What are the two main fields of archaeology?

Answer 1

Archaeology is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes.
Ther main division of archaeology is into historical archaeology, which examines civilisations that left behind written records and prehistoric archaeology, which concerns itself with societies that did not have writing systems.
As with most academic disciplines, there are a number of archaeological sub-disciplines typically characterised by a focus on a specific method or type of material, geographical or chronological focus, or other thematic concern. In addition, certain civilisations have attracted so much attention that their study has been specifically named. These sub-disciplines include Assyriology (Mesopotamia), Phoeniciology (Phoenicia), Classical archaeology (Greece and Rome), and Egyptology (Egypt).

Answer 2

The question seems not clear.

Anyway, for me, as an archaeologist, the archaeology has two different kind of work style: the field and the laboratory...

Archaeologist work in the field (excavation) then work in the laboratories to understand the field work...

But I suppose to make this question more clear... You can contact me if you need.

Answer 3

Two main Fields?

I suppose you mean Historical and Pre-Historical.

But i don't think those are the "Main fields"

Archeology can be broken down on to so many levels. you can have two archaeologists who study pre-historical sites, one in the Yucatan and the other in Africa. although they share similar time frames they are in two completely different fields.

maybe if you could explain your question a little better? add a little more "meat" as it were so I can understand it better.

thanks.

Answer 4

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