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    Troy its self the real city of Troy was the 10th layer of city’s down. BACKGROUND Heinrich Schliemann was born at Neubukow in Mecklenburg on the 6th of January 1822; he died on December 26th 1890‚ after his surgery. In 1870 Schliemann began excavations at Hisarlik under the permit of Frank Caluert and Frank Caluter had obtained for him with the members of Caluert’s crew. Schliemann was the man who took it that one step further to prove the Trojan myth true and show that it has some historical

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    Archaeological Site of Troy

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    Archaeological Site of Troy Brief Description Troy‚ with its 4‚000 years of history‚ is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. The first excavations at the site were undertaken by the famous archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann in 1870. In scientific terms‚ its extensive remains are the most significant demonstration of the first contact between the civilizations of Anatolia and the Mediterranean world. Moreover‚ the siege of Troy by Spartan and Achaean warriors from Greece in

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    and was sent to live with his aunts in Norfolk. 4. He had private home schooling 5. He had an artistic streak from an early age. B. Howard headed to Egypt in 1891‚ at the age of 17‚ where he was to work on the Egypt Exploration Fund’s excavation of the Middle Kingdom tombs at Beni Hassan. 1. For the next several years‚ Carter worked under different archaeologists at sites including Amarna‚ Deir el Babri‚ Thebes‚ Edfu and Abu Simbel. In 2. 1907‚ Carter was hired by wealthy English

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    probable causes and likelihood of the Trojan War as a historical event. These sources include ancient epics such as Homer’s Iliad‚ the Cypria‚ historical tablets such as the Hittite records and more archaeological findings from excavations. Through archaeological excavations at Hisarlik‚ the site believed to be Troy‚ and other ancient sites‚ there is considerable evidence that reveal the potential causes of the Trojan War and that support its likelihood. Ancient Greek mythology conveys the story

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    SOIL NAILING Term Paper

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    testing and also case studies give us information to use this technique or not. Introduction: Soil nailing is technique in which retaining walls‚ soil slopes and excavation are reinforced passively by the help of steel bars or may be by inserting the relative slender element. The structural elements which transfer load to ground in excavation reinforcement are called nails. The concept of soil nailing was developed in early 1970 in Europe for repairing of earth wall‚ for stabilization of permanent and

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    Note: Simply fill out the form send us at Thefriendsfm@gmail.com Regards ( Addie ) Chandraketugarh :unfold Bengals rich heritage It is a place with a rich historical past. However‚ surprisingly very few people even in West Bengal are aware of it. The ruins of Chandraketugarh‚ a huge fortified township dating back to 4th/3rd century BC is situated just 38 kms from Kolkata. History says that this place in the delta of the Ganga River is the site of one of the oldest cities in Bengal and belonged

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    spectrum of geotechnical problems. This paper will describe recent applications in Malaysia for four separate projects – Jet Grouting to form stable cutter-head interventions for a tunnel project; Deep Soil Mixing to support deep vertical basement excavation with limestone interface for a commercial complex; Vibro Concrete Columns to found reinforced concrete tanks in former domestic landfill for a sewage treatment plant; Vibro Stone Columns to support high reinforced soil walls for a highway project

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    about 15 km from Sanliurfa‚ an ancient city which was also referred to as "City of the prophets‚" is Gobekli Tepe‚ the oldest man-made temple founded today (2). It dates back to 10‚000 BCE‚ and was discovered by Klaus Schmidt beginning with his excavations in 1995 with his team from the German Archeological Institute. The time period of Gobekli Tepe was put under category of the Pre-pottery Neolithic A Period‚ dating from 9600-7300 BCE (1). Schmidt explains‚ based on evidence found‚ the majority

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    TUGGERAH LAKES SECONDARY COLLEGE YEAR 11 PRELIMINARY 2013 ANCIENT HISTORY Yearly Planner Course Outline Outcomes Syllabus Documents THE ENTRANCE CAMPUS YEAR 11 PRELIMINARY – Ancient History YEARLY PLANNER 2013 Term 1: Friday 1/2/13 – Friday 12/4/13 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 28/1 4/2 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 18/2 11/2 25/2 4/3 11/3 18/3 25/3 HISTORY‚ ARCHAEOLOGY AND SCIENCE Term 2: Monday 29/4/13 – Friday 28/6/13 Week

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    Though technically defined as an archaeologist‚ Mary chose to follow a route of interesting research relating to physical anthropology. She is known mostly for the excavation of a two million-year-old fossilized human skull in 1959. She has also worked to help the world understand that the evolution of humans follows a principle rather than a theory. The name Leakey is synonymous in most people’s minds with the successive dramatic discoveries of fossilized hominid bones and stone artifacts that

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