Assignment
Write a 3-4 pages paper about archaeology. Satisfy all the points asked.
Do not waste your time looking for an answer on the Internet, because I MADE THE PROBLEM UP, including the names and date ranges of the archaeological periods. Please don't make me tear out the small amount of hair I have left by telling me, for example, that you tried to research the "Rill Period," but could not find anything about it. It did not exist. Emperor Moofus did not exist. You don't need to "research" anything. All you need is your brain and the basic stratigraphical principles that we have examined.
The sectional diagram provided is NOT based on any particular archaeological site or time periods, although it is very similar to the kinds of diagrams we actually use in analyzing stratigraphy. For purposes of this exercise, assume that only one kind of pottery was actually being produced (e.g., "handmade; white spirals on dark surface") in each period. Remember, however, that artifacts made earlier regularly appear in later levels because people are constantly digging down into earlier levels and bringing up old artifacts, so do not be surprised if some strata have items from multiple periods. People also keep certain items long after their manufacture and do not throw them away casually, either because they are valuable or are heirlooms with sentimental value.
The latest datable item in each stratum will provide the best terminus post quem ("time after which") for the deposition of the stratum. You may assume that all radiocarbon dates have been calibrated using the best possible method. The term "stratum" here is used very loosely as a way to describe a level homogeneous in soil color, texture, and other characteristics. In a real site, such "strata" would likely be excavated in many separate units, not in a single pass. When strata are discontinuous (as when cut by a later feature), I indicate that by using the same stratum number for each segment of the stratum.
Your assignment is to reconstruct the occupational history of this site using the sectional diagram and other information provided. For the purposes of this assignment, we will assume that this trench is representative of the entire site. In real life, it often happens that some parts of a large site may have been abandoned at a particular time, while others were occupied, but we will ignore that possibility here. You should assume that if you have pottery of a particular period present, then people were actually occupying the site during that time.
Attachment:- Stratigraphic-Problem.pdf