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The excavations in the island are among the most extensive in the Mediterranean ; ongoing work takes place under the direction of the French School at Athens and many of the artifacts found are on display at the Archaeological Museum of Delos and the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
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Numerous bulldozer excavations containing the remnants of metal, fuel, and water drums are scattered about the north central portion and northern edge of the island.
Stolpe speculated that the island may have been an important trading post, prompting him to conduct a series of archeological excavations between 1871-95.
The excavations soon indicated that a major settlement had been located on the island and eventually Stolpe spent two decades excavating the island.
It is also widely held by scholars that the island was not occupied by humans during the Middle Bronze Age ( 2300 – 1600 ), though researchers have recently suggested that the lack of evidence from this period may only demonstrate the lack of excavations on Chios and the northern Aegean.
During his time at Southampton he directed excavations at Quanterness in Orkney and Phylakopi on the island of Milos, Greece.
Assisted by Dr. Duncan Mackenzie, who had already distinguished himself by his excavations on the island of Melos, and Mr. Fyfe, an architect from the British School at Athens, Evans employed a large staff of local labourers as excavators, and began work in 1900.
Remains of the bread were found in archeological excavations of nuraghi ( traditional Sardinian stone buildings ) and it was therefore already eaten on the island prior to 1000 BC.
It this time, according to the archeological excavations, the first Slavic settlement was founded on the Ostrówek-the northern part of the Pasieka island in the middle of the Odra river.
In August and September 1926, members of the Italian School of Archaeology conducted trial excavations on the island of Lemnos.
In August and September 1926, members of the Italian School of Archaeology at Athens conducted trial excavations on the island.
There have been several archaeological excavations on the island during the past few years.
The German archaeologist Wilhelm Dörpfeld, having performed excavations at various locations of Lefkada, was able to obtain funding to do work on the island by suggesting that Lefkada was Homer's Ithaca, and the palace of Odysseus was located west of Nidri on the south coast of Lefkada.
Archaeological excavations and written evidence indicate that at the time of Alfred the island was linked by a causeway to East Lyng, with either end protected by a semi-circular stockade and ditch.
However, excavations held in Akrotiri on the Greek island of Santorini by professor Christos G. Doumas, unearthed stone sets of barbecue for skewers ( Greek: κρατευταί-krateutai ) used before the 17th century BCE.
The island in the moat is called the Octagon, and excavations on it have uncovered a garderobe ( toilet ), suggesting that there may have been a guard on the island, although it is unclear to what extent it was fortified.
Born in Paris, of Breton descent, after studying at the École Normale Supérieure he was sent to the French School at Athens in 1853, he directed some excavations in Chios, and wrote an historical account of the island.
Archaeological evidence indicates the island of Öland was settled about 8000 BC, with excavations dating from the Paleolithic era showing the presence of hunter-gatherers.
Modern excavations have shown that human presence on the island can be dated to the Neolithic and the Bronze Age.
Some archeological excavations on the cape of Arkona on Rügen island have uncovered vestiges of a great temple and a city, identified with those described by Saxo.
Before the start of extensive archaeological excavations in 1978, it was traditionally believed that the present island once encompassed three islets:
The excavations, however, convincingly showed that during the early Middle Ages this island in fact consisted of two smaller islets, of which we know absolutely nothing.
Ongoing excavations by the German Archaeological Institute at the town have uncovered many findings, on display in the Aswan Museum located on the island, including a mummified ram of Khnum.
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The characters in this book in particular are also based on archaeologists Christie knew from her personal experiences on excavations sites.
Beginning with the earliest explorations and excavations, researchers wrote that the Ancient Puebloans are ancestors of contemporary Pueblo peoples.
Further archaeological objects found during the excavations are conserved at the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia, as well as at the Limassol District Archaeological Museum.
The white parallel vertical streaks are remnants of drill holes made during excavations in mid-1990s.
However, despite earlier concepts of a strict Early Historic evolution, Irish excavations are increasingly uncovering examples which date to the ' missing ' Iron Age in Ireland.
There are numerous prehistoric sites in the vicinity including Nether Largie North cairn, which was entirely removed and rebuilt during excavations in 1930.
There are also several man-made fresh-water ponds resulting from excavations made during construction of the airfield and road on the western half of the atoll rim.
Normally, excavations are made around the building and the building is separated from the foundations.
Archaeological collections arising from excavations and other research by faculty, staff and students are also housed in the museum.
Salukis are considered to be one of the oldest dog breeds in existence, with excavations of Sumerian Empire sites between 7000-6000 BC showing carvings and seals that look similar to the modern breed.
Some of the " mountains " of broken pottery are debris that has been removed from excavations.
In 1994, two more halls were added to the museum, where new discoveries from the excavations of the ancient city and the Garitsa cemetery are exhibited.
Beginning with the earliest explorations and excavations, researchers have believed that the Ancient Puebloans are ancestors of the modern Pueblo peoples.
Currently, excavations at ancient fortresses of Kerch are scientists from Russia, Ukraine, Poland.
Located in the Place Saint-Laurent, the collections come from the archaeological excavations done on the site and are dated throughout the 3rd century AD.
Several sites are situated within the border zone, making access for excavations problematic.
Recent excavations and surveys in progress are conducted by American, Belgian, Danish, Dutch, French, German and Italian teams of archaeologists, with international participants, in cooperation with the Syrian Department of Antiquities.
Some of Mulberry Row has been designated as archeological sites, where excavations and analysis are revealing much about slave life at the plantation.
Today plaster casts of actual victims found during excavations are on display in some of the ruins.
Around 1100, a tomb for him was made in Enger ; recent excavations have found that the contents of the tomb are indeed early medieval, but it is impossible to decide whether the body is Widukind's.
Archaeological excavations in 1937 and 1979 unearthed what are believed to be the building's foundations.
Most excavations are eventually published in professional journals although this process can take years.
Finds from the excavations are preserved at the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro.
Muslims allege that the Israelis are deliberately damaging the remains of Islamic-era buildings found in their excavations.
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