Archaeological section

This section examines food storage practices to understand further the conservation phase (K-strategy) of the Denesųłiné adaptive cycle. Out of respect for the animals caribou meat is not wasted. Denesųłiné cache caribou meat. This stores meat for future use. It also ensures that all killed caribou are used. Caches prevent scavengers from eating the meat. For highly mobile Denesųłiné, static food storage is slightly aberrant. As shown in Chapter 5, the production of mobile dry meat and pemmican…

travelers would be passing through. It was this geographical placement of Mithraea that led earlier scholars, such as Franz Cumont, to believe that the cult was spread through Western Europe by Hellenized magi of Iranian decent. However, the archaeological evidence needed to support this claim has not yet been discovered, meaning the Mithraea seem to have appeared throughout the west in similar fashion, at the same time, with no apparent antecedent, making the question of how the cult spread…

did not know the dangers of the neighboring volcano and so believed themselves to be very lucky to find such a place. The city of Pompeii, in Italy, which was home to more than 20,000 people over 2000 years ago, is one of the most fascinating archaeological sites to be investigated in modern times. As a result of a volcanic disaster, (the massive eruption of nearby Mt. Vesuvius), the city…

Introduction: This essay would discuss the way the material of an object can be used for dating or distinguish the origin. Tang Sancai pottery produced in different parts of China. Because of the material for the production from local sources, chemical analysis can apply to see the origin of the ware. This shows the applicable method that can be used to for distinguish the Islamic lead-glazed ware from Tang Sancai as well as the Sancai ware from different part of China. For dating the tools…

Are you tired of hearing about Mt. Rushmore? Exhausted from your long trek at the Great Wall of China? Bored of the statues at Notre Dame? Well, why don’t you take a trip down to good old Peru to visit the amazing stones of Machu Picchu? You will be taken aback by the rich history of the place and stunned by some of the things you may see there. Discovered by Hiram Bingham in the summer of 1911, Machu Picchu is often believed to be the ruins of Vilcabamba, the last capital of the Inca…

Roman London but there is no archaeological proof to support the claim that these Baths are infact Roman. “Whatever the reasons for its inception, the wall stood as one of the largest construction projects carried out in Roman Britain. It was also rebuilt and extended numerous times throughout the Roman period, requiring somewhere in the region of 85,000 tons of Kentish ragstone to complete. The wall included over 20 bastions, mainly concentrated around the Eastern section, as well as a large…

Edward Teach (Wilde-Ramsing:2006). The ship, which sank in 1718, was not professional excavated by archaeologists till 1997 when the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources (NCDCR) to control of the site. The site has been split into three sections the bow, midship, and the stern. According to the NCDCR, “Since the start of the Queen Anne's Revenge shipwreck project in 1996, tens of thousands of artifacts have been recovered. Many of those have received at least a preliminary level of…

William M. Bass Donated Skeletal Collection William M. Bass Donated Skeletal Collection was created in 1981 to conduct research on time since death by Dr. William Bass. The donation program provides necessary cadavers to conduct research in forensic taphonomy, along with educating and training students at the University of Tennessee. All individuals donated to the skeletal collection are also used to conduct research at the Anthropological Research Facility. The Skeletal Collection is a major…

There are many subfields in Anthropology. One of them is cultural anthropology, which is the study of individual cultures mostly through participant observation, living in a culture or learning a culture different from your own. Cultural anthropology seeks to learn and compare cultures to help us as humans understand each other and recognize our diversity (Cloak, Jr., F. T., 1968). Basically, one cannot fully understand a culture without looking at all the features (the whole picture). One of…

armour and horned helmets are common representations of Vikings in popular culture, historical and archaeological data presents a different picture. Mostly made up of helmets, body armour, and shields, Viking armour was well-made, long-lasting, and highly accurately crafted. The common misconception is that Viking helmets had horns; however, they were usually composed of iron and came in multiple sections, such as a nose guard, a bowl to cover the head, and occasionally extra protection for the…