Pompeii and Herculaneum are unique and remarkable because of their extraordinary state of preservation. No other archaeological site gives us so much information about life in ancient Rome. Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried in the volcanic eruption in 79AD in different ways‚ effectively which preserved majority of both sites. These archaeological remains that were left behind‚ such as bakeries‚ food bars‚ brothels‚ fulleries‚ wine presses and the Garum industry reveal a great deal about Industries
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GRE – Analytical Writing Dejan Mitrović‚ Đorđe Vuletić Computer Science department‚ Faculty of Mathematics University of Belgrade‚ Belgrade‚ Serbia dejan1024@gmail.com‚ djordje988@gmail.com Analysis of an Argument “Woven baskets characterized by a particular distinctive pattern have previously been found only in the immediate vicinity of the prehistoric village of Palea and therefore were believed to have been made only by the Palean people. Recently‚ however‚ archaeologists discovered
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Good morning everyone; I’m ____‚ and today I will be proving that the Battle of Jericho was real and actually took place in history. The evidence I have acquired proves that this story of Israel’s conquest on Jericho is not a folk tale‚ but a plausible historic event. Archaeological and Biblical evidence proves that the Palestinian city of Jericho was populated and active around 1400BC (Late Bronze Age I)‚ in order for the Israelites to conquer and take capture of Jericho. The Battle of Jericho
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Chronology is a term used to define a series of events and their time periods in which they occur in a piece of work such as literature‚ poetry or films/television series. The term Chronological order is used to define a piece of work which follows a specific timeline and does not deviate majorly. A good example of chronology in a piece of literature is the ‘Harry Potter’ book series written by J. K. Rowling. This series follows the protagonist from the age of 11-18 and only deviates with the use
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Guns‚ Germs and Steel Guns‚ Germs and Steel is a documentary based on Jared Diamond’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the 13‚000 years journey of man kind’s evolution and societal development. Diamond’s book has been praised by many however‚ it also created controversy among scientists around the world. According to many scientist believe his theory of the geography and the environment being the main caused of shaping of the world as we know it today should be criticized. Diamond takes upon the
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Archaeology is the study of human history and can be a tool to further our knowledge from the past. Archaeology has values and weaknesses‚ some of the values are we get to learn about ancient civilizations and how they lived. But along with values there are weaknesses‚ and one of the weaknesses is we sometimes destroy artifacts that ancient civilizations left behind. One value of archaeology‚ is learning about ancient civilization culture. An example of this would be hieroglyphics from the ancient
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Roman archaeology‚ being the attractive subject it is‚ is in good condition as an institution. Over the years the discipline has been better at circulating information widely. Publication and fieldwork have increased in quality. Roman archaeology has found itself with strong leadership in the academic community. With commitment from academia and the energy combined with creativity of researchers from a variety of institutions such as universities‚ museums‚ etc. The increase of activity has‚ however
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out to be genocide through the information of forensic anthropology (Kirschner & Hannibal 1994). In the criminal case of John McRae‚ McRae was convicted of first-degree murder of a fifteen-year-old boy‚ named Randy Laufer found through forensic archaeology and anthropology. At first‚ Randy Laufer disappeared and it was perceived as a case of a runaway teenager. A few years later‚ a neighbor who wanted to use the land as a pasture for horses purchased the McRae property. While excavating the land‚
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Indian Monuments India is among one of the rare and unique countries in the world which stands for its ancient cultures and traditions‚ which range through a span of centuries. It is clearly evident from the remains of the ancient monuments and traces in the different parts of India. The Indian monuments are the living examples which take us back to thousands of years and helps in exploring the history of India. These monuments in India offer a great help to study and know more about the ancient
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October 2010 Essay 2: Its Archaeology‚ Just Not Very Good Archaeology An archetype of the male form‚ unremittingly cool‚ the definition of suave and display of awesomeness - Indiana Jones may be described as a lot of things‚ however a good archaeologist is debatable. For this essay‚ I chosen to evaluate the archaeological methods of Dr. Jones as found in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark‚ and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade‚ to see how his form of archaeology holds up to contemporary
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