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Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech/discourse) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes.
The goals of archaeology are to document and explain the origins and development of human culture, understand culture history, chronicle cultural evolution, and study human behavior and ecology, for both prehistoric and historic societies. It is considered to be one of the four sub-fields of anthropology.
Usage
As with words such as encyclopedia and gynaecology, archaeology traditionally has an ae combination; however, unlike many other words, the ae is still widely retained. Contrary to popular belief in other parts of the world, the spelling archeology is not predominant in United States dictionaries, though it is the spelling used by the United States government organizations involved in the field. The traditional spelling, archaeology, continues to be the most common form in everyday writing throughout the world, including the U.S.
Origins and definition
In the Old World, archaeology has tended to focus on the study of physical remains, the methods used in recovering them and the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings in achieving the subject's goals. The discipline's roots in antiquarianism and the study of Latin and Ancient Greek provided it with a natural affinity with the field of history. In the New World, archaeology is more commonly devoted to the study of human societies and is treated as one of the four subfields of Anthropology. The other subfields of anthropology supplement the findings of archaeology in a holistic manner. These subfields are cultural anthropology, which studies behavioural, symbolic, and material dimensions of culture; linguistics, which studies language, including the origins of language and language groups; and physical anthropology, which includes the study of human evolution and physical and genetic characteristics. Other disciplines also supplement archaeology, such as paleontology, paleozoology, paleoethnobotany, paleobotany, geography, geology, art history, and classics. More on [ Archaeology ]
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Archaeology: An Introduction - Kevin Greene's selection of Internet links to supplement the 4th edition of his book, by chapter and section, with alphabetical index.
About.com: Archaeology - Articles and directory of Internet sites, including a world atlas of archaeology on the web.
Meta Description: [ Timelines and study guides for ancient civilizations, signed general interest articles on scientific findings in archaeology, a blog on archaeology issues, photo essays on archaeological sites, current archaeology digs, book reviews, puzzles, a guide to graduate schools, a glossary of archeology ... ]
ARCH-L - General archaeology listserv from Texas AM University.
Archaeolink - Reviewed and categorized directory of resources on archaeology, anthropology, and ancient civilizations.
Meta Description: [ Provides those interested in archaeology, anthropology, and ancient civilizations hundreds of reviewed resources for any research project ]
Archaeological Adventure - A ThinkQuest project explaining the discipline and its methods and techniques. Examples of significant discoveries including Troy, Shiqmim, the Egyptian Pyramids. Glossary.
Archaeological Research Resources - Internet directory maintained by Historic Archaeological Research of history and archaeology web sites, including organizations, directories, technical references, online publications.
Meta Description: [ Links to historic archaeological web sites, organizations, and archaeology/anthropology web directories pointing to many more Internet resources. ]
Archaeology - An illustrated introduction to the discipline of archaeology from Panorama Productions.
Archaeology Info - Covers significant discoveries from archaeology about human origins. Illustrated descriptions of hominids, with references. Articles, images, bookstore and links.
Meta Description: [ Archaeology Info is a human evolution and archaeology resource. Our human evolution site contains valuable information about human origins, fossils, and the evolution of species over time. ]
Archaeology Pages - Archaeology related articles and galleries by James Q. Jacobs, covering archaeogeodesy, prehistory, paleoanthropology, the Andes, Mesoamerica, American Southwest and rock art.
Meta Description: [ Hub page for all WWW archaeology related articles and photo galleries by James Q. Jacobs. ]
ArchaeologyOnline - Archaeology web sites, with some anthropology thrown in.
ArchArt - A directory of photographs for educational use relating to archaeology and art history.
Meta Description: [ collection of photo images of art and archaeology - raccolta di immagini e foto di arte e archeologia ]
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Archeology - An introduction by Ragz-International: the subject matter, history, specializations, methods and techniques.
ArchNet - The archaeology section of the World Wide Web Virtual Library.
Meta Description: [ ArchNet, The World-Wide Web Virtual Library for Archaeology ]
Bibliographies for Anthropological Research - Tennessee Archaeology Net provides categorized bibliographies.
Cultural Protection Treaties and Other International Agreements - List of treaties and agreements dealing with cultural property. From the Multilaterals Project at Edwin Ginn Library, Tufts University. The is tasked with recording treaties of diverse conternt and application.
Cultural Resource Management Network - Offers a source of jobs, news, announcements, consultant listings, and resources for students and professionals interested in archaeology, historic preservation, museums, and architectural history.
Meta Description: [ Daily updated cultural resource news, jobs, announcements, consultants and resources. Postings for archaeology, historic preservation, museum, and architectural history. We feature a free weekly newsletter and a free webfeed. ]
Michael's Archaeology Page - An introduction to the science of archaeology.
Meta Description: [ The Archaeology Information Site provides an archaeological Q & A, information about a career in archaeology, links to other archaeological resources on the internet, and the most informative archaeology books. ]
Saving Antiquities For Everyone - Highlights issues related to cultural heritage and its vulnerability to looting and the illicit antiquities trade. SAFE's mission is to increase public awareness of the importance of preserving cultural heritage worldwide.
Meta Description: [ savingantiquities.org is the online resource for SAFE (Saving
Antiquities For Everyone) that highlights issues related to cultural
heritage and its vulnerability to looting and the illicit antiquities
trade. SAFE's mission is to increase public awareness of the importance
of preserving cultur... ]
The Archaeology Channel - Archaeology and related subjects presented through streaming media by the Oregon-based Archaeological Legacy Institute. Videos can be viewed on-line and purchased.
Meta Description: [ Streaming media and educational resources about archaeology and indigenous peoples. ]
The Thera dialogues - Archaeological sites, by definition, are places where the living wander carelessly among the concentrated shades of the dead.
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Unearthing Cultural Treasures - Op ed peice from the St. Petersburg Times.
Meta Description: [ The St. Petersburg Times newspaper - latest news from St.Petersburg and Russia. Business, politics, Job Opportunities and classifieds, news and culture in St.Petersburg and Russia. ]
What is Archaeology? - An illustrated introduction from the Department of Anthropology at the University of South Dakota.
Yahoo Groups: Archaeology - Descriptive list of all the Yahoo discussion groups on archaeological topics, moderated and unmoderated.
Meta Description: [ Directory : Archaeology ]
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