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Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period
in a civilization's
development when the most
advanced metalworking
consisted of techniques for
smelting copper and tin from
naturally occurring
outcroppings of ore, and
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Iron Age
In archaeology, the Iron Age
is the stage in the
development of any people
where the use of iron
implements as tools and
weapons is prominent. The
adoption of this new
material coincided with
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Minoan civilization
The Minoans were a
pre-Hellenic Bronze Age
civilization in Crete in the
Aegean Sea, flourishing from
approximately 2600 to 1450
BC when their culture was
superseded by the Mycenaean
culture, which drew upon the
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Amarna letters
The designation Amarna
letters (sometimes "Amarna
correspondence") denotes an
archive of correspondence,
mostly diplomatic, between
the Egyptian administration
and its representatives in
Canaan and Amurru. The
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Excavation
Excavation is the best-known and most commonly used technique within the science of archaeology. Individual excavations are normally referred to simply as "digs" by those who participate, this being ... > more -
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The term indigenous peoples of the Americas encompasses the inhabitants of the Americas before the arrival of the European explorers in the 15th century, as well as many present-day ethnic groups who ... > more -
Human migration
Human migration denotes any movement by humans from one locality to another, often over long distances or in large groups. Humans are known to have extensively migrated throughout history. This ... > more -
Artifact (archaeology)
An artifact or artefact is any object made or modified by a human culture, and often one later recovered by some archaeological endeavor. Examples include stone tools such as projectile points, ... > more -
Archaeology
Archaeology, archeology, or archæology is the science that studies human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including ... > more -
The Genographic Project
The Genographic Project, launched in April 2005, is a five-year genetic anthropology study that aims to map historical human migration patterns by collecting and analyzing DNA samples from over ... > more -
Cave painting
Cave or rock paintings are paintings painted on cave or rock walls and ceilings, usually dating to prehistoric times. Rock paintings have been made since the Upper Paleolithic, 40,000 years ago. They ... > more
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