World Archaeology - Audio
By The Open University
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Description
How do archaeologists investigate and understand ancient sites and civilisations? Interpreting archaeological evidence accurately and methodically is the key to obtaining a critical perspective on the development of the human race. This album provides an introduction to archaeology and its methodologies for excavation of sites that can be more than 12000 years old. Like piecing together a jigsaw puzzle but without a picture guide, archaeologists can establish how cities and civilisations developed, why humans started farming, and how empires formed and collapsed. This material forms part of The Open University course A251 World archaeology.
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CleanWorld Archaeology | A short introduction to this album. | 12 4 2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- World Archaeology | Transcript -- A short introduction to this album. | 12 4 2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe importance of archaeology | The discipline of archaeology and its methodology. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- The importance of archaeology | Transcript -- The discipline of archaeology and its methodology. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPompeii: reconstructing the urban past | The challenges of studying the cultural development of urban settlements, including Pompeii. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- Pompeii: reconstructing the urban past | Transcript -- The challenges of studying the cultural development of urban settlements, including Pompeii. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe origins of agriculture | Why did humans start farming? | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- The origins of agriculture | Transcript -- Why did humans start farming? | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInterpreting the remains of early cities | Archaeologists discuss early Meso-american and South Asian cities and how they reveal different forms of social organisation. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- Interpreting the remains of early cities | Transcript -- Archaeologists discuss early Meso-american and South Asian cities and how they reveal different forms of social organisation. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe challenge of defining a city | What evidence do we need to define archaeological remains as a city? | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- The challenge of defining a city | Transcript -- What evidence do we need to define archaeological remains as a city? | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUnderstanding empires | Archaeologists discuss the formation of empires and how to interpret archaeological evidence left by them. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- Understanding empires | Transcript -- Archaeologists discuss the formation of empires and how to interpret archaeological evidence left by them. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanExcavating empires | Exploring the development and function of empires, looking at Mayan, Aztec, Roman, and Chinese societies. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- Excavating empires | Transcript -- Exploring the development and function of empires, looking at Mayan, Aztec, Roman, and Chinese societies. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStudying human development | Exploring how humans have developed by looking at the remains they have left. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- Studying human development | Transcript -- Exploring how humans have developed by looking at the remains they have left. | 3 9 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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