Archaeology

Buddhism, the Creation, the Spread, and the Application At its starting point, Buddhism was but a tool to counteract the increasing power of the Brahman peoples, yet over time, Buddhism has become a lifestyle which appeals to a majority of the people in Asia, mostly China, however, it is important to consider the long history of Buddhism. The lifestyle dates back to the time of Siddhartha Gautama (563 BC - 483 BC) containing a long and rich history from when it was created, to how it spread, and…

Often some of the greatest discoveries hold the greatest mysteries. Discovered by sponge divers in 1902, the Antikythera Mechanism, often thought of as the first underwater archaeology find, is no exception. Careful studies have dated this artefact to the first century B.C., but the artefact has the appearance and complexity of a much later time in history. Now believed to be an elaborate calendar and astronomical device, the Antikythera Mechanism harbours its mystery within its intricate inner…

“This is how humans are: We question all our beliefs, except for the ones for the ones we really believe, and those we never think to question.” (Sander). We as people have always questioned what humans are really doing, but never question what we are too scared know the answer to. In the novel, Andrew “Ender” Wiggin, a Highly intelligent child is taken in by an International military school to find the next “Mazer,” by a man named Graff, to save the world from destruction by the hostile alien…

The other day I was walking around Kingston and noticed a woman walking next to a man who was wearing a shirt reading “I’m With Stupid ---->” (with the arrow pointing straight at the woman.) I chortled momentarily, and it made me think about this impending essay about the cup of Nestor found in Pithicusaean tomb. Would archaeologists one day uncover this shirt and create an intense academic discussion as to the meaning of this phrase, and whether it was intended as a joke or as a serious…

A major flaw in Miller’s (1984) case study is that human agency is implied within the model and language used, but the word ‘agency’ is never explicitly stated. For example, Miller (1984) states that the area surrounding the modern-day village in question is completely “anthropogenic” (73). This statement implies that humans have the ability to affect the environment surrounding them, meaning that they are agents that can affect their surroundings. Another example of this occurs during the…

Tons of dirt-digging, tale-telling, and puzzle-solving all have contributed to aid archaeologists to excavate and to unearth the lands that used to be buried under the thick layers of soil and that also used to be the greatest central foundation in the ancient times. Over and over again, amazing ancient stories have been told to educate people with the knowledge and the understanding that surpass the time and to render them the cognizance that of how close they have reached to fully interpret…

Folklore is a collection of stories passed down from generation to generation that include Legends, Myths, and Fairy Tales. Legends are real places, or events in history. Myths are based on religion supernatural being or creators/gods/ demigods. Fairy Tales are children stories based on fantastic element, imaginary creatures, conflict between good and evil and magic. Tall Tales is the exaggeration is so obvious that there is often no question based on truth. The term folklore was foreign to the…

It was under the influence of two men that the fields of anthropology and ethnology began to change and transform into what they are today. Late 19th century ethnologist Augustus Pitt Rivers and early 20th century anthropologist Franz Boas each had very different approaches to material culture; they had different ways of understanding objects, and this guided the ways they organized and displayed them in museums. Pitt Rivers believed material culture could be used to illustrate the evolution…

Tyrtaeus was a Spartan poet from around the middle of the seventh century BC. His identity remains unknown. In Ancient Greek stories, he was variously speculated to have been a poet sent by Athens to help the Spartans, a lame schoolmaster and composer, and a Spartan general. Some scholars even doubt his existence. Nonetheless, fragments and four of Tyrtaeus ' elegies remain. Despite this few number, Tyrtaeus is the main source of evidence for his period of Spartan history, during which Sparta…

1491 Essay- Singles 1491 by Charles Mann tackles controversial theories about the Native American population before the arrival of Columbus and other Europeans. His thesis supports the claims that there were more Indians in America than expected by scholars, that they came over at an earlier time, as well as the belief that they were more complex and that the Natives greatly controlled the land around them. Mann provides evidence both before and against his thesis claims. He begins with the…