Sentences with phrase «archaeological work at»

«This was a big surprise,» said co-author Sandra Olsen, curator - in - charge of the archaeology division of the Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum at the University of Kansas, who led archaeological work at known Botai villages.

Not exact matches

19th century, archaeological finds (e.g. earth and timber fortifications and towns, the use of a plaster - like cement, ancient roads, metal points and implements, copper breastplates, head - plates, textiles, pearls, native North American inscriptions, North American elephant remains etc.) is not interpreted by mainstream academia as proving the historicity or divinity of the Book of Mormon.This evidence is viewed by mainstream scholars as a work of fiction that parallels others within the 19th century «Mound - builder» genre that were pervasive at the time.

University of Reading (UK) professor Ken Dark analyzed the results of long - neglected archaeological work done in 1936 and earlier at the convent of the Sisters of Nazareth.

The author offers nonspecialists an account of the archaeological discoveries at Çatalhöyük, Turkey (a topic that he has covered for Science) and the researchers who work there.

Tom Higham, an archaeological scientist at the University of Oxford, UK, says that the latest dating work is compelling.

Though Gibson expects the site will eventually be open to visitors who wish to see the ruins, he notes that the site at present remains closed until the archaeological work can be completed in subsequent seasons and the fragile structures there have been stabilized through conservation procedures.

The archaeological project has brought to light many other significant finds during the 2016 summer season, and work at the site will be resumed next year.

The study concludes that the archaeological layers at the site are so mixed up that ornaments and tools once attributed to Neandertals could actually be the work of modern humans, who lived in the same cave at a later date.

Commercial work now accounts for 93 percent of the archaeological research done in the United Kingdom, and academics must take note of the data generated by contract units, says Kenneth Aitchison, head of projects and professional development at the Institute for Archaeologists, the body representing commercial archaeologists in Britain.

Work on an archaeological park is in progress which is to make the outstanding temple complex and the monastery ruins accessible to the public at large.

«This is a great piece of work,» says Alexander Bentley, an anthropologist at Durham University in the U.K. Bentley adds that the new findings, including the signs of violence on the skeletons — such as multiple skull fractures — are consistent with other archaeological evidence from Central Europe that men raided outside communities and captured their women.

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.

Even since last March, I could see that lots of restorative archaeological work has been done at the site.

Other known shipwreck sites located within the sanctuary and park are presently being studied and mapped through the assistance of the Coastal Maritime Archaeology Resources (CMAR) organization.The history of shipwrecks and archaeological work being performed in the Channels Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park is exhibited at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum.

Working for many years at Stuarts Cove Dive in Bahamas, he was able to hone in on his passion for the seas and was a marine coordinator for movie productions, commercial diving, salvage diving and archaeological diving.

Fraser Island reveals Aboriginal occupation of at least 5000 years, although it is possible that further archaeological work may indicate earlier occupation.

Ai Weiwei's immersive work Fondation (2015) made its debut as part of «Brève histoire de l'avenir (A Brief History of the Future)» at the Louvre in Paris last year and was recently on view as part of the group exhibition «The Silent Echo», the first contemporary art exhibition to be held at the sprawling archaeological site of Baalbek in Lebanon.

Deeply influenced by the archaeological and historical background of the area, Kaltsidou presents two works at Thessaloniki's Roman Agora.

During a residency at the Penumbra Foundation, I will continue research and begin working on a new body of work utilizing the archaeological «squeeze» technique, producing paper negatives with the Foundation's large format cameras and learning how to make salted paper prints.

The black - and - white photographic works in this exhibition, many of which have never been shown publicly before, are drawn from hundreds the artist took at pre-Columbian archaeological sites and monuments.

A large exhibition of his subsequent work, which now included many ancient and archaeological influences, was given at the Café Royal, London in 1972 and a still more important exhibition at the Palazzo della Permanente, Milan in 1974.

The other three large works are stratigraphic layerings built up at the archaeological sites which inspired them, their earthy tones considerably weathered by the practical necessity of being left out during the months of their formation on Welsh hill forts.

Now, recent work by Dorian Fuller, an archeobotanist, and his team at the University College London, is filling in the story of rice from multiple directions using genetics and archaeological data to map the emergence and spread of rice in all of its varied production systems.

Summary of Qualifications * Participated in an archaeological field school with Washington State University at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site * Exceedingly proficient in research, data collection and management, and field excavation * Very skilled in scientifically analyzing data in field and laboratory environments * Strong military work ethic as evidenced by being awarded Soldier of the Month twice * Maintained a 3...