Archaeology

based at Knossos, in other words, they were of defintiely Minoan origin, unlike type B swords, which were likely developed by early Mycenaeans . These double-edged swords have better developed hilts and shoulders of the blade, and, as experimental archaeology shows, were designed for different combat styles . For instance, the type D swords were designed for a ‘hammer’ grip, which suggests more cutting actions, while the type C swords favours so-called ‘sabre’ grip, allowing more fencing style .…

In 1991, a mysterious body was found in the Alps between Austria and Italy. Police were brought in, a murder investigation begun, and identification attempted. Yet, this proved to be more complicated than previously anticipated when the investigators realized that the man from the ice, Ötzi, died 5300 years ago during the Copper Age. Ötzi died in about 3200 BC, his age is estimated to be between forty-five and fifty years old. He was 5’2 and weighed about 100 pounds. His last meal was red…

The message behind “Darkytown Rebellion” gives an inner view to the lives of the African American culture and their difficulties from the past due to several stereotypes. Overall the key message that is being developed within this artwork is the continual slavery where the author forces the audience to take another look at her generations that are evidently being overlooked and forgotten. This artwork takes all the stereotypes of slavery of the African Americans and replaces them with the…

The book "American Colonies: The Settling of North America" illustrates that different moments and factors that form an important American colonies history. The colonies determined the diversity of American culture, but the diversity was based on identifying the mainstream culture, which would inevitably lead to the coexistence of various cultures. From the author’s angles, readers will notice that there are lots of different ways to think about American history. In the book "American Colonies:…

attempted to retaliate against the oppressive hold to the increasing land confiscation, homes, unemployment and poverty. In an effort to get a greater Israel a number of strategies have been implemented by the Israelis in using the discipline of archaeology to “produce evidence of Jewish presence in the land.” “Many modern archeologists prefer not to use the Bible as a guide,”…

He went on the study at the University of Chicago and finished with a PhD with his thesis titled "The Archaeology of the Ontario Iroquois.” In the 1940’s Dr. Emerson worked with the Faculty of Anthropology where he taught students at The University of Toronto. The most part of his work was on the Wendat people’s history. The Parsons Site was excavated by J…

Beneath a rocky slope in central Jordan lie the remains of a 10,000-year-old village called Ain Ghazal, whose inhabitants lived in stone houses with timber roof beams, the walls and floors gleaming with white plaster. Hundreds of people living there worshiped in circular shrines and made haunting, wide-eyed sculptures that stood three feet high. They buried their cherished dead under the floors of their houses, decapitating the bodies in order to decorate the skulls. But as fascinating as this…

Nebunchadnezzar’s Cylinder in History Amongst the various intriguing and interesting personalities of the prehistoric past, the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar has firmly cemented himself as a character who had a highly perceptible contribution to human history, and is even regarded by some as “The greatest King of Ancient Babylon” (Stokstad 44). His story begins as the son of a successful military general who successfully toppled the Assyrian government, (“Nebuchadnezzar II…

Introduction (Done, 149): Iraq is arguably one of the most diverse countries culturally around the world. Iraq's population comprise of a majority of Arabs and Kurds. The remaining people are divided into several other ethnic groups such as Jews and Turkoman (Paulmbo, 2005). This cultural and ethnic diversity has led to an interesting variety of historical and cultural monuments. In recent years, Iraq’s cultural and historical heritage faced a quantifiable level of destruction and damage caused…

test is based on four types of reading selections : the social studies, the natural sciences, literary narrative, and the humanities. Social Studies (25%)- Questions in this category are based on passages in the content areas of anthropology, archaeology, biography, business, economics, education, geography, history, political science, psychology and sociology. Natural Science (25%)- Questions are based on passages in the content areas of anatomy, astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, ecology,…