Background Research and Literature Review
The first step in any archaeological investigation is finding out what there already is known about a particular area or culture group. Here's how to do that.
Interviewing people who know about archaeological sites or cultures can be a very fruitful way to gather information for a research paper or background research.
Literature review is an essential part of background research, conducted by an archaeologist prior to beginning archaeological studies in a region or on an archaeological site.
The State Archaeologist Office in each state is an excellent source of information about archaeological sites or cultures.
A great source for information on archaeological sites and cultures, particularly during the last few centuries, is the local historical society museum and library.
A great place to find previous research on archaeological sites and cultures is your friendly neighborhood university library.
Begin your literature review for archaeology background research at your home or school computer on the Internet
The term 'background research' refers to the collection of previously published and unpublished information about an archaeological site or region.
The cultural-historical method is a way of conducting anthropological and archaeological research developed by V.G. Childe and Franz Boas.
Predictive modelling involves figuring out what environmental and social variables are attractive reasons for people choosing to live in a particular space, and using that information to predict where archaeological sites might be.
