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Building J at Monte Alban (Mexico)
The mysteriously-shaped Building J at the Zapotec site of Monte Albán in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, has been thought to have been built for astronomical and ritual purposes
The mysteriously-shaped Building J at the Zapotec site of Monte Albán in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, has been thought to have been built for astronomical and ritual purposes
Bodo Cranium (Ethiopia)
The Bodo Cranium is a nearly complete hominin skull recovered from a site in the Middle Awash region of Ethiopia.
The Bodo Cranium is a nearly complete hominin skull recovered from a site in the Middle Awash region of Ethiopia.
Bog Bodies
The term bog bodies is used to refer to human burials, some likely sacrificed, recovered from peat bogs of Denmark, Germany, Holland, Britain, and Ireland.
The term bog bodies is used to refer to human burials, some likely sacrificed, recovered from peat bogs of Denmark, Germany, Holland, Britain, and Ireland.
Boghazkoy (Turkey)
Boghazkoy is the site of a major Hittite capital called Hattusas, in what is now Turkey, some 100 kilometers from the Black Sea and 150 miles from Ankara.
Boghazkoy is the site of a major Hittite capital called Hattusas, in what is now Turkey, some 100 kilometers from the Black Sea and 150 miles from Ankara.
Bonampak (Mexico)
Bonampak is a Classic Maya site in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, occupied from about 650-800 AD.
Bonampak is a Classic Maya site in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, occupied from about 650-800 AD.
Boomplaas Cave (South Africa)
Boomplaas Cave (Tree Farm Cave) is located in the Swartberg Range of South Africa, near the southern most tip of the continent.
Boomplaas Cave (Tree Farm Cave) is located in the Swartberg Range of South Africa, near the southern most tip of the continent.
Border Cave (South Africa)
Border Cave is a rockshelter in the Lembombo Mountains between South Africa and Swaziland, in Kwazulu Natal of South Africa.
Border Cave is a rockshelter in the Lembombo Mountains between South Africa and Swaziland, in Kwazulu Natal of South Africa.
Bordesley Abbey (UK)
Bordesley Abbey is a Cistercian Medieval monastery complex, built in the 12th century AD in Warwickshire, England.
Bordesley Abbey is a Cistercian Medieval monastery complex, built in the 12th century AD in Warwickshire, England.
Bosutswe (Botswana)
Bosutswe is the name of a deeply stratified Toutswe culture site, located on the Motloutse river (tributary to the Zambezi River) at the eastern edge of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana.
Bosutswe is the name of a deeply stratified Toutswe culture site, located on the Motloutse river (tributary to the Zambezi River) at the eastern edge of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana.
Bourbon Excavations
In 1738, Charles of Bourbon, King of the Two Sicilies and founder of the House of Bourbon, hired antiquarian Marcello Venuti to work at the sites of Herculaneum and Pompeii.
In 1738, Charles of Bourbon, King of the Two Sicilies and founder of the House of Bourbon, hired antiquarian Marcello Venuti to work at the sites of Herculaneum and Pompeii.
Bouri (Ethiopia)
The paleontological region called Bouri is located within the Middle Awash region of Ethiopia and contains evidence of hominid occupation between 2.5 and 160,000 years ago.
The paleontological region called Bouri is located within the Middle Awash region of Ethiopia and contains evidence of hominid occupation between 2.5 and 160,000 years ago.
Box Gully (Australia)
Box Gully is the name of a very old archaeological site located on Lake Tyrell, southern Victoria, Australia.
Box Gully is the name of a very old archaeological site located on Lake Tyrell, southern Victoria, Australia.
Boxgrove (UK)
The Boxgrove site is a Middle Stone Age site located in a stone quarry in West Sussex England.
The Boxgrove site is a Middle Stone Age site located in a stone quarry in West Sussex England.
Boylston Street Fish Weir (USA)
The Boylston Street Fish Weir is a Late Archaic fish trap located within the town of Boston, Massachusetts.
The Boylston Street Fish Weir is a Late Archaic fish trap located within the town of Boston, Massachusetts.
Boyne Valley (Ireland)
The Boyne Valley in Ireland, called 'Brugh na Bóinne'in Gaelic, is an important region in Europe.
The Boyne Valley in Ireland, called 'Brugh na Bóinne'in Gaelic, is an important region in Europe.
BP (or B.P.)
Archaeologists use the term 'BP' to mean 'years before humans began to screw up the atmosphere by testing nuclear devices'.
Archaeologists use the term 'BP' to mean 'years before humans began to screw up the atmosphere by testing nuclear devices'.
Bromme Culture
The Bromme culture is the name given to an early prehistoric reindeer-hunting culture of Scandinavia
The Bromme culture is the name given to an early prehistoric reindeer-hunting culture of Scandinavia
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a fairly arbitrary technological stage invented as part of a three-part system (Stone, Bronze, and Iron)
The Bronze Age is a fairly arbitrary technological stage invented as part of a three-part system (Stone, Bronze, and Iron)
Brook Run
In the piedmont region of northern Virginia, in a grove of cedar trees near the Rapidan River, lies important evidence of rock quarrying by some of the earliest human residents of the region.
In the piedmont region of northern Virginia, in a grove of cedar trees near the Rapidan River, lies important evidence of rock quarrying by some of the earliest human residents of the region.
El Brujo Complex (Peru)
El Brujo is the name of a Moche culture complex, and a major religious center of the Moche between the first and seventh centuries AD.
El Brujo is the name of a Moche culture complex, and a major religious center of the Moche between the first and seventh centuries AD.
Budakalász (Hungary)
The archaeological site of Budakalász is a Baden culture (Bell Beaker, 3500-3000 BC) occupation and cemetery
The archaeological site of Budakalász is a Baden culture (Bell Beaker, 3500-3000 BC) occupation and cemetery
Burgwall culture
"Burgwall" translates to "castle wall or barrier" in German, and the term refers to the medieval slavic culture of central Europe of the 11th century AD.
"Burgwall" translates to "castle wall or barrier" in German, and the term refers to the medieval slavic culture of central Europe of the 11th century AD.
Burials and Graves in Archaeology
Archaeological research into death includes mortuary behaviors, grave goods, cemetery plans, mortality, morbidity, and diet and health.
Archaeological research into death includes mortuary behaviors, grave goods, cemetery plans, mortality, morbidity, and diet and health.
Burzahom (India)
The site of Burzahom is a Neolithic settlement and cemetery in the Kashmir state of India, occupied between about 3000-1500 BC.
The site of Burzahom is a Neolithic settlement and cemetery in the Kashmir state of India, occupied between about 3000-1500 BC.
Bushmen
The Bushmen is a collective term for a modern cultural group in subsaharan Africa, primarily the Kalahari Desert.
The Bushmen is a collective term for a modern cultural group in subsaharan Africa, primarily the Kalahari Desert.
Tell Brak (Syria)
Tell Brak is a Mesopotamian archaeological site located in northeastern Syria, on one of the ancient major Mesopotamian routes from the Tigris river valley north to Anatolia, the Euphrates and the Mediterranean Sea.
Tell Brak is a Mesopotamian archaeological site located in northeastern Syria, on one of the ancient major Mesopotamian routes from the Tigris river valley north to Anatolia, the Euphrates and the Mediterranean Sea.
Byzantium (Turkey)
Byzantium is the name of the state, culture and capital city of the eastern Roman empire, which outlived the Roman empire, from Roman times through the 15th century AD.
Byzantium is the name of the state, culture and capital city of the eastern Roman empire, which outlived the Roman empire, from Roman times through the 15th century AD.