Archaeology: A Bad Science?
Archaeology, often hailed as the key to understanding our past, stands at a contentious crossroads between the humanities and the
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Mathematics Meets Archaeology: Discovering the Mesolithic Origins of Car Dyke
Introduction In archaeology, theories about ancient structures and sites have traditionally been shaped by subjective interpretations, often constrained by the
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Car Dyke – North Section
This is a primary report of the first LiDAR mapping of Car Dyke in Lincolnshire Introduction Car Dyke is one
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Rethinking Ancient Boundaries: The Vallum and Offa’s Dyke”
Introduction History brims with unsung heroes, those outsiders whose contributions leap from the shadows, not through the traditional channels of
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Professor Bonkers and the mad, mad World of Archaeology
Summary We have examined the efforts of Professor Ray in his endeavour to prove that transporting bluestones by land to
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South Cadbury Castle – Camelot
Introduction According to Wikipedia Cadbury Castle is a Bronze and Iron Age hillfort in the civil parish of South Cadbury in the English county of Somerset. It is a scheduled monument[1] and has been associated with King
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The Stonehenge Hospital
The Prehistoric Health Spa – A Perspective by Timothy Darvill and Robert John Langdon (The Stonehenge Hospital) Introduction Timothy Darvill,
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Prehistoric Burial Practices of Britain
Prehistoric Britain saw complex and evolving burial practices, starting with the excarnation of bodies. Dolmens, characterised by their capstones balanced
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Is Archaeology a dying discipline?
Introduction There are many challenges archaeology faces as a discipline. The historical misconceptions and the evolving understanding of our past
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Top Ten misidentified Fire Beacons in British History
Introduction Misidentification of objects by archaeologists is an unfortunately frequent occurrence, particularly evident in the study of prehistoric fire beacons.
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