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Lustreware
Lustreware is a decorative technique invented by the 9th century AD Abbasid potters of the Islamic Civilization in what is today Iraq.
Lustreware is a decorative technique invented by the 9th century AD Abbasid potters of the Islamic Civilization in what is today Iraq.
Lucy (Hominid at AL 288, Ethiopia)
Lucy is the name of the nearly complete skeleton of an Australopithecus afarensis, found in 1974 at AL 288, a site in the Hadar archaeological region on the Afar Triangle of Ethiopia.
Lucy is the name of the nearly complete skeleton of an Australopithecus afarensis, found in 1974 at AL 288, a site in the Hadar archaeological region on the Afar Triangle of Ethiopia.
Lustreware - Medieval Islamic Pottery Technique
Lustreware is a decorative technique invented by the 9th century AD Abbasid potters of what is today Iraq.
Lustreware is a decorative technique invented by the 9th century AD Abbasid potters of what is today Iraq.
Last Glacial Maximum (30,000-19,000 years ago)
The Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) refers to that period in earth's history when the glaciers were at their thickest and the sea levels at their lowest.
The Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) refers to that period in earth's history when the glaciers were at their thickest and the sea levels at their lowest.
Library of Ashurbanipal
The Library of Ashurbanipal is a collection of clay tablets written during the Mesopotamian king Ashurbanipal's reign between about 668-627 BC.
The Library of Ashurbanipal is a collection of clay tablets written during the Mesopotamian king Ashurbanipal's reign between about 668-627 BC.
Archaeology Glossary: L Terms
Archaeological terms from La Chapelle aux Saintes to Charles Lyell.
Archaeological terms from La Chapelle aux Saintes to Charles Lyell.
La Mojarra (Mexico)
La Mojarra is an archaeological site in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, occupied from the late Formative period until at least the early Postclassic (ca. 300 BC-AD 1000).
La Mojarra is an archaeological site in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, occupied from the late Formative period until at least the early Postclassic (ca. 300 BC-AD 1000).
La Tene (Switzerland)
The archaeological site of La Tène is located on the edge of Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland; it is the type site for the Iron Age (450-50 BC) culture for which it is named.
The archaeological site of La Tène is located on the edge of Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland; it is the type site for the Iron Age (450-50 BC) culture for which it is named.
Lachish (Israel)
The archaeological site of Lachish (also called Tel el-Duweir) is located approximately 40 kilometers south of Jerusalem.
The archaeological site of Lachish (also called Tel el-Duweir) is located approximately 40 kilometers south of Jerusalem.
Laetoli (Tanzania)
Laetoli is the name of an archaeological site in Tanzania, where three Australopithecus left their footprints, 3.6 million years ago.
Laetoli is the name of an archaeological site in Tanzania, where three Australopithecus left their footprints, 3.6 million years ago.
Lake Mungo (Australia)
Lake Mungo is the name of several archaeological sites, located in 13 inter-connected dry lake basins, located in western New South Wales, Australia.
Lake Mungo is the name of several archaeological sites, located in 13 inter-connected dry lake basins, located in western New South Wales, Australia.
Lapita Cultural Complex
The Lapita culture is the name given to the founding cultural group who settled Melanesia and the Pacific islands between 3600 and 3200 years ago.
The Lapita culture is the name given to the founding cultural group who settled Melanesia and the Pacific islands between 3600 and 3200 years ago.
Lascaux Cave (France)
A wonderful paleolithic art gallery, Lascaux Cave was discovered by a couple of schoolboys scrambling around the French Dordogne valley in 1940, and most likely painted between 15,000-17,000 years ago.
A wonderful paleolithic art gallery, Lascaux Cave was discovered by a couple of schoolboys scrambling around the French Dordogne valley in 1940, and most likely painted between 15,000-17,000 years ago.
Lefkandi (Greece)
Lefkandi is an archaeological site and cemetery near the modern village of Eretria on the island of Euboea,
Lefkandi is an archaeological site and cemetery near the modern village of Eretria on the island of Euboea,
Lene Hara Cave (Indonesia)
Lene Hara Cave is a pre-Lapita site on the island of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago, with occupations dated as old as 34,600 years ago.
Lene Hara Cave is a pre-Lapita site on the island of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago, with occupations dated as old as 34,600 years ago.
Lepenski Vir (Serbia)
Probably the best-known site in Serbia is Lepenski Vir, a series of Mesolithic villages located on a high sandy terrace of the Danube River
Probably the best-known site in Serbia is Lepenski Vir, a series of Mesolithic villages located on a high sandy terrace of the Danube River
Levallois Technique
Levallois is the name archaeologists have given to a distinctive flint knapping technique, which makes up part of the ancient Acheulean and Mousterian artifact assemblages.
Levallois is the name archaeologists have given to a distinctive flint knapping technique, which makes up part of the ancient Acheulean and Mousterian artifact assemblages.
Liang Bua Cave, Indonesia
Liang Bua Cave is the site where the possible new hominin species called Flores Man was found. Here's a description of the site and findings to date.
Liang Bua Cave is the site where the possible new hominin species called Flores Man was found. Here's a description of the site and findings to date.
Liangzhu Culture
Liangzhu is the name of a culture of the Late Neolithic Age in China (33200-2200 BC), found at more than 100 sites throughout Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces near Hangzhou Bay and the Lake Tai region of the lower reaches of the Yangtze river
Liangzhu is the name of a culture of the Late Neolithic Age in China (33200-2200 BC), found at more than 100 sites throughout Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces near Hangzhou Bay and the Lake Tai region of the lower reaches of the Yangtze river
Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging)
Lidar is a type of aircraft-based remote sensing, using laser-driven pulses of light and multispectral cameras to scan and process digital information about a landscape
Lidar is a type of aircraft-based remote sensing, using laser-driven pulses of light and multispectral cameras to scan and process digital information about a landscape
Lindow Man (UK)
The Lindow Man bog body refers to mummified Iron Age human remains of a man recovered from a peat bog called Lindow Moss near Manchester in Cheshire county, England.
The Lindow Man bog body refers to mummified Iron Age human remains of a man recovered from a peat bog called Lindow Moss near Manchester in Cheshire county, England.
Linear A
Linear A is the name given to the as-yet-undeciphered written language of the Minoan people on the island of Crete, and it is one of two used during the Proto-palatial period (1900-1700 BC).
Linear A is the name given to the as-yet-undeciphered written language of the Minoan people on the island of Crete, and it is one of two used during the Proto-palatial period (1900-1700 BC).
Linear B
Linear B is the name of the ancient script used by the Mycenean culture, inscribed on (or possibly inadvertently fired into) clay tablets on the Mycenanean site of Knossos and likely first used around 1350 BC
Linear B is the name of the ancient script used by the Mycenean culture, inscribed on (or possibly inadvertently fired into) clay tablets on the Mycenanean site of Knossos and likely first used around 1350 BC
Linearbandkeramik Culture (LBK)
The Linearbandkeramik Culture (LBK) is the name given by German archaeologist F. Klopfleisch in 1884 to the first true farming communities in central Europe.
The Linearbandkeramik Culture (LBK) is the name given by German archaeologist F. Klopfleisch in 1884 to the first true farming communities in central Europe.
Lithics and Lithic Analysis
Archaeologists use the (slightly ungrammatical) term 'lithics' to refer to artifacts made of stone.
Archaeologists use the (slightly ungrammatical) term 'lithics' to refer to artifacts made of stone.
Llangorse Crannog (Wales)
The archaeological site of Llangors Crannóg is located near Llangors Lake, within the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales.
The archaeological site of Llangors Crannóg is located near Llangors Lake, within the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales.
Llullaillaco (Argentiina)
Llullaillaco is an Incan burial site on the summit of Mt. Llullaillaco, representative of the capacocha ceremony of child sacrifices.
Llullaillaco is an Incan burial site on the summit of Mt. Llullaillaco, representative of the capacocha ceremony of child sacrifices.
Lokalalei (Kenya)
The Lower Paleolithic archaeological sites called Lokalalei are located in the Lake Turkana region of Kenya, and are dated between 2.3 and 2.4 million years old.
The Lower Paleolithic archaeological sites called Lokalalei are located in the Lake Turkana region of Kenya, and are dated between 2.3 and 2.4 million years old.
Longshan Culture Timeline and Description
The Longshan culture is a Neolithic and Chalcolithic culture (ca 3000-1900 BC) of the Yellow River Valley of Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Inner Mongolia provinces of China.
The Longshan culture is a Neolithic and Chalcolithic culture (ca 3000-1900 BC) of the Yellow River Valley of Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Inner Mongolia provinces of China.
Longshan Culture
Longshan culture is an Early Neolithic (2500-1900 BC) culture of the Yellow River Valley of China
Longshan culture is an Early Neolithic (2500-1900 BC) culture of the Yellow River Valley of China
Lost Race Myth
The lost race or moundbuilder myth is one created by incoming European settlers of the North American continent who could not, or did not want to, believe that the mounds had been built by the Native American peoples they were displacing.
The lost race or moundbuilder myth is one created by incoming European settlers of the North American continent who could not, or did not want to, believe that the mounds had been built by the Native American peoples they were displacing.
Lower Paleolithic (Early Stone Age)
The Lower Paleolithic period (2.7 million to 200,000 years ago) is the first archaeology, that is to say, that period when the first evidence of what scientists consider human behaviors occurred.
The Lower Paleolithic period (2.7 million to 200,000 years ago) is the first archaeology, that is to say, that period when the first evidence of what scientists consider human behaviors occurred.
Lucy (AL 333, Hadar Region, Ethiopia)
Lucy is the name of the nearly complete skeleton of an Australopithecus afarensis, found in 1974 at AL 333, a site in the Hadar archaeological region on the Afar Triangle of Ethiopia.
Lucy is the name of the nearly complete skeleton of an Australopithecus afarensis, found in 1974 at AL 333, a site in the Hadar archaeological region on the Afar Triangle of Ethiopia.
Luminescence Dating
Although the best known form of luminescence dating is thermoluminescence (or TL), there are several scientific methods which can specify the date of certain artifacts or soil sediments by measuring the amount of light energy they have trapped in their crystals.
Although the best known form of luminescence dating is thermoluminescence (or TL), there are several scientific methods which can specify the date of certain artifacts or soil sediments by measuring the amount of light energy they have trapped in their crystals.
Luna (Italy)
The ruins of the Etruscan, Roman and post-Roman trading port of Luna are located on the coast of northern Italy.
The ruins of the Etruscan, Roman and post-Roman trading port of Luna are located on the coast of northern Italy.
Lyon's Bluff (Mississippi USA)
The Lyon's Bluff site (Smithsonian designation 22OK520) is a Mississippian period mound and village site located in northeastern Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.
The Lyon's Bluff site (Smithsonian designation 22OK520) is a Mississippian period mound and village site located in northeastern Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.