THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD AS INFORMATION AND ENTROPY

Prof. Serghey Gherdjikov, DSc.
Sofia University

https://doi.org/10.53656/phil2022-04-04

Abstract. The archaeological record is information left in artifacts and biofacts from an extinct culture. It is the result of a process of growth of entropy in the site, which destroys the structures of culture. I theorize on archaeological information and archaeological entropy – the missing information about the site. From archaeological record to virtual reconstruction, information is extracted from the entropy of the extinct cultural form/process in the archaeological record. Archaeological entropy is differential and depends on the material, not the culture.
Keywords: archaeological record; archaeological information; archaeological entropy; reporting systems; archaeological experiment

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