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	Biblical archaeology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Biblical archaeology involves the recovery and scientific investigation of the material remains of past cultures that can illuminate the periods and descriptions in the Bible.
		By contrast Near Eastern archaeology is simply the archaeology of the Ancient Near East without any particular consideration of how its discoveries relate to the Bible.
		Biblical Archaeology began after publication by Edward Robinson (American professor of Biblical literature; 1794-1863) of his travels through Israel during the first half of the 19th century (a time when the oldest complete Hebrew scripture only dated to the Middle Ages), which highlighted similarities between modern Arabic place-names and Biblical city names.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Biblical_archaeology (2721 words)

	Nevada State Historic Preservation Office - Virginia City's African American Community
		Opened in 1864 and operating for roughly ten years, the Boston Saloon was an important center of commerce, recreation, and society for the local African American community.
		Archaeology is in an excellent position to fill a gap left by the largely Euroamerican written record.
		The Center believes archaeology is most effective from an engaging educational standpoint when the public is involved during all phases of work, from the initial discovery of buried materials, to the essential laboratory process, to the final exhibition and interpretation of those materials.
	dmla.clan.lib.nv.us /docs/shpo/projects.htm (3131 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Christian Archaeology
		Christian archaeology is that branch of the science of archaeology the object of which is the study of ancient Christian monuments.
		The principal aim of Christian archaeology, as indicated, is to ascertain all that is possible relative to the manners and customs of the early Christians from the monuments of Christian antiquity.
		As a consequence of this difficulty, differences of opinion exist among archaeologists as to the chronological limits to be assigned to Christian archaeology.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03705a.htm (4440 words)

	The Archaeology of Battlefields
		On the one hand archaeology is very popular with the public, although most of it still seems to be perceived as finding things rather than studying the past through material culture.
		I believe one of the areas where the value of historical archaeology relative to prehistoric studies in not fully utilized or appreciated is in conflict archaeology studies.
		Archaeology is predicated on the principle that human behavior leaves behind physical evidence that is patterned, recoverable, and interpretable.
	www.archaeology.org /online/interviews/scott.html (2137 words)

	Archaeology - Seminar Series
		This research was into the earliest occupation of Britain, with particular reference to open-air sites situated at high-levels in the landscape (rather than the river gravel sites or caves that have been the traditional focus for investigations) and the analysis of handaxe-making and use.
		This is a discussion of regional archaeology and its strengths and weaknesses using New England, New South Wales as a case study.
		Through a synthesis of genetics, archaeology and climatology an extraordinarily clear view of human origins has been revealed, overturning the commonly held view that modern humans left Africa from the north and the south in several waves to populate Europe and Asia.
	www.archaeology.arts.uwa.edu.au /seminar_series (3108 words)

	Archaeology Online: New Life for Old Dead Things (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Archaeology as a discipline - including the archaeology of the ancient Near East - has long recognized its responsibility to publish all discoveries.
		The overlong lag between discovery and publication is an embarrassment for archaeology of the ancient Near East.
		Whatever the reasons, or excuses, for archaeology the result is the same: data relevant to ongoing field projects and to laboratory research become, in effect, inaccessible, precisely the situation encountered as study of the Halif figurines began.
	www.firstmonday.dk /issues/issue2_6/jacobs (2591 words)

	Tribute article by Kathryn Crabtree and Eugene Prince
		As experimental archaeology, these studies are important in the history of archaeological theory.
		Historical archaeologists have the advantage -- over those who study prehistory -- of access to documentary sources by which to check or support their interpretations of the data, and the information inherent in these early stones was prime material for learning more about the people who chose the designs and erected them as memorials.
		He was one of the earliest presidents of the Society for Historical Archaeology (in 1974), and its membership would recognize his life-long contributions to the field with the J.C. Harrington Medal in Historical Archaeology in 1997, thirty years after the organization was founded.
	etext.lib.virginia.edu /users/deetz/Plymouth/JDeetzmem10.html (2829 words)

	FAQ-Career in Archaeology in the U.S.
		The minimal educational requirement to work as a field archaeologist is a B.A. or B.S. degree with a major in anthropology or archaeology and previous field experience (usually obtained by spending a summer in an archaeological field school or participating as a volunteer, see question 5).
		The Archaeology of North America by Kevin Callahan at the University of Minnesota (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/2596/index.html).
		Archaeology on the Net includes links to archaeology web sites and information on new books of interest to archaeologists (http://www.serve.com/archaeology/).
	www.museum.state.il.us /ismdepts/anthro/dlcfaq.html (3592 words)

	XV. Scholars, Antiquaries and Bibliographers: Bibliography. Vol. 12. The Romantic Revival. The Cambridge History of ...
		Founder of the Early English Text society, 1864; extra series, 1867; the Chaucer society, and the Ballad society, 1868; the New Shakspere society, 1873; the Wiclif and the Browning society, 1881; and was a voluminous contributor to nearly all.
		Researches in Prehistoric and Protohistoric Comparative Philology, Mythology, and Archaeology, in connection with the Origin of Culture in America and the Accad or Sumerian Families, 1875.
		The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland, 1851.
	www.bartleby.com /222/1500.html (9620 words)

	Bibliography on Archaeology and African Diasporas, C. Fennell
		Joseph, J. Highway 17 Revisited: The Archaeology of Task Labor in the Lowcountry of Georgia and South Carolina.
		In Historical Archaeology, Identity Construction, and the Interpretation of Ethnicity, Maria Franklin and Garrett Fesler, eds, pp.
		In Settlement of the Prairie Margin: Archaeology of the Richland Creek Reservoir, Navarro and Freestone Counties, Texas 1980-1981.
	www.anthro.uiuc.edu /faculty/cfennell/bookmark4.html (3568 words)

	Project Archaeology-2000
		On June 21 and 22, 2000, another successful Project Archaeology Workshop was held at the Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS) at the University of South Alabama in Mobile.
		The first day was spent at the archaeology lab on the University campus.
		We ended the afternoon with a tour of the archaeology lab and curation facilities.
	www.southalabama.edu /usa/archaeology/project_archaeology2000.htm (335 words)

	Issues in Ethnicity, Folk Religion and Symbolism
		The clay figure of a skull discussed in this analysis is now on display as part of a permanant exhibit, entitled The Story of Virginia, at the Virginia Historical Society Museum in Richmond, Virginia.
		The next question is whether the skull was the product of a conjuration tradition associated with one or more ethnic groups in the relevant region and time period.
		Fairly extensive evidence is available from oral histories, slave narratives, and other studies in folklore and archaeology to support the interpretation that this skull was produced in accordance with African American traditions of folk religion.
	etext.lib.virginia.edu /users/fennell/highland/harper/symbol.html (5908 words)

	Archaeology at Gallifrey
		I found it interesting that many of the people working on this project were not archaeologists but volunteers from all walks of life.
		The Hunley was did not return from its successful, but tragic mission in 1864, and was lost for 136 years.
		This Confederate submarine was recovered for the ocean bottom outside Charleston harbor in August 2000 and has been undergoing careful study and conservation processing since then.
	home.att.net /~karen.crisafulli/archaeology.html (303 words)

	MIAMI INDIANS ETHNOHISTORY ARCHIVES 1600-1640: Wild Rice District
		The opinions expressed and the language used do not reflect the opinions or standards of the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, but are, rather, indicative of thought in that historical moment during which the document was published.
		The powerful and numerous Ojibwa Indians came into possession of wild rice during the first period of the fur trade; consequently theirs was also not a choice between starvation or the use of rice.
		This fact is attested by the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for 1864, in which year $40,000 worth of furs were gathered.
	www.gbl.indiana.edu /archives/miamis/md8.html (1008 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Edmond Reusens
		With the same teacher, he became interested in the history of the University of Louvain, to which he devoted almost exclusively the last years of his life.
		After teaching theology for two years he had charge of a new course in Christian archaeology from 1864-1900.
		In this department he soon acquired great distinction, as is evidenced by the success of his manual, his appointment (1884) to the Royal Commission of Monuments (Brussels), his participation in the exposition of ancient art, and his share in the renovation of religious art in Belgium.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/12799a.htm (292 words)

	Archaeology, Indian memories, and plodding through mission records flesh out lives of the original Californians. (May ...
		Archaeology, Indian memories, and plodding through mission records flesh out lives of the original Californians.
		He died in 1864 at the age of 83.
		Information on Stanford courses and archaeology studies can be obtained by writing Campus Archaeologist Laura Jones, Archaeology Program, Building 60, Stanford, CA 94305; or e-mailing her at ljones@leland.stanford.edu.
	www.almanacnews.com /morgue/2001/2001_05_14.cover16.html (1975 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Thomas Butler King (1800-1864)
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		In 1861 he accepted the post of Georgia's representative to the courts of Europe and again left his plantation in the hands of his overseer and his fractured family.
		King returned home in 1862 and died in Waresboro, Georgia, on May 10, 1864.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-623 (578 words)

	Archaeology in Europe: 06/01/2004 - 06/30/2004
		As thousands were on their way to celebrate the summer solstice, scientists announced that three of the seven occupants of an Early Bronze Age burial close to Stonehenge (England) were from West Wales, source of the monument's bluestones.
		The intriguing possibility is that the burials were related to the transportation of the bluestones and the megalithic construction phases of Stonehenge.
		The words "daredevil" and "archaeology" aren't usually heard in the same sentence, but it's absolutely the right description for this new series.
	www.archaeology.eu.com /weblog/2004_06_01_archaeologyeu_archive.html (6623 words)

	Links: Nautical Archaeology
		Archaeology & Maritime History, from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
		A collaborative nautical archaeology research project between the Department of Archaeology at the University of Stockholm and the University of Southampton.
		The Krogen project, a collaborative nautical archaeology research project between the Department of Archaeology at the University of Stockholm and the University of Southampton involving the recording of the wreck of the early 19th century English brig Severn.
	www.bruzelius.info /Nautica/Links/Nautical_Archaeology.html (1200 words)

	Roman Archaeology
		Archaeology helps us in Lebanon to discover the things not written, the traditions with local sub-traditions.
		Writing in the journal British Archaeology, Mr Benjamin describes a fourth century inscription discovered in Beaumount, two miles from the remains of the Aballava fort at Burgh by Sands.
		The 371 foot-long frieze decorated the outside walls of the altar, which was built between 197 and 156 B.C. in the present-day Turkish town of Bergama.
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~mharrsch/2004_06_01_romanarch_archive.html (2051 words)

	Archaeology Wordsmith
		With further modifications, this classification was widely adopted and remained the standard terminology for European archaeology until well into the 20th century.
		De Mortillet saw his epochs as periods of time or as stages of development with a universal validity, and his scheme was basically a refinement of the Three Age System.
		He founded, in 1864, one of the earliest archaeological journals, "Matériaux pour l'Histoire positive et philosophique de l'Homme".
	www.reference-wordsmith.com /cgi-bin/lookup.cgi?exact=1&terms=till (753 words)

	China1
		Although the volunteers come from all backgrounds and interests, the one thing that seems to bind them all together is a keen interest in local history and a facination with archaeology.
		John Parker (Cayucos) is a specialist in prehistoric archaeology and serves as the project coordinator.
		In addition to breaking new ground in the area of public participation, this archaeology project is filling in the many blank pages in San Luis Obispo's history.
	www.tcsn.net /sloarchaeology/china1.html (1661 words)

	FAQs About Archaeology Careers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A historical perspective on the great discoveries in archaeology and the archaeologists who made them.
		A historical account of moundbuilder archaeology in the U.S. during the eighteenth century.
		Archaeology on Film: An Electronic Database of Archaeology Film Reviews provides reviews of archaeological films and allows you to add your own reviews (http://www.sscf.ucsb.edu/anth/videos/video.html).
	anthropology.tamu.edu /sitetest/new_anthro/dlcfaq4.htm (1105 words)

	Sheffield Archaeology - ARCUS - Flora MacDonald Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Uist townships are broad divisions of land which cross the island from coast to coast, enabling each community to exploit the island's full ecological range.
		Historical archaeology is international in scope, and offers the possibility for innovative research (Deetz 1993: 163).
		It is the first systematic attempt to recover traces of the Scottish settlement of Nova Scotia and attempts to integrate archaeology with the oral history and memory culture of the emigrants.
	www.shef.ac.uk /arcus/projects/flora.html (3291 words)

	Maritime Archaeology and History of the Pacific Symposium Highlights
		This is especially important to archaeology as we endeavor to engender a worldwide sense of stewardship.
		For reasons both real and perceived, the distinction between professional archaeology, treasure-hunting, and deep-sea exploration is becoming increasingly blurred, a threatening situation for archaeologists and the submerged heritage.
		Further within the park's mandate is the ongoing effort to provide to visitors, the history of the vessels, and explain their context within the maritime history of the area, the state, and in some cases, the world.
	www.mahhi.org /previous_abstracts.html (14651 words)

	International Journal of Nautical Archaeology - Journal Information
		The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology covers all aspects of nautical archaeological research.
		Studies about ancient ships, harbours, and cargoes, whether from excavations or documentary sources, will be of interest to the naval architect, historian, and archaeologist.
		Information on the well-preserved artifacts discovered through techniques of underwater archaeology is especially valuable since these materials are seldom, if ever, found in excavations on land.
	www.blackwellpublishing.com /journal.asp?ref=1057-2414 (298 words)

	NC Archaeology: Ft. Fisher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Located at Confederate Point (now called Federal Point) the fort guarded the New Inlet entrance to the Cape Fear River and kept the port of Wilmington open to the blockade-runners, upon whom the Confederacy heavily relied to supply its armies.
		With the fall of Fort Morgan on Mobile Bay in August, 1864, Fort Fisher became the last important coastal fortification under Confederate control.
		When the fort fell to Union forces on January 15, 1865 -- after the heaviest naval bombardment of land fortifications known to that date -- the only remaining link between the already-doomed Confederacy and the outside world was broken.
	www.arch.dcr.state.nc.us /sites/Fisher.htm (304 words)

	British Archaeology, no 6, July 1995: Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		If the business was conducted around harvest time, the crops would have been at their most vulnerable and the army itself could live off the countryside it was laying waste.
		Unlike most other experimental archaeology centres - such as the famous Iron Age farm at Butser in Hampshire - I have attempted to reconstruct all aspects of Bronze Age life, including all crafts, rather than just a limited number.
		If hard evidence is found by conventional archaeology that backs them up, then genuine progress will have been made.
	www.britarch.ac.uk /ba/ba6/ba6feat.html (2527 words)

	The Society for Historical Archaeology - Publications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The analytical framework used in this paper draws on applications of Annales approaches to archaeology in what is termed the "archaeology of the event." The resulting holistic approach places the specifi city of the event within the wider cultural context.
		An examination of a selection of the published research literature in Australian historical archaeology from the last 30 years suggests that this lack of legitimacy exists because of the sorts of questions that are being asked.
		Doing archaeology at Ludlow entails acknowledging these interests, both ours, as archaeologists, and those of the working class people who guard the memory of Ludlow.
	www.sha.org /Publications/ha37ca.htm (6140 words)

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