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B. Baal Lebanon inscription; Bann disc; Bashplemi lake tablet; Bat Creek Stone; Bead-rim pottery; Benin Altar Tusk; Beveled rim bowl; Blood antiquities; Bourgade inscriptions
Telling history through things, whether it's an Egyptian mummy or a credit card, is what museums are for, and because the British Museum has collected things from all over the globe, it's not a bad place to try to tell a world history. Of course, it can only be "a" history of the world, not "the" history.
Photos show some of the wells and pottery vessels dating back at least 700 years. Some of the medieval artifacts found at the site. Archaeologists suspected the medieval settlement was Kľačany ...
"Artifact" is the general term used in archaeology, while in museums the equivalent general term is normally "object", and in art history perhaps artwork or a more specific term such as "carving". The same item may be called all or any of these in different contexts, and more specific terms will be used when talking about individual objects, or ...
Preserves the unique culture of a civilization that is still living or has disappeared Example of architecture, technology or landscape that depicts monumental moments in human history
[1] [2] [3] It is usually considered an independent academic discipline, but may also be classified as part of anthropology (in North America – the four-field approach), history or geography. [4] The discipline involves surveying, excavation, and eventually analysis of data collected, to learn more about the past. In broad scope, archaeology ...
The heart of the exhibit is more than 150 priceless artifacts uncovered in Pompeii and on loan for the event. Exhibit visitors examine everyday items excavated from Pompeii.
Geofacts could be fluvially reworked and be misinterpreted as an artifact, especially when compared to paleolithic artifacts. [2] Possible examples include several purported prominent ancient artifacts, such as the Venus of Berekhat Ram and the Venus of Tan-Tan. These are thought by many in the archaeological community to be geofacts.