Preindustrial Silver Craft in Sri Lanka
Archaeologists have discovered conclusive evidence that ancient Sri Lanka had highly sophisticated metalsmithing, among many other preindustrial crafts. Among those …
Archaeologists have discovered conclusive evidence that ancient Sri Lanka had highly sophisticated metalsmithing, among many other preindustrial crafts. Among those …
The Harappan civilisation was one of the oldest civilisations in the world and it was evidently a Chalcolithic civilization. Without …
The Megalithic Culture was once considered a phase of prehistoric times and is now considered to be in the early …
The built environment of Polonnaruwa consisted of the architecture, the irrigation system, and the city itself. The architecture of Polonnaruwa …
The Greek and Persian influence that occurred in Mauryan period architecture was more of a process than a phenomenon. Some features have been directly adopted, while others have been adapted, adjusted, or even reworked.
Underwater archaeology is the branch of archaeology that deals with sites in aquatic environments to study past human activities. Despite the common goal as a branch of archaeology, underwater archaeology has unique aims in terms of research. Specifically, we study several important aspects of past human culture, such as trade, water transport, costal resource use, and naval activities.
The importance of ground surveys in archaeology lies within the importance of surface surveys, geophysical surveys, and geochemical surveys. Overall, ground reconnaissance is a way of recognising and revealing archaeological sites without causing destruction or even revealing the past that any other method cannot.
This is the comparison: archaeological exploration vs archaeological excavation. Archaeological exploration, archaeological survey, or archaeological reconnaissance is the systematic method of searching for archaeological remains to identify and record archaeological sites and archaeological remains. Archaeological excavation is the process of unearthing material remains from the past to study the human past.
This article is about ground survey in archaeological exploration, which is also referred to as ground reconnaissance in archaeology. The …
This article is to discuss everything about archaeological exploration or archaeological survey. How do archaeologists know where to dig? What …