The Industrial Archaeology of Ironbridge Gorge
Examination of industrial archaeology in the Ironbridge Gorge shows the area has an industrial heritage stretching back to the middle ages.
Ironbridge is most...
The History of Maize
Much controversy exists over the origins of domesticated maize/corn in the Americas. Archaeological evidence is examined to try and unearth the truth.
The deliberate cultivation...
Taj Mahal – Epitome of Love
Visit to Taj Mahal lead you to one of the medieval wonders of the world. The Epitome of love is constructed under the leadership...
The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial
Miraculously unplundered, the Anglo-Saxon ship burial discovered at Sutton Hoo in1939 throws light on a mysterious time in English history.
Discovered in the summer...
Types of Ancient Civilisations
Civilisations do not spring up out of nowhere. They go through a number of stages before reaching their fully developed form.
Civilisations evolve similar to...
An Introduction to Social Complexity in the Nasca Civilization
An exploration of the emergence of social complexity in the Nasca civilization, through polychrome ceramics, geoglyphs, and ceremonial centers.
Known for its abstract iconography...
Boxgrove Man
In 1993, the tibia (shin bone) of an ancient man was discovered during an archaeological excavation at Boxgrove, near Chichester in West Sussex, England....
Pre-Columbian North America – Stages of Cultural Evolution
The diverse and complex history of North American peoples before Columbus is a story that is under-remembered; it deserves its place in American...
Nasca Symbolic Objects and the Materialization of Ideology
An exploration of the emergence of social complexity in the Nasca civilization, through polychrome ceramics, geoglyphs, and ceremonial centers.
Symbolic objects served many purposes...
Islay and Loch Finlaggan
Few hard facts are known of Somerled, an early King of the Isles and the Lord of Argyll and Kintyre in ancient Scotland. Little...