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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.

The discipline involves surveying, excavation, and eventually analysis of data collected, to learn more about the past. In broad scope, archaeology relies on cross-disciplinary research. Read more...

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[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

a nearly 400-foot-long linear structure off the coast of France [...] it measures roughly 66 feet wide at the base and stands roughly 7 feet tall

Sounds more like a jetty or causeway than a wall.

[–] riverSpirit@thelemmy.club 5 points 1 week ago

I don’t think they airplanes that long ago.

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I’m a bit disappointed all we have is one bad picture.

[–] egrets@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The article has linked to the paper, which has 21 photos and a bunch of maps and diagrams.

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Awesome! I missed that, thank you :)

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