Archaeology

thumb|Excavations at Archaeological site of Atapuerca|Atapuerca, an archaeological site in Spain Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. 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. The discip

A sphinx ( ; , ; or sphinges ) is a mythical creature with the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle.

group of artifacts associated with a past society

thumb|upright=1.5|Tomb of King Alyattes at [[Bin Tepe in Lydia, modern Turkey, built c. 560 BC. It is one of the largest tumuli ever built, with a diameter of 360 meters and a height of 61 meters.]] thumb|The Royal Mounds of [[Gamla Uppsala in Sweden from the 5th and 6th centuries. Originally, the site had 2,000 to 3,000 tumuli, but due to quarrying and agriculture only 250 remain.]] thumb|La Cambe German war cemetery thumb|One of the Hallstatt culture–era tumuli in the Sulm valley necropolis thumb|Kasta Tomb|Kasta tumulus [[Amphipolis]]

chemical reaction occurring when roasting, baking, or frying

determining the relative order of past events

set of deposits believed to represent in-situ settlement

manifesto on restoration of historic monuments

thumb|The melting of plastic waste from campfires or high temperatures on beaches (1) is resulting in the formation of a new type of rock known as plastiglomerate (2). Formed plastiglomerate merges with surrounding sediment to create a compositionally different sediment layer (3).The emergence of this new layer is being used as physical evidence of a marker horizon for an Anthropocene Epoch (4). Plastiglomerate is a rock made of a mixture of sedimentary grains, and other natural debris (e.g. shells, wood) that is held together by plastic. It has been considered a potential marker of the Anthro

thumb|Location of the legionary camps of Vetera and Colonia Ulpia Traiana along the course of the Lower Germanic Limes Vetera (also Vetera Castra; sometimes in older literature, on maps, and colloquially also Castra Vetera) was the name of the location of two successive Roman legionary camps in the province of Germania Inferior near present-day Xanten on the Lower Rhine. The legionary camps of Vetera were part of the Lower Germanic Limes and were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021.

undesired or unintended alteration in data introduced in a digital process by an involved technique and/or technology

archaeological sub-discipline

field of study around human power in technological advancements

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archaeological sub-discipline