Transportation in Archaeology
The history and archaeology of roads, canals, viaducts, the wheel, and other assorted pieces that led to the mobility of the human race is an important study in archaeology. The growth and development of secure transportation routes reflects our need to trade and exchange ideas, goods, and marriage partners with one another.
Abbots Way (UK) - Neolithic Trackway of Abbots Way
Abbot's Way is a Neolithic trackway, first built about 2000 BC as a footpath to cross a lowland mire in the Somerset Levels and Moors wetland region of Somerset, England.
Abbot's Way is a Neolithic trackway, first built about 2000 BC as a footpath to cross a lowland mire in the Somerset Levels and Moors wetland region of Somerset, England.
Causeways
A causeway is an early form of transportation system, consisting of a narrow, man-made earthen or rock structure that bridged a waterway.
A causeway is an early form of transportation system, consisting of a narrow, man-made earthen or rock structure that bridged a waterway.
Ceque System - Sacred Pathways of the Inca - Ceque System of the Inca
The word 'ceque' means 'line' in the Inca language Quechua but in reality it meant many things to the Inca, some of which we probably will never understand
The word 'ceque' means 'line' in the Inca language Quechua but in reality it meant many things to the Inca, some of which we probably will never understand
Chaco Road System (US)
From the US National Park Service, a little information and a map of the known road system built and maintained by the people of Chaco Canyon in the American southwest.
From the US National Park Service, a little information and a map of the known road system built and maintained by the people of Chaco Canyon in the American southwest.
Chinchawas, Peru
Chinchawas is a small village site, part of the Recuay polity, located on a known transportation route between the coast and the highlands in northern Peru.
Chinchawas is a small village site, part of the Recuay polity, located on a known transportation route between the coast and the highlands in northern Peru.
Corlea Trackway, Ireland
Corlea Trackway is an Iron Age roadway that measures one kilometer long and four meters (12 feet) wide, and was built of massive oaken planks
Corlea Trackway is an Iron Age roadway that measures one kilometer long and four meters (12 feet) wide, and was built of massive oaken planks
Dahomey's Royal Road - Cana-Abomey Road
The Cana-Abomey Road was built in the 18th century by the West African kingdom of Dahomey in what is today the country of Benin.
The Cana-Abomey Road was built in the 18th century by the West African kingdom of Dahomey in what is today the country of Benin.
Eel Point (California)
Eel Point is a paleo-coastal archaeological site located on the central western shore of San Clemente Island, a Channel Island located off the California coast.
Eel Point is a paleo-coastal archaeological site located on the central western shore of San Clemente Island, a Channel Island located off the California coast.
Egnatia Way
The Egnatia Way (or Via Egnatia) was a major Roman thoroughfare, built in the second century BC as a military road connecting the southern Adriatic coast to the northern Aegean sea.
The Egnatia Way (or Via Egnatia) was a major Roman thoroughfare, built in the second century BC as a military road connecting the southern Adriatic coast to the northern Aegean sea.
Inca Roads
Part of American Public Broadcasting's NOVA series on the Ice Mummies of the Inca, a page and images on the Inca road system.
Part of American Public Broadcasting's NOVA series on the Ice Mummies of the Inca, a page and images on the Inca road system.
Merv Oasis (Turkmenistan)
The Merv Oasis was a stop on the ancient Silk Route between China and the west during the early Iron Age.
The Merv Oasis was a stop on the ancient Silk Route between China and the west during the early Iron Age.
Oc Eo, Vietnam
Oc Eo is a very large Funan culture site in the Mekong Valley of Vietnam, dated approximately 1500 years before the present.
Oc Eo is a very large Funan culture site in the Mekong Valley of Vietnam, dated approximately 1500 years before the present.
Roman Roads (Viae Publicae)
Roman roads (called Viae Publicae in Latin) were an extremely important construction project for imperial Rome, as they allowed for communication and control of the vast Roman empire throughout Europe
Roman roads (called Viae Publicae in Latin) were an extremely important construction project for imperial Rome, as they allowed for communication and control of the vast Roman empire throughout Europe
Roman Roads in the Mediterranean
Lots of information on the extensive road network of the Roman Empire, through Spain, France, Greece, Italy, and Portugal. Versions available in a variety of languages, including English.
Lots of information on the extensive road network of the Roman Empire, through Spain, France, Greece, Italy, and Portugal. Versions available in a variety of languages, including English.
Sarup (Denmark)
The site of Sarup in southwest Funen in Denmark contains two Neolithic causewayed enclosures dated to the 4th millennium BC, one belonging to the Funnel Beaker culture and one to the Klintebakke phase.
The site of Sarup in southwest Funen in Denmark contains two Neolithic causewayed enclosures dated to the 4th millennium BC, one belonging to the Funnel Beaker culture and one to the Klintebakke phase.
Silk Road
The Silk Road is the name given to a network of trade routes crossing Asia, first used during the Han Dynasty.
The Silk Road is the name given to a network of trade routes crossing Asia, first used during the Han Dynasty.
Sweet Track (England)
Sweet Track is the name given to the earliest known trackway in northern Europe, built, according to tree ring analysis of the wood, in the winter or early spring of 3807 or 3806 BC.
Sweet Track is the name given to the earliest known trackway in northern Europe, built, according to tree ring analysis of the wood, in the winter or early spring of 3807 or 3806 BC.
The Royal Road of the Achaemenids - The Royal Road
The Royal Road was a major intercontinental thoroughfare built by the Achaemenid king Darius the Great (521-485 BC)
The Royal Road was a major intercontinental thoroughfare built by the Achaemenid king Darius the Great (521-485 BC)
Traditional Navigation in the Western Pacific
Investigations by anthrpologists Steve Thomas and Warren Goodenough, and master navigator Mau Piailug, into ancient Polynesian sailing techniques.
Investigations by anthrpologists Steve Thomas and Warren Goodenough, and master navigator Mau Piailug, into ancient Polynesian sailing techniques.
Trans-Pacific Connections
Two recent articles contain strong evidence of the possibility of some type of contact between the cultures of Polynesia and South or Central America in the centuries before the landings of Spanish and Portuguese explorers.
Two recent articles contain strong evidence of the possibility of some type of contact between the cultures of Polynesia and South or Central America in the centuries before the landings of Spanish and Portuguese explorers.
Transportation
Transportation--building roads, canals, viaducts, and carts, boats, ships to travel on them--is an early important invention of humans for ancient daily life.
Transportation--building roads, canals, viaducts, and carts, boats, ships to travel on them--is an early important invention of humans for ancient daily life.
Wheeled Vehicles
The invention of the wheel to assist transportation was made in Uruk, Mesopotamia during the fourth millennium BC.
The invention of the wheel to assist transportation was made in Uruk, Mesopotamia during the fourth millennium BC.
Windmill Hill (United Kingdom)
Windmill Hill is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure, located near the far more famous site of Avebury in Wiltshire, England.
Windmill Hill is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure, located near the far more famous site of Avebury in Wiltshire, England.
X Marks the Spot: The Archaeology of Piracy
The articles in X Marks the Spot cover a wide range of pirate wrecks and legacies from the Golden Age of Piracy, and give the reader a glimpse into what might be the reality of pirate life and death. A large bibliographic reference and index has been generated for this book, and there are numerous black and white photos and drawings within its pages.
The articles in X Marks the Spot cover a wide range of pirate wrecks and legacies from the Golden Age of Piracy, and give the reader a glimpse into what might be the reality of pirate life and death. A large bibliographic reference and index has been generated for this book, and there are numerous black and white photos and drawings within its pages.