Excavation

I chose four different anthropological projects from around the word in which I believe would be best for the Archaeology Conservancy to protect. I ranked these different projects based on quality of work, potential for public use, threatened nature, and heritage importance. I first reviewed the Mosfell Archeological project in Iceland. This area will construct a vivid picture of the human and environmental change in southwestern Ireland. The purpose of this project is to find the prehistory and

While the government supported Ruth Shady in her excavation of Caral Supe it is unknown why, possibly because it was a large scale and public excavation with many reporters coming to view the site. Archaeologists had to be extremely careful not to disturb the buildings underneath so the rubble and sand had to be removed bucket by bucket as to not destroy

1. In the opening scenes, the archaeological excavation can be described primarily as a huge project. There were many people searching the ground within a large space. The location appeared to be in a dessert, in the middle of nowhere. There were many different roles for the mass amount of people that were located within this excavation. There were people searching for artifacts and there were also people dusting off the artifacts to keeping them safe and shiny. There were also some men who appeared

The site of Caesarea Maritima contains many unique challenges for archaeological excavations. In spite of this, through pottery analysis, archaeologists are able to learn about different aspects of the site. Nonetheless, Caesarea Maritima has a variety of specific challenges associated with it for archaeologists. Not only does it cover a significant section of the coastal region, but the immense harbour, over time, has been completely submerged in the sea. Along with geographical challenges, there

done is by using open area excavation. This method is a very popular way to excavate a site as it shows off all the major structures within the area, and because The Ness has many large structures it’s understandable why open area excavation is being used within this particular site as more structures are uncovered. Whilst I was digging, the site was always open to tourists and scheduled tours was a regular thing so although there was a tourist benefit to using this excavation method, its main purpose

This was arguably Professor Albright’s greatest achievement in verifying the authenticity of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Professor Albright, “There is no doubt in my mind that the script is more archaic than that of the Nash papyrus (a very small portion of the Old Testament dated between the second century b.c. and first century a.d.)… I would prefer a date around 100 b.c.…” Inside the archaeological community and the general public, Albright received critical acclaim. Although, Professor Albright’s

archaeologists brought a much more scientific approach into archaeology, along with other innovations. Their works are very close in archaeological philosophy and practice, and even had similar leadership styles while being the head of an archaeological excavation or research team. These similarities bring these two foundational archaeologists close together and form a nearly linear timeline of archaeological influence. Unsurprisingly, Pitt Rivers (born forty-three years prior to Wheeler) was a major influence

Time and Chronology in Archaeology Why is it important for archaeologists to establish chronologies and what are the strengths and weaknesses of absolute and relative dating methods in their establishment? By Liam Cornish In this essay will discuss what chronologies are and why they are extremely important to archaeology. It will also discuss the different types of chronologies as well as the varying methods of establishing them. Time can be determined in different ways, absolutely and relatively

I uncovered a plastic bag with various decayed products inside but some artifacts had survived. I called to my team of undergrads led by the famous Professor Lue Parson’s at the Institute of New Arizona. The contents in this area according to our carbon dating appeared to be only 100 years old, however it was our job to learn the most we could about our pre-revolution society. We have been excavating this particular site for only a couple of days. The whole area has been in ruin for awhile, it used

zoology at Harvard, and then became a curator for the Peabody Museum at Harvard. He also helped develop the anthropology department at the American Museum of Natural History. He also organized archaeological excavations in several states. In 1877 the Peabody Museum financed a series of excavations throughout Middle Tennessee; however the Brentwood Library Site was not one of them. Putnam actually found out about the area after the owner of the land, Dr. W.H. Jarman, shared the discovery one of his field-hands