Anthropology.net

APRIL 8, 2025

Despite Alberta's lack of volcanic activity, numerous obsidian artifacts have been unearthed across the province, prompting questions about their origins and the prehistoric networks that transported them. Allan / Archaeological Survey of Alberta Occasional Paper 43 (2024) 1-7. Field finds of obsidian flakes.

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MAY 7, 2025

In the aftermath of the Gulf War, sparked by Iraqs invasion of Kuwait in 1990, the countrys archaeological sites became easy targets for looters. The breakdown of political and military order, coupled with economic desperation, fueled rampant trade in stolen antiquities. During the 2003 U.S. Does anyone know why Im bringing up 2003?

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MARCH 27, 2025

​ a) Location of early metallurgical activities in Anatolia and Gre Fılla archaeological site. Among the architectural remnants and everyday artifacts, researchers have uncovered compelling evidence of early copper use and production.​ b) The context where the vitrified material (GRE-VRF) was found. c) Chisel axe.

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

But recent archaeological findings reveal that even domestic livestock were transformed to project power and control. Credit: Journal of Archaeological Science (2024). Hieroglyphic depictions and ritual artifacts reveal that early Egyptians often used animals to represent gods, cosmic forces, or societal ideals. 1 Van Neer, W.,

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Anthropology for Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Application of Archaeology Archaeology is the study of human past through material remains. archaeologists study past humans and societies primarily through their material remains – the buildings, tools, and other artifacts that constitute what is known as the material culture left over from former societies.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 17, 2025

. “This is the first time we’ve been able to document half a millennium of continuous, large-scale production of mollusk-based purple dye in a single place,” said Golan Shalvi, lead author of the study and director of excavations at the University of Haifa’s Zinman Institute of Archaeology. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0321082

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Anthropology.net

MAY 24, 2024

Introduction: A Landmark Discovery in Qaleh Kurd Cave In a momentous archaeological breakthrough, French and Iranian researchers have unearthed compelling evidence of early human habitation in Iran's Central Plateau, pushing back the known timeline of human settlement in the region by an astonishing 300,000 years.

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