Ancient history archaeology

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1. Heracleion, an ancient Egyptian city that was swallowed by the Mediterranean Sea 1,200 years ago, was discovered in 2000 and has been the site of an underwater excavation since then. It is thought to have been sunk by an Earthquake.

The data that is subjected to study in archaeology is called material remains. Material means physical, and remains means remnants. The specialty here is that the material remains that are studied in archaeology must be from the past. There are 4 types of material remains, artefacts, ecofacts, features, and structures. #archaeology #archaeologist #history #materialremains #archaeologyforall #beginner #easy #sharingknowlegde #kamalsjournal #blog #chanakakamal #infographic…

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surprises from the history vault

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