Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Chance Discoveries In Archaeology
- Any archaeological discovery which is
found unintentionally, either trhough
natural forces/processes or human
activity.
- Natural Processes
- Rain
- Esp. flooding
previously hidden
archaeological site
- Landslides
- Consequence of
excessive precipitation,
revealing sites of human
activity/habitation etc.
- Climatic variation
- 'The Ice Man'
- An especially warm
summer caused record
levels of snow melt
- Wind
- Desert environments
- Wind can cause mass sand
movement removing sand
covering sites
- Tsunami
- Can change the
shape of the land/
seabed
- Potential to reveal
sites inhabited when
sea levels were lower
- Temples at
Mahabalipuram
- Human Activity
- Farming
- Ploughing fields
- Pompeii (Italy)
- Diggin wells
- The Terracotta Warriors
(China)
- Construction
- Roads
- Railways
- Building construction