Forensic archaeology

Centuries later, Earth was forgotten. Its people hadn’t known what their early ancestors had gone through. The Smirx was supposed to stay hidden, but was recovered by local archaeologists mining for ancient artifacts. The archeologist was Brett Herman, a graduate at Harvard University who recovered other ancient artifacts around the Earth. Brett revealed it to the world; everyone was astounded. Since he was so rich, he lived in a huge mansion in Italy that even the president couldn’t afford…

Question 1 The Native American in our group argued that because NAGPRA applies and that the location of the bones indicates Kennewick man could be of Native American ancestry, his bones should be returned to the tribe and reburied after DNA testing is completed in order to show respect to the tribe and their culture. On the other hand, the scientist in our group reasoned that Kennewick man does not actually belong to the tribes because he is not necessarily a part of their heritage as he is more…

There are two important sites where Lower Paleolithic tools were found and they are called Barranco León and Fuente Nueva 3 (“Toro-Moyano, Isidro”). Barranco León and Fuente Nueva 3 are located near the town of Orce in Spain. (“Toro-Moyano, Isidro”). Barranco León was first excavated in 1994 and Fuente Nueva 3 was excavated in 1995, both of these sites were still getting excavated in the mid 2000’s (“Schick, Kathy, and Nicholas Toth”). Since 1994 to 2004, 69% of the raw materials that were found…

Over 200 years ago strange events occurred in the underground vault of Christ Church located on one of the west indies islands of Barbados. In July 1807 Mrs. Thomasina Goddard was buried in the previously empty vault. The vault itself was built in 1724 but this reporter couldn’t find any information on why it was built. A year after Mrs. Goddard was buried another body was added to the vault, Mary Anna Maria Chase and the cause of her death was unrecorded. In 1812 Dorcas Chase’s dead body was…

George Gaylord Simpson (1902-1984), an American paleontologist who moved often from New York's American Museum of Natural History, where he was curator, to lecture halls and also to visit far away fossil fields that weren't open to the public. His total understanding and grasp of the fossil record allowed for significant advances in theoretical evolution and taxonomy. To further explain the previous paragraph the reader must understand a few terms. A curator is in charge of keeping up with…

Michael Nalley ATH 102 – Midterm Essay: Processual and Post-Processual Archaeology: The basic and primary purpose of archaeology is to help us understand humans. To move toward that end, most archaeologists pursue three basic goals, each building on the other. As in all science, archaeology begins with the discovery of new information, which then must be described. Ultimately, archaeology seeks to contribute to the development of a comprehensive understanding of human behavior. At any step along…

Archeologists have made several advances in the technology that they use to find buried treasure, weather information, lost cities. In the past archeologists have used simple ways to find items of interest. People would use traditional foot surveys to find the treasure or other artifacts, this process takes a long time to complete. New technology like LIDAR, Dropsonde Hurricane Sensors, and The Mailbox have been used to make the process of finding the articacts and the information faster and…

Post-Processualism that took place 1980 and present. During each period there were different interpretations of what archaeology was, there were new ideas of how to deal with archaeological finds, and just what classified as an “important or worthy” find. Two of these periods in particular will produce their own theories and procedures that will influence and maneuver the archaeology that people see present…

The Importance of Fossils Remember when you were a little kid and you thought that dinosaur bones were the coolest things ever? Well I can definitely agree to that, but that’s not what I’m here for. I’m here to tell you that there is so much more to fossils than cool dinosaur bones. Throughout this paper I will be delving into the various aspects of what fossils are, how they are formed, and most importantly, the impact they have on our knowledge of the past. In order to determine the…

As more and more evidence surfaces, more artifacts are being dug up. Most people believe that artifacts should not be dug up. Why? You might ask. A lot of people are started to fight against the relocation of artifacts, (ex) If an artifact was found in Rome, and it was taken to a U.S Museum. This would first of all, defeat the main purpose of traveling, to see the artifacts that belong to the country/state. In other words artifacts look more natural in its original place, instead of a Museum.…