Human History: Archaeology

About The Book

Archaeology analyses physical remains to study previous societies. Physical remnants include bones, tools, commodities, and settlement foundations. Archaeologists hunt find and examine these remains to learn about their civilization. Archaeologists and historians regularly collaborate. Archaeology begins with antiquarianism. Antiquarianism was the realm of rich people who could spend time hunting for, purchasing, and exhibiting antiquities. These people were driven by nationalism (such as their country's history) and religion (the examination of Biblical manuscripts). Antiquarianism began before Herodotus in the 5th century BCE. Modern archaeology is precise. Carbon dating and geophysics are archaeologists' instruments. Humanities like history and art history drive the field. It's meticulous and technical. Archaeology wasn't always accurate. Not always. Archaeology began in 15th and 16th century Europe with collecting and Humanism, a logical ideology that valued art. Inquisitive Renaissance elites acquired antiquities from ancient Greece and Rome as works of art. The book examines early historic archaeology. It discusses archaeological methodologies, goals, and practises. It covers early historic archaeology's major concerns..