Archaeological site

Monte Albán, a Zapotec site in Oaxaca, Mexico. It is a World Heritage Site.

An archaeological site is a place where physical remains of the past survive. The archaeologists working there will carefully record what they find. They may also change the site so that what has been found can be preserved better.

The site will have trenches so that people can excavate better. To start the excavation, the topsoil will be removed. Special tools like pickaxes and mattocks are used to break up and remove very hard compacted soil. Shovels and spades are used to clear away bulk debris. Other hand tools used in bulk cleanup work are hoes, rakes, forks, and the wheelbarrow to cart it away.

Famous sites

There are several famous prehistoric archaeological sites. One is Olduvai Gorge, where Homo habilis lived around 1.9 million years ago.^[1] Another is Stonehenge, a monument built in the Neolithic era that is around 5,000 years old.^[2]^[3]

Other famous archaeological sites around the world include:^[2]

Archaeological Site Media

An archaeological site with human presence dating from 4th century BCE, Fillipovka, South Urals, Russia. This site has been interpreted as a Sarmatian Kurgan.
Dion archaeological site in Greece
Archaeological site of Cyrene, Libya
Archaeological site of Sabratha, Libya
Pleuron, Aetolia archaeological site in Greece
Leptis Magna archaeological site, Libya
Sarmizegetusa Regia, archaeological site in Romania
A Maya site in Uxmal, Mexico (6th to 10th centuries CE)
Pancha Rathas at Mahabalipuram, an archaeological site in Tamil Nadu, India (7th to 8th centuries CE)
Terracotta Army, part of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang in Shaanxi, China (246-208 BCE)