Archaeological Science
Across
- 2. "Stonehenge is not just a ‘stone circle’ but is structurally quite complex. There is an outer circle of massive ‘sarsen’ stones: uprights and cross-pieces, weighing anything up to 50 tonnes, collected from the Marlborough Downs about 25 miles away."
- 5. "Based on animal bone findings, nutritional data, and other discoveries at this workers' town site, the archaeologists estimate that more than 4,000 pounds of meat — from cattle, sheep and goats — were slaughtered every day, on average, to feed the pyramid builders."
- 6. "Most important is that stone tools provide evidence about the technologies, dexterity, particular kinds of mental skills, and innovations that were within the grasp of early human toolmakers."
- 7. Islamic state."
- 8. "The official report of the dating process, written by the people who performed the sampling, states that the sample "came from a single site on the main body of the shroud away from any patches or charred areas."
- 9. "Identify areas of high probability based on proximity to water. For these projects I am using some shortcuts rather than a detailed archaeological probability model. For most of Minnesota, 80-90% of the known archaeological sites are within 200 meters of a perennial water source."
- 10. "...in other words, the viewer has a three dimensional perspective of the terrain."
Down
- 1. "Many, though not all, Bronze Age cultures flourished in prehistory. Some cultures developed extensive written records during their Bronze Ages."
- 3. "However, the earliest declarations of Islam are to be found on media produced by the
- 4. "Google often put up cloud-free imagery from very dry times of the year – the worst conditions for recognising [buried] archaeological remains..." [8,7]