Essays Tagged: "archaeologists"

Schwa

ls withwhich they were familiar (the jackal, the cat etc). Some hieroglyphics have been uncoveredby archaeologists which, according to Schwa followers, are the original inscriptions ofmembers of the a ...

(6 pages) 38 0 3.0 Jan/1995

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History > Ancient Egypt

History of Advertising

outdoor signs, they would be painted on the wall of a building and were usually very eye catching. Archaeologists have found signs in the ruins of ancient Rome and Pompeii which advertised travelers ...

(2 pages) 190 2 3.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

This is about the Nubians and Olmecs. I did this paper for anthroplogy. This is about the origan and difference between these to mesoamerican cultures.

Africa (Wiener, 1922; Winters, 1979 , of Manding writing provide the "absolute proof " recovered by archaeologists from "controlled excavations in the New World" demanded by Haslip-Viera, Ortiz de Mon ...

(11 pages) 182 0 4.3 Oct/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

Natural Resources and managment

e cultural resources. Cultural resources are the physical remains of apeople's way of life that archaeologists and historians study to try to interpret how peoplelived. Cultural resources are ... to our past.        People have lived in North America for at least 12,000 years. Archaeologists andhistorians have divided this time span into prehistoric and historic periods. ...

(2 pages) 94 0 5.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

The History of Tattoos Before 1500

modern society. Tattooing has been practiced among people for an amazingly extended amount of time; archaeologists have found evidence of tattoos that dates as far back as 15,000BC. Tattoos have serve ...

(7 pages) 86 0 4.5 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Advertising essay

nown methods was an outdoor display, usually an eye-catching sign paintedon the wall of a building. Archaeologists have uncovered many such signs,notably in the ruins of ancient Rome and Popeii. The o ...

(2 pages) 162 0 3.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Ancient Mesopotamia.

These mountains like structures were like step pyramids rising hundreds of meters above the ground. Archaeologists have found written evidence that these man-made mountains were called Ziggurats and w ... y tablets by carving lines in wet clay and then left them out to dry. These clay tablets have given archaeologists so much more about ancient Mesopotamia.Many other important discoveries were made in ...

(1 pages) 106 0 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences

The Spartan Warriors.

to the forming of the military community of Sparta there is evidence of a society rich in culture. Archaeologists have found vase paintings depicting fish, snakes, plants, and kings. The illustration ...

(7 pages) 152 0 4.8 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

What are the main sources of information we have available for the Roman Empire?

scertain information on their life and culture. There are many sources of information available for archaeologists on the Roman Empire, the main ones of which I will be discussing in this essay. These ... pottery and evidence from classical historians during the Roman period.Letters are of great use to archaeologists for many reasons. They are quite rare for ancient periods and can therefore give inva ...

(6 pages) 58 0 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History

Were the Egyptians preoccupied with death?

Various characteristics of ancient Egyptian culture have intrigued historians and archaeologists, especially the values and practices concerning death. An exploration of religion, la ... n of whether or not the ancient Egyptians were preoccupied with death has fascinated historians and archaeologists. An investigation of religion, law and art may perhaps suggest that the ancient Egypt ...

(2 pages) 64 2 1.5 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History > Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptian Music.

Archaeologists have found substantial evidence to show that music is a rich part of Egypt's cultural ...

(4 pages) 55 0 4.8 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History > Ancient Egypt

Title is Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Re: the immediate and long term effects of eruption of Vesuvius.

logy at Naples, that scientific excavation began. Slowly over the next one hundred and forty years, archaeologists battled against natural disasters, wars, the environment and even man himself, in a b ... ts of life. With each body reconstructed, a horrific picture of terror and pain was painted for the archaeologists working with Fiorelli.Historians were able to piece together what these people had be ...

(7 pages) 57 0 4.5 Dec/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

This is a speech about my hobby, Kayaking

't much time for recreation. To obtain food they used kayaks to hunt in extremely harsh conditions. Archaeologists have found evidence that indicates kayaks to be at least 4000 years old.Hunting in a ...

(2 pages) 53 0 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Roman And Greek Mythology.

The origin of the universe can be explained by modern astronomers andastrophysicists, while archaeologists and historians try to clarify the origin of human societies. In the distant past, how ...

(2 pages) 98 1 4.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

A review of David Key's article entitled, "Europe's First Mummies," . Archaeologists had discovered the oldest mummies ever found in Europe!

rides until tests showed the individuals had died up to five hundred years before they were buried. Archaeologists had discovered the oldest mummies ever found in Europe!Two mummies were found buried ...

(1 pages) 53 2 4.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Archaeology

An essay about the human remains of the inuit mummies of GReenland. Evaluates the scientific techniques used on the human remains and what the results show about the society of the ancient inuit life.

pot on the west coast of Greenland, about 450km north of the Artic Circle. Thule Culture, (named by Archaeologists) which originated in Alaska and then spread westward about a thousand years ago, occu ... and transported them to Copenhagen for further analysis by the pathologist J.P Hart Hansen and the archaeologists Jorgen Meldgaard and Jorgen Nordqvist. The "Greenland Mummies" as they came to be ref ...

(4 pages) 24 0 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The etruscans, parents of rome

tled by a mysterious peoples called the Etruscans. We don't know where the Etruscans came from, but archaeologists suspect that they came from the eastern Mediterannean, possibly Asia Minor. We will, ...

(2 pages) 38 0 2.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History

The Study of Archaeology

s of buildings, and human artifacts--items such as tools, pottery, and jewelry. From their studies, archaeologists attempt to reconstruct past ways of life. Archaeology is an important field of anthro ... ology is an important field of anthropology, which is the broad study of human culture and biology. Archaeologists concentrate their studies on past societies and changes in those societies over extre ...

(3 pages) 87 0 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Archaeology

"The Disappearance of the Anasazi" an "A" grade paper which discusses the logical theories of their disappearance and other suggested alternatives.

e did they go, and why did they leave? These are two of the many questions that boggle the minds of archaeologists, researchers, tourists, and many others concerning one of the largest mysteries still ... cooked other people, but not that anyone was chewed and swallowed. Until two years ago. A group of archaeologists working for Soil Systems Inc., and archaeological consulting firm, claims to have fou ...

(10 pages) 79 0 4.1 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

Religion - Is it the religious dimension of human beings that separates them from other forms of life?

separates them from other forms of life?Many people, scientists, ethicists, religious diplomats and archaeologists believe that religion - no matter the form, defines us as humans and separates us fro ... f that is partly true. From an archaeologist conclusions they also believe this contains some truth.Archaeologists have discovered, while digging up the past, religious artefacts dating back to 700 00 ...

(3 pages) 38 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith