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Archaeology or archeology[a] is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes.
Archaeology has various goals, which range from understanding culture history to reconstructing past lifeways to documenting and explaining changes in human societies through time.
The discipline involves surveying, excavation, and eventually analysis of data collected, to learn more about the past. In broad scope, archaeology relies on cross-disciplinary research. Read more...
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
The base is located at the foot of Tel Megiddo—the site of an ancient city in northern Israel, the remains of which form an artificial mound.
The military base at Megiddo once belonged to the Legio VI Ferrata ("Sixth Ironclad Legion") of the Imperial Roman Army, which was sent to garrison the province of Judaea in the first century.
The camp served as the permanent military base for more than 5,000 Roman soldiers from around A.D. 117/120-300, according to archaeologist Yotam Tepper, who directed excavations at the site on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA).
During the course of recent investigations, archaeologists uncovered extensive architectural remains of the Via Pretoria (the camp's main road), as well as a semi-circular-shaped podium and paved stone areas that once formed part of a monumental public building.
Previous excavations at the site had already uncovered other finds, including defensive earthworks, a barracks area and the upper part of the commanders' courtyard.
"It was from this base point that all the distances along the Roman Imperial roads to the main cities in the north of the country were measured and marked with milestones," he said.
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