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Encyclopedia > 1896 in archaeology

1896 in archaeology 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Archaeology, archeology or archæology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = 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. ...

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The Queens College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Oxyrhynchus (Greek: Οξύρυγχος; sharp-nosed; ancient Egyptian Per-Medjed; modern Arabic el-Bahnasa) is an archaeological site in Egypt, considered one of the most important ever discovered. ...

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The Charioteer of Delphi, (Delphi Museum) The Charioteer of Delphi, also known as Heniokhos (the rein-holder), is one of the best-known statues surviving from Ancient Greece, and is considered one of the finest examples of ancient bronze statues. ... The theatre, seen from above Delphi (Greek Δελφοί - Delphoi; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is an archaeological site and a modern town in Greece. ... Mosaic is the art of decoration with small pieces of colored glass, stone or other material. ... Madaba is a governorate of Jordan located 25 km southwest of Amman. ...

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1896 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1348 words)
1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar).
January 4 - Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
April 6 - Opening ceremonies of the 1896 Summer Olympics, the first modern Olympic Games.
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Christian Archaeology (4419 words)
Christian archaeology is that branch of the science of archaeology the object of which is the study of ancient Christian monuments.
The principal aim of Christian archaeology, as indicated, is to ascertain all that is possible relative to the manners and customs of the early Christians from the monuments of Christian antiquity.
As a consequence of this difficulty, differences of opinion exist among archaeologists as to the chronological limits to be assigned to Christian archaeology.
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