how archaeologists approach sites and make sense of them. In other words‚ the focus will be on middle range theory. We will consider some of the interpretive tools that archaeologists use‚ including analogy‚ ethnoarchaeology‚ and experimental archaeology‚ as well as some of the kinds of interpretations archaeologists make about time‚ artefacts‚ settlement patterns‚ and so on. This is something of a “hands-on" course. In addition to lectures‚ we will work through a set of interpretive problems
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How‚ and why do archaeologists excavate archaeological sites? Excavation in the nineteenth century was often used by treasure hunters to collect artefacts and antiquities for personal gain‚ and speculation was often made on their findings. Archaeologists today do not accept these procedures‚ excavations are now done strategically‚ and a controlled plan must be put in place before an excavation begins. Excavations cause destruction so they must only be done for specific reasons such as research
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Robert A. “The Stone Age.” The Stone Age. History-world.org. 2000. Web. 13 July 2013. New International Version. [Colorado Springs]: Biblica‚ 2011. BibleGateway.com. Web. 13 July 2013. Schram‚ Sandra. “The World’s First Temple – Archaeology Magazine Archive.” Archaeology Magazine Archive. Archaeology.org. Dec. 2008. Web. 13 July 2013.
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directorship of excavations in Egypt.He later on went and continued to learn how to read hieroglyphics. His interest in hieroglyphics was probably what triggered him to want to become an Egyptologist. Maspero established the French institute of oriental Archaeology at Cairo. He was the director of the French Egyptian Museum and he had edited the first fifty volumes catalogues of the Egyptian collection there. Auguste Mariette had given Maspero two newly discovered hieroglyphic texts of the time and they were
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Archaeology is a multifaceted discipline and process that requires assiduous planning and dedication. Hume’s excavation at Martin’s hundred relied heavily on multiple disciplines in conjunction with a plethora of different archaeological methods and tools to illuminate the lives of the Europeans at Martin’s hundred‚ and their relationship with the Native Americans. Moreover‚ the field of archaeology can be spontaneous‚ and many sites can be discovered by accident as was the case with Martins Hundred
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present past of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Israeli archaeology in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 1967. Tel Aviv: The S. Daniel Abraham Centre. Kelso‚ J‚ 1951. New Testament Jericho. Biblical Archaeologist‚ Vol. XIV‚ 34-43. MoTA‚ 2005. Inventory of Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites of Potential Outstanding Universal Value in Palestine. Ramallah: Al Nasher Advertising Agency. Rast‚ W‚ 1992. Through the ages of Palestinian archaeology. Philadelphia: Trinity Press International. Riwaq‚ 2006
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later on his father was blamed of stealing church funds and was fired. The lack of income meant Schliemann could not attend the grammar school and later was not able to go to University to study what he was interested in for all his childhood‚ archaeology. Schliemann later created a banking business where he bought and sold gold from miners and it was believed he made $1‚350‚000 in just the first six months. He then went on to marry Ekaterina Petrovna Lyshina on 12th October 1852who Schliemann later
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The discipline of archaeology is by no means a simple nor singular study of the past. Due to the wide range of evidence within the archaeological record‚ from organic to inorganic‚ many different methods and approaches are taken in order to deal with the wide spectrum of differing evidence. Nevertheless‚ the study of pottery is without doubt one of the most important tasks taken on by any archaeologist. A great wealth of information can be gained from the study of pottery‚ despite its inanimate state
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Though many would probably think there isn’t much to recover underwater‚ it is quite the opposite. Since some of history’s most dramatic events took place on water‚ the remains of such are often found below. There is also plenty to find where land and water meet. Things like trade‚ battles‚ and people immigrating took
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cultural‚ linguistic‚ and archaeology. Biological anthropology studies humans as biological species through human genetics‚ evolution‚ and close human relatives such as primates. Cultural anthropology studies human cultural behaviors and cultural systems through variations in cultural expression among current human populations. Linguistic anthropology describes the characteristics of human language and the relationships between languages and the cultures that speak them. Archaeology reconstructs and interprets
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