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King_of_Kings

Did ancient societies have much interest or knowledge about archaeology?

We know a lot about ancient cultures and societies due to archaeology, however I can't help but wonder if people from these ancient times were curious about people who were ancient to themselves. Do we have any knowledge about how much archaeological interest ancient people had? And how much did they actually know about the people who came before them?

Posted Dec 2, 2011, 12:34 AM UTC

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