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  • To show how archaeologists conceive of time and the frameworks they use.

  • To identify the important geological eras and epochs for archaeology.

  • To distinguish between biological evolution and cultural change.

  • To describe how archaeological sites are discovered.

  • To describe the major elements of archaeological excavation.

  • To identify the steps in archaeological analysis.

  • To point out some of the questions that archaeologists try to answer about the past.







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