archaeology, the scientific study of the material remains of past human life and activities. These include human artifacts from the very earliest stone tools to the man-made objects that are buried or thrown away in the present day: everything made by human beings—from simple tools to complex machines, from the earliest houses and temples and ...
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Archaeology is the study of human history using material remains. Archaeologists excavate and study features and artifacts, like this clay sculpture unearthed in Cerro de las Mesas, Veracruz, Mexico. Archaeologists determined this artifact is pre-Columbian, meaning it was created in the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492.
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Archaeology - BBC News. 7 hrs ago. Why societies become more vulnerable over time. Pre-modern states and civilisations became more prone to collapse as time passed – a pattern that holds lessons...
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Discover archaeology. The Royal Archaeological Institute is a leading UK archaeology society, with a history dating back to 1844. Its interests span all aspects of the archaeological, architectural and landscape history of the British Isles. Find out more about us
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Learn all about the archaeology of Britain from these easy-to-read cyber tours, specially adapted from articles in Current Archaeology. Or try some of our other special features: Edible Archaeology. Sutton Hoo. Hadrian’s Wall. Britain's favourite archaeology magazine.
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9 Apr 2024. Was an extinct fox once man's best friend? Our ancestors may have kept foxes as pets long before domestic dogs, archaeological evidence suggests. Science & Environment. Watch Live....
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Archaeological Headlines By JESSICA E. SARACENI. Tuesday, April 23. Prehistoric Tools Uncovered in Northern England. CUMBRIA, ENGLAND—An excavation conducted in northern England ahead of a road...
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Artefacts. Ages of Treasure Timeline. Explore some of Britain's finest archaeological artefacts from the Palaeolithic to the Norman Conquest. Treasure Gallery - Some of the UK's finest metal...
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL HEADLINES. LATEST NEWS. TOP NEWS. Prehistoric Tools Uncovered in Northern England. Stolen Ramesses II Sculpture Returned to Egypt. Bear Bone Engraved by Neanderthals Studied.
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