Choose two questions out of the four questions bellow and respond it the most
complete way you can with 1 paragraph for introduction, 1 or two for development and 1
for conclusion of your response.
1. What are the most common techniques for analyzing the composition of artifacts?
Which techniques are considered the best for sourcing fragments of ceramic vessels?
2. Considering what you learned about ‘Cultural Particularism” and “Postprocessualism” (module 1) and the present module, respond: Do all cultures value the
same materials? Give me at least two examples of different types of materials that have
been assigned prestige value in different cultures? What are the common
characteristics of goods of prestige value?
3. Discuss chaîne opératoire. Describe all the steps of chaîne opératoire for lithic
analysis.
4. Describe in details how pottery is made, including at least three different methods used.
