an Excavation.Howard Carter’s diaries.The first excavation season in the tomb of Tutankhamen.Part 1: October 28 to December 31‚ 1922 © Griffith Institute‚ Oxford OX1 2LG Otter Box This document provides an in-depth description of Howard Carter’s initial discovery of the ante-chamber to King Tutankhamen’s tomb. November 26th describes the discovery of an unidentified room filled with artifacts‚ while November 27th describes the initial excavation of this room and identifying it as Tutankhamen’s
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first time in more than a century has covered parts of Pompeii in thick grey ash over several miles. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius.‚ burst into life just when people were busy in their regular businesses. Police said a witness described flashes and explosions followed by a cloud of ash more than 4 miles high (7km) coming from the mount Vesuvius. A great cloud was leaving the top of the mountain; Vesuvius was erupting. The people of Pompeii started to run out of the town‚ but more than 2‚000 of
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this finding‚ about 80 smashed sherds‚ small‚ flint scrapers‚ four parts of a shale‚ and sweepings from a pyre were found. In 1909‚ Somerville believed a second stone circle was next to what is known today as the Drombeg Stone Circle but‚ after excavation by Fahy‚ it was found to be the foundation of the two circular huts‚ conjoined in the center (7). Fahy also uncovered the Fulachta Fiadh‚ adding to the discussion about the techniques of pyrolithic technology in Ireland during the Bronze
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the British government from various diplomatic posts across the Mediterranean and as the first appointed keeper of Greek and Roman antiquities at the British Museum. His work record as an archaeologist included excavations at various sites in what is today Turkey and Greece. These excavations led to his crowning achievement‚ the discovery of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus‚ listed among the seven wonders of the ancient world. His work in the British Museum was marked by the acquisition of important
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Bibliography: Stanley Abercrombie Sherrill Whiton. Interior Design and Decoration‚ Pearson. New Jersey‚ 2008 Lynne C. Landcaster. Concrete Vaulted Construction in Imperial Rome‚ Cambridge University Press‚ 2005 Butterworth‚ Alex and Laurence. Pompeii: The Living City‚ New York. St. Martinʼs Press‚ 2005
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birthplace of three of Jesus’ apostles may have finally found what they were looking for in the upper Jordan Valley. A team led by Kinneret Institute for Galilean Archaeology head Dr. Mordechai Aviam may have uncovered the city of Julias during excavations at Beit Habek in Bethsaida‚ a former fisherman’s village north of the Sea of Galilee which is mentioned in the Bible several times. The New Testament points to the lost city as the home of Jesus’ apostles Andrew‚ Peter‚ and Philip‚ The Jerusalem
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Construction Project Paper The statement of work defines the construction project for the Phoenix family’s new garage with second level living quarters. Fales Construction is the general contractor for the project. The excavation and foundation work will be sub-contracted to Mural Excavation and Landscaping. The carpentry work will be sub-contracted to Fox Construction. The plumbing work will be sub-contracted to Soldiers Plumbing. The electrical work will be sub-contracted to Amps-R-Us. Fales Construction
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HAUL DISTANCE (FHD) : fixed distance within which the hauling of material is not paid for but it is assumed to be included in the cost of excavation. OVERHAUL (OH) : product of volume in excess of the free haul mass and the length of overhaul in which payment is already required. LENGTH OF OVERHAUL (LOH) : distance between the center of gravity of mass excavation beyond the free haul mass and the center of gravity of the resulting embankment. Mass and Haul Diagram LENGTH OF ECONOMICAL HAUL : distance
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forensic methods and techniques for properly exhuming and excavating. These cases are similar‚ both involve violations of human rights‚ both occur within a cemetery‚ and both are investigated by the same forensic team. The San Vicente cemetery excavations are yielding positive results. Many bodies have been recovered thus far. In the case of the Santa Cruz massacre‚ no bodies have surfaced yet‚ but efforts continue. Scientists working on these cases‚ as well as family members of victims‚ continue
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chance finds. Some activities include: ploughing‚ land reclamation‚ digging and building foundations‚ quarrying and dredging‚ construction of roads‚ railways‚ sewers etc and modern warfare. Crop Marks‚ Shadow marks‚ and satellite photography.. Excavation: People who may be involved in a dig: Anthropologist- Someone who studies the origins of the human species and their change over time. Epigrapher-Studies inscriptions‚ deciphers tablets. Palaeontologist-Studies fossils of living organisms.
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