Excavation

This excavation leads scholars to believe that during the Post-classic period, this building was used for both “residence and ritual” (Nicolas 2009:449). As the archeologists continued digging, the came upon certain ceramic pieces and other evidence for certain…

community-based newsletter Ground Truth, the excavation of the “African Burial Ground” attracted numerous opinions from academics and researchers. Those primarily tasked with the excavation were mostly white, which presented a problem. Some believed that African Americans should be the ones to manage an action so closely linked to their cultural past (LaRoche and Blakey, 1997). However, since there are not that many trained African American archaeologists, the excavation invited African American…

Germanic groups were the carriers of old German culture and embodied the romantic and nationalistic revival that began in Scandinavia in the 19th century. All of their work in promoting the existence of Norse/Germanic/Aryan race led to numerous excavations being carried out under the Nazi party primarily in attempts to provide proof of the existence of the Aryan race. (Thobo-Carlsen,…

the German engineer Carl Humann began official excavations on the acropolis of Pergamon, this excavation lasted until 1886. The excavation was in order to rescue the altar friezes and expose the foundation of the edifice. During the excavation other ancient structures on the acropolis were brought back to the surface, that was originally thought to be lost. Upon negotiating with the Turkish government, who was also a participant in the excavation, it was agreed that all frieze fragments found…

Introduction: Chaco Canyon is home a diverse collection of the most fascinating archeological sites from ancient North America, and among these sites is the well-known Pueblo Bonito. This great house is undoubtedly the most famous of all Chaco Canyon great houses, with well over 350 ground rooms, 32 kivas, and thousands of significant artefacts relating to Anasazi culture. The buildings of Pueblo Bonito were occupied over a variety of years, spanning from ca. 850 until the early portion of the…

universities and international organizations, our project will attract talents across multiple academic fields including geology, architecture, archaeology and history. The expected timeline for this project is 1 year. The first 6 months will be the main excavation of the east side of Por-Bajin. In the next two months, artifacts will be collected, classified and shipped to our lab in the Russian Academy of Sciences. In-depth analysis will happen in the last 4 months. We plan on hiring a diverse…

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 pyramids to be eight hundred tons. They are rounded/egg shaped and are made out of geopolymer cement. They have a base on the bottom and a lid on top. These items appear to be man made due to their perfected shape and detachable lid. As the excavations continue, more information comes pouring in about the civilization that built these…

Some people have never heard about the Stonehenge, for me this is the first time I hear about it. However, through research I have learned some important information about it. The Stonehenge is considered as one of the most famous prehistoric monuments that are found around the world. It is one of the sites that are visited most often by tourists. The Stonehenge is located in Wiltshire, England. It is found on the southern side of the Salisbury Plains which are 13 km north of Salisbury. The…

Loch Kinord is situated at Muir of Dinnet in Aberdeenshire, it features two man made islands called crannogs shown in figure 1. The crannogs known as Castle and Prison Island respectively were built in the 9th century using layers of tree trunks, stones and other materials and had been inhabited till around the early 14th century. To understand more about the past societies that built and used this site I am going to look at methods used in landscape archaeology, environmental archaeology and…