archaeology — archaeologist, n. /ahr kee ol euh jee/, n. 1. the scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other such remains, esp. those that have been excavated. 2. Rare … Universalium
ARCHAEOLOGY — The term archaeology is derived from the Greek words archaios ( ancient ) and logos ( knowledge, discourse ) and was already used in ancient Greek literature in reference to the study of ancient times. In its modern sense it has come to mean the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
1900 — This article is about the year 1900. For other uses, see 1900 (disambiguation). Millennium: 2nd millennium Centuries: 18th century – 19th century – 20th century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s – 190 … Wikipedia
archaeology — Discoveries at a multitude of sites in the Middle East under a succession of brilliant archaeologists British, American, German, French, and, since 1948, Israeli have made an enormous contribution to biblical, especially OT, studies and… … Dictionary of the Bible
1899 in archaeology — The year 1899 in archaeology involved some significant excavations.ExplorationsExcavations* Excavations of Babylon by Deutsche Orientgesellschaft begin.PublicationsFinds* Wang Yiron, director of the Imperial College of China, discovers Shang… … Wikipedia
Biblical archaeology — Part of a series on The Bible … Wikipedia
Maritime archaeology — A maritime archaeologist with the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program in St. Augustine, Florida, recording the ship s bell discovered on the 18th century Storm Wreck. Maritime archaeology (also known as marine archaeology) is a discipline… … Wikipedia
Industrial archaeology — Industrial archaeology, like other branches of archaeology, is the study of material culture from the past, but with a focus on industry. Strictly speaking, industrial archaeology includes sites from the earliest times (such as prehistoric copper … Wikipedia
Biblical archaeology school — This article presents information on Biblical archaeology as an academic movement; for major excavations and artifacts relating to Biblical archaeology, see Biblical archaeology The Biblical archaeology school is the name given to a school of… … Wikipedia
Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… … Universalium
