How do archaeologists investigate and understand ancient sites and civilisations? Interpreting archaeological evidence accurately and methodically is the key to obtaining a critical perspective on the development of the human race. This album provides an introduction to archaeology and its methodolo…
Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.
The discipline of archaeology and its methodology.
Transcript -- The discipline of archaeology and its methodology.
The challenges of studying the cultural development of urban settlements, including Pompeii.
Transcript -- The challenges of studying the cultural development of urban settlements, including Pompeii.
Transcript -- Why did humans start farming?
Archaeologists discuss early Meso-american and South Asian cities and how they reveal different forms of social organisation.
Transcript -- Archaeologists discuss early Meso-american and South Asian cities and how they reveal different forms of social organisation.
What evidence do we need to define archaeological remains as a city?
Transcript -- What evidence do we need to define archaeological remains as a city?
Archaeologists discuss the formation of empires and how to interpret archaeological evidence left by them.
Transcript -- Archaeologists discuss the formation of empires and how to interpret archaeological evidence left by them.
Exploring the development and function of empires, looking at Mayan, Aztec, Roman, and Chinese societies.
Transcript -- Exploring the development and function of empires, looking at Mayan, Aztec, Roman, and Chinese societies.
Exploring how humans have developed by looking at the remains they have left.
Transcript -- Exploring how humans have developed by looking at the remains they have left.