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This is a list of significant archaeological expeditions by date, which include first excavations at important sites, or expeditions that uncovered important objects. 1500s [ edit ]
Another important development was the idea of deep time. Before this, people had the notion that the earth was quite young. James Ussher used the Old Testament and calculated that the origins of the world were on 23 October 4004 BCE (a Sunday).
Below are some of the most important art historical and archaeological discoveries of the year. ... (The largest known diamond in the world is the 3,106-carat Cullinan Diamond, found in South ...
One of the most significant initial discoveries on that front was found in 1929 at a site near Clovis, New Mexico. Mammoth bones and stone tools at the site date back to 13,000 years ago.
The resting place of Egypt's pharaoh Tutankhamun has become the world's most famous tomb, its discovery over 100 years ago among the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time.
This is believed to be the world's oldest known bread. It was found in a destroyed oven structure in the "Mekan 266" area. Archaeologists also found wheat, barley, pea seeds, and a round "spongy" residue. [14] [15] 11 – Discovery of a 1,800 year old marble head of Apollo by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Philippi was announced. [16]
The date used as the end of the ancient era is arbitrary. The transition period from Classical Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages is known as Late Antiquity.Late Antiquity is a periodization used by historians to describe the transitional centuries from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages, in both mainland Europe and the Mediterranean world: generally from the end of the Roman Empire's ...