329 books
—
107 voters
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology (from Greek ἀρχαιολογία, archaiologia – ἀρχαῖος, arkhaīos, "ancient"; and -λογία, -logiā, "-logy"), is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture and environmental data which they have left behind, which includes artefacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes (the archaeological record). The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, and cultural landscapes. Archaeologists study human prehistory and history. In the United States it is thought of as a branch of anthropology, altho
...more
Ghost Ships, Abandoned Lighthouses and Other Eerie Vanishings in Fiction Part I
101 books
—
3 voters
Related Genres
“
Around the world other countries have laws to protect their archaeological heritage...We continue to do a very bad job of preserving and managing our own heritage, a heritage that also belongs to the Native Americans who preceded us here.
”
― Famous Florida Sites: Mt. Royal and Crystal River
― Famous Florida Sites: Mt. Royal and Crystal River
64 members,
last active 22 days ago
5 members,
last active 9 years ago
Beloved author Barbara Mertz, pen name (among others) Elizabeth Peters, died in August 2013, and…more
5 members,
last active 12 years ago
23 members,
last active 8 years ago
Tags
Tags contributing to this page include: archaeology and archeology
































































