Sentences with phrase «archaeological excavations of»

300K + happy members The first archaeological excavations of Tell - es - Sultan (ancient fortified city of Jericho) were made by Charles Warren in 1868.

Dr John Stewart, Associate Professor in Paleoecology and Environmental Change at Bournemouth University (BU), is part of a team which analysed data on rabbit bone remains, found in archaeological excavations of caves in the Iberian Peninsula.

«Because Europe has such a long history of large scale archaeological excavation of ice age sites, they have found the bulk of the world's known ice age jewellery.»

Traditional accounts of the eBook recall early failures to monetize the eBook through expensive hardware experiments from 1999 to 2006, but this ignores a wider range of precedents apparent from a media archaeological excavation of the eBook before the Kindle.

Day 23 Visit the Terracotta Army, the most significant archaeological excavation of the 20th century.

It's as if the Kentucky Route Zero we know is actually an archaeological excavation of a world removed from yet parallel to ours, cognizant of the passage of time.

The research exhibition «Learning Laboratories: Architecture, Instructional Technology, and the Social Production of Pedagogical Space Around 1970» sets out to reconstruct educational imaginaries, the past's conceptions of the future of education, in an archaeological excavation of learning spaces and knowledge environments of the «60s and «70s.

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Fellow archaeologist John Garstang insisted that this could not possibly be true and set about (with further excavations at Jericho and soundings at Ai and Hazor) to restore archaeological support for the historicity of the conquest.

«It is the first seal impression of an Israelite or Judean king ever exposed in situ in a scientific archaeological excavation,» Hebrew University reported.

In 1993 and 1994 fragments of a broken monument were discovered at an archaeological excavation in Dan, northern Israel.

In addition to select artifacts from the 36,000 - object Fort Orange archaeology collection, the exhibition will include film footage from the 1970 excavation and information gleaned from four decades of historical and archaeological research, including renderings of the fort by historical artist Len Tantillo.

Now, the SCA conducts its own excavations and approves and supervises foreign archaeological missions, as well as conserving and managing the country's wealth of antiquities and archaeological sites.

In the UK, the Ministry of Justice issued a statement in 2008 stating that human remains exhumed during archaeological excavations must be reburied within two years.

Years of further excavation has led to a much clearer understanding of the order of archaeological layers.

Together with precise measurements of the excavation, photogrammetry can create a complete detailed map of an archaeological excavation site.

In order to make the excavation site near the ancient town of Doliche accessible to a broad public, an archaeological park is being developed.

In addition to straight - forward archaeological research, the excavation is being used as a field school for the instruction of UNC Charlotte students in archaeology, especially since the site is remarkable in the way it exhibits the complexity of the urban history of Jerusalem.

Such appears be the case at an archaeological dig on Jerusalem's Mount Zion, conducted by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where the 2013 excavations have revealed the well - preserved lower levels of what the archaeological team believes is an Early Roman period mansion (first century CE), possibly belonging to a member of the Jewish ruling priestly caste.

The discovery of a rare gold coin bearing the image of the Roman Emperor Nero at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte's archaeological excavations on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, has just been announced by the archaeologists in charge of the project, Drs. Shimon Gibson, James Tabor, and Rafael Lewis.

The analyzed grains, together with tens of thousands of other plant remains, were retrieved during a systematic archaeological excavation headed by Uri Davidovich, from the Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Nimrod Marom, from Zinman Institute of Archaeology, University of Haifa, Israel.

Lead author Abidemi Babatunde Babalola, a recent graduate of Rice with a Ph.D. in anthropology and a visiting fellow at Harvard University, came across evidence of early glassmaking during archaeological excavations at Igbo Olokun, located on the northern periphery of Ile - Ife in southwestern Nigeria.

They are widely used by archaeologists to help plan excavations, and by developers, who often include them in planning applications to show that they have considered the environmental and archaeological impact of their proposals.

rom the moment in 2013 when paleoanthropologist Lee Berger posted a plea on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for «tiny and small, specialised cavers and spelunkers with excellent archaeological, palaeontological and excavation skills,» some experts began grumbling that the excavation of a mysterious hominin in the Rising Star Cave in South Africa was more of a media circus than a serious scientific expedition.

The first excavations of an amazingly well - preserved archaeological site offer an unprecedented glimpse into Bronze Age life in the British Isles

Ellis says the excavation is producing a complete archaeological analysis of homes, shops and businesses at a forgotten area inside one of the busiest gates of Pompeii, the Porta Stabia.

This probably entailed violent clashes between different groups of people, which is often reflected in the various violence - related injuries to the skeletons we find in archaeological excavations.»

«That the bone represents the height of exotic food is underscored by the fact that this is thought to be the only giraffe bone ever recorded from an archaeological excavation in Roman Italy,» says Ellis.

Insights into sea level changes, combined with archaeological data on the history of the island's fauna through excavation, has never been done before in charting Zanzibar's history.

• A New Look at Old World Money For more than a century, archaeological excavations have uncovered evidence that ancient Bronze Age civilizations carried on long - distance trading of tin, copper, lapis lazuli, and gold.

Now in its third edition, this clearly written book mentions nearly everything from the history of archaeology through excavation techniques to archaeological theory.

There is a great deal of talk today about archaeological sites being finite, rather like fossil fuels, but most research involves extensive excavation.

The problem is that excavation destroys sites, and we're in a crisis of sorts — as serious or more serious than deforestation — because while you can regrow trees, you sure can't regrow archaeological sites.

The archaeologists say that at least some of the remains were not properly handled or reinterred, and that the center «hurried the excavations» before construction, «resulting in poor archaeological practices.»

Other potential applications include the modelling of buildings, the 3D mapping of archaeological excavations, and virtual - reality computer games.

Denmark attracted international attention in 2012 when archaeological excavations revealed the bones of an entire army, whose warriors had been thrown into the bogs near the Alken Enge wetlands in East Jutland after losing a major engagement around 2,000 years ago.

A 2,700 - year - old portico was discovered this summer on the site of the ancient city of Argilos in northern Greece, following an archaeological excavation led by Jacques Perreault, Professor at the University of Montreal's Centre of Classical Studies and Zisis Bonias, an archaeologist with the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports.

«Each year, 20 to 30 students spend four to six weeks at Argilos to learn excavation techniques and analysis of archaeological material, and to visit various archaeological sites in northern Greece,» says Perreault.

Researchers also examined the archaeological materials from the original excavations and identified several new fragments of vertebrae and ribs of La Ferrassie 1.

The archaeological research project at Ziyaret Tepe (Turkey) undertaken by the Institute of Ancient Near Eastern Studies of Mainz University, which was set up 10 years ago, adds a new field archaeological portfolio alongside the excavations in Haft Tappeh and Tchogha Zanbil (Iran).

We present whole - genome sequences of 10 ancient samples from archaeological excavations in East England, which date to the late Iron Age and to the early and middle Anglo - Saxon periods and hence let us directly observe and quantify the genetic impact of the Anglo - Saxon migrations in England.

These most intimate of ancient human artifacts were often ignored or discarded during many previous archaeological excavations, but careful study of materials painstakingly recovered from human paleofeces says a lot about what ancient human dietary practices were like, given their incredibly high content of fiber, undigested plant remains.

Guadagnino returns to a lavish setting, this time an Italian paradise where days consist of poolside lounging, feasting on cured meats, and the occasional archaeological excavation.

The timeline works well alongside other Historic England online resources, for example the teaching notes, presentations and activities exploring life in Bronze Age Britain through the exciting story of the recent excavation at Must Farm in Cambridgeshire; and a whole range of images for the period featuring archaeological sites around the country, tools and remains and modern reconstructions of homes and settlements.

This bucket was found in 1974 during archaeological excavations near where the Great Fire of London began.

The area is uniquely rich in major archaeological sites, such as the Vulci Archaeological Park, and is endowed with marvellous museums, such as the City of Cosa Museum, alongside the excavations of the splendid Etruscan city, and the Tarquinia and Vetulonia museums.

And finally there's a behind - the - scenes look at the history of the Western Wall and a tour of the Core Excavation site revealing unique archaeological findings from several periods of Jerusalem's 3,000 years of existence.

ATHENS Welcome drink; guided sightseeing, visit the AcropolisCORINTH Guided visitMYCENAE Guided visit of the excavations and museumEPIDAURUS Guided visit of the 2,300 - year - old open - air theaterOLYMPIA Guided visit of the archaeological site and the museum; [LF] learn how to make the traditional Greek tzatziki appetizerDELPHI Guided visit of the excavations, visit the Archaeological Museum; [LF] learn to dance the sirtaki and have a glass of OuzoMETEORA AREA Guided visit of the Varlaam and St. Stephen's MonasteriesTHERMOPYLAE Guided visit

The core of the archaeological collections consists of artifacts, faunal remains, and other materials from field surveys and excavation on the Northern Channel Islands, Santa Barbara mainland coast, and adjacent back country by David Banks Rogers (curator 1923 - 1938) and Phil C. Orr (curator 1938 - 1968).

ARCHAEOLOGY Collections include approximately 75,000 archaeological specimens from 200 sites encompassing the Santa Barbara area and the Northern Channel Islands representing all major periods of prehistory, from excavations by David Banks Rogers and Phil C. Orr during 1923 - 1968.

We have for you 4 spacious and elegant rooms, double and twin rooms with the possibility of a third bed, all comfortable and colorful rooms with private bathroom, private outdoor bathroom with shower, bidet, elegantly furnished with period furniture, balconies view on recent archaeological excavations Check - in from 16:00 pm to 20:00 pm (you ask the courtesy to respect their times.