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Archaeology or archeology[a] is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes.

Archaeology has various goals, which range from understanding culture history to reconstructing past lifeways to documenting and explaining changes in human societies through time.

The discipline involves surveying, excavation, and eventually analysis of data collected, to learn more about the past. In broad scope, archaeology relies on cross-disciplinary research. Read more...

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[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It really makes you wonder how they built it there. Like, they hadn't even discovered oxygen yet.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And how did they hold the tools with their fins?

In its heyday, the house sat in a prime location overlooking the sea. However, the region is also home to the Phlegraean Fields, a sprawling volcanic area near Naples. Due to bradyseism, a geological phenomenon in which the ground sinks or rises due to pressure changes under the earth’s surface, the house ultimately fell into the Gulf of Pozzuoli.

[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It never ceases me amaze me how many types of terrain and hummus there are in the world.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And yet no terrain made of hummus?