CLCV 1008 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Heinrich Schliemann, Tiryns, Stone Age
12 Nov 2017
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Archeology - a discourse about ancient things , scientific study of material remains of past cultures. Antiquary- person who was interested in the past and collected anchient, exiotic , unusal things. Mesopotamia ( sumerians) - land between two rivers , invented wheel developed a plow and invented writing ( cuneiform) Babylon: gates of the gods, city protected by vv thick walls described by herodotus of halicarnassus, is modern city of bodrum referred to as the father of history. capital of mesopotamia. Nebuchadnezzar"s in his palace had a museum his collection was what he called the wonder cabinet of mankind, first in world. Museum -> mouseion -> muses-> institute of advanced studies barrow= burial mound. Chinese jade burial suits= jade was symbol of life and vitality. Iraq and syria problem with intentional destruction of archeology sites and museums. Pausanias- greek traveler and geography . wrote a guide book , he described many things that no longer exist.
