Anyone know of a good archeological site to write about?

Question

So, I'm supposed to write an essay later this year for archeology, and I was wondering if anyone has some ideas for an interesting site. Unfortunately I can't actually go to the site to study it, I have to stick with the internet/books/journals for resources. What site(s) do you find interesting, and why?

Answer 1

Stonehenge would be a good one. There are doing a dig there at the moment. I think you can find out about it at www.bbc.co.uk/timewatch

Answer 2

Without a doubt, my choice would be Stonehenge because it's a prehistoric monument, datibng back to about 2200 BC !

Great links:

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/earthmysteries/E...

http://www.britannia.com/history/h7.html

http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/englan...

http://www.christiaan.com/stonehenge/ind...

http://www.exn.ca/mysticplaces/stoneheng...

Good luck with your assignment!  :)

Answer 3

Avebury, Wiltshire, UK.

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-v...

Why?  You ask.

Just click on the link.

Answer 4

chichen itza in yucatan mexico, its one of the world wonders answer plz http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...

Answer 5

I'm going to assume (though I could be wrong) that your  course is focused on American archaeology.

There are a number of good sites to choose from for an essay. There is a large amount of data collected from excavations.

Poverty Point

Mesa Verde

Russel Cave

Sapelo Island

Snaketown

Ring Site, McIntosh County, Georgia

Chaco Canyon

Etowah

Answer 6

best archeologiacal sites are at the banks of ancient rivers like Nile in Egypt, Indus in India and Pakistan, Euphrates in Iran & Iraq.

Answer 7

the pyramids.

Answer 8

Check out where they found the dead sea scrolls. I remember watching about it on the history channel. It was some pretty cool stuff. Plus there is alot about it so you wont be pressed for material.

Answer 9

Meadows Rockshelter is a good site, its a controversial one too since the artifacts found date back to pre-clovis.  There is a ton you could write about there.

I included a wiki link so you can get a brief idea about what it is about, don't rely on wiki though for useful data.

Answer 10

Chauvet is a good one (I think that's how it's spelled). It's a cave in France with the wall paintings, with some other things.

I'm partial to the Aubrey site in Texas, where the (potential) earliest dated Clovis artifacts have been found.

Answer 11

Monte Verde

It is an open site in Chile that has incredible preservation.  Two distinct cultural components were discovered, both of which are believed to pre-date Clovis.  Pretty amazing to think people may have already been in South America 13k years ago.  Also, Dillehay (the director of archaeology at the site) has published an extensive 2-volume site report, which if your library does not have you can probably get on Inter-library loan.   Good luck!

http://www.unl.edu/rhames/monte_verde/Mo...

http://www.cabrillo.edu/~crsmith/mverde....

Answer 12

the taj mahal in india which is officialy among da top of da worlds 7 wonders