1850 in archaeology 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Archaeology, archeology or archæology (from the Greek words αÏÏÎ±Î¯Î¿Ï = ancient and λÏÎ³Î¿Ï = word/speech/discourse) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...
Alfred Maudslay (1850-1931) was a British colonial diplomat, explorer and archaeologist. ... The Maya civilization is a historical Mesoamerican civilization, which extended throughout the northern Central American region which includes the present-day nations of Guatemala, Belize, western Honduras and El Salvador, as well as the southern Mexican states of Chiapas, Tabasco, and the Yucatán peninsula states of Quintana Roo, Campeche...
This essay is intended to demonstrate that while the science of archaeology may be reasonable, it is not truthful; and a faith that provides truth is much to be preferred over a research program that does not.
Archaeology is "the scientific study of extinct peoples through skeletal remains, fossils, and objects of human workmanship (as implements, artifacts, monuments, or inscriptions) found in the earth" (Websters Third International Dictionary of the English Language, 1981).
In archaeology any theory, no matter how well established, can be turned on its head by the next shovelful of dirt at the next dig.