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- Cable-suspended camera systemA cable-suspended camera system is a system of cables above or along an area to be filmed
- CadwCadw (, a Welsh verbal noun meaning "keeping/preserving") is the historic environment serv
- Cahokia polityFormer indigenous American political entity
- Cahokia WoodhengeSeries of timber circles at the Cahokia archaeological site, US
- Caiaphas ossuaryOssuary discovered in Jerusalem, Israel in 1990
- CairnHuman-made pile of stones or burial monument
- CalakmulAncient Mayan city in Campeche, Mexico
- Calima cultureArchaeological culture of western Colombia
- Callanish StonesNeolithic standing stones in the Scottish Outer Hebrides
- Caloosahatchee cultureArchaeological culture in Florida, US
- Campo LameiroCampo Lameiro is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. Campo Lam
- Camunian rosePrehistoric symbol from the petroglyphs of Valcamonica
- Camus CrossSculpture in Angus, Scotland
- Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptionsThe Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions, also known as Northwest Semitic inscriptions, are
- Canaanite shipwreckBronze Age shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea
- CancuénArchaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization
- Canegrate cultureArchaeological culture in Italy
- Canterbury Roman MuseumMuseum in Kent, England
- CapacochaInca ritual of human sacrifice
- Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo KingdomThe Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom is an UNESCO World Heritage Si
- Capo di PonteCapo di Ponte (Camunian: Co de Pút) is an Italian comune in Val Camonica, province of Bres
- CariaRegion of ancient Asia-Minor
- CariansAncient inhabitants of south-western Asia-Minor
- Carl BlegenAmerican archaeologist (1887–1971)
- Carl SchuchhardtCarl Schuchhardt (6 August 1859 – 7 December 1943) was a German archaeologist and museum d
- Carpentras SteleThe Carpentras Stele is a stele found at Carpentras in southern France in 1704 that contai
- Carsington Roman VillaRoman villa in Derbyshire, England
- Carthage Administration InscriptionThe Carthage Administration Inscription is an inscription in the Punic language, using the
- Carthage TariffThe Carthage Tariff is a Punic language inscription from the third century BCE, found on a
- Carthaginian tombstonesCarthaginian tombstones are Punic language-inscribed tombstones excavated from the city of
- CarvetiiThe Carvetii (Common Brittonic: *Carwetī) were a Brittonic Celtic tribe living in what is
- CasquiNative American polity
- Castalian Springs Mound SiteArchaeological site in Tennessee, US
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in GwyneddWorld Heritage Site in the United Kingdom
- CastleshawCastleshaw is a hamlet in the Saddleworth parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in
- Castleshaw Roman FortRoman camp in Greater Manchester, England
- Catacomb cultureBronze age steppe culture, 2500–1950 BC
- CatacombsSubterranean passageways used as burial place
- Cave of AltamiraCave with prehistoric paintings in Spain
- Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern SpainThe Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain (Cueva de Altamira y arte
- Cave of AurignacThe Cave of Aurignac is an archaeological site in the commune of Aurignac, Haute-Garonne d
- Cave of SwimmersCave with ancient rock art in southwest Egypt
- Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian JuraUNESCO World Heritage Site in Germany
- Caves in the Maros-Pangkep karstThe caves in the Maros-Pangkep karst are situated in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and contai
- Caves of Arcy-sur-CureThe caves of Arcy-sur-Cure are a series of caves located on the commune of Arcy-sur-Cure,
- Celtiberian scriptThe Celtiberian script is a Paleohispanic script that was the main writing system of the C
- CeltiberiansAncient Celtic peoples of the Iberian Peninsula
- Celtic broochRing-and-pin clothing fastener
- Celtic languagesLanguage branch
- Celtic literatureCeltic literature is the body of literature written in one of the Celtic languages, or els
- Celtic sacred treesMany types of trees found in the Celtic nations are considered to be sacred, whether as sy
- Celtic stone idolsNorthern European stone sculptures
- Ceremonial pipeCeremonial smoking pipe, used by Indigenous peoples of North America
- Cerny cultureNeolithic archaeological culture
- Cerro de las MinasCerro de la Minas is an archaeological site located in the modern state of Oaxaca, just to
- Cerro SechínArchaeological site in Peru
- Certosa di BolognaThe Certosa di Bologna is a former Carthusian monastery (or charterhouse) in Bologna, nort
- Chalukya Shiva TempleHindu temple in Karnataka, India
- Chamber tombA chamber tomb is a tomb for burial used in many different cultures. In the case of indivi
- Chambered cairnA chambered cairn is a burial monument, usually constructed during the Neolithic, consisti
- Chan-ChanArchaeological site and beach in Chile
- ChankaThe Chanka people (or Chanca) are a Quechua people ethnic group living in the regions of A
- Charalambos BourasGreek restoration architect, engineer and architectural historian
- Chariot burialChariot burials are tombs in which the deceased was buried together with their chariot, us
- Charles Kimberlin BrainCharles Kimberlin Brain (7 May 1931 – 6 June 2023), also known as C. K. "Bob" Brain, was a
- Charles Phillips (archaeologist)Charles William Phillips OBE FSA (24 April 1901 – 23 September 1985) was a British archaeo
- Charles Thurstan ShawChief Charles Thurstan Shaw CBE FBA FSA (27 June 1914 – 8 March 2013) was an English archa
- Chasséen cultureChasséen culture is the name given to the archaeological culture of prehistoric France of
- Château de LangeaisCastle in Langeais, France
- Château de SaumurCastle in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France
- ChâtelperronianProposed Upper Paleolithic European industry
- Chauvet CaveFrench cave with prehistoric paintings
- Chertovy Vorota CaveCave and archaeological site in Russia
- Children of Llullaillaco3 Inca ice mummies discovered in Peru
- China's 100 major archaeological discoveries in the 20th centuryIn 2001, the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences organized
- Chinese Academy of Social SciencesState research institute and think tank based in China
- Chinese pyramidsMostly ancient mausoleums and burial mounds
- Chinese ritual bronzesChinese decorated bronzes deposited as grave goods
- Chiribaya cultureThe Chiribaya culture flourished near the coast of southern Peru and adjacent Chile from 7
- ChivaterosChivateros is a prehistoric stone tool quarry and associated workshop located near the mou
- Choga MamiSamarran settlement site in Iraq
- Chogha MishArchaeological site in Iran
- Chogha ZanbilAncient Elamite complex in Khuzestan Province, Iran
- Chris GosdenChristopher Hugh Gosden FBA FAHA (born 6 September 1955) is a British and Australian archa
- Christian Jürgensen ThomsenDanish antiquarian
- Christopher Gaffney (archaeologist)Christopher F. Gaffney (born 14 June 1962) is a British archaeological geophysicist and is
- Christopher TilleyBritish archaeologist (1955–2024)
- Christos TsountasGreek classical archaeologist (1857–1934)
- Chust cultureThe Chust culture is a late Bronze Age and early Iron Age culture which flourished in the
- Ciampate del DiavoloThe Ciampate del Diavolo (Neapolitan: "Devil's Footprints" or "Devil's Trails") is a local
- CimbergoCimbergo (Camunian: Himbèrg) is an Italian comune of 572 inhabitants in Val Camonica, prov
- Cirta stelesThe Cirta steles are almost 1,000 Punic funerary and votive steles found in Cirta (today C
- CistSmall stone-built coffin-like box, ossua or dolmen
- CitadelCentral military fortification of a town
- Citadel of ErbilCitadel and archaeological settlement hill in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
- ClactonianClassification of European archaeology
- Claire Smith (archaeologist)Australian archaeologist and academic
- Clarence Bloomfield MooreAmerican archaeologist and photographer (1852–1936)
- Classic stageIn archaeological cultures of North America, the classic stage is the theoretical North an
- Classical archaeologyClassical archaeology is the archaeological investigation of the Mediterranean civilizatio
- ClaudianClaudius Claudianus, known in English as Claudian (Greek: Κλαυδιανός; c. 370 – c. 404 AD),
- Clay tabletWriting medium, especially for writing in cuneiform
- ClaypanClaypan is a dense, compact, slowly permeable layer in the subsoil. It has a much higher c
- Cleaver (Stone Age tool)Biface stone tool
- Cloelia gensThe gens Cloelia, originally Cluilia, and occasionally written Clouilia or Cloulia, was a
- Clovis FirstHypothesis about first human presence in the Americas
- Cob (material)Cob, cobb, or clom (in Wales) is a natural building material made from subsoil, water, fib
- Coffin StoneThe Coffin Stone, also known as the Coffin and the Table Stone, is a large sarsen stone at
- CofitachequiPrecontact 'chiefdom' in North America
- Colchian cultureNeolithic culture of the western Caucasus
- Coldrum Long BarrowNeolithic chambered long barrow in Kent, England
- Coles Creek cultureLate Woodland archaeological culture in Lower Mississippi valley, United States
- Colin RenfrewBritish archaeologist (1937–2024)
- Collinsville, IllinoisCollinsville is a city located mainly in Madison County and partially in St. Clair County,
- Comb CeramicType of pottery subjected to geometric patterns from the comb-like tool
- Community archaeologyCommunity archaeology is archaeology by the people for the people. The field is also known
- Concentric castleType of fortification
- Conservation and restoration of cultural propertyProcess of protecting cultural property
- Constanza CerutiArgentine anthropologist
- Contemporary archaeologyContemporary archaeology is a field of archaeological research that focuses on the most re
- Continental Germanic mythologyContinental Germanic mythology formed an element within Germanic paganism as practiced in
- Coosa chiefdomNative American country centered at Coosa
- Copper Hoard cultureFind-complexes in the western Ganges-Yamuna doab in the Indian subcontinent
- Cordoba Agreement, 2006The Córdoba Agreement was an agreement between the governments of Spain, the United Kingdo
- Cornish mythologyCornish mythology is the folk tradition and mythology of the Cornish people. It consists p
- Cotswold-Severn GroupThe Cotswold-Severn Group are a series of long barrows erected in an area of western Brita
- Council for British ArchaeologyThe Council for British Archaeology (CBA) is an educational charity established in 1944 in
- Coxcatlan CaveCoxcatlan Cave is a Mesoamerican archaeological site in the Tehuacán Valley, State of Pueb
- Coyolxauhqui StoneCarved Aztec stone
- Creswell CragsGorge with caves in East Midlands, England
- Cretan hieroglyphsUndecyphered bronze-age Cretan writing system
- Criel MoundThe Criel Mound, also known as the South Charleston Mound, is a Native American burial mou
- Cro-Magnon rock shelterCave and archaeological site in France
- Crosby Garrett HelmetCopper alloy Roman cavalry helmet
- Cross dykeLinear earthwork
- Cross-referenceReference in a book to information at another place in the same work
- CruciformChristian physical phenomena resembling a cross shape
- Cuddie SpringsArchaeological site in Australia
- Cueva de las ManosCave with paintings in Santa Cruz, Argentina
- Cueva FellCave and archaeological site in Patagonia
- Cultural landscapeLandscape, which is permanently embossed by humans
- Culture-historical archaeologyTheoretical paradigm in archaeology
- Curia HostiliaRoman senate house
- Curia JuliaAncient Roman senate house
- Curia of PompeyMeeting room of the Roman Senate
- Cursus BarrowsBarrow cemetery in England
- Cycladic artPre-Greek artistic tradition
- Cycladic cultureBronze Age culture
- Cycles of the KingsThe Cycles of the Kings or Kings' Cycles, sometimes called the Historical Cycle, are a bod
- Cylinder sealAncient seal for rolling impressions on surfaces
- Cylinders of NabonidusCuneiform inscriptions by King Nabonidus
- Cyprus MuseumThe Cyprus Museum (also known as the Cyprus Archaeological Museum) is the oldest and large