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World Archaeology - Audio

World Archaeology - Audio

The Open University

How do archaeologists investigate and understand ancient sites and civilisations? Interpreting archaeological evidence accurately and methodically is the key to obtaining a critical perspective on the development of the human race. This album provides an introduction to archaeology and its methodologies for excavation of sites that can be more than 12000 years old. Like piecing together a jigsaw puzzle but without a picture guide, archaeologists can establish how cities and civilisations developed, why humans started farming, and how empires formed and collapsed. This material forms part of The Open University course A251 World archaeology.
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World Archaeology - Audio - Transcript -- The importance of archaeology
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09/03/08 • -1 min

Transcript -- The discipline of archaeology and its methodology.
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World Archaeology - Audio - Transcript -- Pompeii: reconstructing the urban past
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09/03/08 • -1 min

Transcript -- The challenges of studying the cultural development of urban settlements, including Pompeii.
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World Archaeology - Audio - Transcript -- Interpreting the remains of early cities
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09/03/08 • -1 min

Transcript -- Archaeologists discuss early Meso-american and South Asian cities and how they reveal different forms of social organisation.
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World Archaeology - Audio - Transcript -- Understanding empires

Transcript -- Understanding empires

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09/03/08 • -1 min

Transcript -- Archaeologists discuss the formation of empires and how to interpret archaeological evidence left by them.
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World Archaeology - Audio - World Archaeology

World Archaeology

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04/13/10 • 1 min

A short introduction to this album.
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World Archaeology - Audio - The importance of archaeology

The importance of archaeology

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09/03/08 • 6 min

The discipline of archaeology and its methodology.
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World Archaeology - Audio - The origins of agriculture

The origins of agriculture

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09/03/08 • 7 min

Why did humans start farming?
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World Archaeology - Audio - Transcript -- The origins of agriculture
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09/03/08 • -1 min

Transcript -- Why did humans start farming?
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World Archaeology - Audio - Transcript -- The challenge of defining a city
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09/03/08 • -1 min

Transcript -- What evidence do we need to define archaeological remains as a city?
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World Archaeology - Audio - Transcript -- Excavating empires

Transcript -- Excavating empires

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09/03/08 • -1 min

Transcript -- Exploring the development and function of empires, looking at Mayan, Aztec, Roman, and Chinese societies.
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How many episodes does World Archaeology - Audio have?

World Archaeology - Audio currently has 18 episodes available.

What topics does World Archaeology - Audio cover?

The podcast is about Change, Empire, History, Archaeology, Environment, Development, Courses, Study, Podcasts, Improvement, Education and Agriculture.

What is the most popular episode on World Archaeology - Audio?

The episode title 'World Archaeology' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on World Archaeology - Audio?

The average episode length on World Archaeology - Audio is 7 minutes.

When was the first episode of World Archaeology - Audio?

The first episode of World Archaeology - Audio was released on Sep 3, 2008.

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