Archaeology in the making

Although occasional expressions of Interest in ancient cultural activities are known to have been shown in ancient Egypt and Babylonia the beginnings of what has been identified as the art historical approach to the study of the past had to await the Advent of the Renaissance in Europe. Nor was it until the start of the 19th century that certain revered notation concerning the origin of man were critically examined by anthropologist and Geologist, to be found a waiting and they're after abandoned. As a result, to the three traditional divisions of History ancient, medieval, and modern there King to be added the concept of prehistory, Representatives of a. Of human existence which has since been shown to extend backwards into time for a million years and more. The scene was the set for the scientific appraisement of man and his handiwork, a far-reaching India versus progress forms the theme of this book. The precise whereabouts of a once flourishing Community such as Nineveh or Babylonian is not necessarily as self-evident as that of the Pyramids of Giza or the Forum of Rome. Hinge accidental discoveries apart the first step that is needed maybe to solve the problem of location. Exploration of the site then follows, a procedure which, over the years, have changed from random pit digging and tunneling, by way of elaborate trenching operation, to the various grid pattern which culminated in a now widely acclaimed system of area excavation buy accumulative squares. Detailed recordings and prompt publication play an essential part in the subsequent analysis and interpretation of fines, and all-important aspect of which is the question of date. This can now often be determined by means of radiocarbon readings, one of the most recent of a number of Highly specialized techniques.