Found in northeast Arizona‚ Chevelon Pueblo was theorized to have flourished for a time but then eventually abandoned. It is recognized as the third largest of the eight ancestral Hopi pueblos. This site provides features such as 500 rooms‚ plazas and kivas that give vital evidence supporting that an ancient civilization used to reside there. Although it is obvious that the site was abandoned‚ it has not yet been proven as to how‚ when and why the inhabitants dispersed. However theories such as‚
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Assignment 3 The excavation of El Loro unearthed numerous old artifacts. It uncovered pots‚ bottles‚ textiles‚ grinding stones‚ and numerous other items once used by this lands inhabitants. Based on the law of superposition we know that the stratum furthest down is the oldest and the stratum closest to the surface is the newest. Another fact that we have for excavation is the law of association stating that‚ items near one another or in the same stratum are from the same time period. From those
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Assessment Task 1- Case Studies Deir-el Medina by Mike Ryan 1. Describe the site (200 Words): * -Who built the site * -When was it built * -How was it built * -What was the purpose of the site Deir-El Medina is a one of the best preserved ancient settlements in Egypt. The settlement is situated in a small isolated valley surrounded by the Theban hills‚ on the west bank of the Nile in Upper Egypt. This village was the home to a community of workmen who constructed and decorated
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Unit 7 Topic 2 – Reading 7 Mystery of the Stolen Artifacts Federal and state laws protect archaeological remains on public lands. These laws are important for preserving our national and state heritage. Unfortunately‚ there are people who discover these sites‚ excavate the artifacts‚ and sell them for personal gain. These people are called “pot hunters”. This script is a fictional trial of a Mr. Pete Anderson who was accused of illegally taking archeological artifacts from public land. During a
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Sir Arthur Evans and Heinrich Schliemann Word Count: 302 History has brought forward the case of two well known historians‚ Sir Arthur Evans and Heinrich Schliemann who have been known for the artifacts from Minoan culture and Mycenaean culture. Both these historians have been known to have made numerous alterations to the artifacts. However it is also crucial to note here that all the changes that have been made to the artifacts have had a valid background and rationale and both these individuals
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Book Review The book Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel features the work of the author Jared Diamond. In his book‚ he mentions his answer to how different human societies became so diverse. Diamond doesn’t use racist answers‚ he gives an answer based on the geographical location of these diverse societies. He explains many concepts on how the location of a society can make them more diverse and more powerful than other societies. He shares many examples in history to support his thesis
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By Andrew Clément and Jesse Campbell Table of Contents A Dummies Guide to Ancient Roman Technology .............................. 2 Concrete .................................................................................................. 2 Amphitheaters ......................................................................................... 2 The Arch ................................................................................................. 3 The Abacus ..............................
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The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)‚ was established by Congress in 1990 "to protect cemeteries on federal and tribal lands‚ and to provide a way to return the human skeletal material and associated funerary objects in the nation’s scientific and museum collections to culturally affiliated tribes" (Jew 4). The enforcement of this law‚ however‚ has been met with several challenges‚ as a conflict rages between the archeologists who value "these remains and objects as
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Most of the world recognizes Daesh‚ (more commonly‚ but inappropriately referred to as ISIS; Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)‚ because of their extreme beliefs‚ and brutality expressed towards anyone who has differing views from themselves. Daesh has roughly 10‚000 fighters‚ and aims to completely eliminate religions that aren’t their own (Greenfield‚ 2016). Unfortunately‚ we have failed to realize that some of Daesh’s actions are more dangerous than they appear. An uninformed American might view
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The question is still pending to this day as to where the real Sodom and Gomorrah or rather the Plain Cities are located and do they really exist. There has been constant controversy over the area of the Dead Sea‚ a northern finding and a southern finding. The NST according to Steven Collins of the Dead Sea‚ and the SST according to Bryant Wood According to Bryant Wood in 2008‚ his findings from the excavation known as SST or the Southern Sodom Theory‚ aka Ba’b edh-Dhrà . Steven Collins in 2007
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