#historic archaeology

Study reconsiders name of Peru’s Machu Picchu

“According to Bauer, the most definitive connections to the original name of the Inca city are preserved within accounts written by Spaniards relatively soon after the region came under their control in the late 16th century.

"We end with a stunning, late 16th-century account when the indigenous people of the region were considering returning to reoccupy the site which they called Huayna Picchu,” he said.“

First Baptist Church descendants opt to open 3 graves to find out more about those buried

“With the descendants’ approval, the foundation hopes to further understand the race, age and gender of those buried. The foundation’s archaeology team has found 33 human burials on the grounds, said Jack Gary, the foundation’s director of archaeology.”

Capturing the heritage of the International Space Station before it crashes into the ocean

“"This might be the beginning of different kinds of archaeology that we could see in the future,” Gorman said.“