Archaeology is a science that has as its goal the reconstruction of culture history before there was a written record. In the United States, archaeology is taught in universities in the Anthropology Department along with its related fields of Physical Anthropology, Linguistics, and Ethnology. Today a qualified archaeologist normally has a doctorate most often based on experience in the field, for there is no substitute for the shovel, paintbrush, trowel, and tweezers. <Tab/&…showed first 75 words of 412 total…

…showed last 75 words of 412 total…looting continue unabated as huge monuments are broken and carted away and murals are wrenched from walls to find their way to the ever-present marketplace, thus leaving an irreplaceable void in the history of a site. But the future is bright with conferences swelling with participants and the increasing pride of the public in its heritage. With new discoveries in the field of technology for exploration and dating, archaeology is a growing and expanding science.