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Archaeology (4140 words) |
 | Archaeology proper began with an interest in the Greeks and Romans and first developed in 18th-century Italy with the excavations of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. |
 | Egyptian archaeology began with Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798. |
 | The development of scientific archaeology in 19th-century Europe from the antiquarianism and treasure collecting of the previous three centuries was due to three things: a geological revolution, an antiquarian revolution, and the propagation of the doctrine of evolution. |
| Archaeology and Sports History (2212 words) |
 | Archaeology is based generally on the idea that there are ancient remains of human activity to be studied and published to the aim of world history. |
 | It is obvious that archaeology and history should have a very closed relation, and a big interest is to be established between archaeologists and historians, because the archaeologist also needs the historian to develop his information and draw a certain philosophy of history. |
 | Archaeology is a field of interest to sport historians, especially those who have no texts in hand. |