CLASSIFICATION OF CIVILIZATIONS
Civilizations has been archived/summarized (within this thread), in alphabetical order (see "summary of civilizations below). Threads about the same civiliization, archived in time order.. upper the newest, lower the oldest
LEGENDA ABOUT THREADS TYPOS
[Discov] = a thread talking/showing about a discovery
[Restor] = a thread talking about monuments or artifacts etc, in phase of restoration or maintainance
[Pillage] = a thread talking about vandalism or looting, made against a monument or an artifact
[Science] = a thread talking about scientific processes or progresses, in better preserving artifacts or in anti-looter point of view or genetical/scientifical reaserch on ancient dna etc..
[Debate] = a thread in which people debates on something, certain or not certain, related to archaeology
[Special] = a thread making a detailed special/article, on something specific related to Archaeology
[Exhibit] = a thread talking about a specific exposition or a museum in general
A thread without a tag, hasnt been classified yet
SUMMARY OF CIVILIZATIONS
ACHAEMENID PERSIA
ARYIANS
[Discov] Arkaim - July 21, 2009
[Discov] Clay tablet reveals Assyrian leader desperate plea - Aug 07, 2009
AZTECS
[Science] Sun Pyramid was the Axis Mundi for Teotihuacan Culture - July 27, 2009
[Discov] Untouched Tomb of Aztec King on Verge of Discovery? - July 14, 2009
BOSNIANS
BYZANTINES
[Discov] Unique Byzantine seal found - Aug 22, 2009
[Discov] Syria: 5th century skeleton found in Byzantine cathedral - Aug 16, 2009
[Discov] Diving into the secrets of Hagia Sophia - Aug 15, 2009
[Discov] Unearthed the treasure of Basil II - Aug 05, 2009
[Discov] Byzantine Black Sea fortress rediscovered - Aug 05, 2009
[Discov] Byzantine mosaics found in Haghia Sophia's dome - July 25, 2009
CARTHAGINIANS
[Discov] 30 Phoenicians tombs found in Sardinia (Berlusconi's villa) - July 25, 2009
[Special] The riddle of the protective crescent, in Punic votive art - July 23, 2009
CHINA DYNASTIES
[Discov] Terracotta army 'may have belonged to empress' - Aug 12, 2009
[Discov] South Han Palace discovered in Guangzhou - July 17, 2009
[Discov] China finds new terracotta warriors (pics and a video inside) - July 17, 2009
[Discov] Qi Dinasty Royal tomb + frescoes unearthed - July 08, 2009
DACIANS
EARLY NORTH AMERICANS/AMERICAN DISCOVERY
[Discov] The grave of Charles Dickinson found - Aug 12, 2009
[Science] The controversial Vinland Map - July 20, 2009
[Discov] A sophisticated American Indian encampment, Ohio - July 15, 2009
[Discov] Underwater exploration seeks evidence of early Americans - July 15, 2009
EGYPTOLOGY
[Discov] New discovery links ancient Egypt and Jordan valley site - Sept 02, 2009
[Discov] Cave Complex allegedly found under Giza pyramids - Aug 17, 2009
[Science] Artful Science: Peering into Ancient Pigments - Aug 12, 2009
[Discov] Ancient Egyptian bust, a spitting image of Michael Jackson! - Aug 05, 2009
[Exhibit] The rising sun in Egyptology - Aug 02, 2009
[Restor] Egyptian experts to conserve mummy in Hyderabad museum - Aug 02, 2009
[Science] Nuclear energy helps unlock secrets buried with mummies - July 31, 2009
[Special] Alexandria - Looking for the queen - July 27, 2009
[Exhibit] The Egyptian Grand Museum of El Giza, will open in 2013 AD - July 20, 2009
[Discov] Buried City in Oasis Lends View of Ancient Egypt - July 19, 2009
[Discov] Ancient Fortress City Unearthed in Egypt - July 15, 2009
[Exhibit]Tutankhamun exhibition in Indianapolis and Atlanta [pics included] - July 10, 2009
[Special] The Teachings of Ptah-Hotep, 2450 BC - June 29, 2009
ETRUSCANS
[Exhibit] Italy seeks ancient loot from Symes Trustees [pics of items inside] - July 29, 2009
[Discov] Etruscan 2,000-year-old cream found intact - July 13, 2009
[Science] no Etruscan link to modern Tuscans - July 06, 2009
GREEK/HELLENIC ERA
[Special] Akrotiri: the "Minoan Pompeii" - Sept 06, 2009
[Discov] Burial at the ancient Macedonian capital of Aigai - Sept 06, 2009
[Exhibit] Bulgaria Recreates Orpheus’s Lyre - Sept 02, 2009
[Discov] Colossal statue of Apollo from Hierapolis found (4 metres high) - Aug 28, 2009
[Discov] Unprecedented Alexander the Great gemstone - Aug 27, 2009
[Discov] Fragments of very large pithoi found in Geronissos - Aug 17, 2009
[Science] Crusty Greek Statue May Aid 'Biofouling' Fight - Aug 14, 2009
[Exhibit] Scene cut from Athens museum film after protests (about Christian vandalism on Parthenon) - Aug 01, 2009
[Debate] Antikythera device may be older than previously thought - July 29, 2009
[Discov] Ancient Greek colony of Scylletium, found underwater in Calabria - July 25, 2009
[Discov] Ancient tombs with gold mask found in Macedonia - July 19, 2009
[Pillage] Tomb raiders try to plunder ancient Apollonia' site - July 17, 2009
[Debate] The Euphronios vase back to Italy! (pics inside) - July 16, 2009
[Discov] Jewelry of the Parion Princess unearthed in Anatolia - July 13, 2009
[Discov]Ancient Greek city of Laedicea, amphitheatre found - July 13, 2009
[Discov] Evidence found on Parthenon marbles coloring - July 06, 2009
HEBREWS
[Discov] Second Jerusalem temple pilgrimage route uncovered - Sept 16, 2009
[Discov] Ancient synagogue found in Israel - Sept 13, 2009
[Discov] Bible-era mystery vessel found -- code stumps experts - Sept 10, 2009
[Discov] Passage Found, May Have Been Used by Abraham - Sept 08, 2009
[Discov] Israeli archaeologists find ancient fortification - Sept 05, 2009
[Discov] Remains from Period of King Hezekiah found - Aug 10, 2009
[Discov] Unique Jerusalem 2nd temple inscription. Nobody knows what it means - Aug 02, 2009
[Discov] Rare ritual vessel from Jesus era found in Jerusalem - July 31, 2009
INCAS
[Discov] Pre-Incan woman sacrificed 2000 years ago - Sept 11, 2009
[Discov] Pre Inca citadel found in Zaña river's upper basin - Sept 10, 2009
[Science] Global warming played a role in Incas' rise, report says - July 31, 2009
[Discov] Inca road still links latin american countries - July 25, 2009
[Discov] Pre-Incan mummy in center of Lima - July 23, 2009
[Discov] Unknown Inca Road leading to Machu Pichu Discovered - June 28, 2009
INDIAN DYNASTIES (INDIA)
[Science] Decoding the Ancient Script of the Indus Valley - Sept 13, 2009[Discov] Trade hub of Muziris has been unearthed - Aug 03, 2009
[Discov] Ancient stone sculpture of Goddess discovered in Kashmir - Aug 02, 2009
INDIOS
[Debate] Indios in Europe - german scientists claim that - June 28, 2009
ISLAMIC ERA
[Pillage] Inundation of the upper Gotvand Dam destroys pre-Islamic Iranian sites - Aug 17, 2009
[Discov] Russians unearth 1000-years mosque in Tatarstan's Kazan - Aug 11, 2009
[Discov] 1,400-year-old ancient city found in Osmaniye (Turkey) - July 31, 2009
[Discov] 8th century Islamic vase found in Japan - July 08, 2009
KOREAN DYNASTIES
MALTA
[Discov] Ancient plantations dated 600BC unearthed in Malta - Aug 08, 2009
[Discov] Maltese dock made from ancient ruins of Mausoleum of Halicarnassus? - July 27, 2009
MAYANS
[Science] Researchers to explore sacred Maya pools of Belize - Sept 15, 2009
[Discov] Guatemala Mayan city may have ended in pyramid battle - Sept 06, 2009
[Discov] Royal Maya tomb emerges from the tunnels in Jaguar Mountain [PICS INSIDE] - Aug 20, 2009
[Exhibit] Virtual tour to Maya site of Palenque [flash player needed] - Aug 04, 2009
[Science] Ancient Maya practiced forest conservation 3,000 years ago - July 23, 2009
[Discov] Mayans' sacrifices were boys - July 17, 2009
[Special] Maya portals to underworld [pics, videos, audios] - July 09, 2009
MEDIEVAL BULGARIA
[Discov] Excavation of Fortress Krakra starts (Bulgaria) - Aug 03, 2009
[Discov] Archeology works in Veliko Turnovo discover a princess - Aug 03, 2009
MEDIEVAL DUTCH/POST M.ERA
[Discov] Dutch fluyt discovered near Stockholm. - Aug 14, 2009
MEDIEVAL ENGLAND/POST M.ERA
[Discov] Shakespeare: Tomb search could end riddle of true identity - Aug 10, 2009
[Discov] Ship's weapon dug up from garden - Aug 04, 2009
[Special] Henry II, the Dover Castle and the Becket Cult' - Aug 01, 2009
MEDIEVAL GERMANY
MONGOLS
[Discov] Austrian has Indiana Jones moment in Mongolia - Aug 03, 2009
[Discov] Kublai Khan’s Xanadu unearthed in China - July 06, 2009
OTTOMAN ERA
[Discov] Anciet Ottoman Acqueduct Revealed in Jerusalem - June 17, 2009
PARTHO-SASANIANS
[Discov] Partho-Sasanian architectural remains in Ultan Fortress - Aug 16, 2009
[Discov] Sasanian layer in the harbor of Siraf found - July 27, 2009
[Discov] Parthian tower discovered in Ardebil - July 26, 2009
[Pillage] Lost Partho-Sasanian city of Azem, has been destroyed - July 25, 2009
[Pillage] Large Parthian site, seriously damaged & partly destroyed - July 16, 2009
PONTUS
PREHISTORY
[Discov] Cave painters’ giveaway handprints at Pech-Merle - Sept 16, 2009
[Discov] Giant stone-age axes found in African lake basin - Sept 12, 2009
[Discov] Stone man joins carved animals in neolithic farmyard - Sept 11, 2009
[Discov] 'Neolithic cathedral built to amaze’ unearthed in Orkney dig - Aug 16, 2009
[Discov] 4,000-year-old timber circle found in Tyrone
- Aug 16, 2009
[Discov] 72000 yeas old tools - Aug 16, 2009
[Discov] Spectacular 4000 yr old gold-banded dagger, found in Scotland - Aug 12, 2009
[Discov] Pre-Stonehenge House Reveals Domestic Life - Aug 12, 2009
[Discov] 6,000-year-old building, London - Aug 12, 2009
[Discov] Unique Bronze Age burial uncovered, Scotland - Aug 11, 2009
[Discov] Discovery of log boat shows how sea levels rose in past - Aug 10, 2009
[Science] Devon, 9000 BC. Cannibalism theory over bone find - Aug 07, 2009
[Discov] World's oldest map's 14.000 years old - Aug 07, 2009
[Special] Standing stones from humanity’ oldest temple [pics and video inside] - Aug 05, 2009
[Science] Genetic study of dogs suggests, they were first domesticated in Africa not in Asia - Aug 05, 2009
[Restor] Skara Brae being protected from Sea - Aug 03, 2009
[Science] Fossils in Spain are treasure-trove for scientists [pics inside] - Aug 03, 2009
[Discov] Ancient river found beneath the Channel, England [Pics inside] - Aug 01, 2009
[Science] Prehistoric case hints at interspecies homicide - July 22, 2009
[Discov] 12000 y-o hexagonal diamonds found in California - July 22, 2009
[Science] Primate archaeology sheds light on Human origins - July 17, 2009
[Discov] Iron age site beneath Roman Calleva Atrebatum, England [pics and video inside] - July 16, 2009
PUREPECHANS
RAPA NUIANS
ROMAN CHURCH/VATICAN
[Special] Biblical archaeology - Sept 16, 2009
[Exhibit] World's oldest surviving Bible goes online - July 31, 2009
[Discov]The oldest image of St Paul Apostle found! - June 29, 2009
ROMAN ERA
[Discov] Discovery of Roman town fourth century skeleton puzzles archaeologists - Sept 16, 2009
[Discov] Largest-ever Roman collection of coins about Judaic wars era found - Sept 10, 2009
[Science] Epigraphic monuments cast light on Perperikon secrets - Sept 06, 2009
[Discov] Large Roman statue of Augustus uncovered [pics inside] - Aug 26, 2009
[Discov] Bath house found in Roman villa dig - Aug 17, 2009
[Discov] Hadrian's Wall was originally built of wood - Aug 16, 2009
[Discov] Stone tablet: Emperor Septimius Severus, exorbitant taxes in Rhodiapolis - Aug 12, 2009
[Exhibit] Germany will to remember Teutoburg battle - Aug 10, 2009
[Exhibit] Imperial villa of Pompeii virtual project [Flash player required] - Aug 06, 2009
[Discov] Roman Emperor Vespasian's villa found!!! OMFG - Aug 06, 2009
[Discov] Roman town of Altinum (modern Venice) rises again - Aug 01, 2009
[Discov] Secrets of Roman Venta Icenorum (modern Caistor, Norfolk) - Aug 01, 2009
[Special] Via Aurelia: The Roman Empire's lost highway [pics inside] - July 31, 2009
[Discov] Ancient warrior's skeleton found near Rome - July 31, 2009
[Discov] Solid golden ring with Roman gem found in Bulgaria - July 29, 2009
[Discov] Unique Roman hospital excavated in Moravia - July 29, 2009
[Discov] Largest Roman garrison in Syria found - July 26, 2009
[Discov] The oldest known Roman coin in Britain found - July 25, 2009
[Discov] Roman villas of Stabiae's luxury returned to life [pics inside] - July 25, 2009
[Discov] Graveyard of sunken Roman ships found - July 23, 2009
[Discov] Ancient theater masks rediscovered in Pompeii [pics inside] - July 21, 2009
[Discov] Jupiter Dolichenus shrine found near Hadrian's wall fort - July 19, 2009
[Discov]108k Roman coins restored - July 16, 2009
[Exhibit] Pompeii and the Roman villa - exibition in the US - July 16, 2009
[Discov] Turkish dam will flood the site of ancient Hasankeyf (pics included) - July 09, 2009
[Discov] Large Roman mosaic, Tel Aviv - July 02, 2009
[Special] Imperivm - Lives and emotions inside of a Roman Legion - June 30, 2009
[Exhibit] Divus Vespasianus, Rome - June 29, 2009
[Discov] Marble Head of Emperor Titus Found - June 24, 2009
SCOTS
SYRIANS
[Discov] A mass cemetery carved in rocks discovered in Syria - Sept 16, 2009
THRACIANS
[Discov] Thracian temple complex, Bulgaria - July 29, 2009
[Discov] Unique Thracian cave Sanctuary - June 24, 2009
VIKINGS
[Discov] Unique Viking find - Aug 15, 2009
[Discov] Video: one of the skeletons unearthed in Dorset - Aug 12, 2009
[Discov] 51 headless Vikings found in England - July 29, 2009
[Discov] Dorset Ridgeway’s killing field: were victims Vikings or local heroes? - July 19, 2009
WW1
[Discov] British and Australian soldiers buried at Fromelles (found also men's personal effects) - July 17, 2009
ZAPOTECS
[Science] Laboratory to Decipher Zapoteca Writing will be Created - Aug 25, 2009
[Discov] Zapotec men carried human femurs - July 16, 2009