archaeology (Q65133)
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study of the past via material culture
- archeology
- archæology
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| English | archaeology |
study of the past via material culture |
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Foundation nail IMG 0073-black.jpg
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Used by Sumerians and other Mesopotamian cultures beginning in the third millennium BC, clay nails, also referred to as dedication or foundation pegs, cones, or nails, were cone-shaped nails made of clay, inscribed with cuneiform, baked, and stuck into the mudbrick walls to serve as evidence that the temple or building was the divine property of the god to whom it was dedicated. (English)
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