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Homo neanderthalensis evolved in Europe 300,000 years ago, spread out across the continent, and persevered through the great climatic shifts of the Upper and Middle Paleolithic, before abruptly being replaced by Homo sapiens in the archaeological record around 40,000 years ago. Since the first Neanderthal remains were excavated from a limestone quarry in Germany’s Neander Valley in the middle of the 19th century, the question of how these remarkable hominids met their demise has engaged the…

In a continued lecture about Neanderthals Professor David Zeanah introduces us to the background of DNA and the findings found in homo sapiens DNA. During lecture he gives the textbook definition of Ancient DNA; a genetic material preserved in archaeological remains of bones and plants that can be studied for information about past genetic relationships. When looking into Neanderthals DNA we find that it is different than ares and they seemed to have been living in a different place than we were…

Chile.It is 2,700 km or 2,300 miles. This island is very isolated and inhabited with only 5,761 people living there(in 2012). The area of this island is 63.17 mi2. Easter Island’s capital is Hanga Roa. This island is famed for the wonderful archaeological sites with around 900 monumental statues. These statues were made between the 10th -16th century, They are called moai, having large heads and smaller bodies. The largest moai dates to the middle time period. the measurements being 32 ft tall…

behind Troy” has been documented and talked about for many centuries. In my opinion most of the research and scholarly evidence of Hisarlik clearly shows that our current knowledge of the famous ancient city of Troy is based on Homer’s writings and archaeological discoveries made by the German archaeologist and excavator Heinrich Schliemann. Many have agreed that Homer should be acknowledged as a legitimate source of historical reference and therefore, so should Schliemann. It is widely…

archaeology was holding a backseat in anthropology, and needed to make a necessary transition towards a systematic view of culture, archaeology used a direct historical approach. By studying modern native cultures one could start at the top of each archaeological layer and work down (working the way back in time). Sir Edward B. Tylor represented cultural evolutionism in archaeology. He believed that there was a purpose in the development of society and civilization, and believed this purpose…

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…

I will inspect the origins, beliefs, ceremonies, and organization of Ásatrú in Iceland to determine whether a premodern religion can truly be “revived” in a post-modern world. The Icelandic Ásatrúarfélag is a Neopagan movement in Iceland that was founded in the 1970s and has been gaining popularity since the mid-1990s. I plan on using a participant observation method to study different factions of Ásatrú in Iceland, including Reconstructionist groups and Odinist groups. I will use compare these…

Four major kiln sites have been found in China producing Tang Sancai during the Tang dynasty, which are Gongxian Kiln in Henan Province, the Xing Kiln in Hebei Province, the Huangbu Kiln and the Liquanfang Kiln in Shaanxi Province (Ma et al. 2014). Material for Tang Sancai…

impressions of Inca rituals, social structure, and engineering.” Bingham had believed he found the ancient city, however, it wasn’t for long. A few days after his discovery, Bingham found a larger set of ruins about 60 miles away. He believed that this site was the real Vilcabamba. The earlier discovery…

I’m here today to talk about the legendary 'Lost City of Machu Picchu’ which is without a doubt the most important tourist attraction in Peru and one of the world's most impressive archaeological and civil engineering sites. It is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Machu Picchu is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, both cultural and natural. Machu Picchu is located high in the Peruvian Andes. It is situated at 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest. The City was…