Noah’s archeology wsc 2024
King Richard III - Answer- A king who died in Battle of Bosworth, part of War of Roses. His remains disappearing(Thrown down river?) after being buried in Greyfriars church and it burning down. Rediscovered in 2012 in a parking lot in Leicester from 2008 initative.
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Noah’s archeology wsc 2024
King Richard III - Answer- A king who died in Battle of Bosworth, part of War of
Roses. His remains disappearing(Thrown down river?) after being buried in
Greyfriars church and it burning down. Rediscovered in 2012 in a parking lot in
Leicester from 2008 initative.
Buddhist Temple in Pakistan - Answer- In 2022 researchers found an 2000 year old
ancient Buddhist temple in Pakistan. The temple's ruins stand around 10 feet tall.
The temple had coins, jewelry, statues, seals, pottery fragments and other ancient
artifacts. The temple is most likely abandoned in an earthquake.
Fastest human in history - Answer- 700 fossilized human footprints dating back
20,000 years were found in Mungo National Park in New South Whales. One man
may have been running as fast as 37 km per hour in the mud.
Discussion question - Answer- do these smaller details about the past affect how we
see the world today?
globe Theatre, 2024 production of Richard III - Answer- Received criticism for
casting a woman with an untwisted spine in the title role.
Discussion question - Answer- to what extent does an actor need to share lived
experiences with the character they are portraying?
Ostia Antika - Answer- One of Rome's ancient port towns, boasting 2000 year old
structures. Despite its historical significance, it often lives the shadow of Pompeii
however some call it a more serene and intriguing destination, easily accessible from
central Rome by train and it's overlooked by tourist possibly due to Rome's other
attractions and Pompeii's fame
What most people seek out in Pompeii - Answer- This link wouldnt work sorry.
Discussion question - Answer- if an OpenAI project destroyed all life on Earth but left
our cities intact, what would a future anthropologist conclude about human
civilization? How much would their conclusions vary depending on what city they
visited?
Reimagining the archaeological method - Answer- Sorry guys the article WSC linked
was removed :(
The Girsu project - Answer- what aspects of your own country's history would benefit
from being re-explored using drones, AI, and other recent advances?
Movies depicting dinosaurs are giant scaly monsters - Answer- Jurassic Park,
Godzilla, and The Land Before Time
, Stop!!! - Answer- Go drink water! if you're super tired, go to sleep! Don't stress abt
the scholars challenge you got this! just realized this affects the matching game.
Welp
Jurassic Park T-Rexs - Answer- recent research has suggested they didn't look like
scaly giant lizards at all; it appears they were less Komodo dragon and more Qatari
falcon. If so, the T. rex in Jurassic Park should have been a thing with animatronic
feathers.
Many of these dinosaur skeletons are covered in feathers, including two
tyrannosaurs - close cousins of the T. rex-called Yutyrannus and Dilong.
Paleoart - Answer- is any original artistic work that attempts to depict prehistoric life
according to the scientific evidence.
Rosetta Stone - Answer- a huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, Greek, and
a later form of Egyptian that allowed historians to understand Egyptian writing.
Taposiris Magna Stele - Answer- Dubbed "another Rosetta Stone," the Taposiris
Magna Stele was discovered by archaeologists in the town of Taposiris Magna near
Alexandria. Dated two years earlier than the Rosetta Stone, the limestone decree
tells how Ptolemy V gave part of Nubia to the Egyptian goddess Isis. Unlike the
Rosetta Stone, however, only Egyptian hieroglyphs and Demotic script survive on
this sample. (Source: discover magazine)
Borobudur - Answer- The largest Buddhist monument ever built, Borobudur is a
mountainous ten-level monument with an elaborate carving program, probably built
in the ninth century C.E. by the Sailendras rulers of central Java; it is an outstanding
example of cultural exchange and syncretism.
Petra - Answer- Archaeological site in Jordan with tombs and temples carved into
pink sandstone cliffs giving it the nickname the 'Rose City'. Capital of the Nabetean
Kingdom dating to around 300 B.C
Sutton Hoo - Answer- of two Anglo-Saxon cemeteries of the 6th century and early
7th century, one of which contained an undisturbed ship burial including a wealth of
artifacts of outstanding art-historical and archaeological significance.
Aztec calendar stone - Answer- An example of the Aztec's advances in astronomy. It
contained pictographs which showed days, months, and astronomical constellations.
It also depicted the creation narrative of the four ages that were created and
destroyed by the Aztec gods, before the fifth sun under which the Aztecs lived.
Ocomtún - Answer- the archeologist, Ivan Šprajc, and his team located the remains
of an ancient, abandoned Maya city home to numerous pyramid-shaped structures
rising more than 15m nestled deep within Mexico's Balamkú Ecological Conservation
Zone. He named the site Ocomtún ("stone column" in Yucatec Mayan) after the
many cylindrical columns also scattered throughout the settlement. Pottery examined
from the site indicates it was likely inhabited between 600 and 800 CE.
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