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The Solutrean-Clovis Connection
The Solutrean-Clovis connection is a theory suggesting that the original human colonizers of the North American continent were direct descendants of Upper Paleolithic hunter-gatherers from the Iberian peninsula of Europe.
The Solutrean-Clovis connection is a theory suggesting that the original human colonizers of the North American continent were direct descendants of Upper Paleolithic hunter-gatherers from the Iberian peninsula of Europe.
Smakkerup Huse (Denmark)
Smakkerup Huse is a European Mesolithic Ertebølle site located at the headwaters of a former fjord called the Saltbaek Vig on the island of Zealand, Denmark.
Smakkerup Huse is a European Mesolithic Ertebølle site located at the headwaters of a former fjord called the Saltbaek Vig on the island of Zealand, Denmark.
Skateholm (Sweden)
The Skateholm site is a Late Mesolithic settlement site in the Scania region of Sweden, dated between 5250-3700 BC.
The Skateholm site is a Late Mesolithic settlement site in the Scania region of Sweden, dated between 5250-3700 BC.
Skhul Cave (Israel)
Skhul Cave is a rockshelter located on the slopes of Mount Carmel in Israel, with evidence for occupations dating between about 80,000 and 100,000 years ago.
Skhul Cave is a rockshelter located on the slopes of Mount Carmel in Israel, with evidence for occupations dating between about 80,000 and 100,000 years ago.
Slavery
In the last 100 years or so, archaeology shifted from a focus on past rulers and other elite persons to the study of less-fortunate people, including the relationship between slaves and their masters.
In the last 100 years or so, archaeology shifted from a focus on past rulers and other elite persons to the study of less-fortunate people, including the relationship between slaves and their masters.
Slavic Cultures
The Slavic culture is the collective name given to several nomadic tribes of Poland and Moldavia between the 6th and 11th centuries AD
The Slavic culture is the collective name given to several nomadic tribes of Poland and Moldavia between the 6th and 11th centuries AD
Snaketown (USA)
The archaeological site of Snaketown belongs to the Hohokam culture of the American southwest, and is located on the Gila River in the Sonoran Desert of central Arizona.
The archaeological site of Snaketown belongs to the Hohokam culture of the American southwest, and is located on the Gila River in the Sonoran Desert of central Arizona.
Soan Valley Tradition
The archaeological sites in the Siwalik region of Pakistan and India called the Soan Valley Tradition date to the Lower Paleolithic (circa 500,000-125,000 years ago), and are roughly equivalent to the Acheulian period.
The archaeological sites in the Siwalik region of Pakistan and India called the Soan Valley Tradition date to the Lower Paleolithic (circa 500,000-125,000 years ago), and are roughly equivalent to the Acheulian period.
Sobiejuchy (Poland)
Sobiejuchy is a small urnfield cemetery and lakeside village site in central Poland, occupied between about 750-500 BC
Sobiejuchy is a small urnfield cemetery and lakeside village site in central Poland, occupied between about 750-500 BC
Social Evolutionism
The several theories known broadly as Social Evolutionism were born out of ideas created during the 18th century Enlightenment, and reworked in the mid-19th century.
The several theories known broadly as Social Evolutionism were born out of ideas created during the 18th century Enlightenment, and reworked in the mid-19th century.
Social Inequality and Ranking
The study of ranking and social inequality in archaeology is based on the anthropological and economic studies of Elman Service and Morton Fried.
The study of ranking and social inequality in archaeology is based on the anthropological and economic studies of Elman Service and Morton Fried.
Social Organization
Social organization of a group includes how people interact, and archaeologists look for clues to the social organizations in artifact patterns.
Social organization of a group includes how people interact, and archaeologists look for clues to the social organizations in artifact patterns.
Soil Resistivity
The geophysical prospection technique of investigating archaeological sites called soil resistivity was first used for archaeology by Richard Atkinson in the mid-1940s.
The geophysical prospection technique of investigating archaeological sites called soil resistivity was first used for archaeology by Richard Atkinson in the mid-1940s.
Son Vi Culture
The Son Vi culture is the name given to the Upper Paleolithic lithic tradition of highland Vietnam.
The Son Vi culture is the name given to the Upper Paleolithic lithic tradition of highland Vietnam.
Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty in China was established in 960 AD, after the fall of the Tang Dynasty and fifty years of chaos.
The Song Dynasty in China was established in 960 AD, after the fall of the Tang Dynasty and fifty years of chaos.
Songhai Empire
The Songhai Empire was established in western subsaharan Africa by Sonni 'Ali Ber in AD 1464.
The Songhai Empire was established in western subsaharan Africa by Sonni 'Ali Ber in AD 1464.
Soninke Society
The Soninké were (and are) traders of west Africa with an oral history tradition dating back nearly 1000 years.
The Soninké were (and are) traders of west Africa with an oral history tradition dating back nearly 1000 years.
Sonoran Agricultural Complex
The Sonoran Agricultural Complex is the general name given to the suite of crops grown in the American southwest and documented in sites such as Bat Cave beginning about 4,000-3,500 BP.
The Sonoran Agricultural Complex is the general name given to the suite of crops grown in the American southwest and documented in sites such as Bat Cave beginning about 4,000-3,500 BP.
Sonota Complex
The Sonota Complex (also called Besant-Sonota) is the name archaeologists have given to Woodland bison hunters in the American Great Plains in Canada and the United States
The Sonota Complex (also called Besant-Sonota) is the name archaeologists have given to Woodland bison hunters in the American Great Plains in Canada and the United States
Sourcing in Archaeology
One avenue of archaeological investigations is called sourcing, identifying the location where a particular resource occurs naturally.
One avenue of archaeological investigations is called sourcing, identifying the location where a particular resource occurs naturally.
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex
The Southeastern Ceremonial Complex (also known as the Southern Cult) is the name given to a broad, regional similarity of artifacts, iconography, ceremonies and mythology of the Mississippian period between about AD 1000 and 1600.
The Southeastern Ceremonial Complex (also known as the Southern Cult) is the name given to a broad, regional similarity of artifacts, iconography, ceremonies and mythology of the Mississippian period between about AD 1000 and 1600.
Southern Dispersal Route
The Southern Dispersal Route refers to a theory concerning an early migration of modern human beings from southern Africa to the east along the coastlines of Africa, Arabia and India to Australia and Melanesia between about 70,000 and 45,000 years ago.
The Southern Dispersal Route refers to a theory concerning an early migration of modern human beings from southern Africa to the east along the coastlines of Africa, Arabia and India to Australia and Melanesia between about 70,000 and 45,000 years ago.
Sparta (Greece)
Sparta was one of several city states that arose in Greece during the Classical period (others include Athens, Corinth, and Thebes)
Sparta was one of several city states that arose in Greece during the Classical period (others include Athens, Corinth, and Thebes)
Spatial Analysis
The study of spatial analysis in archaeology concerns examining the pattern of archaeological artifacts or sites as they appear in relation to one another.
The study of spatial analysis in archaeology concerns examining the pattern of archaeological artifacts or sites as they appear in relation to one another.
Sphinx (Egypt)
The ancient Egyptian sculpture called The Sphinx is located on the Giza plateau, and was probably carved at the request of the 4th dynasty pharaoh Khafre (or Cheops).
The ancient Egyptian sculpture called The Sphinx is located on the Giza plateau, and was probably carved at the request of the 4th dynasty pharaoh Khafre (or Cheops).
Spirit Cave (Thailand)
The Spirit Cave is a group of inter-connecting caverns in a karst topography region of northern Thailand, with a substantial Hoabinhian occupation.
The Spirit Cave is a group of inter-connecting caverns in a karst topography region of northern Thailand, with a substantial Hoabinhian occupation.
Spiro Mounds (USA)
The archaeological site of Spiro Mounds is a Caddoan tradition site, located in the Arkansas Valley of eastern Oklahoma, in the southern plains region of the United States.
The archaeological site of Spiro Mounds is a Caddoan tradition site, located in the Arkansas Valley of eastern Oklahoma, in the southern plains region of the United States.