Archaeology

Since our school days, we were taught that god is in the details and that everything depends on the perspective. This is especially true if we look at the study of the ancient human past through material remains.

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Discover archaeology, archaeological sites, how archaeologists excavate a site and the processes they use to understand their findings.

Typically, when ancient archaeological sites get some form of development, it's a benefit. With development comes better controlled access and funds for excavation, preservation, and restoration. But it also means a lot more visitors. There's nothing more satisfying than arriving at an ancient treasure to find few, if any other visitors there. But with more and more people traveling each year, it's becoming harder and harder to find archaeological sites that aren't crowded with tourists. For…

A 2019 study published in Science Advances analyzed ancient DNA. It showed that the Philistines had European ancestry; more than did earlier and later inhabitants of the region.

The city entrance is one of the largest ever found in Israel.

Archaeology pertains to piecing together the past, bit by bit, and attempting to complete the jigsaw. It is a very broad discipline that involves a variety of viewpoints with respect to interpretation of history, and also a number of specializations.

The Marduk Prophecy is an Assyrian document dating to between 713-612 BCE found in a building known as The House of the Exorcist adjacent to a temple in the city of Ashur. It relates the travels of...

In 2022, you can volunteer in real-life paleontological and archaeological digs in Jordan, Peru, Portugal, New Mexico, and more.