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How do archaeologists know where to dig?

  • Written by Gabriel D. Wrobel, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Michigan State University
imageA variety of clues can tip off archaeologists about a promising spot for excavation.Gabriel Wrobel , CC BY-ND

National Geographic magazines and Indiana Jones movies might have you picturing archaeologists excavating near Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge and Machu Picchu. And some of us do work at these famous places.

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