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Archaeological discoveries in the United Kingdom (2 C, 79 P) Pages in category "Archaeological discoveries in Europe" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
One reviewer of the 1st edition states "The book should both be of general interest and prove useful as a supplemental text for introductory archaeology courses." [3] As a result, new features were added in later editions to facilitate its uses as a textbook. [4] The book is required reading in many archaeology courses.
Here are nine of some of the most significant archaeological discoveries in history that changed what humans know about our origins and culture through time. Pompeii and Herculaneum gave a glimpse ...
Location: Playa de la Isla , off the coast of Mazarron, Sapin: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Site of a sunken ship: History; Founded: 7th century BC: Abandoned: 7th century BC: Periods: Iron Age: Cultures: Phoenician, Iberian: Site notes; Discovered: 1988 (Mazarrón I) 1994 (Mazarrón II): Condition: Conserved at the Museum of Underwater Archaeology in Cartagena: Ownership: Spain: The Phoenician ...
The faces had wide nasal openings and lacked the rectangular orbitae and broad complexion so characteristic of Cro-Magnons. [12] These traits, combined with what de Villeneuve interpreted as prognathism led the discoverers to the conclusion that the Grimaldi man had been of a "negroid" type. [8] Some traits did not fit the picture though.
The discoveries at Glauberg have added several new perspectives to the understanding of early Celtic Europe. They have somewhat expanded the known extent of early La Tène civilization, they have thrown much light on the early development of Celtic art, and most importantly of sculpture.
Loschbour man was a hunter-gatherer, and the flint tools used for stalking and killing prey (wild boar and deer) were found by his body. He was found to have been one of the late Western Hunter-Gatherers, soon to be supplanted by more numerous groups of Early European Farmers from Anatolia and Southwestern Europe. [3]
Read more below: 1) DEAD SEA SCROLLS. Beginning in 1947, one of the most important discoveries of the 20th Century occurred along the steep cliffs and desert caverns, which are located near the ...