Archeology Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (33) essays
Archaeology essays:
Human Evolution: Discuss the significance of the recent discovery of homo floresiensis for paleoanthropology.
... species. It's discovery has generated debate over hominid culture and dispersal. Most significantly it has effected uncertainty about the path of "modern human" evolution as well as the relationship between physical characters e.g. encephalisation, height etc and 'intelligence'. DISPERSAL ...
Discuss: The way in which technology now plays a vital role in archaeology
... archaeology. It allows archaeologists to know the location of sites in desert areas before they start excavating. The Lost City of Ubar is an example of a site that was found through imaging radar. Using imaging radar, an additional section of the Great Wall of China ...
Gondwanaland: A Study of the Continent in a Theoratic Sense.
... late nineteenth century, on the basis of comparative geological evidence, the Austrian geologist, Edward Suess, founded a theory that a single supercontinent, which he called Gondwanaland, an ancient landmass that consisted of the present continents of South America, Africa, Australia ...
Discuss: Methods by which archaeologists carry out the uncovering or excavation of archaeological sites
... walls smooth and straight and to excavate soils of different colors within a level separately. These areas of different soil composition are designated as features and are caused by rodents, fire, organic material that has decayed and human activities. All soil ...
The Addition of Ramps
... pores of sweaty folk. In years past, schoolchildren who gorged on the spring veggies were often excused from classes for several days. "You can imagine in a one-room classroom--especially with little boys getting overheated--and what that smelled like," as Archaeologists ...
Discuss: Factors that determine what kind of objects and artifacts survive over long periods of time
... of years. Stone and ceramic artifacts , on the contrary, are very durable. Relatively few artifacts survive over long periods of time. Usually, only durable artifacts , those made of stone, bone, pottery, or metals, survive. Artifacts made of ...
THE MYSTERY OF THE CRYSTAL SKULLS
... of the skull, the circumstances of its discovery remain unknown. ITS CHARACTERISTICS It is an almost perfect reproduction of a human female skull. It is said to be 100,000 years ... century ago. She says it is a huge source of ...
Discuss: The ethical problems and issues faced by archaeology in terms of questions like "who owns the past?"
... of how to treat human remains. Over the past few years, archaeologists have often come into conflict with indigenous peoples over the custody and handling of excavated human ...
Archaeology
... of a site. But the future is bright with conferences swelling with participants and the increasing pride of the public in its heritage. With new discoveries in the field of technology for exploration and dating, archaeology ...
Homo Ergaster A Description of the Life of a Ancestor to the Lineage Now Known as Homo Sapien.
... of Homo erectus and Homo ergaster as separate species. Some separate Homo ergaster as a separate species on the basis of cranial features and geographical distribution. The relation of Homo ergaster to other hominids is highly debatable, because it is so similar to Homo heidelbergensis, Homo erectus ...