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Mayan archaeology including resources for students and scholars,

Mayan archaeology including resources for students and scholars,

GUATEMALAN MAYA ARCHEOLOGY El Petén, the northernmost department of Guatemala was once the center of the ancient Maya people. Reminders and remains of this civilization are found within an area covering more than 125,000 square miles and five countries. Today, we still call this "El Mundo Maya" - the World of the Maya - who lived not only in Guatemala, but in Belize, Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador. The development of the Maya culture covers three periods: (1) Pre-classic from 2000 BC to 300 AD, (2) Classic from 300 to 900 AD, and (3) Post-classic from 900 to 1500 AD. The sciences of mathematics, astronomy, agriculture and architecture were astutely developed by the Maya who also made great strides in the complex areas of socio-politics and economics. Many of the Indian dialects, presently spoken by the different ethnic groups in Guatemala, have a common linguistic root: the Maya. Step Back In Time....visit Hotel Camino Real Tikal The park covers 222 square miles amidst the thick, tropical jungle of El Petén.

Archeology One of the Museum's founding trustees was Jim Osterhout, an avocational archeologist since the early 1930s. As a member of the Van Epps-Hartley Chapter of the NY State Archeological Association, Jim met other important people in the study of archeology and Iroquois material culture. Two important principles guided Jim's work -- sharing and being accurate. He stressed the importance of keeping records, surveying, and the double-checking of data.Jim kept topographic maps of all the known sites in Schoharie County and investigated new sites for anyone who called him. He kept watch on potential threats to archeological sites and believed that artifacts found in Schoharie County should stay in Schoharie County. Following that conviction, Jim donated most of the material that he had found on the Enders and Cider Mill sites to the Schoharie County Historical Society and when the Iroquois Museum was formed in 1980, he donated the entirety of his remaining collection to the Museum.

Archéologie départementale Conseil Général des Pyrenées Orientales 24, quai Sadi Carnot 66009 - Perpignan Cedex Archéologie Les archéologues ont mis au jour de nombreux objets qui nous ont tant appris sur les anciennes civilisations, que cela en fait certainement l'une des professions qui fait le plus rêver. Ils font revivre le passé, et nous apprennent que la civilisation débuta à Sumer il y a environ 5000 ans. Dès lors nous constatons une certaine continuité historique avec une progression quasi linéaire des sciences et techniques. Tout irait bien dans le meilleur des mondes s'il n'y avait pas ces découvertes impossibles... Incompatibles avec le niveau de développement supposé à leur époque. Ces "artefacts historiquement incongrus" soulèvent de nombreuses questions qui ne reçoivent malheureusement pas de réponses satisfaisantes. En effet, quand ils ne sont pas simplement ignorés, on leur attribue le titre d'objets cultuels ; fourre-tout bien pratique qui permet d'éluder les problèmes. Citons pêle-mêle, quelques exemples de ces artefacts hors du temps : Hypothèse : Articles de M. Les Découvertes Impossibles

Archéologie: Des mosaïques romaines exposées à Nîmes - AOL Video Musée d'Archéologie American Journal of Archaeology Archéologie : Un trésor gallo-romain sous le tramway de Reims - Le tracé du tramway de Reims a permis à une équipe de l'Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap) d'exhumer un ensemble d'argenterie datant de l'époque gallo-romaine, au IIe-IIIe siècle de notre ère. Une découverte d'exception tant il est rare de mettre au jour "une série aussi homogène", selon l'Inrap, mais aussi car ces plats, coupe et cuillers d'argent et de bronze étaient recouverts de tissus et de fourrure, conservés dans leur état et leur souplesse d'origine. Découvrez le trésor_gallo-romain de_Reims Une autre équipe d'archéologues dégage par ailleurs des vestiges gallo-romains (entrepôts, ateliers, quia...) au bord de l'ancien lit de la rivière Vesle. Une "importante quantité de chaussures de cuir" a ainsi été découverte. A noter que l'Inrap a mis en ligne un premier atlas interactif sur 25 ans de fouilles à Reims.

Accueil du site - Apemutam Helluland/Markland Archeology In many ways, the story of the Norse in Helluland and Markland is an archeological story, whereas the story of the Vikings in Vinland is mostly a saga story. Extensive archeological surveys in northeastern North America have pieced together a complex picture of diverse Native American groups. In this grand unfolding of history, the Vikings were but minor players. Archeological excavations in the Canadian Arctic and northeastern North America are the only reliable sources of information for understanding who the skraelings were, and for determining what the relationships between Norse and skraelings were like. While archeology has revealed a great deal about these native groups, very little archeological evidence has emerged of direct Native/Norse contact, so we are still not certain which specific group(s) living in the region were called skraeling by the Norse. Dorset Culture Dorset are an old arctic culture that preceded that of Thule and modern Inuit (Eskimo) culture.

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