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    Lascaux Cave History

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    antiquity make cave paintings a sight to see. With only about 350 of them having been found so far‚ their importance to archaeology is always increasing. Incredibly old‚ they both give insight as to who and what lived in that region’s past‚ and help archaeologists learn about early painting methods. While the most well known is the Lascaux Caves‚ they are all important to understanding the history of various areas. With no written language at the time‚ this was the closest early civilizations came to putting

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    Saladoid culture is a pre-columbian indigenous culture of Venezuela and the Caribbean that flourished from 500 BCE to 545 CE.[1] This culture is thought to have originated at the lower Orinoco River near the modern settlements of Saladero and Barrancas in Venezuela. Seafaring people from the lowland region of the Orinoco River of South America migrated into and established settlements in the Lesser Antilles‚ Puerto Rico‚ and Hispaniola.[1] They displaced the pre-ceramic Ortoiroid culture. As a horticultural

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    Origin of Civilization

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    foragers. Foraging was a successful way of life. So what changed? Complex societies and civilizations sprouted and paved a whole new way of life for generations to come. Many archaeologists‚ have different theories of the origins of civilizations and many of them can be tested. Not only is it important for an archaeologist to test these theories‚ but it is also important to understand the definition of a civilization in the first place. Along with the many origin theories‚ there are many definitions

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    Together they are called forensic anthropologist and have been around for many years. As they continue to make a difference in the world and manage to help others they will always stand by our side. They believe in making a difference. No matter how hard a case or a file the will adjust to and

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    What is reflexivity‚ and why is it important in the doing of anthropology? Anthropologists research‚ observe and write in order to produce ethnographies. Though many travel to foreign locations to examine natives and exotic ethnic groups‚ others conduct ethnographic research within their own culture. However‚ is the process of ethnography essentially the same regardless of the diverse cultures anthropologists examine‚ and the use of a recording device rather than a notebook? Though there are similarities

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    Vine Deloria has a very poor opinion of American anthropologists who come to the reservations. His tone in the writing is far beyond annoyance or anger and is somewhat sarcastic. He also used harsh vocabularies and connotations such as saying the Indians are a “chessman” or a “game” for the anthropologists to play with. I was unsure if he is purposely doing it just to get the public’s attention. He stated that American anthropologists only came to the reservations‚ not to learn about the Indians

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    period‚ which was over 15‚000 years ago. Cro-Magnon people drew the paintings on the caves.The people who lived during 2‚500‚000 B.C. to 10‚000 B.C. were nomadic hunter and gatherers (which means they travel from place to place for survival). Archaeologists believe three possibilities why the animals were painted on the cave walls. They believe it has something to do with hunting‚ others think the beauty of the animals inspired artists to paint and it has to do with part of their religion.

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    Lokmanya Tilak

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    “The geologist takes up the history of the earth at the point where the archaeologist leaves it‚ and carries it further back into remote antiquity.”  ― Bal Gangadhar Tilak‚ The Arctic Home in the Vedas tags: archaeology‚ geology‚ history 10 people liked it like “If we trace the history of any nation backwards into the past‚ we come at last to a period of myths and traditions which eventually fade away into impenetrable darkness.”  ― Bal Gangadhar Tilak‚ The Arctic Home in the Vedas Swaraj

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    Marine archaeologists can use topographic data‚ specifically in a marine chart‚ to analyze the site of a sunken ship. As charts include the data of the ocean floor along with one’s outlines of courses and positions‚ they should aid any mariner in avoiding potential hazards at sea ("What Is a"). For marine archaeologists‚ it familiarizes them to the seafloor of their site‚ hopefully encouraging them to carefully plan out their survey and excavation of the site. Though not only should archaeologists

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    Summary Of Finding Lucy

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    He did some religious stuff as he grew up. Then‚ he went to college and then became an archaeologist. Mary Leakey was born in England. What inspired her to be an archaeologists was because her father to took her to archeaologist sites every year. Louis and Mary met in 1933 and got married in 1936. Wooooow. It took 3 years for their dating to be finished. Anyway‚ they started studying

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