Archaeology
 
  • Archaeological Sites.
    From the Minnesota State University, search by map or names of regions to find illustrated descriptions of major sites around the world, with brief bibliographies.

  • Archaeology, Antiquities, Theft, and Looting.
    Researcher, Jonathan Sazonoff, in an effort to create greater awareness of lost treasures and promote the recovery of “lost relics,” shares some of his research on archaeological theft, looting and related URLs. He provides links to the top bibliographies in the field, indexed by location.

  • Archaeology Magazine.
    A publication of the Archaeological Institute of America, this site lists news, events, and links to the world of archaeology.

  • Building a New Rome: The Imperial Colony of Pisidian Antioch, 25 BC to 700 AD.
    From the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the University of Michigan, Building a New Rome displays archival photographs and documents, as well as artifacts from Antioch. Digital reconstructions of the buildings and topography take the viewer on a 3-D journey through the virtual city.

  • Careers in Archaeology.
    Frequently asked questions about job opportunities, educational requirements, or just how to become a volunteer on a dig, from David L. Carlson, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Texas A & M University.

  • Çatalhöyük.
    Çatalhöyük, in central Turkey, is thought to be 8,000 to 10,000 years old. Here, an international team of archaeologists is trying to learn more about the Neolithic Period, or new Stone Age, when people began abandoning hunter-gatherer lifestyles to settle in communities, grow crops, and raise animals. This site is designed to help younger students learn the concepts of archaeology.

  • Oxyrhynchus.
    This site presents recovered texts from Egyptian Greeks who lived in Oxyrhynchus. In this part of Egypt it never rains, so the sandy town dumps offered ideal conditions for preserving papyrus.

  • Passport In Time.
    Passport in Time (PIT) is a volunteer archaeology and historic preservation program of the USDA Forest Service. PIT volunteers work with professional archaeologists and historians on national forests throughout the U.S. on such diverse activities as archaeological survey and excavation, rock art restoration, survey, archival research, historic structure restoration, oral history gathering, and analysis and curation of artifacts.

  • Sutton Hoo.
    In Suffolk, England, this is the site of a burial ship containing the treasure of Rĉdwald, King of East Anglia, one of the earliest English Kings.

  • Valley of the Kings Online / Theban Mapping Project.
    With its thousands of tombs and temples, Thebes is one of the world's most important archaeological zones. Theban Mapping Project, based at the American University in Cairo, has been working to prepare a comprehensive archaeological database of Thebes since 1978.

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