Why Do Archeologists Discover Ancient Civilizations?

Evidence of almost 100 of the stones has revealed without the need to excavate the site, due to remote sensing, ground-penetrating radar and geographical imaging technologies. These advancements in science and technology allow researchers to discover the historical monuments full extent. Fragments of bones, stones and the foundation pits in which they were situated have all been uncovered during excavations and technological mapping indicating the true size and importance the site was to the Neolithic

Archaeology is the study of the ancient past, through the recovery and analysis of material culture. During the development of archaeology, various different kinds of scientific techniques have been established to aid in archaeological investigation. Recent archaeological techniques and processes such as Scanning Electron Microscopy, Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) and Radiocarbon Dating are utilised to help better understand a civilisation, specifically the site of Lindow Man. These modern methods have supported in recognizing Lindow Man’s identity and important information regarding his death such as his appearance, his stomach content, what he had eaten prior death and his age. This information has since helped lead scientists to believe in

Ancient civilizations made some important contributions to our life today. They started around 3500 BC. Ancient civilizations also achieved many things. Some of those things were new inventions, the use of new technology, writing systems and architectural skills. Two of the many civilizations that did these things were the Chinese and Egyptians.

There are many ways that an archeological site can be observed, for example, aerial photography such as satellite pictures can be used. Also when carrying out an excavation on a low budget, which is very common in most cases, a low-flying kite can replace the satellite (Roskams, page 43). More recently the more common availability and use of drones could also be used to get live aerial data from above. Many sites are more apparent from above, and New Kinord is a great example as you can see some of the stone circles clearly, see figure 2 below.

During the years of 3500 BC to 2500 BC, the geography of a land often impacted a civilizations development in great measures. Depending on the resources available or the detriments present due to certain topographical characteristics like rivers or deserts, a civilization could flourish or collapse. By studying the geographic features of growing societies like the Nile, Euphrates, and Tigris Rivers as well as the Mediterranean Sea of Egypt and Mesopotamia, the link between developing cultures and geography will be examined through sources, including Egypt: Ancient Culture, Modern Land edited by Jaromir Malek and Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization by Paul Kriwaczek. To determine the extent

Another group of archaeologists working about 50 miles west of Roanoke Island at the head of Albemarle Sound say that they have pottery and metal artifacts likely associated with the Lost Colony. The digs by the First Colony Foundation were sparked by the 2012 discovery of a patch concealing the image of a fort on a map painted by John White.But like the finds at Hatteras, the objects might be associated with the second wave of English settlement.Last fall, a dig by the National Park Service at Fort Raleigh on Roanoke Island thought to be the site of the original settlement yielded no trace of the colonists. Earlier in 2016, archaeologists found a handful of fragments of an apothecary jar that almost certainly date from the 16th century. The gold Kendall ring is likely a cheap brass trade item won’t derail the quest to find out what took place on the Outer Banks more than four centuries ago. As for Ewen, he hopes that the analysis of the ring will help put researchers back on track in their search for scarce clues to the Roanoke settlers. Ewen said,“Science actually does work,” “if you give it time.”GPR is a technology employed by archaeologists to visualize and map possible objects below ground. It sends radio waves into the ground and measures the echo from the signal that bounces off buried objects. On the other hand , GPR has been used to identify coffins since the coffins contain voids with poorer conductive

-Archaeologists reconstructed the environment and studied artifacts from a specific time period to learn about people from that time.

Archaeology is the most common way to learn about the existence of humans. Many cultures have left written records behind providing information about life for them. The records left behind often tells about wealth, religion, hierarchy, important dates, property ownership and etc. Those records are often written from one person prospective and may not be all true. Understanding the life of past cultures that have no written records is what make archeology important. Archeology gives a voice to the voiceless with the hope of discovering their story.

The Aztecs lived on North America in Mexico. They lived on islands and their capital was called Techoctilian which meant “Place of the Prickly Pear”. Their capital stood where Mexico City currently is. Their empire stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean and from modern day Guatemala to the Basin. As of today the spot where they built their capital is no longer an island. The land was very swampy so it was bad for farming and it wasn’t fertile. It was also surrounded by mountains and they didn’t get materials like stone and wood to build their houses and such.

Many horrible and despicable acts have been committed during wartime. However, some of the worst acts committed are not readily known, such as the destruction and looting of historical areas and heritage sites. Published in Near Eastern Archaeology, an article named “Satellite Imagery-Based Analysis of Archaeological Looting in Syria” tackles this issue. In it Jesse Casana, the author, explains how his team is using satellite imagery (along with ground reports) to track the widespread looting across Syria. Casana is currently an Associate Professor at Dartmouth College, in the Department of Anthropology. He is also directing a survey project in the Diyala River Valley in Iraq. His previous engagement was as director of an excavation at Tell Qarqur in Syria. His specialization is in the development and implementation of geospatial technology and its use in archaeology. The combination of his boots on the ground experience in Syria, along with his specialization makes him a perfect candidate to lead the analysis on these looting sites. There are many reasons that I chose to review this article, the foremost being that it simply sounded fascinating. In addition to that, I wanted to gather more information as to where, why, and to what extent, looting was occurring. /!/

There are several different kinds of satelite imagery a long the lines of infared, and weather satelites. In regards to satelites, they give a larger area of a feild to be seen. They "provide their value immedietly" (Caldwell 6) by means of having the ability to give back information to the researchers almost immedietly after a sense of information. When finding results when looking for such artifacts as ancient ruins, researchers have the ability to use satelites "about 400 miles above the ground" (Santos 1). As a matter of fact, Infared technology in satelites can "locate objects on the ground less than two feet wide...infared light can also penetrate about a foot below the surface and detect differences in soil"(Santos 2). This advancement in technology allows

Recently, satellite imagery has become relevant to archaeology. The use of infrared satellite imagery has made exploring desert sites much more efficient and much faster. The satellites utilize infrared light to detect variations in density of the ground to map out the topography of the land. Out of the three passages above, satellites are the most advanced technology.

of writings. And an astronomer can help explain the layout of an ancient city as well as the

There is no right or wrong answer on how to create a mutualistic relationship between Indigenous communities and archaeologists. Archaeologists are different, as are Indigenous communities. Neither Indigenous archaeology nor community archaeology has all the answers. Every Indigenous community operates and thinks differently, and that is what makes them unique, just as every archaeologist doesn’t think or view the world the same. There is no real answer on how to create a mutualistic relationship between the two sides, there are only suggestions, which could improve the relationships. The tension between Indigenous communities and archaeologists, will always be there, it might not be prevalent, but it will always be in the back of everyone’s

After reading the book, it is interesting to note the need for human’s engagement in the geospatial process. I thought machines are effective in the scientific and mathematical analysis that we do not need human to participate in the analysis process. However, to my surprise, machines alone are not adequate to interpret remote sensing images; human must