Carson
Archy Corey 101
Wk 10 assignment
1) Homeless people in Minnesota left behind artifacts of their everyday lives and
archaeologists discovered and analyzed them. Archaeologists discovered that homeless
people can live in landscapes meant to exclude them, and also barren lands. Many
homeless people resent the help provided by churches for some reason, I feel like if they
dont like it, then get a job and quit your complaining you smelly bum. For example, they
destroy the hygiene material and bibles, which is a little over the top, they dont have to
accept them from churches. This investigation provided us with information that we
should not help the homeless, they seem to have it all figured out except how to open a
can of food.
2) The Turbo Island newscast was very intriguing. Homeless people, preconceived as
druggie, inbred, and clinically insane, can still serve a purpose. The bums where able to
provide the archaeologist with information on modern drugs and their background. This
was a translational archaeology because archaeologists from benefitted the street
knowledge of the homeless people when it came to paraphernalia. The homeless peoples
participation helped the community because if it wasnt for them the archaeology team
wouldnt have found a majority of the artifacts because of the short time limit of the dig.
3) The main purpose of the UMP was to understand the migration habits of Mexicans
crossing the US border. De Leon collected artifacts such as backpacks, which are carried
by everyone who is old enough to carry one on his or her back. Shoes found, are used to
determine the age and gender of migrants. Food packages give archaeologists a timeline
as to when and where a migrant bought the item to where it was found. This information
is crucial to understanding migration tendencies that would go unknown in a direct
interview. For example, a migrant is not going to know the percentage of males and
females and average aged migrant that makes the treck, whereas archaeology provides us
with a good estimate solely based on shoes. (no pun intended)