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Pachacamac, Peru
The video thumbnail image shows a white woman walking by a wall that says "You are on Native land."
Exploring the world's oldest known gold mine
Experience the archaeological excavations of the Undo Cave, a paleolithic site in Georgia
Learn about the archaeological excavations of a 19th-century prison site on Spike Island, with a focus on the daily lives of ordinary convicts
Diving into the mystery of a 2,000-year-old shipwreck
Uncovering Christian graves from the Middle Ages
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Pachacamac, Peru
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Ancient Egyptian carving of Pharaoh Seti I holding his flail before the god of the underworld Osiris with Horus behind him. Abydos Temple, Egypt. Ancient carving, on public display for 2,000 years
Archaeology: Great Discoveries Quiz
November 3, 2015. According to the Israel Antiquities Authority, after years of excavations the remains of, the Acra, used by the Greeks more than 2,000 years ago to control the Temple Mount. Jerusalem. Archeology.
Archaeology: Digging and Scraping Quiz
The caves of Qumran on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, in the West Bank. The site of the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were first discovered in 1947.
More Archaeological Discoveries Quiz
Three flint axes from the stone age. (prehistoric, tools, early humans, culture, archaeology, implements)
More Archaeology: Digging and Scraping Quiz
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An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.
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From the Elgin Marbles to NAGPRA: What is repatriation?
Repatriation is about more than museums taking stolen materials off display.
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Exploring the world's oldest known gold mine
Watch archaeologists uncover traces of a Bronze Age metallurgical workshop in Georgia....
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Experience the archaeological excavations of the Undo Cave, a paleolithic site in Georgia
Archaeological excavations at Undo Cave, a Paleolithic site in Georgia.
Video: University College Cork, Ireland (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Learn about the archaeological excavations of a 19th-century prison site on Spike Island, with a focus on the daily lives of ordinary convicts
Archaeological excavations at the site of a 19th-century prison on Spike Island,...
Video: University College Cork, Ireland (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Diving into the mystery of a 2,000-year-old shipwreck
An underwater-archaeology expedition.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Uncovering Christian graves from the Middle Ages
Archaeologists uncover an early Christian cemetery at Paderborn Cathedral, Germany.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz

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Pachacamac, Peru
Archaeologists mapping their finds at Pachacamac, Peru, an indigenous town occupied...
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