Excavation

Some of these beginning as early on as the 1620’s when Duke of Buckingham commenced the very first excavation at the site provoked by a visit from king James. King James then got architect Inigo Jones to study the stones, the first official theory on Stonehenge was that it was built by the Romans as they were very ahead of their time therefore it must…

learning, by trial and error, more systematic methods of excavation. Consequently, he deserves credit for being one of the first archaeologists to understand the value of pottery by sequencing, and dating pottery shreds where he compared them in succession to other shreds. At Troy, Schliemann also developed a type of stratigraphy, whereby layers of a site are carefully dated one by one. It was also said that despite his unorthodox style of excavation, many agree that Schliemann laid the…

Introduction In perhaps one of the Apostle Paul’s most heartfelt prayers, Ephesians 3:14-19 paints the picture of how to be filled with the fullness of God. Paul appeals to the Lord for the church of Ephesus, not for freedom from sin or wrongdoings, but rather that they may use their foundation set upon the love of Christ to know how immeasurable His love truly is. He prays that the Ephesians may have faith, love, power, and knowledge, all so that they may know Christ. This prayer did not end…

period of the Neolithic in the Near East and Levant. Much can be discovered about this period in time by excavating archaeological sites and examining what has been preserved such as architecture and other physical materials. One aspect of these excavations that are particularly fascinating are the burial practices that prevailed within these sites throughout the Pre-Pottery Neolithic. There were many burial similarities, as well as differences, throughout this period of time and across the…

Yahweh was worshipped in Edom and Saudia Arabia, which is located along the southwestern border of the Kingdom of Judah, before becoming the national god of the United Monarchy along with the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah. At various excavation sites inscriptions were found with references to the nomads known as "Shashu" from the region of Edom. The Shashu were a Semitic speaking cattle herding nomads of the Levant that organized in clans under a tribal chieftain and lived in the…

A city covered in ash. The once beautiful city of Pompeii was explored by me and my unit of archeologist in 1748. Our reasoning for exploration while not being certain was mostly based upon utter curiosity of what knowledge we can obtain by excavating throughout the ash. Our goal was the search for truth. Why truth? Because if we can uncover the destroyed culture we can obtain an endless amount of truth about the former inhabitants of Pompeii. It’s how history has been learned for decades, and…

Various archaeological excavations of Corinth took place during the early 20th century. There were numerous independent archaeological excavations which meant that many of the skeletal remains were curated under different practices. Therefore, the skeletal remains may not accurately represent the Corinthian population (McIlvaine, 2012). Those excavations disinterred 85 skeletons that predate colonial expansion. All materials were dated…

associated with the goddess Athens, it is not really a temple in the conventional sense. A small shrine was found during excavation but it was never used by the Athena Polias cult. Instead, according to Thucydides, the colossal statue of Athena was used as a gold reserve containing forty talens of pure gold that was completely removable and was not used for worship.…

Pipeline accidents are more common, and the primary cause of pipeline accidents has been excavation damage by third parties, otherwise referred to as “outside force” damage. Carol M. Parker, The Pipeline Industry Meets Grief Unimaginable: Congress Reacts with the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002, Nat. Resources J. at 233, 255 (2004). “Outside force damage” is a catchall term that encompasses third party excavation damage and vandalism. Id. There are several regulatory bodies that deal…

warriors because they are too fragile. The clay warriors were untouched for 2000 years until farmers discovered them in 1973. Archaeologists estimate that there are more than 8000 soldiers. There are around 1300 chariots and 650 horses. Recent excavations uncover water flow. All of the army is arranged by rank. You can tell their rank by the armor and paint they…