Discuss the below:
During your archaeological research in the once thriving Southern California area of North America, you find the remains of a 21st century building that was once known as a "tract house." At the north-east corner of the house's remains is a plastic trash receptacle known as a "trash can." Inside the trash can are the remains of trash that is typical for this time period. Because the trash is located in one receptacle, and is associated with a single housing unit, we can be fairly certain that the trash found here comes from one single household. Please look at the list of archaeological data below, and answer the questions. There may be multiple interpretations!
Archaeological Data:
1 32 0z. cardboard container of Tide Detergent
3 20 oz. plastic bottle of Gatorade Sport Drink
12. oz. bag of Tostitos Corn Chips
1 gallon plastic container of Non-fat milk
6 Huggies brand diapers, weight class 18-24 pounds, used
4 8.3 oz. cans of Red Bull Energy Drink
1 container of Advil Pain Reliever, 100 ct.
2 cardboard Dominos Pizza boxes
1 paper magazine, People, dated October 25, 2010
4 boxes of pepperoni pizza Hot Pockets
3 coffee filters containing coffee grounds
1 package Starbuck coffee beans
17 bottles of Newcastle beer
16 12 oz. bottles of Arrowhead Springs Water
Verizon Wireless Bill dated November 24, 2010, marked "overdue"
2 concert ticket stubs for Metal Mania World Tour
3 Healthy Choice TV Dinner boxes - barbeque chicken
6 empty cardboard boxes marked "Amazon"
1 29 lb. empty bag of Royal Canin German Shepherd Food
2 ticket stubs for Los Angeles Lakers basketball dated October 28, 2010
3 pieces of cardboard, folded in half with pictures of evergreen trees decorated with multi-colored lights
1 paper document, four pages long, entitled "St. Mark's Church Bulletin"
1 child's doll, dressed in pink clothes, missing an arm
1 paperback book titled "The Backpacker's Handbook, 3rd edition
A 2 by 3 foot section of paper with images of a fat man wearing red, being pulled in some type of device by several deer 1 paper bag containing a wrapper for a half-pound Western Bacon Burger, three bags for French fries, unopened ketchup containers, one straw, and 12 un-used napkins
Receipt from Game Stop for Call of Duty (cost $49.99) dated November 15, 2010
12 cans of Little Friskies gourmet cat food
One pair of Levi's jeans, men's size 36, relaxed fit
Victoria's Secret catalogue
1 opened envelope from Citibank
6 12 oz. cans Diet Dr. Pepper soda
1 box Crest Whitening Strips, 12 count
1 package Signature Café Whole Roasted Chicken
1 24 oz. container Egg Nog
Questions for Analysis:
Q1: Identify the year the trash was deposited and the evidence for seasonal activities based on the artifacts in the space below. Describe the evidence you used to support this.
Q2: State how many people might have lived at this household and their ages and genders. Provide evidence to support your ideas in the space below. Provide another interpretation of age and gender using the same material items.
Q3: Infer the economic status of this household in the space below. Provide evidence to support your ideas.
Q4: Since most of the trash is remains of food, describe their diet in terms of what they eat, their health, and what you can discover regarding their lifestyle from looking at their diet and activities.