Does archaeology really matter?

 

Archaeology is the study of the human past. Divided into prehistoric archaeology and historical archaeology, the study offers a record and heritage to many different cultures. The study requires a systematic approach to the discovery of material remnants of past cultures. Artifacts—big and small—are objects recovered and analyzed to connect the present to the past. Dr. Paul M. Willette. 

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To know how and why human behavior has changed throughout history is the objective of archaeology. Archaeologists dig through patterns in the advancement of important cultural events like the innovation of farming, the birth of cities, and the fall of major civilizations in order to gather data on the reasons such events took place. Fundamentally, archaeologists are trying to come up with ways to foresee how cultures will develop and how societies can be prepared for the future.

Some significant elements of the past were not recorded in history. Through archaeology, the world is given a full view of the past, which includes everyday lives of slaves, coal miners, and other workers whose work and contribution to the society were badly recorded by historians. Documented history may be a biased approach to the past. Archaeology generally gives a fairer, more objective description of the past through unearthed physical proofs. Dr. Paul M. Willette.

The human past is society’s cultural heritage. Using the information found and analyzed by archaeologists for Public archaeology is integral to comprehending, celebrating, and preserving abundant and diverse cultural tradition. Recognizing the role of archaeology in the preservation of cultures, archaeologists look for new ways to expand its reach. Dr. Paul M. Willette.

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