Professor Mosley English 1102 30 September 2014 The Mask of Agamemnon The Mask of Agamemnon is probably one of the most beautiful masks crafted in gold ever discovered. It was founded by Heinrich Schliemann in 1876 (Abramitis). Schliemann was an archaeologist who did an excavation of Mycenae and discovered the mask. It is believed that the mask was from the Bronze Age in Greece (Abramitis). The Mask of Agamemnon was not the only gold mask found. In fact‚ it was one of many masks that covered the faces
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is moving. The choice to illustrate his arms in this way is in line with one theory about the Tyrannosaurus Rex’s small arms: that they were simply a vestigial organ and served no useful purpose. While this idea floats through popular culture‚ paleontologists remain skeptical; it seems unlikely that this feature of theropod dinosaurs would persist into the late Cretaceous period if they served no purpose‚ especially with the muscle and capabilities these arms had (Strauss 2017). The writers of Meet
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How were the archaeologists able to date the body and/or any artefacts found with the body? You must provide specific dating techniques used. Archaeologists were able to date Tollund Man’s body‚ his belt‚ his hat and the noose around his neck by using a dating method called Carbon-14 several times to finally get to a conclusion about
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the daily life of Australian people‚ as seen through lost or discarded household artefacts that have survived taphonomic processes. Archaeologists show this by analysing faunal and pollen remains‚ bottles‚ ceramics‚ clay pipes‚ buttons‚ jewellery‚ leatherwear‚ needlework tools‚ beautification implements‚ toothbrushes‚ toys‚ writing materials‚ and coins. Archaeologists have performed comparative analysis of artefacts types across select sites (including whaling stations‚ 1830s–1840s; Cumberland/Gloucester
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Appendix line. A dig. An archaeologist can explain. The walk is slow at first Easy‚ a little black marble wall Of a dollhouse‚ A smoothness‚ a shine The boys in the street want to give. One name. And then more Names‚ long lines‚ lines of names until They are the shape of the U.N. building Taller than I am: I have walked Into a grave. And everything I expect has been taken away‚ like that‚ quick: The names are not alphabetized. They are in the order of dying. An alphabet of
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Slide 1- Heinrich Schliemann an archaeological treasure hunter. Slide 2- Heinrich Schliemann was born in Beubukow‚ Germany in 1822 and he died in 1890 at Naples‚ Italy. He received little education as a child‚ and first was enrolled at school at age 9. But he was later removed after his father could no longer afford payments‚ as he was accused of stealing church money. In the Christmas of 1829 Heinrich’s father gave him a book entitled‚ an illustrated history of the world‚ by Ludwig Jerrer.
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What are fossils? Fossils are the remains or marks of plants and animals that lived a very long time ago. They are usually found in rocks and stones. Fossils are important because they tell us a story about things that lived on the earth before us. What Things Become Fossils? Animals and plants become fossils. So do nests‚ eggs‚ footprints and even animal droppings! How are Fossils Made? Fossils are made from the hard parts of plants and animals‚ such as:-bark‚ seed cases‚ bones and
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Merneptah Stele. Archaeologists‚ historians and Egyptologists indicate that the reference on the stone pillar refers to a tribe or group of people that lived in the highlands. In the past 150 years‚ archaeologists have confirmed that the population in the highlands of Canaan dramatically increased from just a few villages to a few hundred villages with a total population of possibly 40‚000 people‚ which later developed into a small kingdom‚ around 1000BC. According to what archaeologists and historians
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ground‚ or under the ground. That was exactly that time when the author of this text‚ Robert Kelly decided for himself that he should become an archaeologist. When he first saw the ‘it’ on the ground it seemed to him something like brilliant ‚ or something glittering‚ but he did not think that it might be a stone. There were
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favorite dinosaur is a T-Rex. He told me that dinosaurs are awesome and he wishes dinosaurs were still alive. When the class goes outside to play in the yard‚ he loves to pretend that he is a dinosaur. When he grows up he wants to be a director and paleontologist.
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