Jesus Dominguez Ann Merville Anthropology 20 9 November 2013 Teotihuacan Teotihuacan, located in the highlands of central Mexico, is one of the world's most impressive archaeological sites. Between 100,000 and 200,000 people lived there at its peak around 600 A.D., making it one of the ancient world's largest cities with an urban core covering some twenty square kilometers. Settlement began about 200 B.C. and the basic layout of the city was complete by the mid-second century A.D. Most of the major construction was accomplished within the next hundred years.
b. Liu and Hassan were surprised to find metopic suture on an adult skull because right after birth the left side and right side of the frontal bone are united by the metopic suture. They were surprised because this suture should have disappeared between the ages of six to eight years of age. C. What delicate skeletal structures are found inside the nasal cavity that might be missing from an excavated skull? c. The skeletal structures that are found inside the nasal cavity that might be missing from a excavated skull would be the perpendicular plate, middle and inferior nasal concha and the vomer. D. How would Hassan and his team be able to tell the ages of the skeletal remains of the woman and baby?
Neanderthal art and Cognitive Abilities Long thought to be brutish and unintelligent, even stupid, new evidence is surfacing that shows Neanderthals may have been more capable than we give them credit for. They may have had a true culture, something scientists have long dismissed as being impossible. Art, makeup, jewelry, even musical instruments have been discovered recently that point to Neanderthal civilization and show that our ancient companions may have had their own forms of art long before meeting up with early humans. Little has been found as yet, but what has been discovered is evidence that was created long before Neanderthals and humans began to inhabit the same areas. They coexisted for approximately 10,000 years, but
In 1535, I sailed to Mexico with Antonio de Mendoza, the colony’s first Admiral. I became one of the governors of New Galacia (one of the Spanish colonies in the New World). Searching for the Seven Cities of Gold Between 1536 and 1539, Admiral Mendoza heard stories about the Seven Cities of Cibolo, the Seven Cities of Gold where the streets and houses were made of gold and jewels. He sent me on an expedition to find them and claim the wealth for Spain. In 1540 I set out with 300 soldiers and about 1,000 Indians.
Watson Break Archaeological Site is the oldest known manmade structure in the entire Western Hemisphere. Carbon dating of some of the material found in the mound goes back as fare as 3500 B.C many believe that it is between 4500 and 5500 B.C. It is very impressive to me that these mounds
Lucas Cranach (1472 - 1553) Lexa Ale History Honors: Hars November 19, 2013 Life of Lucas Cranach Lucas Cranach, born as Lucas Sunder on October 4, 1472 in the town of Kronach in Northern Franconia, was known as one of the most famous Renaissance artists of his time. He was one of the four children to Hans Maler, the painter. His mother’s name, however, isn’t known, only her maiden name; Hubner, was able to be found. Like other famous painters, Lucas took the name of his hometown in place of his original last name. Lucas lived his long, inspiring life as not only a painter and printmaker, but an entrepreneur and politician as well.
The dating of the human remains is vital in not only establishing the age of the first Australians, but gaining a sense of their culture and society. ‘The skeletons are by far the earliest evidence found anywhere in the world of human remains being interred with burial rites’ (Grose, 2003). From a cultural perspective this implies a complex society that respected its dead and had some sense of spirituality and notion of an afterlife (Grose, 2003). The evidence gained at Lake Mungo has put a time frame on the climate change that occurred around 50,000 years ago allowing the commencement of occupation. The human occupation peaked during drying of the climate over the next 10,000 years.
Fash was a very interesting book that catalogued the history of the Maya from the Preclassic Period (2000 B.C.E to 250 AD) to the Postclassic Period (900 AD- 1200 AD) including the collapse of the Classic Period centers in the southern lowlands, to the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores in 1519 AD. The first section of the book talks about Copan as being the classic Maya center describing Copan as “the Athens of the New World” and also explains the importance of archeological studies at the site. Copan has more hieroglyphic inscriptions and other sculpted monuments than any other Maya ruin, or any other site in the New World. The principal group of ruins, or site core, consists of a series of large buildings constructed around open courtyards which frequently contained stelae and alters. The principal groups contained two basic parts; the north included many low-lying plazas and to the south, the upraised courtyards and constituent structures were built upon the Acropolis .
The first floor exhibits are the Greek and Etruscan terracotta and marble vessels, glass antiquities, gods and goddess, mythological heroes, monster and minor deities, stories of the Trojan War. Also on the first floor is the Family Forum, in which "Ancient art comes alive" through "hands-on discovery." There is also a Timescape room that features a large timeline of major events of the ancient Mediterranean world. The second floor houses most of the Roman antiquities such as funerary and animal sculptures, bust sculptures of Roman emperors and other Roman men, women, and children, religious offerings, and coins, gems, and jewelry. A personal favorite antiquity on the second floor is the Roman mummy.
Many of us don’t even know it, but art is all around us and it has been here for several thousand years. The “Chauvet” cave paintings discovered in 1994 were created in 30,000 B.C.E. It is the oldest known painting and it was created during the Paleolithic Period or early “stone age” (Getlein 4). The earliest known architectural art is the “Stonehenge” in England created during