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- In North America, it is considered a sub-division of anthropology
- In 1812, the American Antiquarian Society was founded to protect the United States' artifactsNational Park Service: Public Archaeology in the United States-a Timeline
- Methods were developed by Augustus Pitt Rivers and William Flinders Petrie, among othersUniversity of Texas: General Pitt Rivers Minnesota State University: Flinders Petrie
- The federal action to protect archaeological sites passed in 1906National Park Service: Public Archaeology in the United States-a Timeline
- Dendrochronology and carbon dating are used to find out the age of an objectAll About Archaeology: Carbon Dating University of Tennessee: Principles of Dendrochronology
- Methods Used: Surveying, excavation and analysis of findingsOhio State University: Archaeology Education-Survey Ohio State University: Archaeology Education-Excavation Ohio State University: Archaeology Education-Analysis
- Artifacts, biofacts, cultural landscapes and architecture are examined
- Tools: Shovels, Mason's trowel, spoons, dentist picks and brushes
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Archaeology studies the lives of humans and their earliest cultures by examining remains from the past. Johann Joachim Winckelmann is credited for being the driving force behind today's modern archaeologyNewAdvent.org: Johann Joachim Winckelmann
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Archaeology Draws Upon
- Anthropology
- Art History
- Ethnology
- Geography
- Geology
- History
- Information Services
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Paleoecology
- Paleoethnobotany
- Paleontology
- Paleozoology
- Paleobotany
- Statistics
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Archaeological Periods
- Paleolithic
- Neolithic
- Iron Age
- Ancient Rome
- Bronze Age
- Stone Age
- Archaic Stage
- Formative Stage
- Classic Stage
- Post-Classic Stage
- Viking Age
- Roman Iron Age
- Germanic Iron Age
- Medieval Period
- Industrial Modern
- Mesolithic
- Byzantine Empire
- Hellenistic
- Ottoman Empire
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Archaeology Questions
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What are the current bible archaeology findings? 1 AnswerOne of the interesting conclusions of modern Israeli archeology is that the early Israeli's were not monotheists. This conclusion is due to the fact that in di... read more -
What are the archaeological buildings in Quirigua, Guatemala? 1 Answer-quote- "Quirigua features a total of 22 carved stelae and zoomorphs (large boulders carved to represent animals and covered with figures and glyphs), which are... read more
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What is the history of "The Little Roman" head of Calixtlahuaja? 1 Answer----quote---- The Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca head is a terracotta head, probably originally part of a larger figurine, discovered in 1933 among pre-Columbian or jus... read more
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What Archaeology evidences have been discovered for the city of Ramses? 1 AnswerFor the city of Rameses, different locations were suggested by different scholars, most certain Avarice (during the time of the patriarchs) later know as Tanis,... read more
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Archaeology Theories
- Wikipedia: Archaeological Theory
- About.com: Theories and Movements
- Amazon.com: Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice
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