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What the heck do archaeologists really do? Though you may not find many fedoras, whips, and (for the most part) mummies, archaeology is still a romantic, exciting, and interesting endeavor.

Since the age of just 15 years old Archaeologist & Historian James balme has been searching the landscape for evidence of our past and reaching out to touch history. Now join James as he takes us to the place where he first became involved in archaeology - South Trafford Archaeological Group based in Altrincham in Cheshire. He was a member of the group when it first launched in 1979 and since that time the group has seen BBC archaeologist Michael Wood attend the group as a boy and Mark Olly ...

One of the greatest archeological digs has been underway here since the 1920s. The city was laid to waste by an earthquake, and it constantly yields fascinating artifacts. Nearby is Ceasaria. A mountain top fortress built by King Herod, a heroic stand was made here against the Romans. It is a symbol for the state. A cable car brings you to the top to reveal a panoramic view. It is the home of Israels first synagogue.

Just one of the many important archaeology sites which mainstream archaeologists dont examine due to an external influence. The Illuminati and its control of knowledge is real people, go on a honest deep search and you will find the truth! please research: Michael Cremo John Anthony West Graham Hancock...to name a few of many!

A title presents 'Earth, sometime in the future.' An archaeologist is guiding students through a cave tour, identifying artefacts as they go. He identifies a ball and explains its usage, the same with a guitar. His students are impressed as they sip their Pepsi and an enthusiastic girl proffers another fossil. "What's this, professor?" she urges excitedly. Examining the long-gone Coca-Cola style bottle however, he is utterly baffled; "I've no idea!" Pepsi. The choice of a new generation ...

Does archaeology really include globetrotting adventures filled with mystery, danger and romance? Jorge Ribas gets the answer from a real-life archaeologist.

An archaeologist and skeleton expert examines a huge number of bones that were recently uncovered at the sight of a Moche stronghold and discovers evidence of torture, sacrifice and battle. Fascinating clip from the BBC documentary "Lost Civilisation of Peru".

Eddie Izzard in his show Glorious talking about Archaeology don't own it ofcourse ;P

Taking a look at how different societies are advancing at different rates on the same date in the distant past. I wrote the original script a couple years ago. darwinwasright.homestead.com Although this is a bit different than anything Ive done lately, its something I wanted to do before moving on to anything else. I realize that showing actual archaeological artifacts and ancient ruins is unfortunately inevitably boring. So to keep the interest level at least as high as a documentary film ...

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Students learn how to dig and record on an archaeological site in Dorset, UK.

Archaeologists in Ireland talk about their work.

Lynne Goldstein, director of the Campus Archaeology Program and campus archaeologist Terry Brock discuss the program and a few recent finds. Among them are a 16000-year-old sand dune near Demonstration Hall and the foundation of College Hall, MSU's first campus building.

Graham hancock-"Lost civilizations" series. This is a documentary series which opens the viewer up to the fact that the civilized world has lived on earth for more than 12000 years, as well as the fact that noahs flood was real (yonaguni city etc). The series also attempts to prove that egypt is older than we think with interesting evidence... PLEASE WATCH THE WHOLE SERIES-ESPECIALLY parts 5 and 11.

Israeli archaeologist Ehud Netzer announced on Wednesday he had unearthed the 2000-year-old remains of two sarcophagi, in which the wife and daughter-in-law of biblical King Herod had been laid to rest. Herod, a Roman-anointed king who ruled Judea from 37 BC until his death in 4 BC, holds a special place in Jewish history as the builder of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. While the site is technically location in the West Bank, the discovery once again proves the indisputable historical ...

Biblical Archaeology - The Basics of Archaeology. Randall Niles goes on a journey from Treasure Hunting to Soft Science. Biblical Archeology wasnt even a soft science prior to the 19th century -- it was merely treasure hunting and grave robbing. Now, early in the 21st century, we're protecting the excavations and cataloguing the artifacts. We've broken the code on ancient languages such as Sumerian cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphics, so we can actually read what we're discovering. We've ...

Famous egyptologist Zahi Hawass talks about archeology. Check out more from Zahi Hawass on his new website, www.drhawass.com . World-renowned archaeologist Zahi Hawass currently serves as Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, and directs ongoing excavations at Giza, Saqqara, and in the Valley of the Kings.

Archaeological research is done between a herd of horses at the bank of the Waal

A skeleton, found at one of the most important, but least understood, Roman sites in Britain is puzzling experts from The University of Nottingham. Dr Will Bowden from the Department of Archaeology is leading excavations at the buried town of Venta Icenorum at Caistor St Edmund in Norfolk.

The archaeological research of the Thracian culture started in the 20th century and especially after World War II, mainly on the territory of Southern Bulgaria. As a result of intensive excavation works in the 1960s and 1970s a number of Thracian tombs and sanctuaries were discovered. More significant among them are: the Tomb of Sveshtari, the Tomb of Kazanlak, Tatul, Seuthopolis, Perperikon, the Tomb of Aleksandrovo, Sarmizegetusa, etc. Also a large number of elaborately crafted gold and ...

Influential archeologists in Israel are declaring that archeology has proved "the Israelites were never in Egypt, did not conquer the land in a military campaign and did not pass it on the 12 tribes of Israel," and "the empire of David and Solomon never existed." At the same time, other leading archeologists strongly disagree, assuring us that such claims "are either grossly misleading, illogical, disingenuous or all three." Can the Old Testament be trusted for its historical account and ...

( heritage-key.com )Dr Zahi Hawass examines some of the finds being excavated from the bottom of the River Nile near Aswan, explaining that the river was used as a trade route, with boats carrying various materials and goods along the Nile. Sometimes, boats would sink and with them the goods they carried, which is what is being excavated. Dr Hawass explains that archaeological discoveries are not only found in the desert sands, but also in the waters of the river.

High-Precision Carbon Dating and Historical Biblical Archaeology in Southern Jordan Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2008 Vol. 105 No. 43 San Diego, Oct. 27, 2008 -- Did the Bibles King David and his son Solomon control the copper industry in present-day southern Jordan ? Though that remains an open question, the possibility is raised once again by research reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Led by Thomas Levy of UC San Diego and Mohammad Najjar ...

Israelis and Palestinians may not be able to agree right now on their present or future, but if a pair of Los Angeles archaeologists have their way, they soon will see eye to eye on their past. For the past five years, Lynn Swartz Dodd, an archaeologist at the University of Southern California, and Ran Boytner, a UCLA archaeologist, have guided a team of prominent Israeli and Palestinian archaeologists to arrive at the first-ever agreement on the disposition of the region's archaeological ...

The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is North America's oldest and largest organization devoted to the world of archaeology. The AIA promotes a vivid and informed public interest in the cultures and civilizations of the past, supports archaeological research, fosters the sound professional practice of archaeology, advocates the preservation of the world's archaeological heritage, and represents the discipline in the wider world.