Archaeology of the Americas

The Incas were one of the first groups in the Andes mountains, of South America. Over several thousand years, the people before the Incas learned how to grow crops in the high altitudes. The Incas and the people before the Incas created beautiful objects out of a silver, and gold, and they also constructed massive buildings out of stones. The Incas was the last greatest Andean civilizations. Cuzco Valley was were the Incas were homed. Cuzco Valley, situated at 10,000 ft above sea level, which…

because of the hectic traffic. When we got there, we were randomly divided into group and of the people in group was Courtney Simpson. She is fourth year student at the Psi chapter, UCSB. She is majoring in Anthropology with a concentration on Archaeology. She said that her chapter is on the smaller scale since it was newly re-chartered in 2012. Courtney is currently their secretary, the equivalent of our chapter Administration Vice Presidents. She was once the Vice President at UCSB Student…

Most historians would question where the things we humans cherished so deeply come from. As historians it’s their job to answer or try to answer these questions. They answer would be from civilizations. A civilization and a culture get compared to each other all the time and get mistaken for being the same things but in fact they are not. A culture is the sum total of any groups, political, economic, social and intellectual activities no matter how fundamental or advanced these activities might…

1. Raku a. History i. Origins Tile sculptor and potter Chojiro developed the raku technique during the Momoyama period in the 16th century. Chojiro was asked by tea master Sen no Rikyu to create tea bowls for the new restrained and simplified aesthetic style of Zen Buddhist tea ceremonies. Chojiro’s tea bowls used monochromatic glazes, typically black or red. The overall design aimed to eliminate variations of form, movement, and decoration. They also symbolized the aesthetics of wabi-sabi which…

Biodiversity Collaborative Group 2014; Maposa 2014; Tayi 2017; Katekwe 2017; Chirikure, Nyamushosho and Chimhundu et al 2017; Shenjere-Nyabezi 2017) these deal with issues ranging from Liberation heritage, Value systems approach, Landscape and historical archaeology. Furthermore, there is a high level of youth migration in the area to seek jobs and better standards of living outside the landscape. The work at Kasubi Royal Tombs is a good example to try and control the mass exodus of youths from…

archeologist has excavated the Giza Pyramids. Since its existence, many discoveries have been made by various archeologists throughout the Pyramids. However, there was a big excavation started in 1880s and in 1902 when a group of archeologists from America, Italy, and Germany started digging parts of every angle of the Pyramids. All archeologists started digging in three parts South, East, and West. Since then some other archeologist have also done some excavations and discoveries about the…

face of the nation during the most harrowing times of war. Yet, how can a scrawny Brooklyn teenager who stood no chance of ever surviving in active war zones survive on his fragile appearance alone? Famously known more through his alias as Captain America, the symbolism of rags to riches in physical terms is embodied best through his transformation made possible through a super serum. That serum alone was enough to drastically change his entire genetic structure, giving him the ability of super…

There are three kinds of masks, the single face mask, the mechanical mask, and the transformation mask. The single face mask is a single piece of wood. A mechanical mask is built with strings or hinges (after Europeans), which might allow a mask to open and close it~s mouth or eyes. The transformation mask is the most complex kind of mask. It consists of an outer mask that opens up to reveal an inner mask form, which might also open up to reveal a third mask form! Transformations masks are…

biotechnology. "But it only takes a single spore for a person to test positive. The threat of anthrax is grossly overstated." People became so scared of anthrax that they wouldn’t even get their own mail. The fear of being exposed to it overwhelmed America with superstition. People acted without reason, without thought, and without evidence. Another example is the recent Zika scare. Citizens of the United States were becoming uneasy at the thought of a disease, that could cause deformities in…

The Obelisk’s iconography takes on a geographic scope in its artistic elements as the interaction sphere of Chavin’s civilization sphere entailed the desert coast, humid tropical forests and highlnds, which were three key ecological zones of Peru. The monumental architecture reflected the unique interregional syntesis of Chavin as it is located on a crucial route from the Pacific Coast, through the high pass to the Amazon basin. The obelisk, additionally, was structured in a manner that it…