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What’s the best thing about being an archeologist? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df2sH3RoQgc This video is about the various things that archeologists do that make their job great. They are able to uncover stories from the past that nobody even knew about until they discovered them. Being prove riht about a site or culture is one of the perks of the job as well. You get to meet people from all over the world who share in your passion. You imagination is a powerful tool when recreating the past in the present. This video does an exceptional job in highlighting the best things about being an archeologist. I have often thought about becoming as archaeologist but I only like to look for things and the rest of it holds little interest for me.

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What is Archaeology? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj-Oq8vk3N4 This video is about the definition of archaeology and what it entails. Archaeology is the study of human history and prehistory through looking at artifacts and excavating sites. They spend a lot of time wandering around looking for things but they call this surveying. When excavations happen they can be for several reasons, one is to recover items to protect them from construction. Other times it is to understand more of what they see on the surface during a survey. These items are either given to a museum for a collection on display or to the relatives of those who lived there. This video does a great job explaining what an excavation is and why they happen.

Lecture 8/27
Why study civilizations?
You live in one
They all collapse
There are lessons to be learned from others experiences
The accomplishments of ancient societies contribute to our appreciation of the human achievement
A comparative analysis of the rise and fall of human civilizations
The lessons of archaeology
“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it” – George Santayana
Mesopotamia
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