Archaeology

Hätte mir jemand vor 20 Jahren im Archäologiestudium erzählt, die Genetik würde bald viele Rätsel der Geschichte lösen, ich hätte es für ziemlich abwegig gehalten.

Vor einigen Jahren erlebte ich, wie ein Führer bei einer Höhlenbegehung das installierte Licht ausmachte: um zu verdeutlichen, wie dunkel es dort vor Ort eigentlich ist – nur einfache Fackeln brachten etwas flackernden Schein, als die beeindruckenden Zeichnungen an den Wänden dort entstanden.

Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie wären im Elternhaus eines Schulfreunds aufgewachsen.

This attractive booklet is a guide to two walks around the historic town of Sandwich, once one of the great ports of medieval England.

This attractive booklet is a guide to two walks around the historic town of Sandwich, once one of the great ports of medieval England.

Un increíble viaje en el tiempo para descubrir a dos de las figuras más enigmáticas y revolucionarias del antiguo Egipto.

'Intensely alive to the landscape; its pasts, people and creatures' Robert MacfarlaneTake a journey into our ancient past.

Migration und Wanderungsbewegungen sind keine Phänomene der Neuzeit: Seit der Mensch den aufrechten Gang beherrschte, trieb es ihn aus seiner Heimat Afrika in die ganze Welt, auch nach Europa.

'The clearest and most detailed account of Stonehenge for a generation.

Zuest kam das Feuer, es gab den Menschen Sicherheit, Wärme und Überlebensstrategien, um sich vor wilden Tieren zu schützen, dann, um sie aufzuessen.

Las "reservas de biosfera" han sido establecidas por la unesco como áreas de conservación in situ, creadas a partir de la necesidad de conservar la biodiversidad al mismo tiempo que los países se desarrollan de manera sostenible.

Este ensayo divulga lo que las investigaciones han descubierto hasta ahora sobre la célebre Sábana Santa de Turín, no con el fin de inducir a creer que la Sábana de Turín haya envuelto realmente el cuerpo de Cristo hace un par de milenios.

Cuarto Cuaderno Bíblico dedicado a la historia de Israel.

Los inventarios de patrimonio cultural inmaterial son procesos participativos que invitan a la ciudadanía a reflexionar, explorar y comprender su patrimonio, activando la salvaguardia desde un modelo de gestión comunitaria.

The Kybalion - The Three Initiates - The Kybalion: Hermetic Philosophy, originally published in 1908 under the pseudonym of "e;the Three Initiates"e;, is a book claiming to be the essence of the teachings of Hermes TrismegistusThe Kybalion: Hermetic Philosophy, originally published in 1908 under the pseudonym of "e;the Three Initiates"e;, is a book claiming to be the essence of the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus.

Siguiendo un amplio concepto de investigacion transversal, y tras la celebracion de tres eventos relacionados con el Hombre y el Mar, en Cadiz -Facultad de Filosofia y Letras (2016-2017) y la Universidad Nova de Lisboa- Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (2018), presentamos en esta obra coral una seleccion de nueve trabajos que nos incitan a reflexionar sobre la arqueologia y la historia maritimas.

Esta publicación es acerca del patrimonio arqueológico de la ciudad, el patrimonio cultural enterrado que poco a poco ha salido a la luz para contar sobre la vida y la muerte en la ciudad, sobre la permanencia de prácticas indígenas y europeas en los oficios, como la producción cerámica o la preparación de alimentos, y las estrategias para la obtención de recursos, como el agua, en espacios que se hacen pequeños frente al aumento de población, propio de las urbes.

Como sabemos, la verdad de un relato no siempre es sinónimo de historicidad.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

Discover the evidence that Vikings walked on American soil—centuries before Columbus.

Es geht sich darum, dass der Koran das Buch Gottes – (Allahs) ist.

The Boer Wars that occurred at the end of the nineteenth century involved nearly 450,000 British troops and over 60,000 Boers.

A whimsical and beautiful book celebrating these hidden gems of the National Trust - from specially made secret gardens to overlooked corners of famous gardens and re-discovered lost gardens.

- When did archaeology begin?

Vier ehemalige Wehrmachtsangehörige berichten über ihre Erlebnisse in alliierten Lagern.

What lies beneath the surface of the ocean has mystified humankind for millennia.

This is the changing story of Britain as it has been preserved in our fields, roads, buildings, towns and villages, mountains, forests and islands.

The first Would You Rather book exclusively for adults, this hilarious book contains over 250 head-scratching, heart-breaking and innocence-ruining questions to ask your friends.

When archaeologist John Henry Phillips volunteered with a charity that took D-Day veterans back to Normandy, due to an administrative error he found himself without a hotel room and reliant on the generosity of one of the veterans who had a spare bed.

Archaeology can shed light on the rise and fall of empires, the march of technology, the nature of past societies, the development of arts and culture, the course of warfare, and much more.

This volume concerns the bioanthropological analysis and the investigation of Second Iron Age (also known as the La Tène period: 470–25 BC) funerary practices in central Valais.

This comprehensive, illustrated survey of the latest in battlefield archaeology reveals “intimate insight into the realities of life” during WWI (Current Archaeology).

From ancient times, people have wanted to understand the rhythms of life and looked to the skies for answers.

“The next best thing to actually seeing the prehistoric cave art of southern Franc[e] .

Since the inception of Maya studies, the issue of water supply in Classic Maya society has been a matter of controversial debate.

An important collection, Cosmopolitan Archaeologies delves into the politics of contemporary archaeology in an increasingly complex international environment.

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.

Of all the great kingdoms that flourished in Africa, the Kongo is one of the most famous.

Can Jack West unravel the ancient secrets of the Five Greatest Warriors and save the world?

New geoinformatic technologies have recently had a transformative effect on landscape archaeology, particularly by facilitating the high resolution acquisition and analysis of data over large areas.

The romantic and practical entanglements practiced by the working class, gentry, nobility, and even the Queen—from the author of Scandalous Liaisons.

Are humans really different at all?