Glossary: W Terms
Colonial Williamsburg (USA)
The town of Williamsburg, Virginia is important because of its role in United States history; and its role in presenting concrete images of the past to the public.
Wadi Feinan (Jordan)
Wadi Feinan is the name of a wadi, or dry valley, in Jordan, where a number of important Chalcolithic and Bronze Age sites are located.
Wadi Hammeh 27 (Jordan)
Wadi Hammeh 27 is a Natufian period site, one of several located in Wadi al-Hammeh on the Jordan valley near where a hot spring joins the wadi.
Wadi Raba Culture
The Wadi Raba culture is the name given to the neolithic culture of the Levant, dated to the 5th millennium BC.
Wari Empire
The Wari Empire (sometimes spelled Huari) was the first urban and state level society in the sierra region of the Andes
Wasserburg (Germany)
Wasserburg is one of the best preserved urnfield settlement sites in Europe, located in Federseemoor, in the Baden-Wurtemberg region of southwestern Germany.
Waterford (Ireland)
The modern city of Waterford, located in Ireland, was settled by the Viking Sitricus in 853 AD, or so tradition says.
Wayland's Smithy (United Kingdom)
Wayland's Smithy is a Neolithic period megalithic tomb located in southern England, near the White Horse of Uffington, with clear evidence of staged construction.
Wessex (United Kingdom)
Wessex is a region in south-central England where several large earthworks are found, dated between 4000 and 2000 BC
The Western Stemmed Tradition is the name scholars have assigned the material...
The Western Stemmed Tradition is what scholars call the artifacts and ruins left by hunter-gatherers in the arid desert states of the USA, between 10,000 and 14,000 years ago.
Western Stemmed Tradition
The Western Stemmed Tradition (WST) refers to the early Archaic/late Paleoindian culture who lived in the American western desert lands between 9500 and 10,500 years ago.
Wharram Percy (UK)
The archaeological site of Wharram Percy is located in Yorkshire about 30 kilometers from York; it is a type of site called a Deserted Medieval Village (DMV).
Wheeled Vehicles
The invention of the wheel to assist transportation was made in Uruk, Mesopotamia during the fourth millennium BC.
Wietenburg Culture
The Wietenburg Culture is a middle to late Bronze Age culture of the Balkan region
Wilczyce (Poland)
The Upper Paleolithic site of Wilczyce is located near the Polish town of the same name.
Wilgie Mia (Australia)
Wilgie Mia is an immense prehistoric ochre mine, located in the Weld Range of the Murchison region of Western Australia, approximately 70 km north-west of Cue.
Winchester (UK)
The British city of Winchester is the capital of Wessex, England, and counts its founding from the 7th century AD.
Wine and its Origins
Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from grapes; and depending on your definition of "made from grapes" there are at least two independent inventions of the lovely stuff.
Windmill Hill (United Kingdom)
Windmill Hill is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure, located near the far more famous site of Avebury in Wiltshire, England.
Woodhenge (UK)
Woodhenge is an archaeological site discovered in Avebury, England, with a few kilometers of Stonehenge.
Wootz Steel
Wootz is the name given to an exceptional grade of iron ore steel first made in southern and south central India and Sri Lanka perhaps as early as 300 BC.
Watson Brake (Louisiana US)
Watson Brake is 5000-6000 year old mound group located in Northeastern Louisiana.