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Guiding Questions

1. Define technology, global economic interdependence, and economic competition.


2. Explain the effects of new technology, global economic interdependence, and
competition on archaeology.
3. Identify examples then examine and describe their influence.
4. Assess the impact this technology has on the world, use evidence to support yourself.

I will be learning about how archaeology is related to Global Interdependence and how
technology has made it easier.

2 Archaeology Digs- Technology- Distributer- Supplier


2 Exhibits- Origin- Movement- how

Learning Targets
International Trade
Explain the basic characteristics of international trade, including absolute and comparative
advantage, barriers to trade, exchange rates, and balance of trade.
Technology and Global Interdependence
Explain and evaluate the effects of new technology, global economic interdependence, and
competition on the development of national policies and on the lives of individuals and
families in the United States and the world, using examples to illustrate their influence on
national and international policies.

Research Notes:
Definitions

-In economics, competition is the rivalry among sellers trying to achieve such goals as
increasing profits, market share, and sales volume by varying the elements of the marketing
mix: price, product, distribution, and promotion.

-Mutual dependence at a global level. One country depends on another country for something
and that country may depend on another country, which eventually creates global
interdependence. importing and exporting of good and services highly contributes to global
interdependence. Certain commodities such as oil have created a global interdependence
between countries that produce the precious commodity and those that covet it.

-The definition of technology is science or knowledge put into practical use to solve problems or
invent useful tools.

1. Stone Age- The development of simple tools from wood or shards of rock and the
discovery of fire, which provided a way to cook food and create heat and light, were
technological developments which allowed people to accomplish tasks more easily and
quickly.
2. Bronze Age- The evolving ability of man to work with metal gave the ability to form
stronger tools, and the introduction of the wheel allowed people greater ability to travel
and communicate.

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3. Iron Age- The ability to work with harder metals than copper and tin, to smelt iron, and to
be able to remove iron from ore allowed for rapid increases in weapons making, brought
the development of tools that benefit civilization and gave greater ability to perform
tasks, such as manufacturing and transportation.

How It Relates
Mercantilism-
Also called "commercialism, is a system in which a country attempts to amass wealth through
trade with other countries, exporting more than it imports and increasing stores of gold and
precious metals. It is often considered an outdated system.

Import-
bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale.

Export-
Send (goods or services) to another country for sale.

Embargo-
An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.

Tariff-
A tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.

The Lost City of Trellech Excavation- Dark Blue

Location:
Trellech, once the largest settlement in Wales.
http://www.archaeology.co.uk/digging/fieldwork/trellech-2.htm

Tool:
Ground-penetrating radar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground-penetrating_radar#References

Distributer:
Aegis Instruments
http://www.aegis-instruments.com/products/gpr/index.html
Location:
Republic of Botswana
P.O.Box 973
Lobatse

Supplier:
MAL Geoscience Head Office
http://www.malagpr.com.au/
Location:
Sweden
Skolgatan 11
SE-930 70 Mal
http://www.malags.com/corporate/contact/contact-mala-europe-middle-east-africa

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Egyptian Garrison Fortress- Pastel Dark Purple

Location:
Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel
http://digs.bib-arch.org/digs/jaffa.asp

Tools:
Total station
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_station

Distributer:
Tiger Supplies Inc.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Leica-Flexline-TS09-Plus-Reflectorless-Total-Station-5-Second-w-
Bluetooth-796970-/251313436109
Location:
27 Selvage St
Irvington NJ 07111
http://www.tigersupplies.com/

Supplier:
Leica Geosystems AG
http://www.leica-geosystems.us/en/Leica-FlexLine-TS09plus_99090.htm
Location:
Heinrich Wild Strasse
CH-9435 Heerbrugg
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Heerbrugg, Canton St. Gallen
http://www.leica-geosystems.com/en/Our-Company_789.htm

GPS

Now theres a new way to search, with no shovels needed. Some 400 miles up in space,
satellites collect images that are used to identify buried landscapes with astonishing precision.
Satellite images help scientists find and map long-lost rivers, roads, and cities, and discern
archaeological features in conflict zones too dangerous to visit. There is much we miss on the
ground, emphasizes University of Alabama at Birmingham archaeologist Sarah Parcak, a
pioneer in using satellite imagery in Egypt. Weve only discovered a fraction of one percent of
archaeological sites all over the world.

Parcak is nudging that fraction up. Through thousands of hours of trial and error she has
perceived what the human eye cant. Hard-won successes have taught her what works:
combining and processing images so she can peer into the infrared part of the light spectrum,
which is invisible to the naked eye. The images allow her to detect subtle surface changes
caused by objects like mud bricks a foot or less underground. In 2011, relying on infrared
satellite pictures, Parcak and her team identified 17 potential buried pyramids, some 3,000
settlements, and 1,000 tombs across Egypt. At the 3,000-year-old city of Tanis, once a capital in

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the Nile Delta, she found evidence of hundreds of dwellings. Above ground, you cant see
anything, she says. Its a silty mound with brown, muddy earth covering everything. After a
few days of processing and peering at the images, this amazing map popped out, she recalls.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/125-explore/satellite-archaeology

Lascaux 3 Exhibition- Dark Green


http://archaeology-travel.com/exhibitions/lascaux-international-exhibition-to-travel-the-world/

Origin: Dordogne region of France, cave of Lascaux

Location:
2. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
3. The Houston Museum of Natural Science
4. Le Centre des Sciences Montral
5. Muse du Cinquantenaire Jubelparkmuseum Brussels
6. Parc des Expositions Paris, Porte de Versailles in Pavillon 8B (1 Place de la Porte de
Versailles, 75015 Paris)

Dates:
1. 20 March to 8 September 2013
2. 18 October 2013 23 March 2014
3. 17 April to 14 September 2014
4. 14 November 2014 to 12 April 2015
5. 20 May 30 August 2015

Afghanistan Exhibition- Red


http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mission/afghanistan-treasures/where_to_see.html

Origin: Kabul museum, Afghanistan

Location:
1. Melbourne Museum
2. Queensland Museum
3. Art Gallery of New South Wales
4. Western Australian Museum
5. Museum of Western Australia (Perth)

Dates:
1. 22 March - 28 July 2013
2. 5 September 2013 - 27 January 2014
3. 6 March 2014 - 1 June 2014
4. 27 July 2014 - 16 November 2014
5. 26 July 2014 18 January 2015

How:

For major shipments across longer distances, I generally see museum contract with fine art
shippers, who are professionally trained to deal with art and fragile historical objects.

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Most museums that need to transport objects overseas, or are requesting objects from overseas
are larger, and can afford to do this. Many of them send one of their collections team along with
the object to courier the object from start to finish.
Basically it goes like this:
1. Object is in the starting museum.
2. Collections staff complete a condition report, then wrap and pack the object.
3. Depending on the object(s) the courier could go alone or with another member of museum
staff, or with a team of security guards to the airport (I'll touch on why air in a minute).
4. Courier drives the object into the airport where they watch it get loaded on the plane (I've
never done this myself so I'm not certain of the exact procedure here, but this is what
several museum couriers have told me).
5. The courier then boards the plane.
6. Plane arrives at destination, courier watches the shipment get removed from the plane, and
delivers it to the receiving museum where another condition report on the object is
completed.
7. If the courier is smart, they then use several vacation days to enjoy a nice trip abroad, since
their plane flight has been covered.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3lw0po/
how_are_priceless_historical_artifacts/

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