Archaeology

The Greyfriars research team embarked on an excavation procedure around the vicinity of Leicester. The main aim of the excavation was to show the condition of medieval Leicester. The scholars met a discovery that would bring a lot of talk, in the archaeological and historical world. The discovery of the skeleton of Richard III. DNA analysis proved it was, in fact, his remains. Further morphological observation would show that the king had a hunchback. It would show that Shakespeare’s description…

In National Geographic’s Lost Tribes of the Green Sahara, Peter Gwein discusses how paleontologists led by Paul Sereno discovered ancient fossils of human civilization. The article discusses how climate change effected the cultures in the Green Sahara. The Tenerian and Kiffian were discovered in Gobero one of the largest burial grounds where there was once a Green Sahara (Gwin, 2008). This paper will review the article as well as postulate the role of climate emergence in the Nile Valley. There…

Question 11: Culture History Period Influence on Zooarchaeology The culture history period of American Archaeology occurred from 1935 to 1960. During this time, we see a shift in the types of artifacts that were mainly collected. This is due to the intentions of archaeology at the time. Archaeologists were interested in the sequences of people, meaning who lived where and what they did there. Because of this, we see the development of Frequency Seriation by Alfred Kreober. Frequency Seriation…

The biblical archaeology is concerned with the recovery and investigation of material remains of the past events, happenings and culture to illuminate the periods and descriptions in the Bible, especially from the Old Testament. An understanding of the Biblical archaeology requires knowledge of the Bible as the object of research. Many archaeologists have gained interest in uncovering the Bible happenings through various sources of evidence that they can find with relation to the Bible itself.…

¬ regarding many of the ceramic styles he found, where it was found and therefore what it may signify and why it is important. What are the Issues and the Claims? Ramsden 2009 Questions the Research was Designed to Address: 1. Why had some houses, such as House 10 and 14, extended double their length at one time? 2. Why had a neighboring house located in one part of the village been dismantled before the abandonment of the village and never rebuilt? 3. What are the political and economic…

Rock art can be viewed as part of everyone’s cultural heritage or as part of a specific groups’ cultural heritage. It is this difference of thought that can cause much debate on who should have access to and how to manage rock art sites. One way to ensure that the heritage is preserved regardless of what happens to the rock art itself is to record the stories that go along with the art. “Collecting and archiving [stories], with due respect for the traditional owners and in accordance with their…

Introduction With the beginning of the Space-Age, and the first iteration of Satellite Imagery, society saw progress in many fields for the betterment of welfare, security and knowledge. This new form of imagery has influenced the way we monitor, map, plan and preserve our world, as well as how we perceive our universe. This study hopes to discuss the major changes satellite imagery has had on archeology, meteorology, and political or military surveillance. It will also include a brief…

The Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (HSI) has been known as an UNESCO Heritage Site located in Alberta, Canada. This bison jump is a known archaeological site, that preserves the early history of Plains First Nations (Brink et al. 1986) Aboriginal people who roamed the Plains understood the importance of resources and regional topography. By understanding how the environment functioned and thrived, Plains people were also able to monitor and develop a better understanding of buffalo mobility and…

Sir Arthur Evans Essay How has Sir Arthur Evans contributed to our understanding of the past? The work of Sir Arthur Evans in exploring Ancient Minoan civilisation on the island of Crete has significantly contributed to our understanding of the past. In examining Evans work, three observations should be made about his archaeological examinations. Through his detailed records and publication, his methods of dating and classifying of finds we are able to grasp a large understanding of ancient…

The twentieth century lead to changes never seen before in the American Indian human rights movement. After a great struggle between scientific establishment and the Indian human rights group in 1990, the Native American Graves protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) was made (Watson, 2017; Fine-Dare, 2002). This was the most significant part of the civil and human rights quest of the American Indians enacted in the twentieth century. Grave belongings and skeletons that collected dust in…