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- Dictionaryarchaeologist/ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪst/
noun
- 1. a person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artefacts and other physical remains: "Chinese archaeologists uncovered life-sized terracotta statues"
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3 days ago · Investigations before the 1960s often focused on the descriptions of public buildings or used them to define cultural areas and traditions. The rise of processual archaeology in the 1960s and 1970s encouraged researchers to examine social processes through the analysis of buildings.
5 days ago · Archaeologists interpret material culture and action from our shared human past using a range of tools and approaches whether the discovery occurs with trowel in hand, or through laboratory analysis, artifact study, remote sensing or by documenting heritage.
5 days ago · We can define at least three levels of experiments in archaeology. First, those who aim to reconstruct the prehistoric working processes based on original conditions. Second, the ones that seek to understand techniques, tools and prehistoric craft in general. They often are executed under modern conditions.
5 days ago · In the vein of an anthropological and (cultural-)historical discipline, studies in prehistory and historical archaeology (early history, medieval archaeology and modern archaeology) convey specialized knowledge and promote understanding of social, ecomonic and cultural-political processes.
2 days ago · Abstract Environmental magnetism is recognised as a sensitive tool for reconstructing various processes related to the iron cycling in the terrestrial environment. Besides, archaeomagnetism as an interdisciplinary method in archaeology provides geophysical tools for dating and synchronisation of burnt clay remains throughout the last ~8000 years. Linking both research directions opens up far ...
3 days ago · Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history through late antiquity. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with the development of Sumerian cuneiform script and continuing until the expansion of Islam in late antiquity.
5 days ago · This program is designed to train the avocational archaeologist and students pursuing archaeology as a career. Extensive field work, directed toward the rescue and preservation of local prehistory and history, is integral to the program.
