The year 1974 CE in archaeology included many events, only one of which are listed below. Importance and applicability Archaeology is the study of human nature and attempts to illuminate the question of what it means to be human. ...
See also: 1973 in archaeology, other events of 1974, 1975 in archaeology and the list of years in archaeology. 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The following entries cover events related to the study of archaeology which occurred in the listed year. ...
Glyn Edmund Daniel (1914 - 1986) was a British archaeologist who specialised in the European Neolithic and made some of the earliest efforts to popularise the subject on radio and television. ... The Disney Professorship of Archaeology, also known as the Disney Chair is a professorship in the University of Cambridge. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...
It is dedicated to the exploration and interpretation of human past, the education of the general public about archaeology, and the preservation of our cultural heritage.
The AIA participated in the founding of the American School of Prehistoric Research (1921), the American Research Institute in Turkey (1964), the American Research Institute of Iranian Studies (1968), an the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (1974).
Member of the AIA are involved in archaeological excavation and survey throughout the world, particularly in the Mediterranean area, and in the Near and Middle East.
Archaeology is the study of past people through their material remains: tools, dishes, food remains, buildings, burials, etc. Historical archaeology is the study of past people through their material remains when written texts for that period are also available.
The idea behind this early form of historic archaeology was to mask social conflict in the past and to mute social critique in the present.
For example, according to Deetz (1977:5), "historical archaeology is the archaeology of the spread of European cultures throughout the world since the fifteenth century and their impact on and interaction with the cultures of indigenous peoples." This worldwide expansion was one aspect of the growth of capitalism.