Some artifacts are quite obviously ancient, but their exact age is difficult to determine without digging more deeply (no pun intended) into their past. Sometimes particular artifacts can be dated to a specific year, while other times the best estimate is a particular time period....
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When a Swedish ship that sank in 1628 was recovered from the port of Stockholm historians and scientists were overjoyed with the chance to examine the remains of the past. The ship construction showed how ships were built and operated during the seventeenth century. In this way artifacts objects...
So eventually, we see artifacts discovered which show an attempt at more than just record-keeping -- carved figures of women, for example, or small animal figurines. Even utilitarian objects like knives and arrowheads begin to show some attempts at craftsmanship in the elaborate way the edges ...
He takes me down the hall to his laboratory, where soil samples are stacked in plastic bags on high shelving units and hundreds of artifacts are bagged, numbered and stored in metal cabinets. I ask to see the most important and exciting finds. “In one sense, this has been the most f...
To exclude the atrocities committed by soldiers, some politicians and historians limit the definition of terrorism to the actions of groups that aren't officially affiliated with a state. Under this definition, civilian organizations are capable of terrorism, while a police force isn't -- even if...
Some stains—like the Shroud of Turin’s mysterious image to the bloodied artifacts of tragic events—leave a mark on society. The Shroud of Turin continues to puzzle both the religious and scientific communities. Other stains, like the infamous blue dress from the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, have...
Modern computing techniques are transforming historical research by enabling the analysis of cultural artifacts to uncover societal mindsets and psychological trends. However, these methods, mainly validated with contemporary content, face challenges in accurately representing the diverse strata of historica...
From the view of historians, it ended with the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. So, it lasts roughly 350 years. 40. Hellenistic Civilization (Greece) The Hellenistic period began with the death of Alexander the Great. During this time, Greece was ruled by the Antigonid Dynasty, ...
Artifacts—remnants of ancient past cultures—can be seen in museums all over the world. But since the past is all around us, just about anybody anywhere can stumble across something that looks old—anarrowhead, a potsherd, a worked shell, a fossil, a bone—and sometimes, just something str...