Archaeology Glossary Entries from B-Group to Battlefield Archaeology
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Baltic Amber and the Amber Trade
Baltic amber is a fossilized tree resin which formed about 60 million years ago and was actively traded beginning in the Mesolithic period of Europe.
Baltic amber is a fossilized tree resin which formed about 60 million years ago and was actively traded beginning in the Mesolithic period of Europe.
Band-e Dukhtar (Turkey)
Band-e Dukhtar is an irrigation works located in the Anatolian plain and likely dated to the Achaemenid dynasty.
Band-e Dukhtar is an irrigation works located in the Anatolian plain and likely dated to the Achaemenid dynasty.
Bats'ub/25 Flight Cave (Belize)
The Bats'ub cave is a karst rockshelter located within the Columbian Forest Reserve of Belize.
The Bats'ub cave is a karst rockshelter located within the Columbian Forest Reserve of Belize.
B-Group Culture
The B-Group culture refers to an Early Bronze Age Nubian culture (2900-2000 BC), which is preceded by the A-Group and followed by the C-Group (or Kushite).
The B-Group culture refers to an Early Bronze Age Nubian culture (2900-2000 BC), which is preceded by the A-Group and followed by the C-Group (or Kushite).
Babylon (Iraq)
The archaeological site of Babylon was the capital of a small city state of Mesopotamia, named Babylonia, located in what is now Iraq, near the modern town of Hilla.
The archaeological site of Babylon was the capital of a small city state of Mesopotamia, named Babylonia, located in what is now Iraq, near the modern town of Hilla.
Bachwezi Dynasty
The Chwezi Dynasty (also called Bachwezi or Kitara Dynasty) is the possibly mythical, certainly legendary, kingdom of Uganda, who are said to have ruled between 1300 and 1500 AD.
The Chwezi Dynasty (also called Bachwezi or Kitara Dynasty) is the possibly mythical, certainly legendary, kingdom of Uganda, who are said to have ruled between 1300 and 1500 AD.
Background Research
The term background research refers to the collection of previously published and unpublished information about a site or region
The term background research refers to the collection of previously published and unpublished information about a site or region
Badarian Culture
The Badarian culture is the name archaeologists have given to the Neolithic period in Egypt and the Sudan between 4400-4000 BC
The Badarian culture is the name archaeologists have given to the Neolithic period in Egypt and the Sudan between 4400-4000 BC
Baden Culture
The Baden culture is the name archaeologists have given to a culture of the central European Copper Age, related to the Bell Beaker culture and dated between about 3500-3000 BC.
The Baden culture is the name archaeologists have given to a culture of the central European Copper Age, related to the Bell Beaker culture and dated between about 3500-3000 BC.
Baghdad (Iraq)
The ancient city of Baghdad, the capital city of modern day Iraq, was a relatively minor settlement in the Middle East until the 8th century AD
The ancient city of Baghdad, the capital city of modern day Iraq, was a relatively minor settlement in the Middle East until the 8th century AD
Bagor (India)
The archaeological site of Bagor is a Late Mesolithic (pre-Harappa) archaeological site in the Bhilwara District of the Rajasthan region of western India.
The archaeological site of Bagor is a Late Mesolithic (pre-Harappa) archaeological site in the Bhilwara District of the Rajasthan region of western India.
Baker Cave (US)
Baker Cave is a rockshelter located in the Lower Pecos region of southwest Texas of the south central United States, with occupations dated between 9,000-6800 years before the present.
Baker Cave is a rockshelter located in the Lower Pecos region of southwest Texas of the south central United States, with occupations dated between 9,000-6800 years before the present.
Ballana Culture
The Ballana (or X-Culture) is the name given to a pre-Christian, post-meroitic culture of Egypt and Nubia, dominant in Lower Egypt and Nubia between about A.D. 250-550.
The Ballana (or X-Culture) is the name given to a pre-Christian, post-meroitic culture of Egypt and Nubia, dominant in Lower Egypt and Nubia between about A.D. 250-550.
Balma de l'Abeurador (France)
Balma de l'Abeurador is a rockshelter that contains a Mesolithic period site, located fifty kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea in France.
Balma de l'Abeurador is a rockshelter that contains a Mesolithic period site, located fifty kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea in France.
Ban Chiang (Thailand)
The archaeological site of Ban Chiang is a Bronze Age village and cemetery site in Udon Thani province of Thailand.
The archaeological site of Ban Chiang is a Bronze Age village and cemetery site in Udon Thani province of Thailand.
Ban Na Di (Thailand)
Ban Na Di is a Copper Age settlement and cemetery in Thailand (1313-903 BC), including sixty burials.
Ban Na Di is a Copper Age settlement and cemetery in Thailand (1313-903 BC), including sixty burials.
Bandkeramik Culture
The Bandkeramik culture is the name given by archaeologists to the first true farming communities in central Europe, dated between between 5400 and 4900 BC.
The Bandkeramik culture is the name given by archaeologists to the first true farming communities in central Europe, dated between between 5400 and 4900 BC.
Banpo (China)
The archaeological site of Banpo is a Neolithic village and cemetery on the Wei River in Shaanxi Province, China, belonging to the early Yangshao culture, dated 5000-4000 BC.
The archaeological site of Banpo is a Neolithic village and cemetery on the Wei River in Shaanxi Province, China, belonging to the early Yangshao culture, dated 5000-4000 BC.
Banyan Valley Cave (Thailand)
Banyan Valley Cave is located in Pang Ma Pha province of upland Thailand, with occupations dated beginning in the Hoabinhian period of the late stone age, up into the metal ages (3,500-900 BC).
Banyan Valley Cave is located in Pang Ma Pha province of upland Thailand, with occupations dated beginning in the Hoabinhian period of the late stone age, up into the metal ages (3,500-900 BC).
Barrow
A barrow is the archaeological term for a specific type of burial mound belonging to the Neolithic period structures in western Europe.
A barrow is the archaeological term for a specific type of burial mound belonging to the Neolithic period structures in western Europe.
Bashidang (China)
Bashidang is an early walled settlement belonging to the Pengtoushan culture, dated between 5540 and 5100 BC near Wufu village in the Yangtse River basin, Hunan province in China.
Bashidang is an early walled settlement belonging to the Pengtoushan culture, dated between 5540 and 5100 BC near Wufu village in the Yangtse River basin, Hunan province in China.
Basilique de St-Denis (France)
The Basilique de St-Denis is the most recent structure of several churches built on the top of a Gallo-Roman cemetery where St. Denis is said to have been buried.
The Basilique de St-Denis is the most recent structure of several churches built on the top of a Gallo-Roman cemetery where St. Denis is said to have been buried.
Basketmaker Culture
The Basketmaker culture is the name archaeologists have given to a southwestern United States cultural group, ancestral to the Anasazi.
The Basketmaker culture is the name archaeologists have given to a southwestern United States cultural group, ancestral to the Anasazi.
Bat Cave (US)
Bat Cave is an archaeological site consisting of a complex of rockshelters in New Mexico, in the American southwest, with early evidence for maize agriculture.
Bat Cave is an archaeological site consisting of a complex of rockshelters in New Mexico, in the American southwest, with early evidence for maize agriculture.
Battlefield Archaeology
Battlefield archaeology is the archaeological investigations of the sites of military battles.
Battlefield archaeology is the archaeological investigations of the sites of military battles.