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History of archaeology. Archaeology is the study of human activity in the past, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts (also known as eco-facts) and cultural landscapes (the archaeological record).
Category: 1800s archaeological discoveries. 1 language. ... This category is for archaeological discoveries in the decade 1800s, i.e. in the years 1800 to 1809.
August 13 - Ippolito Rosellini, Tuscan Egyptologist (d. 1843) October 8 - Jules Desnoyers, French geologist and archaeologist (d. 1887) December 24 - Ferdinand Keller, Swiss archaeologist (d. 1881) Charles Masson, born James Lewis, British explorer of Buddhist sites (d. 1853)
The archaeology of Denmark presents an extraordinary rich and varied abundance of archaeological artifacts, exceptionally preserved by the climate and natural conditions in Denmark proper – including boglands, shallow waters, a cold and relatively unvarying climate. At the same time, archaeological study in Denmark has continually and ...
1928 archaeological discoveries (24 P) 1929 archaeological discoveries (1 C, 11 P) 1930 archaeological discoveries (17 P) 1931 archaeological discoveries (11 P) 1932 archaeological discoveries (10 P) (previous page) (next page) Categories: Archaeological discoveries. Archaeology by year.
One of the most enduring classifications of archaeological periods and cultures was established in Gordon Willey and Philip Phillips' 1958 book, Method and Theory in American Archaeology. They divided the archaeological record in the Americas into five phases, only three of which applied to North America. [ 1 ]
The archaeology of Ancient Egypt is the study of the archaeology of Egypt, stretching from prehistory through three millennia of documented history. Egyptian archaeology is one of the branches of Egyptology. Napoleon 's invasion of Egypt in 1798 led to the Western passion for Egyptian antiquities. In the modern era, the Ministry of State for ...
The Cumberland Street Archaeological Site is a heritage-listed archaeological site located at 106–128 Cumberland Street in the inner-city Sydney suburb of The Rocks in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The site includes the remains of early convict-era housing dating as far back as 1795, and a modern ...