Introduction to Archaeology

V.Selvakumar

Heritage Studies

• Archaeology• History • Archival Studies• Conservation• Museology• Epigraphy • Numismatics• Heritage Management• Heritage Tourism

• Study of the Past using material remains• History –Prehistory 99.9 % + 0. 1 %• Crossing disciplinary boundaries • Complementary to history • Past is one; Holistic approach• Heritage Value• Heritage Education

Concepts

• Site• Mound• Monument• Artefact• Antiquity • Formation process• Context• Statigraphy

• Antiquarianism • Cultural History • New Archaeology or Processual Archaeology • Post-Processual Archaeologies

Major Discoveries

• Thomas Trautmann “The three ‘fundamental discoveries’ in indological studies are the discovery of the Indo-European language family (1786); the discovery of the Dravidian language family (1816), and the discovery of the Indus civilization (1924).

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