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Introduction to battlefield archaeology 6 Articles

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    by Gina Gallacher

    An Introduction to Battlefield Archaeology The Archaeology of Battles, a more apt name for this discipline of Archaeology, has only recently been recognized as an aspect of substantiating military history. When one thi...read more

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    by Jane Allyson

    Battlefield archeology is a fairly new discipline and focuses on finding the location of an ancient battlefield which can often be extremely difficult. As there were no permanent structures until the introduction of tre...read more

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    by Danielle Friedl

    Battlefield archaeology is an important tool in discovering how past battles were fought and won. While historical documents are handed down by man and contain the possibility of human manipulation, physical evidence is u...read more

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    by Isismaxx

    The goal of archaeology is to recreate the past from what those that lived it left behind. History, it is said, is written by the victors and nowhere is this more true then in the recorded accounts of battles. Archaeologi...read more

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    by Brandon Murphy

    The subfield of archaeology called "battlefield archaeology" includes the research of military conflict sites for valuable artifacts and clues as to how the battle played out or even in some cases where the battlefield was...read more

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    by Marquis Canaday

    Battlefield archaeology is a discipline of archaeology of ancient or historical conflicts of mankind. The events themselves are the focus point rather than the field on which it took place in history. The term "the archaeo...read more

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