Troy’s tale was written by Homer in The Iliad, detailing the story of the famed Achilles and the siege that ended in the Trojans losing the war to the Greeks. However, what was previously believed to be a myth was discovered in 1870 after an archaeologist uncovered the city of Troy. Th...
How to Become an Archaeologist Archaeologists should have a master’s degree and fieldwork experience. Anna FiorinoDec. 6, 2024 College Rankings of the Big Ten Schools Northwestern University is the top-ranked Big Ten school in a conference that dominates academically and athletically. Cole Claybou...
Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey (7 August 1903 – 1 October 1972) was a Kenyan paleoanthropologist and archaeologist whose work was important in demonstrating that humans evolved in Africa, particularly through discoveries made at Olduvai Gorge with his wife, fellow paleontologist Mary Leakey. Having establ...
Long-lost jewelry from King Tut's tomb rediscovered a century later - "Some of this jewelry may have been taken out of Egypt by Howard Carter, the British archaeologist who led the excavation that uncovered the tomb." Looted landmarks: how Notre-Dame, Big Ben & St Mark's were stolen ...
Discover the secrets of Athens, the capital and largest city of Greece, with tailored city tours led by an archaeologist and cap off the day with a private dinner at one of its iconic landmarks, the Acropolis Museum. Head southeast to the island of Mykonos and sail across the cerulean wat...
Archaeologist, collector and tile maker Henry Chapman Mercer founded the museum in 1916 to display his incredible 40,000-piece collection of pre-industrial tools, early manual technologies and crafts related to American life before mechanization including a whaling boat and a Conestoga wagon. Permanent...
How to Become an Archaeologist Archaeologists should have a master’s degree and fieldwork experience. Anna FiorinoDec. 6, 2024 College Rankings of the Big Ten Schools Northwestern University is the top-ranked Big Ten school in a conference that dominates academically and athletically. Cole Claybo...