1930 in archaeology Jump to: navigation, search 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Importance and applicability Most of human history is not described by any written records. ...
Vere Gordon Childe (April 14, 1892–October 19, 1957) was an Australian archaeologist, perhaps best known for his excavation of the unique Neolithic site of Skara Brae in Orkney and for his Marxist views which informed his thinking about prehistory. ... Excavated dwellings at Skara Brae Skara Brae is a large stone-built Neolithic settlement, located in the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of mainland Orkney (off northern Scotland). ...
But although archaeology uses extensively the methods, techniques, and results of the physical and biological sciences, it is not a natural science; some consider it a discipline that is half science and half humanity.
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.
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.
Professor Rafique Mughal was Director General of Archaeology in Pakistan; Archaeological Advisor to the Government of Bahrain, 1980-82; National Project Co-ordinator of Japan-UNESCO-Pakistan’s Gandhara Project, 1995-96; UNESCO and The World Bank Consultant occasionally between 1996 and 2001.
Research Interests: Archaeology of South Asia from the Neolithic to the Iron Age; Urbanization Processes and Formation of State Level/ Complex Societies in South Asia; International Heritage Protection and Management1; Cultural Heritage of South and East Asia.
Heritage Conservation Projects: As Director of Archaeology of northern half of Pakistan for ten years, initiated and supervised restoration and conservation of more than thirty monuments and excavated remains of the Islamic, Buddhist and Protohistoric periods.
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