Archaeological site

history and prehistory through the excavation of sites, and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains. Or in other words, the study of what makes us as humans what we are today. The anthropologists tasked with uncovering this information are known as archaeologists. The study of archaeology is used to help people today better understand what went on throughout human history. There is much that can be learned from the remains uncovered at the sites that archaeologists excavate every…

Contemporary studies of the pollen records of the early form of the what we call corn today, Zea Mays, along with clearing of the forest for agricultural use gives indication that pre-Columbian cultivation of domesticate maize appears in the archaeological record of highlands of Mexico close to 6000 BP, and a fully domesticated form of maize appears in the record around 5400 BP.…

Megiddo is not only important as a geographical site for its historicity, but also allows one to reflect theological importance peeling back the layers of the past. Megiddo, rather than being a simple site is a multi-layered treasure. Many times this dig has had beginnings and ends. Men such as Shumacher, Rockafeller, Yadin and Adam’s have worked to uncover revealing evidence regarding people of the past. Biblically, this city of old is mentioned twelve times within the Old Testament and once…

city was breached and sacked, but only with the use of a ruse in the form of a wooden horse. Ancient historians in the likes of Herodotus, Xenophon, Arrian, and Plutarch tried to locate Homeric Troy. Most archaeologists attribute the discovery of the site of Troy at Hissarlik, Turkey, to Heinrich Schliemann in the 19th century. Whereas the mythical events surrounding Troy lack historical basis, the position of Troy in north-western Turkey by the Dardanelles provides a more historic picture. The…

early hominins.” (Price & Feinman, 2013, p G-1). Importance: Bipedalism is important in archaeological studies because it marks the separation of early humans from our ancestors and details one of our greatest advancements as a species. Additionally, by studying the emergence of bipedalism, archaeologists have been able to identify and date our oldest known ancestors. Example: The footprints discovered at the site of Laetoli in Tanzania has supplied excellent evidence of bipedalism. They are the…

is obvious because it’s the best way to find out our human history from the ancient time and can show the development of both cultural civilizations and evolution. Besides, Archaeology is great because it combines scientific and humankind. The site of mound-builder" in the North America is a famous example as it caused a debate for -many years. In the beginning , two hypotheses were there for its construction: The first is Native Americans theory. This theory supposed the mound work were…

central American native peoples. It might be possible that some of the Maya migrated to Southeastern North America. A connection possibly as far west to Choco canyon and north up to Wisconsin then as far East as the Carolinas, where extensive archaeological excavations have taken place (Brandner 2014). For example, ancient Cherokee and Yuchi elders tell stories of how they migrated to the Carolinas and the south in four to five different migrations. There was also talk…

the existing evidence was destroyed during the development of the cities that are built on the location of this evidence. Evidence for example on David’s military campaigns in the records of one of the kingdoms of Israel harbors many archeological sites (Finkelstein and Silberman…

University and the National Geographic Society supported an expedition by Yale professor Hiram Bingham to Machu Picchu, lncan ruins located in the Peruvian Andes. 1 Bingham carried off hundreds of tools, pots,and silver objects from the excavation site during this and a 1915 trip,supposedly with the Peruvian government's blessing. 2 The artefacts Bingham brought back from his trips to Peru currently make up a prominent exhibit in Yale's Peabody Museum and are now the focus of an escalating legal…

ticket office, located in the square in front of the Colosseum early Monday morning, and health authorities were called to deal with the problem. “A rodent had died in the ceiling cavity and blood was falling onto the desk,” Franceso Prosperetti, Archaeological Superintendent of Rome told Il Fatto Quotidiano. The closure created more negative publicity for Rome, as it affected an area which sees thousands of tourists pass each…