CAS AR 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Viru Valley, Nimrud, Sequence Dating
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Goals of archaeology: excavate the material remains of the past, and study them in their original context. 1st record of an excavation took place in egypt. Romans collected antiquities as a symbol of power. 13 egyptian obelisks brought to rome by emperors. Brought to rome in 1937, and returned to ethiopia in 2008. Traveled around italy, egypt, aegean and greece and published 6 volumes of what he saw. (commentaria) 1572: antiquaries society founded in england (mixed goals) 1587: britannia (william camden and john aubrey) directory of british antiquities. 16th-18th centuries: travels of (cid:281)gentlemen(cid:282) from n. europe in classical world, collecting antiquities. Pompeii discovered in 1594, eyewitness record by pliny the younger (ad 79) Handaxes: original weapons of britons before metal ones prehistoric tools (cid:281)thunderbolts(cid:282) Interpretive problems: old testament timeline and biblical view of creation. Bishop ussher (1581-1656) beginning of earth in 4004 bc, according to the bible. Founding of the french institute in cairo, 1798.