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The Relationship between History and Archaeology

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Archaeology studies ancient human physical and cultural objects that archaeologists have retrieved from the soil via excavations. It concerns the artifacts created by earlier civilizations and the…

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Civil War Reenactments as Living History

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Civil War Reenactments as Living History

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In addition to overseeing the Smoky Mountain Relic Room in Sevierville, Tennessee, Chase Pipes’ career involves Chasing History, a show featuring a range of topics in American archaeology. As a hobby, Chase Pipes is a historical reenactor who depicts life on the frontier during the Revolutionary War, which took place in the 18th century.

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In addition to overseeing the Smoky Mountain Relic Room in Sevierville, Tennessee, Chase Pipes' career involves Chasing History, a show featuring a range of topics in American archaeology. As a hobby, Chase Pipes is a historical reenactor who depicts life on the frontier during the Revolutionary War, which took place in the 18th century.

Historical reenactments can be an important educational tool. However, in recent times, the value of Civil War reenactments, specifically, has been questioned. Whether these events depict particular battles of the Civil War or events like slave auctions, reenactments may fail to adequately contextualize problematic aspects of American history.

Those opposed to these events say reenacting parts of history that are painful for a significant segment of the population demonstrates a lack of cultural sensitivity. They argue these events should be discontinued. Proponents argue that Civil War reenactments provide details that cannot be adequately conveyed via textbooks, offering young people hands-on experience of historical events, culture, and attitudes.

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Civil War Reenactments as Living History

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In addition to overseeing the Smoky Mountain Relic Room in Sevierville, Tennessee, Chase Pipes' career involves Chasing History, a show featuring a range of topics in American archaeology. As a hobby, Chase Pipes is a historical reenactor who depicts life on the frontier during the Revolutionary War, which took place in the 18th century.

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The Extinction of Mammoths as a Result of Climate Change and Genetics

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The Extinction of Mammoths as a Result of Climate Change and Genetics

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Woolly mammoths walked the earth for millions of years till most of them died 10,000 years ago. They first emerged in Siberia and spread over North America and Eurasia. These hairy elephant relatives have fascinated us since they were first discovered. They completely vanished 4,000 years ago as a result of a warmer planet and extensive human hunting. Humans used their carcasses to construct shelters and fashion tools and musical instruments from their gigantic tusks.

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Woolly mammoths walked the earth for millions of years till most of them died 10,000 years ago. They first emerged in Siberia and spread over North America and Eurasia. These hairy elephant relatives have fascinated us since they were first discovered. They completely vanished 4,000 years ago as a result of a warmer planet and extensive human hunting. Humans used their carcasses to construct shelters and fashion tools and musical instruments from their gigantic tusks.

However, it wasn't the humans that caused these hairy elephant cousins to disappear entirely. After a team of geneticists from St, John's College at the University of Cambridge in England analyzed historical environmental DNA from the Arctic, they established that melting icebergs caused the giants to go extinct. The earth became too moist for them to thrive because the food they required was no longer available.

But isolated populations on St. Paul Island and Wrangel Island persisted for generations after most had died out. When scientists compared the DNA of the Wrangel Island mammoths with Asian elephants and older mammoths, they discovered a group of genetic alterations. The researchers found issues with the genes needed for smell, brain development, and sperm production. These mutations threatened the mammoth species by weakening their ability to smell flowers, a vital element of their diet.

After the last Ice Age, the Pleistocene, which concluded some 11,000 years ago, mammoth populations diminished. But the Wrangel and St. Paul Island discoveries revealed that they lasted past the Ice Age in various parts of the Arctic. Their lived into the Holocene Period, our current era.

Woolly mammoths coexisted with humans for 2,000 years, sharing the era of the Pyramids. Therefore, the extinction of the mammoths is the most recent large-scale natural extinction event.

For a long time, many scientists believed that humans were to blame for the extinction of the creatures. The reasoning was that they had existed for so long and thrived until they coexisted with humans, and then they died out. It was erroneously believed that we hunted them to extinction. This research has proven that there were many other factors, not just climate change, that caused their end. After the Ice Age, the planet changed too quickly for mammoths to adapt. Forests and wetlands replaced the mammoth's preferred grasslands. But the woolly mammoths were good at surviving in the cold, and they flourished by eating grass, flowers, and other plants. They would use their tusks to sweep the snow away and use their trunks to pull up the roots of sturdy grasses. According to fossil discoveries, mammoths existed on every continent except South America and Australia.

If anything, the lesson from the mammoths demonstrates the severity of drastic climate change. There are many modern animals on the verge of extinction, like mountain gorillas, pandas, and Indian elephants. Understanding the mammoths' demise can put us in a better place to stop the loss of another species. From the mammoth story, biologists and zoologists have learned that when population levels fall under a certain threshold, genetic damage may become irreversible. While genetic testing might be a technique to ensure a species' genetic variety is sufficient for its survival, stopping the numbers from dropping to non-recoverable levels is simply a better choice.

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The Extinction of Mammoths as a Result of Climate Change and Genetics

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Woolly mammoths walked the earth for millions of years till most of them died 10,000 years ago. They first emerged in Siberia and spread over North America and Eurasia. These hairy elephant relatives have fascinated us since they were first discovered. They completely vanished 4,000 years ago as a result of a warmer planet and...

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The Methods and Importance of Artifacts Preservation

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The Methods and Importance of Artifacts Preservation

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Artifacts are becoming a more significant part of museums, civic authorities, and everyone involved with works of art. Artifacts are kept for various reasons and are of considerable importance to society. To preserve the artifacts after being unearthed, they must be prepared for storage.

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Artifacts are becoming a more significant part of museums, civic authorities, and everyone involved with works of art. Artifacts are kept for various reasons and are of considerable importance to society. To preserve the artifacts after being unearthed, they must be prepared for storage. The visual attractiveness of works of art is diminished by the effects of aging or accidental damage. Because works of art are primarily objects of aesthetic enjoyment, it is essential to restore their initial aesthetic appeal, lost due to the consequences as mentioned above.

Artifacts must be preserved to avoid additional deterioration. Light and temperature are some of the factors to be considered when preserving artifacts. Photographs and other natural things are frequently stored in museum storage cabinets because these historical treasures are light-sensitive. Sealed cabinets are a common storage capacity used to preserve artifacts. Furthermore, it supports historians' efforts to preserve artifacts so that future generations will have more accurate evidence of our history.

Another importance of keeping artifacts is that they aid our understanding of history. Examining artifacts provide us with adequate knowledge of historical events. Various institutions use these artifacts to prove numerous hypotheses provided by historians who seek to understand the history of our civilization. Artifacts from our past also allow us to pay tribute to those who played significant roles in molding our history.

Artifact preservation allows for restoration. There are occasions when restoring an object to its former grandeur might help keep deterioration to a minimum. We can restore the item to its original state by looking back to see how it looked when it was created. Replacing some paint or applying a preservation chemical to an object's surface is often far more effective than simply retaining it in its current state.

Findings that link two different cultures have a significant impact on enhancing tolerance for others. They inspire us to give to others and help us feel more connected as a community. At some point in history, every culture has been influenced by others, creating a rich cultural heritage that impacts all of our lives. Artifact preservation draws people together.

Long-term artifact preservation and storage are also necessary to ensure that artifacts remain a tactile, visible part of history for years to come. Artifacts are usually transferred to a university or other research facility for this purpose. Preservation is a time-consuming procedure, but when done properly, artifacts ranging from pottery to dinosaur bones to ancient scroll writings can be preserved for future generations.

Looking ahead and taking steps to retain the object in its current state is what preservation entails. Even if there is minor damage to the object, treatment to limit deterioration and protect its current condition may be necessary.

Historic preservation gives a link to the community's and people's roots. Overall, historic preservation improves the quality of life in any location, making it more enjoyable. Most objects are harmed by the passage of time. Artifact preservation is essential for conserving these physical reminders of our past because of the emotional value we place on them.

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The Methods and Importance of Artifacts Preservation

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Artifacts are becoming a more significant part of museums, civic authorities, and everyone involved with works of art. Artifacts are kept for various reasons and are of considerable importance to society. To preserve the artifacts after being unearthed, they must be prepared for storage. The visual attractiveness of works of art is diminished by the...

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The Intersections Between Paleontology, Archaeology, and History

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The Intersections Between Paleontology, Archaeology, and History

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Chase Pipes, artifact and fossil collector, is also the co-owner of Smoky Mountain Relic Room based in Sevierville, Tennessee. Through this venture, Chase Pipes hopes to make history, paleontology, and archaeology more accessible to the public.

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Chase Pipes, artifact and fossil collector, is also the co-owner of Smoky Mountain Relic Room based in Sevierville, Tennessee. Through this venture, Chase Pipes hopes to make history, paleontology, and archaeology more accessible to the public.

The three disciplines no longer belong to the same esoteric group of scholars nor are their importance less relevant in a day and age when technology seems to be moving humanity into an unknown future. Paleontology, archeology, and history are intertwined disciplines that have explained (and in some cases exposed) the human narrative since the beginning of time.

The three are very different disciplines, but when they work in unison, they highlight the beauty of academia. Paleontology focuses primarily on animal fossils-mostly dinosaurs-and also researches the evolution of animal species. Archaeology focuses on human artifacts and fossils. However, the information in these records of ancient animals and human life is chronicled through history because history is the narrative that explains all of these discoveries.

Two major finds illustrate the importance and intersection of all three disciplines. The first relates to a find that happened almost 30 years ago in California. Archaeologists found evidence of humans that existed more than 130,000 years, but a paleontologist was called to the scene because the Department of Transportation policy mandates this expertise at a find this big. The information did not resurface until years ago, but it highlights the existence of humans in the Americas. With additional evidence, archaeologist and paleontologists could support the argument that human existence stretched farther than ever imagined. More importantly, it rewrites the prehistoric narrative.

Probably the most significant find that illustrates the importance of the intersection among the three disciplines is the KT Boundary. Researchers in the last few years have studied the cataclysmic asteroid that destroyed the Earth, poisoning and killing everything, separating the Cretaceous Period from the Tertiary Period, and resulting in the KT Boundary. Studying this area will bring researchers closer to many answers, but more importantly, if the answers are found, they will shed light on human genesis and evolution.

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The Intersections Between Paleontology, Archaeology, and History

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Chase Pipes, artifact and fossil collector, is also the co-owner of Smoky Mountain Relic Room based in Sevierville, Tennessee. Through this venture, Chase Pipes hopes to make history, paleontology, and archaeology more accessible to the public.

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Tucson Show Offers an Extensive Array of Artifacts

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Tucson Show Offers an Extensive Array of Artifacts

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Chase Pipes of Dandridge, Tennessee, is the co-owner and operator of the Smoky Mountain Relic Room, a business that offers the largest diversity of historical items for retail anywhere in North America. Dedicated to finding and preserving artifacts and natural items, Chase Pipes and his Smoky Mountain Relic Room team attend the popular Tucson Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show held each year in Tucson, Arizona. The Smoky Mountain Relic Room offers the largest diversity of human history for sale at the Tucson show and are located at the Days Inn Room 117 & 119.

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Chase Pipes of Dandridge, Tennessee, is the co-owner and operator of the Smoky Mountain Relic Room, a business that offers the largest diversity of historical items for retail anywhere in North America. Dedicated to finding and preserving artifacts and natural items, Chase Pipes and his Smoky Mountain Relic Room team attend the popular Tucson Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show held each year in Tucson, Arizona. The Smoky Mountain Relic Room offers the largest diversity of human history for sale at the Tucson show and are located at the Days Inn Room 117 & 119.

The Tucson Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Showcase has been held for over 50 years, and is the largest show of its kind on the planet. Items on display at the show range from woolly mammoth legs and tyrannosaurus rex teeth to 80-pound meteorites and 5-ton amethyst geodes. Visitors attending the show can shop for artifacts, asteroids, fossils, minerals, museum-quality gems, and more.

Different shows are featured at multiple locations around the town, though most occur in the mid-town and downtown areas of the city, including the site of the Tucson Convention Center. Throughout the event, visitors can ride a free shuttle van between the different shows, most of which are free as well. Not only for industry experts, this show is also family-friendly. It offers a junior education area and free seminars to the public.

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Tucson Show Offers an Extensive Array of Artifacts

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Chase Pipes of Dandridge, Tennessee, is the co-owner and operator of the Smoky Mountain Relic Room, a business that offers the largest diversity of historical items for retail anywhere in North America. Dedicated to finding and preserving artifacts and natural items, Chase Pipes and his Smoky Mountain Relic Room team attend the popular Tucson Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show held each year in Tucson, Arizona.

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With interests spanning history, paleontology, archeology, and geology, Chase Pipes, owner of the Smoky Mountain Relic Room in Sevierville, Tennessee, shares unique discoveries on his YouTube show, Chasing History. In a September segment, Chase Pipes and his crew joined two privy excavators to unearth heirloom tomato seedlings that could be used today.

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With interests spanning history, paleontology, archeology, and geology, Chase Pipes, owner of the Smoky Mountain Relic Room in Sevierville, Tennessee, shares unique discoveries on his YouTube show, Chasing History. In a September segment, Chase Pipes and his crew joined two privy excavators to unearth heirloom tomato seedlings that could be used today.

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With interests spanning history, paleontology, archeology, and geology, Chase Pipes , owner of the Smoky Mountain Relic Room in Sevierville, Tennessee, shares unique discoveries on his YouTube show, Chasing History. In a September segment, Chase Pipes and his crew joined two privy excavators to unearth heirloom tomato seedlings that could be used today.