Chpt 2 Unit 3 -Archaeology

Chpt 2 Unit 3 -Archaeology

1. WHAT IS ARCHAEOLOGY

   • Archaeology is a discipline that is closely associated with history
   • Archaeologists study history
   • Archaeoligists are primarly concerned with human remains, pottery and tools

2. FIELDWORK

   • Much of an archaeoligsts work is Fieldwork
   • Excavation work is expensive
   • New tech such as Infra-Red and therma imaging equipment are used to confirm wheteher it is worth excavating the site.

3. Troy

   • On the coast on the Aegan sea .
   • It was discvered by heinrich Schlieman and was excavated infour stages between 1871 and 1890
   • Nine different cities were discovered in the same locartion.The earliest Troy dates from between about 3000 and 2600 BC

4. Mohenjo - Daro

   • This place was actually accidentaly found
   • Largest and complex city of the Indus Valley
   • Mohenjo Daro is a large and well planned city approximately 250 hectares large .