshelter

What artifacts were found in Cactus Hill?

Site Name	Cactus Hill Archaeological Site
Investigators	Joseph M. McAvoy, Nottoway River Survey, and Michael F. Johnson, Archeological Society of Virginia
Artifacts Found	Stone points, tools, prismatic blades, flakes, fire-cracked rocks, bone, charcoal, and pottery representing Paleoindian through Woodland periods

How many years ago did Ice Age hunters leave evidence of their presence?

13,000 years ago

What river is Cactus Hill located along?

Nottoway River