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Archaeology or archeology[a] is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes.

Archaeology has various goals, which range from understanding culture history to reconstructing past lifeways to documenting and explaining changes in human societies through time.

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Archaeologists Uncovered an Unparalleled Segment of an Ancient City’s ‘First Wall’ (www.popularmechanics.com)
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Tucked under one of the most historic complexes in all of Jerusalem, archaeologists discovered the largest section yet of the city’s “First Wall,” dating to the time of the Hasmoneans (or Maccabees).

“The newly uncovered section, known in ancient historical sources as the ‘First Wall,’ is particularly impressive in both its size and its degree of preservation,” Amit Re’im and Marion Zindel, excavation directors for the Israel Antiquities Authority, wrote in a statement. “The wall is meticulously built of large, heavy stones, with a chiseled boss typical of this period.”

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