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(History) Archeology: The Telltale Art Flashcards

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Richard III

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British Monarch, last Yorkist King, lost to Henry VII of Tudor, died at 32, Battle of Bosworth

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Battle of Bosworth

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Grand finale of the War of Roses - marks the end of the Middle Ages

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Where did Richard III get buried

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Greyfriars Church - 13th century church in Leicester

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Who led the team that found the location of Greyfriars church

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Phillippa Langley

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How did Langley find Greyfriars church

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Compare old to new maps

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Where was the church located

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A parking lot

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How did they know the corpse was of Richard III

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DNA test

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Shakespeare on Richard III

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Poisonous bunch-backed toad

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What did Richard III have

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Scoliosis

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Where is Richard III remains now

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Leicester Cathedral

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Where was the Pakistani temple?

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Swat Valley, Barikot

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Pakistani temple & abandonment

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  • Thought to be buddhist temple 2000 years ago
  • Buried under rubble & remains from an earthquake in 300 AD
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Unique features of the Pakistani temple

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  • Built on top of another one that was abandoned in 300 BC
  • Had ceremonial platforms, rooms & courtyard
  • coins, jewelry, statues, pottery
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Pakistani temple usage

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  • Active since 327 BC
  • Trading hub for Alexander the Great & the Gandhara
  • Became a sacred center from 30-400 AD after gaining traction in 150 BC
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What did the scientist get from the footprints

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Steve Webb analyzed it, found a group of hunters, including a one legged man, a family and other people

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Footprints found

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2003 in Mungo National Park from indigenous people 20k years ago

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What’s cool about the footprints

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Could’ve broken the 100m sprint speed record in a short period in deep mud

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What was discovered in Pompeii & by whom

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Eric Poehler from Massachusetts Uni found patterns around the city:
- it had many one way roads
- tears & wears in stone
- working class neighborhood on the South side
- a fish sauce operation was expanded by a businessman in the area
- gourmet cooking for the rich

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How was the Rosetta Stone found

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  • Napoleon’s campaign in Egypt
  • Taken to the British museum
  • Most culturally significant discovery & object in Egypt
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Pompeii

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  • Found under volcanic ash after 15 centuries
  • Most famous site in the world after discovery
  • Technology allowed us to make determinations & guesses
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What technology was used to analyze people of Pompeii?

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  • PMFR was used to remake models of people
  • Skeletons, corpses & X-ray to determine appearance
    => recreate Pompeii into a living outdoor museum
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Rosetta Stone

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  • Large steele made in 196 BC during Ancient Egypt
  • Black basalt, containing a decree from Memphis
    + Hieroglyphs, Demotic & Greek
  • One of the first indicators to decoding glyphs & images
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What languages were on the Rosetta Stone

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  • Hieroglyphs
  • Demotic
  • Greek
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Dead Sea Scrolls

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  • Collection of Jewish texts discovered in 1947-1956
  • Include parts of the Hebrew bible & other texts
  • Insight into the beliefs in the Second Temple Period
  • Most important archaeological find in the 1900s
  • Clear perspective on Judaism & Hebrew bible
  • Found in different places like the Vatican and Israel Antiquities Asc.
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Borobudur

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  • Temple in Central Java, Indonesia discovered in 1814
  • Originally in use in 800 AD, now a UNESCO heritage site
  • One of the largest structures in the world
  • Buried under ash & jungle, went through several restoration projects
  • Popular tourist destination
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Architecture of the Borobudur

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  • Considered a masterpiece of ancient architecture
  • Pyramid structures from igneous rock
  • Contains 500+ Buddha statues & 2500 panels of storytelling
  • Indian & Indonesian Buddhist styles combined
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Terracotta Army

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Collection of life sized clay army, including troops & horses
- Made by the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang
- Varying figures
- Accurate military & rank depictions
- Popular attraction & symbol of Ancient Chinese power

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Purpose of the Terracotta Army

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  • Protect him in the afterlife
  • Ensure his corpse nor soul weren’t attacked
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Discovery of the Terracotta Army

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  • 1974, by a farmer in Xian, China
  • One of the best finds of 1900s
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Lucy

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  • Discovered in 1974, in Afar region of Ethiopia by Donald Johnson
  • Australopithecus Afarensis fossil
  • Hominin that lived in Africa 3.2 mya
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Purpose of Lucy

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  • Provide insights to early modern humans
  • Proved that we’re bipedal through bone structure
  • Suggest course in bone altercation over generations
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Why was the hominin named Lucy

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  • After Beatles song “Lucy in the sky with diamonds”
  • Donald & his team were listening to it when they discovered Lucy
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Sue

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  • Most complete T-rex fossil found
  • 67 mil year old fossil
  • Discovered in South Dakota, 1990
  • Named after discoverer Sue Hendrickson
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Purpose of Sue

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  • Iconic figure in Archaeology
  • Insights into behavior, structures & anatomy of dinosaurs
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Machu Picchu & discovery

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  • Incan site in Andes, Peru
  • Built in 1400s, abandoned in the 1500s due to Spanish colonization
  • Discovered in 1911 by Hiram Bingham
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Architecture
of Machu Picchu

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  • Many fashions in architecture
  • Advanced stone walls blending into nature
  • Agricultural control & erosion avoidance (aqueduct)
  • Great mountains & valleys view
  • Most popular destination in South America
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Petra, abandonment & discovery

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  • Ancient Jordan city
  • One of the most famous sites
  • Built by Nabatean Arabs, carved out of sandstone cliffs
  • Blend of Hellenistic & Arab architecture
  • Abandoned bc of earthquakes & rediscovered in the 1800s
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Purpose of Petra

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  • Important trade center for people at the time
  • Common cultural activities
  • Treasury temple structure carved into rock
  • Important hub on the silk road
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Sutton Hoo & discovery

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  • Ship burial in the 600s in Suffolk, England
  • Anglo-Saxon ship that sunk
  • Discovered in 1930
  • Contains treasures
  • Subject of exploration & study
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Purpose of Sutton Hoo

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  • Ceremonial helmet & shield found
  • Displayed in British museum
  • Give views on beliefs, politics & trading at the time
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T-rex feather

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  • Fossils don’t preserve feathers
  • Volcanic ash discovered with dinosaur remains covered in feathers => either Yutyrannus or Dilong (close to T-rex)
  • Similar species share traits => T-rex had feathers
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Paleoart

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  • Illustrating at the time period, mimicking settings
  • Found in textbooks for Paleontology
  • Provide visual representation
  • Not meant for full accuracy but educational & entertainment
  • E.g: Laelaps, one in Crystal Palace

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