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	Great Excavations - This companion site to a UK Channel 4 documentary series follows author David Romer on a tour through the origins and history of archaeology, especially its approach to ancient civilizations. Rate this
	Reading the Land - Peter Fowler explains in British Archaeology magazine how landscape archaeology evolved over the last 50 years. Rate this
	Learning to Read Rome's Ruins - A Vatican exhibit showing how Renaissance scholars began to identify major sites and buildings of ancient Rome and artists produced reconstructions. Rate this
	BBC History Trail: Archaeology - Join Julian Richards on a guided tour that takes in the origins of archaeology and tracks its progress to the present day. Features, activities and quizzes. Rate this
	A Chronology of North American Archaeology - A time-line of highlights in the development of the discipline in the United States from Minnesota State University Emuseum. Rate this
	History of Archaeology at Chippewa Nature Center - Kyle Bagnall tells the story of how the study of local archaeology began and developed at Chippewa Nature Center, Michigan, USA. Rate this
	Infoplease: History of Archaeology - An outline of the development of the discipline from the online encyclopedia. Rate this
	History of Archaeology - History of archaeology from the early beginning till modern times. Biographies of pioneer archaeologists Jean François Champollion and Arthur Evans. Rate this
	American Archaeology - An outline of the development of the discipline in America from the beginning till nowadays. Five periods are briefly described. Rate this
	History of Archaeology - Provides a definition, a description of new techniques, information about the age of antiquarians, and a look at the three-age system. Rate this

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• The History of Pearls - The exact time when pearls entered the history books is unknown, as they were discovered long before pen was ever put to paper. 300 B.C. is one of the earliest written recordings of pearls. Marco Polo also wrote of pearls in his travels. They were prized ...
• The History of Dogs - The History of dogs
  
  Dogs belong to the Canid family (Canidae).
  
  Dogs first appeared about 40 million years ago, before any other carnivore families like bears or cats.
  
  Carnivores have a pair of teeth similar to blades that are called c...
• The History of Coffee -
  The History of Coffee
  
  Coffee was discovered in Eastern Africa in an area known as Ethiopia. A popular legend tells of a goat herder named Kaldi. One day he noticed his goats acting frisky after eating berries from a bush. Kaldi tried the berri...
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• History of Spain - The History of Spain, and how it all begun. The Iberian Peninsula was first inhabited around 8000,000 BC and has long been subject to foreign influences. The history of Spain starts from 11th centur...
• The History of Bakelite - ...
• The History of Aprons - ...
• The History of Yoga - The history of yoga is long and steeped in tradition. Contrary to what some people may believe, yoga was not developed as the newest way to slim down so they could fit into a smaller pants size.
  
  The history of yoga goes back 5,000 years. It origin...