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Bookmark or Share- archaeology - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework HelpBritish archaeologist Leonard Woolley conducted his famous excavation of the ancient Sumerian city of Ur in present-day Iraq and made many valuable archaeological finds. French archaeologist Jean-Vincent Scheil headed an expedition to the site of Susa in present-day Iran.
- Archaeology and its subfields | BritannicaAmong the archaeologist’s principal activities are the location, surveying, and mapping of sites and the excavation, classification, dating, and interpretation of materials to place them in historical context. Major subfields include classical archaeology, the study of ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern civilizations; prehistoric ...
- Archaeology | Definition, History, Types, & Facts | BritannicaThe British archaeologist Flinders Petrie, who began work in Egypt in 1880, made great discoveries there and in Palestine during his long lifetime. Petrie developed a systematic method of excavation, the principles of which he summarized in Methods and Aims in Archaeology (1904).
- list of archaeologists - Encyclopedia BritannicaThis is a list of archaeologists organized alphabetically by country of origin or residence. See also archaeology and
- Anthropology - Archaeology, Culture, Evolution | BritannicaThe design and execution of an archaeological excavation is a highly technical dimension of the archaeologist’s craft that frequently requires engagement of an interdisciplinary team of scientists and technicians: surveyors, epigraphists, geologists, botanists, physical anthropologists, zoologists, and other specialists. The documentary ...
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