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Archaeology, or archeology, is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes (the archaeological record).
General
[edit]- "Archæology," in The American Cyclopædia (1879)
- "Archaeology," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man, 1863 by Charles Lyell
- "Prehistoric Times" by in Popular Science Monthly, 1 (May 1872)
- "Art in the Stone Age" in Popular Science Monthly, 2 (January 1873)
- "Some Prehistoric Vessels" in Popular Science Monthly, 19 (May 1881)
- "A Prehistoric Cemetery" by in Popular Science Monthly, 22 (February 1883)
Forgeries
[edit]- "Archaeological Frauds" by in Popular Science Monthly, 27 (July 1885)
American archaeology
[edit]- "Aboriginal Pottery of the Salt-Springs, Illinois" by in Popular Science Monthly, 11 (September 1877).
- "Prehistoric Ruins in Southern Colorado" by in Popular Science Monthly, 16 (March 1880).
- "Traces of a Pre-Indian People" by in Popular Science Monthly, 22 (January 1883).
- "Mexico and its Antiquities" in Popular Science Monthly, 24 (March 1884).
- "Prehistoric Art in America" by in Popular Science Monthly, 24 (April 1884).
- "Mexican Antiquities" by in Popular Science Monthly, 31 (May 1887).
- "Lansing Man," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911).
Asian archaeology
[edit]- "Dolmens in Japan" by in Popular Science Monthly, 16 (March 1880).
- Epigraphia Indica by Archeological Survey of India
- Was This the Tower of Babel?
European archaeology
[edit]- Portal:Prehistory of Europe
- "Dene-holes," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- Prehistoric and Medieval Skis from Glaciers and Ice Patches in Norway by Espen Finstad, Julian Martinsen, Runar Hole, and Lars Pilø in Journal of Glacial Archaeology, volume 3 (2016).
Prehistoric archaeology
[edit]- "Account of Flint Weapons discovered at Hoxne in Suffolk" by John Frere in Archaeologia, volume 13 (1800)
- "The Kjökkenmöddings: recent Geologico-Archæological Researches in Denmark" by in Natural History Review, Series 2, 1 (4) (1861), pp. 489–504
- "On the Mammal-fauna of the Caves of Creswell Crags" by William Boyd Dawkins in the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, volume 33 (1877)
- "Observations on the Primeval Antiquities of the Channel Islands" by in Archaeological Journal, 1 (1845), pp. 142–151
- "On the Primeval Antiquities of the Channel Islands" by in Archaeological Journal, 1 (1845), pp. 222–232
- "A Very Old Master" in Popular Science Monthly, 27 (May 1885).
- "Megalithic Monuments in Spain and Portugal" by in Popular Science Monthly, 31 (May 1887).
- The Primeval Antiquities of Denmark (1849) by Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae
Classical archaeology
[edit]- "Roman London" by in Archaeological Journal, 1 (1845), pp. 108–117
- "How was Herculaneum Destroyed?" by in Popular Science Monthly, 2 (December 1872).
- "Wood's Discoveries at Ephesus" in Popular Science Monthly, 7 (June 1875).
- "Antique Marbles" by in Popular Science Monthly, 11 (May 1877).
Medieval archaeology
[edit]- Cliff Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe, 1911 by Sabine Baring-Gould
- "On Cross-Legged Effigies commonly appropriated to Templars" by in Archaeological Journal, 1 (1845), pp. 49–52
- "On the Medieval Antiquities of Anglesey" by in Archaeological Journal, 1 (1845), pp. 40–45
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