Heinrich Schliemann Fascinating stories have been passed down orally from one generation to the next‚ since Adam and Eve’s existence. Many individuals would share their stories about the powerful gods‚ ancient cities‚ romances‚ and the great warriors that fought to be remembered. However‚ for Heinrich Schliemann‚ it was Homer’s inspirational poem about the Trojan War that changed his life forever. Schliemann is notorious for chasing Homer’s description of Troy. It was a childhood dream for him to
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------------------------------------------------- THE ANCIENT MINOANS The Minoans were an advanced civilisation‚ ready to take on the world. But their progressive empire was brought to a sudden end‚ their demise unknown to many archaeologists and scientists alike‚ UNTIL NOW. “The Minoan demise is hotly debated amongst the most reputable archaeologists and scientists’ of today” The Ancient Minoans were an advanced civilisation located on the island of Crete that was devastated firstly by natural disasters that sent their carefully
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Chichén Itza‚ now considered to be one of the New Seven Wonders of the World‚ has provided the modern world with an incredible inside look at Mayan life. With stunning architecture and an enticing history it is no wonder archaeologists have flocked to this age-old site that was once the epicentre of Mayan civilisation in the Yucatán peninsula‚ Mexico. Thanks to the radiocarbon dating of wooden beams‚ Chichén Itza is thought to have been constructed by the Mayans at the dawn of the 7th century1
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on the palace of Knossos. The design and function of the Minoan palaces found throughout Crete enable modern day archaeologists to help determine possibilities of what life was like and how the civilization was portrayed as a group and society. What is known about Minoan palaces is based purely on what we know as archaeological findings and here say from various archaeologists throughout more recent years. From what little information that had been gathered about Minoan Crete‚ it was said that
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overtime. Spearheaded by the Germans discovery of the skullcap and limbs‚ archaeologists gather information‚ make inferences‚ and use their imaginations to construct how things use to be. The conditions of the fossils let us know the kinds of conditions people/animals lived in. This can be problematic because for example‚ Neanderthal bones and deer bones were mixed together with some of the same marks. An archaeologist could have mixed up the bones and given the Neanderthal a characteristic of
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The introduction of my story presents a documentary shared and told of a young woman once living in East Africa more than 15‚ 000 years ago. A woman named Eve. It is believed that Eve was the mother of all mankind; a woman we all descended from. It is believed that because of her we all carry the same genetic traits as she‚ that we are all a part of her genetically. Generic tracing has led all of us back to her‚ which follows our ancestors. The DNA‚ Mitochondrial found in all humans Eve with this
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and helped their free nation by donating money‚ working for government‚ but mostly‚ by showing kind-hearted patriotism. Yet Americans still scratch their head and wonder‚” How did we get here?” In order to answer this question‚ scientists and archaeologists provided theories to how‚ why‚ and when people went to the Americas. Eventually‚ these theories got narrowed down to four: the Beringia Theory‚ the Maritime Theory‚ the Pacific/Atlantic Theory‚ and the Solutrean Theory. Despite all the debates
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biological anthropologist focus their studies on the human body as it relates to explaining the circumstances of an accident or solving a crime- often homicide¨ (¨Forensic¨). Forensic anthropologist are people who inspect the deaths of humans. They can solve cases by inspecting crime scenes or looking at human remains. The main task of a forensic anthropologist is to determine cause of death‚ whether it´s suicide‚ homicide‚ natural‚ accident‚ or even in some cases‚ undetermined. Anthropologist look at
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different‚ but what interested many archaeologist was the fact the openings of the pots‚ and the size and shape of the pots were so diverse. This helped archaeologists understand that the Cherokee used their vessels mainly for storage and food purposes. Both groups had very unique and very unusual ideas for their ceramics‚ but even though there wasn’t much of a difference‚ there was a huge difference that was very noticeable and useful information for archaeologists to determine how each group use pottery
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bones showed no cut marks‚ such as from butchering. Only a few carnivore tooth marks were found. They looked as if they had simply died there and were left undisturbed. However‚ the tops of the skulls were missing. Larry Agenbroad‚ a paleontologist from Northern Arizona University‚ went under the presumption that maybe the ancient Plains Indians did as the modern Plains Indians have been known to do. This was to often break open the crania of the bison to remove the brains and use them
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