Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology

Three-age system

The three-age system is the periodization of human history (generally including pre-history) into three time-periods; for example: the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the…

Type site

In archaeology, a type site is the site used to define a particular archaeological culture or other typological unit, which is often named after it.

Illyrian warfare

The history of Illyrian warfare of the Illyrians spans from the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC up to the 1st century AD in the region of Illyria and in southern…

Merneptah

Merneptah or Merenptah (reigned July or August 1213 BC – May 2, 1203 BC) was the fourth pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt.