CLST 129 Lecture : CLST 129 - Fall2012.pdf
16 Dec 2012
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Archaeology studying ancient civilizations with a focus on material remains, search for buried treasure, how do we find it, where do we look; began as a search for loot then more scientific. Treasure not things that have monetary value, more scientific search, change of focus from excavating looking for money, valuables; now it is everything that we find. Pompeii: covered by two volcanic eruptions, in 19th century site was considered historically important. Heinrich sleeman homer: dug up ancient sites, ex: troy, etc to prove that they really existed, everyone started to believe him because he found troy and miciny. Arthur evans: excavated knossos, came from wealthy english family, went to knossos to find out more about their writing. Meteora: many monasteries important because they contain old documents. Northern greece: architecture different from the south, temperatures from 0 to 40s, villages built on mountain sides.
