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concerns how and when civilization initially ascended in Mesoamerica – much of modern day Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador (Blomster et al. 2005). Approximately 3000 years ago, Mexico’s Gulf Coast was inhabited by the Olmec – an archaeological culture that differs from a conventional culture as it is a classification term used to describe consistently reoccurring material culture and is not a coherent population (Backes et al. 2012; Blomster et al. 2005; Cheetham et al. 2009;…

that has passed since its event, it is likely that some details have been changed. There are various written sources to support it, from Homer’s Iliad to Hittite cuneiform tablets. Equally, there is a large amount of archaeological evidence found both at Troy and other ancient sites, such as Mycenae. It seems unlikely that evidence of this quantity and scale could have originated solely from a legend, and thus the Trojan War must have been, at some point, a reality. There are many sources…

and discussions. The Government should put effort to end current conflict between the anthropologist and American Indians before ownership is resolved. It should educate tribal groups in order to explain to them what they should expect during archaeological surveys (The U.S. Congress, 1990; McManamon,…

academically, as well as religiously. Unfortunately, when studying it, scholars must keep in mind the problems involved in the process of studying the Hebrew Bible. One of these issues is the fact that the events being recorded in the Hebrew bible occurred many thousands of years ago, and there are very limited resources or evidence that we can use to verify or compare to what is written in the Hebrew Bible. Another issue that arises is the fact that the original text is written in Hebrew, and…

so enjoyable to be outdoors without worrying about the temperatures being either too hot or too cold. Many residents looks for things to do, places to go and sites to see while the weather is at its peak during autumn. In Alabama there seems to be many exciting events, fairs, festivals and ways for families to gather together to take in sites, learn a few things about culture, food, music, crafting, art and so much more. There are tailgate parties, concerts, shows, reenactments, a cook-off,…

Jamestown only existed from 1607 CE to the settlement’s abandonment in 1699 CE. Multiple causes led to the settlement’s abandonment, but the fortress and the material remains associated with the settlers were left behind. The Jamestown Memorial Church site provides an interesting case study in North American historical archaeology because of…

In addition, the author asserts that religious conversion was only a small aspect of missions; missions were a source of work for the missions and a site for cultural transformation and control, as the missions redistributed land and resources to the Pueblo Indians as they intervened in their societies. This work contributes to studies of relationship between land and people, as the Indians valued their…

Castle and Prison Island respectively were built in the 9th century using layers of tree trunks, stones and other materials and had been inhabited till around the early 14th century. To understand more about the past societies that built and used this site I am going to look at methods used in landscape archaeology, environmental archaeology and geoarchaeology such as pollen and soil studies, LIDAR, Excavating and methods of Remote sensing. I will show how we use these methods to find out which…

discoveries that are too controversial to consider genuine, like the Vinland Map publicized by Yale University in 1965. In other words, legitimate pieces of evidence that describe accurate Viking lives are hard to come by. Fitzhugh demonstrates that new archaeological findings prove the Vikings not as raiders and pillagers, but as entrepreneurs opening up new avenues of commerce and bringing Scandinavian ideas into Europe. Nevertheless, Fitzhugh agrees that some of the Viking accounts were…

The movie Troy is based on a not so true story known as the Iliad by Homer, which scholars believe that he may not have written it himself. The Iliad is 99 percent fiction with very little actual history in it. The story was inspired by the past and the stories that were handed down for generations to generation and then recorded by Homer. Although it is believed that Homer was not the only writer. What the movie got right is that there was actually a city of Troy. The walls surrounding Troy…