mythological nature of the source‚ the unreliability of oral transmission and the exaggerated romantic theme‚ the account is not a valid source for historians. Written evidence such as the Hittite records and the different theories presented by archaeologists Schliemann‚ Dorpfield‚ Blegen and Korfmann strongly suggest the occurrence of a war in troy and have some links to the Iliad. Despite these links‚ there is only enough evidence to support the existence of a war in Troy but not explicitly Homer’s
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History of tattoos Did you know that the first sign of tattoos were discovered on the “Iceman” dating back over five thousand centuries? These tattoos were simple lines and dots‚ but the significance is unknown. The word tattoo is said to have two major derivations- from the Polynesian word ‘ta’ which means striking something and the Tahitian word ‘tatau’ which means ‘to mark something’. After reading this‚ one will know the background and history of tattoos‚ the evolution of the equipment used
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location‚ it has eluded the threat of looters and the excavations of archaeologists. A local farmer had guarded the site for over half a century‚ until selling it in 2001 for $2.5 million. Being 34 miles from the nearest paved road‚ and it’s high inaccessibility helped to preserve the site. "Researchers have just begun surveying the canyon‚ but already the ruins are raising tantalizing questions" said archaeologist Jerry Spangler‚ author of a recent book on the Fremont called Horned
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How did Bronze Age people conceptualise people and personhood? What are the various ways in which archaeologists have investigated notions of identity and personhood in the Bronze Age? Archaeological prehistoric frameworks were established during the period of antiquarianism and were consolidated by the technological typologies laid out by Thomsen in 1836 (Jones‚ 2008: 4). The concept of the transition from a Neolithic period to a Bronze Age has since been inextricably associated with technological
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Placoderms are the ancestor of other groups of jawed fish such as sharks‚ bony fishes and acanthodians which are now extinct. There is now evidence that teeth evolved either along with or after jaws evolved. The cross disciplinary research between Paleontologists and physicist on the fossil of a primitive jawed fish named the Compagopiscis revealed interesting information about the structures and development of bones and teeth. The results of their study present strong evidence that placoderms possessed
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Chapter 1: Dinosaurs (Introduction) Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals belonging to the family of Dinosauria. The term “dinosaur” originated from the Greek words “deinos” which means fearfully great and “sauros” which means a lizard. The term “dinosaur”‚ was coined in 1982 by Richard Owen and was meant to refer to dinosaurs’ impressive size rather their scary appearance. Dinosaurs are considered to be the biggest animals to ever walk on Earth. They lived on every continent‚ including Antarctica
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and city’s streets to the inside of there homes‚ many objects in Greek life were created with beauty in mind. Greek artists created masterpieces in painting‚ metal work‚ mosaic‚ sculpture‚ architecture‚ literature‚ and pottery. Until recently‚ archaeologists only knew about Greek paintings through Ancient Greek stories. These stories‚ which were written by authors such as Pliny and Pausanias‚ described large‚monumental paintings. But unfortunately‚ not a lot of these paintings remain. An Ancient
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Archaeological Dig Report: Stonehenge By: David So Teacher: Majorie Murray Introduction Stonehenge is one of Britain ’s prehistoric monuments. It is located in the town of Amesbury‚ Wiltshire‚ in Southern England. There are many theories speculated about the origin of Stonehenge. Historians believed that a giant built the structure for Merlin‚ John Webb claimed it is a Roman temple dedicated to Caelus‚ a place for pagan ritual‚ John Aubrey claimed it is the work of the druids‚ John Bubbock
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Over the past years a lot of archaeological and literary evidence has helped us gain a better understanding of the history of Troy. Much hard work has gone into the excavations there by many archaeologists‚ and many interesting artefacts have been found. The story of the Ancient City of Troy is a great one‚ however many people believed it didn’t exist and that Homers Iliad‚ the story of the Trojan War was just some story. This has since been proved untrue as the city of Troy was discovered‚ and the
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archaeology and prehistory to support its political agenda and to attempt to prove German superiority. Substantiating this racist ideology often required misrepresentation and even fabrication of archaeological findings. However‚ many professional archaeologists and prehistorians did not object to these falsities for the sake of the development of their disciplines‚ which
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