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Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. It is usually considered an independent academic discipline, but may also be classified as part of anthropology (in North America – the four-field approach), history or geography.Archaeologists study human prehistory and history, from the development of the first stone tools at Lomekwi in East Africa 3.3 million years ago up until recent decades. Archaeology is distinct from palaeontology, which is the study of fossil remains. Archaeology is particularly important for learning about prehistoric societies, for which, by definition, there are no written records. Prehistory includes over 99% of the human past, from the Paleolithic until the advent of literacy in societies around the world. Archaeology has various goals, which range from understanding culture history to reconstructing past lifeways to documenting and explaining changes in human societies through time. Derived from the Greek, the term archaeology means "the study of ancient history".The discipline involves surveying, excavation, and eventually analysis of data collected, to learn more about the past. In broad scope, archaeology relies on cross-disciplinary research. Archaeology developed out of antiquarianism in Europe during the 19th century, and has since become a discipline practiced around the world. Archaeology has been used by nation-states to create particular visions of the past. Since its early development, various specific sub-disciplines of archaeology have developed, including maritime archaeology, feminist archaeology, and archaeoastronomy, and numerous different scientific techniques have been developed to aid archaeological investigation. Nonetheless, today, archaeologists face many problems, such as dealing with pseudoarchaeology, the looting of artifacts, a lack of public interest, and opposition to the excavation of human remains. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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Археологія України за роки Незалежності
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The Archaeologist In-Between. Olov Janse, 1892-1985
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Sheffield Castle: Archives, Archaeology, Regeneration, 1927–2018
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Die Königstraße im Wandel der Zeit
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A History of Archaeological Tourism
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A pearl in peril. Heritage and diplomacy in Turkey
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Dura-Europos
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Riksäpplet: Arkeologiska perspektiv på ett bortglömt regalskepp
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Methods in World History: A Critical Approach.
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Archaeology's Visual Culture: Digging and Desire
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Lines of Archaeological Investigation Along the North Cornish Coast
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Timperley old hall: Rediscovering a moated site
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Archaeology and the Senses
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Escavações Arqueológicas no Forte de São José, Funchal. Três séculos de Humanização de um Rochedo à beira Mar.
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A man in his landscape: Peter Brandon 1927–2011
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Loiça de “mesa” dos séculos XV a XVII do território da Antiga Capitania de Machico- Madeira.O contributo dos trabalhos arqueológicos na Região Autónoma da Madeira
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Sacred Darkness: a Global Perspective on the Ritual Use of Caves (book)
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The Complete Archaeology of Greece
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Ontology of the self and material culture: Arrow-making among the Awá hunter–gatherers (Brazil)
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Trim Castle, Co. Meath: Excavations 1995-8
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Places in Between. The Archaeology of Social, Cultural and Geographical Borders and Borderland
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The Archaeology of Human Bones
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Jüdische Archäologie im Nördlichen Bayern, Franken und Oberpfalz, Arbeiten zum Archäologie Süddeutschlands
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Tripolitania (Libya Archaeological Guides)
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African urban spaces in historical perspective
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Een steenhuys ontmanteld : Archeologisch en historisch onderzoek van de havezate Kranenburg in Zwolle
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Archaeological Artefacts as Material Culture
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500 Anos de Cerâmica na Madeira. Estudo Tipológico de Vinte e Cinco Peças Arqueológicas
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Daomu Biji
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Objects: reluctant witnesses to the past
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Arqueologia na Cidade de Machico. A construção do quotidiano nos séculos XV, XVI e XVII
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Inside the Neolithic Mind
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