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Archaeology Archaeology is a historical science aimed at the discovery and understanding of past human behaviour through the study of material remains. As a result, archaeology is able to investigate not only the recent past and subjects to some degree already documented, but also epochs beyond the reach of memory and before the spread of writing. In the West, undergraduate and MA archaeology programs were established at the universities of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and to the PhD level at the universities of Alberta and British Columbia. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?ArticleId=A0000270   (3965 words)

Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Archaeology archaeology ARCHAEOLOGY [archaeology] [Grstudy of beginnings], a branch of anthropology that seeks to document and explain continuity and change and similarities and differences among human cultures. Archaeology under a microscope: CRM and the press. Archaeology in the seventh grade: an interdisciplinary unit of study. encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Archaeology&Search.x=0&...   (652 words)

History of Polynesian Archaeology The greatest impetus to Polynesian archaeology, however, occurred in 1920 when geologist Herbert E. Gregory acceded to the directorship of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, convened the first international Pan-Pacific Science Conference, and proclaimed the study of Polynesian archaeology and anthropology should be a major research priority (Kirch 2000:20-24). The rejuvenation of stratigraphic archaeology in Polynesia, and its expansion beyond Polynesia into the western Pacific, was initially driven by a strong culture-historical orientation, encouraged by rapid success in defining considerable time depth and sequences of material culture change (whether in ceramic styles, or in fishhooks and stone adzes). As Green summarized the perspective of settlement pattern archaeology, with “...increasing concern with delineating the social aspect of the data recovered from sites..., the day has passed when such monuments or their structural features can afford to be treated only as contexts for portable artifacts and not as artifacts in their own right” (Green 1967:102). sscl.berkeley.edu /~oal/background/polyhist.htm   (5333 words)

Archaeology, Old Archaeology Books, Old Archaeological Publications, Archaeologists, Famous Archaeologists Very Good- Conducted in the Joint Interest of The Department of Archaeology and Palaeontology of the University of Pennsylvania and the Bureau of American Ethnology of the Smithsonian Institution. Very Good Volume I:The History and Purpose of Archaeology, and It's Greatest Discoveries about the Stone Ages and in the Fertile Cresc ent from Babylon to Egypt, in the Eloquent Words of the Original Discoverers, Observers and Interpreters, 601 pp plus Index. Volume 2 :The History and Archaeology and Its Greatest Discoveries in Greece, Italy, Asia, Northern Europe and the Western Hemisphere, in the Eloquent Words of the Original Discoverers, Observers and Interpreters, 709 pp. www.beecreekbooks.com /categories/Sciences/archaeology.html   (2031 words)

Museum of Ontario Archaeology The Museum of Ontario Archaeology had its earliest beginnings at The University of Western Ontario with the grand vision of Wilfrid Jury(1890-1981). In 1933, when plans for the Lawson Memorial Library were being made, Ray Lawson requested that space be provided in the building for a museum. This required a formal arrangement and The Museum of Indian Archaeology and Pioneer Life with Amos Jury as an Honorary Curator and Wilfrid Jury as a Curator originates from this period. www.uwo.ca /museum/history.html   (3201 words)

Archaeology Resources International coverage in the areas of archaeology, cultural and physical anthropology and linguistics. An extensive three volume work that covers the prehistoric, pre dynastic, and dynastic phases of cultural development in the Nile Valley up to the Islam conquests of 642 AD The articles are lengthy, signed, and are often accompanied with maps and illustrations. Archaeology as a method is used by historians as well as those who study prehistoric cultures. www.lib.purdue.edu /hsse/researchguides/anthrotutorial/arch_res.html   (1244 words)

Archaeology | Sites | Tombs On a very gentle southwest facing slope of a hill in blanket bog, overlooked by higher hills on all sides except the southeast. Two stones only are shown on both the 1933 ordinance 6" map and are designated "Standing Stones". Four orthostats, 0.75m, 1.4m, 0.55m and 0.45m high in fact survive arranged in a curve and are all that remains of a megalithic structure, probably a tomb. www.peatlandsni.gov.uk /archaeology/tombs_details/tombs_2.htm   (554 words)

Archaeology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) Related fields such as archaeology, urban planning, historic preservation, and interior design are included. Collection of Archaeology A collection of archaeological and other texts that are indexed by tradition and subject. The eHRAF Collection of Archaeology is modeled after the eHRAF Collection of Ethnography. library.ucmerced.edu /SearchEnginesbySubject/archaeology.html   (761 words)

Archaeologia Polona Between captivity and freedom: Polish archaeology in the 20th century Wetland archaeology in the 20th century: history and commentary The development of Spanish archaeology in the 2oth century www.muzarp.poznan.pl /archweb/archweb_eng/journals/Archpolo/index.htm   (122 words)

The Shaffer site (12 GR 109): Additional information on an Albee phase site in the White river valley by Mangold, ... This trait has been seen in other Albee sites (Black 1933; MacLean 1931; Tomak, personal communication 1993) and may be the result of stones being placed to hold down a piece of mat, hide or leather which covered the head and face to prevent them from coming in direct contact with the fill dirt. Due to the ambiguous nature of the location of the excavations reported by Glenn Black in 1933 and the lack of any locational data from excavations in 1964 and 1974, this find cannot be precisely correlated with any of the previous excavations. The skeletal remains were analyzed at the Archaeology and Forensics Laboratory of the University of Indianapolis. www.gbl.indiana.edu /abstracts/93/mangold_93.html   (1118 words)

Dangerous Archaeology In archaeology, as in art history and other fields of history, there is a new, mounting awareness of the enduring ramifications of the forces at work in the formation of scholars like Kelsey and Breasted. Kelsey, Breasted and others of the first generation of scientific archaeology were bound by their own points of view, as were their predecessors, and as are their successors. Archaeologists are invited to consider critical theory by evidence that archaeology in some environments is used to serve political ends and by the growing controversy over the ownership and control of remains and interpretations of the past. www.umich.edu /~kelseydb/Exhibits/DangerousArchaeology/Conclusion.html   (717 words)

Bible Archaeology Seminars Archaeology has also revealed that the Hyksos buried their people in the fetal position and were involved in human sacrifice. Exodus 29 and Levitcus 7 speak of the sacrifice on the altar of a goat. Though archaeology has been growing in popularity with Blums book "The Gold of the Exodus" I dont think the end justifies the means. adcommunications.org /Artifacts,Articles,BibArch.htm   (7886 words)

Maldon Archaeology, Maldon, Essex, England, UK This site is primarily a home for MAHG Maldon archaeology books and reports which are no longer in print. We did not recognise evidence of Saxons at Lofts but we did have the shadow of a Medieval Moated site which was perhaps the precursor of the present Lofts Farm which we know is over 200 years old. A big problem with rescue archaeology in a working gravel pit is that the landscape tends to change rather rapidly. www.maldonsx.freeserve.co.uk   (720 words)

Underwater Archaeology The Department for underwater Archaeology of the Supreme Council of Antiquities DUA/SCA was founded in 1996 as underwater excavations near Qayet bey fort led to the discovery of the Ancient Eastern Harbour of Alexandria and part of the Royal Quarters. In 1933, 30kms far from Qayet bey fort east of Alexandria, a British aircraft pilot noticed ancient vestiges shaped as a horseshoe deep in the water as he was overflying over Aboukir. According to Ibrahim Darwish, underwater archaeology director, underwater activities expanded from individual efforts displayed by Prince Omar Toussoun and Aboul Saadat to systematic, organized and scientific activities, not to neglect the fact that Alexandria is a promising site rich in archaeological evidence and remains. guardians.net /sca/underwater_archaeology.htm   (944 words)

Paul Klee 1933 The recently opened exhibition Paul Klee: 1933 is dedicated to Paul Klee’s (1879–1940) creative achievements in 1933, a year that was extremely difficult for the artist both professionally and personally. Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt guest curator Pamela Kort notes in the catalogue, "Klee’s 1933 drawings present their beholder with an unparalleled opportunity to glimpse a central aspect of his aesthetics that has remained largely unappreciated: his lifelong concern with the possibilities of parody and wit. Only once, in the summer of 1933, he showed several of the works to Walter Kaesbach, who had originally invited Klee to teach at the Düsseldorf Academy, and to the Swiss sculptor Alexander Zschokke, his colleague there. www.culturekiosque.com /art/exhibiti/paulklee.html   (1136 words)

Archaeology Barnard Knapp is Professor of Mediterranean Archaeology in the Department of Archaeology, University of Glasgow. He co-edits the Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology (with John R Cherry) and is co-editor of Archaeologies of Landscape (with Wendy Ashmore, Blackwell 1999). Louise Steel is a lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Wales, Lampeter. www.moufflon.com.cy /archaeology.htm   (10065 words)

AREA - archives of european archaeology A history of German archaeology during the Nazi period has still to be written, in spite of various contributions that have been published over the last years. Notably of importance for the archaeology between 1933 and 1945 in Germany and Europe are the contents of the unified Bundesarchiv, the central state archive formerly divided between East (Potsdam, Merseburg) and West (Koblenz, Freiburg, Berlin and elsewhere). The activities of this committee include own excavations and the supervision of excavation campaigns undertaken by the military, various steps relating to the sake of the monuments, and didactical efforts aiming at increasing the soldiers’ knowledge of and respect towards the cultural heritage of the occupied countries. www.area-archives.org /germany.htm   (632 words)

Acts And Archaeology On the other hand, if Acts is historically reliable, and thus probably having been written within the perimeters of the orthodox view, sometime in the latter part of the first century, the archaeological evidence should support this thesis. In other words, although the book of Acts is not primarily concerned with history qua history, or in and of itself, it is nonetheless accurate when it comments upon historical events or issues that lay within its purview. This is especially true in our case when the text of Acts has been variously assumed to have erred, but has proven time and time again that it was not in err, but in fact, possessed correct and extremely precise data. www.inplainsite.org /html/acts_and_archaeology.html   (7324 words)

Biblical Archaeology The archaeology of Ur has certainly shown the polytheistic nature of the city. But if that were true, the difficulty is that the stories do not reflect anything of the conditions or the customs of the people in the land at that period. All the evidence from archaeology at this time supports the historicity of the event--the names, the feudal system, the invasion, and the quest behind it, all fit the times. www.christianleadershipcenter.org /bibarch2.htm   (6139 words)

Biblical Archaeology The term biblical archaeology refers to archaeological investigations that serve to clarify, enlighten, and enhance the biblical record. Although biblical archaeology concentrates on excavating and interpreting biblical sites, archaeological material of either the pre- or post-biblical era is often uncovered as well. An important function of biblical archaeology has been to describe a setting in which the stories of the Old and New Testaments achieve a new and vivid meaning. mb-soft.com /believe/txw/bibarcha.htm   (709 words)

USL: Archaeology Databases ANL is a bibliographic index which includes Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Physical Anthropology, Social Anthropology, Archaeology, Art, Demography, Economics, Ethnohistory, Folklore, Genetics, Geography, Geology, History, Linguistics, Music, Psychology, Religious Studies, and Sociology, from 1969+. Contains references to articles on the architecture, archaeology, urban planning, furniture and decoration, historic preservation, and interior design of the US, Britain, Europe; Japan; South America and Commonwealth countries. EAI is a full text database covering a large range of topics which includes archaeology and anthropology in general from 1980+. www.library.usyd.edu.au /subjects/archaeology/dbases.html   (647 words)

INTRODUCTION TO BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY Biblical archaeology is that area of archaeology which throws light upon our understanding of the Bible. As such, Biblical archaeology will be primarily restricted to the study of the culture and history of the Middle East and the Mediterranean world - that area which served as the historical context for the Bible. There are many archaeologists who reject the Bible out of hand, going so far as to deny the historicity of the patriarchs, the Exodus event and the existence of David or Solomon and their kingdoms. www.angelfire.com /nt/theology/01intro.html   (2891 words)

blivet 2.0 » Archaeology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) Archaeology: It Might Not Be As Glamorous As You Think Archaeology can be used for a great many things, including modern political agendas. Via jason kottke’s remainders I was led to this from the BBC and this from Dino Avdibegovic. halrager.org /WordPress/?cat=5   (3254 words)

British Archaeology, no 14, May 1996: Obituary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) Jacquetta Hawkes, who has died aged 85, was one of the foremost popularisers of archaeology, who produced a whole series of syntheses, atlases and guidebooks which combined accuracy of fact with clarity of thought and great elegance of expression. I was fortunate enough to collaborate on her last archaeological volume, The Shell Guide to British Archaeology - and certainly one of the perks of the job was getting to know her and her husband, the remarkable JB Priestley, at their spectacular home, Kissing Tree House near Stratford. In the end she had to pass me a far greater proportion of the book than had been expected, as her husband s worsening illness occupied more of her time - he died in 1984. www.britarch.ac.uk /ba/ba14/ba14obit.html   (324 words)

Dowsing and Archaeology So in recent years a number of new techniques have had to be developed, so as to cover large areas in some detail: hence aerial archaeology, and the development of sophisticated electronic tools like the 'banjo' and the induction locator. The acceptance of dowsing into the realms of archaeology has been something of a quiet revolution, one that is rarely acknowledged in public. Dowsing is a skill, the basics of which anyone can learn with a little practice and awareness; but the problem is that the reliability of the results depends on the skill and experience of the dowser, among many other factors. www.isleofavalon.co.uk /GlastonburyArchive/ndlstone/02dowse.html   (6032 words)

Current Research: Subsistence Settlement Central Ind. Black, Glenn A. 1933 The Archaeology of Greene County. Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University Report of Investigations 94-17. Copyright 1996, Glenn Black Laboratory of Archaeology and The Trustees of Indiana University www.gbl.indiana.edu /abstracts/97/97_ref.html   (1639 words)

eBooks.com - Archaeology eBooks This volume aims to reflect the enduring popularity of archaeology - a subject which appeals as a pastime, career, and academic discipline, encompasses the whole globe, and surveys 2.5 million years.... Archaeology and Language I: Theoretical and Methodological Orientations Archaeology Coursebook: An Introduction to Study Skills, Topics and Methods www.ebooks.com /subjects/Archaeology   (526 words)

Paul Klee: 1933 • • Art and Archaeology • Travel to Frankfurt, Germany The exhibition Paul Klee: 1933 is dedicated to Paul Klee’s (1879—1940) creative achievements in 1933, a year that was extremely difficult for the artist both professionally and personally. The exhibition Paul Klee: 1933 presents a selection of more than 100 of these so-called revolution drawings to the public for the first time. After having been presented at the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich, and at the Kunstmuseum Bern, the exhibition will be shown at the Hamburger Kunsthalle from 11 December 2003 to 7 March 2004 after the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt. www.culturekiosque.com /calendar/special/viewevent.asp?ID=2763   (407 words)

Anthropology/Archaeology Sites Gulf Archaeology Research Institute - GARI - dedicated to research, publication, education, and public programming in anthropology and prehistoric, historic and underwater archaeology, with a strong research focus in Central and Gulf Coastal Florida. Archaeology in Fiction - a bibliography from Anita Cohen-Williams. Great Excavations - story of the fascinating and often eccentric science of archaeology, from its beginnings in the 18th century to the present, told by archaeologist John Romer. www.nativeculturelinks.com /anthro.html   (2130 words)

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