Archaeology
The excavation and study of remains from the past
What is ARCHAEOLOGY?
Discovered in peat bogs and best preserved from Iron Age and Roman periods
What are BOG BODIES?
Archaeologist who sank trenches into Hissarlik and believed it could be Troy
Who is FRANK CALVERT?
Instructions give to the deceased to pass through to the afterlife
What is the BOOK OF THE DEAD?
What is STYX?
The two types of archaeological excavation
What is REPATRIATION?
What is TROY VIIa?
Anubis, Horus, Thoth, Osiris
What are the MAIN GODS OF DEATH?
Drachma
What is COIN THAT GETS YOU IN THE UNDERWORLD?
Stratigraphic, typology, three-age, radiocarbon, dendrochronology, DNA analysis, thermoluminescence
What are types of DATING?
Individuals who had 3D replicas made of their bodies for public viewing
What are OTZI and TUTANKHAMUN?
The Iliad supports Troy's location for these reasons
What are ARCHITECTURE DESCRIPTIONS, GREEK ARTEFACTS and CITY LOCATION?
The symbol of mortal existence and the afterlife
What is ANKH
Procession name: it must avoid main roads, women walk behind, no priests
What is EKPHORA?
Health status, gender, hereditary illnesses, age, lifestyle
What is DNA ANALYSIS for?
The issues regarding study of human remains
To learn about past cultures, health status, human lives - Lack of consent from the individual, indigenous claims, ethics & morals
Four key figures in the Trojan War
Who are ACHILLES, HECTOR, AJAX, PATROCLUS, MENELAUS, PARIS, AGAMEMNON, ODYSSEUS, PRIAM?
Ceremony that ensured the deceased could eat, talk, breathe in the afterlife
What is OPENING OF THE MOUTH?
The intermediary section of the Greek underworld: grey, blank, not bad not good
What is FIELDS OF ASPHODEL
Angkor Wat, Pompeii, Machu Picchu, Skara Brae, Terracotta Army, Chichen Itza, Valley of the Kings
What are FAMOUS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES?
Food remains, manual labour, tattoos, ritual sacrifice, cause of death, age, cultural location
What can be LEARNED from BOG BODIES?
Reasons for historical attacks on Troy
What are TRADE CONFLICTS, POWER STRUGGLES, GREEK INTERESTS, NAVAL POWER, IDEAL LOCATION?
Oldest pyramid in Egypt
What is PYRAMID OF DJOSER?
Greek god of Death
What is THANATOS?