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- Sacred spaceLocations of religious significance
- Sadd el-KafaraAncient dam
- Safety Harbor cultureThe Safety Harbor culture was an archaeological culture practiced by Native Americans livi
- Safety Harbor siteThe Safety Harbor site is an archaeological site in Philippe Park at 2525 Philippe Parkway
- Saga of the GreenlandersGrœnlendinga saga () (spelled Grænlendinga saga in modern Icelandic and translated into En
- Saint-FargeauSaint-Fargeau is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-cen
- Saint-Sauveur-en-PuisayeSaint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the north-central French
- Sakitama Kofun ClusterKofun in Saitama, Japan
- Salisbury PlainChalk plateau in England
- Sally BinfordAmerican archaeologist and feminist (1924–1994)
- Salzburg MuseumHoused in the Neue Residenz (to which it moved in 2005), the Salzburg Museum is the museum
- Samara culturePrehistoric culture in modern Russia
- Samarra cultureLate Neolithic archaeological culture of Mesopotamia
- Samothrace temple complexArchaeological site in Greece
- SamʾalArchaeological site in Turkey
- Sandby borgRingfort on Öland, Sweden
- Sandra BowdlerAustralian archaeologist
- Sands of BeirutSeries of archaeological sites
- SangiranArchaeological excavation site in Java in Indonesia
- Sangkulirang-Mangkalihat KarstThe Sangkulirang-Mangkalihat Karst is a karstique area in Sub Kelay, Biatan, Talisayan, Ba
- Sango BaySango Bay is a settlement in the southern part of the Central Region of Uganda.
- SangoanPrehistoric culture in sub-Saharan Africa
- Sannai-Maruyama SiteJōmon period archaeological site and museum
- Santee Indian Mound and Fort WatsonSantee Indian Mound and Fort Watson is a historic archaeological site located in North San
- SarkelRuined fortress in Russia
- SarnathBuddhist pilgrimage site in India
- SarsenSarsen stones are silicified sandstone blocks found extensively across southern England on
- Saruq Al HadidArchaeological site in Dubai
- Sasanian architectureArchitecture of the Sasanian Empire
- Sasanian defense linesPart of the Sasanian military strategy
- Sasanian rock reliefsThe concept of kingship in the early Sasanian Empire (224–651) was heavily influenced by r
- Sassi di MateraUNESCO World Heritage Site in Basilicata, Italy
- SaturiwaTimucua chiefdom in Spanish Florida
- Savanna Pastoral NeolithicThe Savanna Pastoral Neolithic (SPN; formerly known as the Stone Bowl Culture) is a collec
- Scar boat burialViking boat burial site in Orkney
- Scheduled monuments in CornwallThis is a list of scheduled monuments in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Monuments are listed by
- SchöningenSchöningen is a town of about 11,000 inhabitants in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Sa
- Schöningen siteThe Schöningen site is a Paleolithic archaeological site in Lower Saxony, in Germany, dati
- Schöningen spearsSet of ten wooden weapons from the Palaeolithic Age
- Scotland in the early Middle AgesScotland was divided into a series of kingdoms in the early Middle Ages, i.e. between the
- Scottish mythologyScottish mythology is the collection of myths that have emerged throughout the history of
- Scotts Valley SiteLithic stage archaeological site
- Scythian religionBeliefs of the Scythian cultures
- Scytho-Siberian worldIron Age Eurasian steppe cultures
- SeakeepingSeakeeping ability or seaworthiness is a measure of how well-suited a watercraft is to con
- SebilianArchaeological culture in Egypt spanning c. 13,000 – 10,000 BCE
- Sechin BajoArchaeological site in Peru
- Second Celtiberian WarThe Second Celtiberian War (154–151 BC) was one of the three major rebellions by the Celti
- Secondary burialFeature of certain prehistoric grave sites
- Secondary products revolutionWidespread and broadly contemporaneous set of innovations in Old World farming
- Section (archaeology)In archaeology a profile (also called a section) is a view in part of the archaeological s
- SedentismTransition from nomadic lifestyle to a society that remains in one place permanently
- Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research ProjectThe Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project (SHARP) is a long-term, multi
- Sefire stelesThe Sfire or Sefire steles are three 8th-century BCE basalt stelae containing Aramaic insc
- SeibalSeibal (Spanish pronunciation: ), known as El Ceibal in Spanish, is a Classic Period archa
- SelleroSellero (Camunian: Hèler; locally Hèlar) is a comune of 1,503 people in the province of Br
- Semitic peopleObsolete racial category
- Serapeum Offering TableThe Serapeum Offering Table is an Aramaic-inscribed offering table for libation found at t
- Serbian languageStandard variety of Serbo-Croatian
- Seriation (archaeology)Archaeological method of relative dating
- Serpent MoundPrecontact effigy mound in Ohio, United States
- Serpent Mounds ParkSerpent Mounds Park is a historical place located near Keene, Ontario, Canada. Serpent Mou
- SeskloCommunity in Greece
- Seton LloydBritish archaeologist
- Settlement archaeologyBranch of archaeology
- Seymour GitinAmerican Archeologist
- ShaduppumArchaeological site in Baghdad
- Shaft and chamber tombType of burial structure
- Shaft tombType of burial
- Shahdad (archaeological site)Archaeological site in Iran
- Shanga, Pate IslandShanga is an archaeological site located in Pate Island off the eastern coast of Africa. T
- ShangchenArchaeological site in Shaanxi, China
- Shanidar CaveIraqi- Kurdish site of Neanderthal remains
- ShechemBiblical city in the West Bank
- Shell gorgetForm of Native American art
- Shemuel YeivinIsraeli archaeologist (1896–1982)
- Sherwood Ranch PuebloUnited States historic place
- Shulaveri–Shomu cultureLate Stone Age culture in the south Caucasus
- ShuruppakAncient Sumerian city
- Siberian Ice MaidenMummified body of a woman from the 5th century BC
- Siege of LachishThe siege of Lachish was the Neo-Assyrian Empire's siege and conquest of the town of Lachi
- Siegfried HornSiegfried Herbert Horn (March 17, 1908 – November 28, 1993) was a Seventh-day Adventist ar
- SigiriyaAncient rock fortress near Dambulla, Sri Lanka
- Silbury HillNeolithic mound in Wiltshire, England
- Siloam inscriptionHebrew inscription
- Simple dolmenEarly form of dolmen or megalithic tomb
- Sims siteThe Sims site (16SC2), also known as Sims Place site, is an archaeological site located in
- SinaguaPre-Columbian culture in Arizona, US
- Sinclair HoodBritish anthropologist and archaeologist (1917–2021)
- Single context recordingSingle context recording was initially developed by Ed Harris and Patrick Ottaway in 1976,
- Single Grave cultureArchaeological culture
- Sintashta cultureBronze Age archaeological culture of the Southern Urals
- SipparArchaeological site in Iraq
- Sippar-AmnanumArchaeological site in Iraq
- Sirikwa cultureThe Sirikwa culture was the predominant Kenyan hinterland culture of the Pastoral Iron Age
- Sisera's motherSisera's mother is an unnamed biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Judges. Her son, Si
- SisupalgarhAncient city of Odisha
- Siwa cultureBronze Age culture in China
- SlightingDamage of buildings to reduce their value
- Slip (ceramics)A slip is a clay slurry used to produce pottery and other ceramic wares. Liquified clay, i
- Sloan Canyon National Conservation AreaUnited States historic place
- Smithsonian trinomialIdentifier assigned to archaeological sites
- Social selectionSocial selection is a term used with varying meanings in biology.
- Society for American ArchaeologyProfessional association
- Society of Antiquaries of LondonLearned society for historians and archaeologists
- Sodom and GomorrahCities destroyed by God in the Book of Genesis
- Solem Township, Douglas County, MinnesotaSolem Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population w
- Solsem caveCave painting
- SolutreanArchaeological industry of the European Upper Paleolithic
- Solutrean hypothesisHypothesis for ancient human migrations to the Americas
- Sonia AlconiniBolivian anthropologist and archaeologist
- SopoćaniMonastery in Serbia
- Sopot cultureThe Sopot culture is a Neolithic archaeological culture that was first identified in easte
- South Turkmenistan Complex Archaeological ExpeditionArchaeological expedition
- Southeastern Ceremonial ComplexRegional similarity of Mississippian cultures
- Southern LevantGeographical region
- Southwestern archaeologyBranch of science
- Sovereignty goddessSovereignty goddess is a scholarly term, almost exclusively used in Celtic studies (althou
- SP postcode areaTemplate:Attached KML/SP postcode areaKML is from Wikidata
- Spiro MoundsSpiro Mounds (34 LF 40) is an Indigenous archaeological site located in present-day easter
- Sponge divingSponge diving is underwater diving to collect soft natural sponges for human use.
- Spur castleA spur castle is a type of medieval fortification that is sited on a spur of a hill or mou
- Spyridon MarinatosGreek archaeologist (1901–1974)
- Sredny Stog cultureArchaeological culture in Eastern Europe
- Srubnaya cultureArchaeological culture in Eastern Europe
- St Albans HoardCoin hoard discovered in 2012 in Hertfordshire, England
- St Mary's Abbey, YorkScheduled monument ruin in York, England
- St Mary's Church, PyrtonSt Mary's Church is the Church of England parish church of Pyrton, Oxfordshire, England. I
- St Michael's Church, St AlbansSt Michael's Church is a Church of England parish church in St Albans, Hertfordshire, Engl
- St Stephen's Green stationSt Stephen's Green is a stop on the Green Line of the Luas (tram) system in Dublin, Irelan
- St. Sepulchre's PalaceOldest surviving mansion in Dublin
- Stanwick Iron Age FortificationsStanwick Iron Age Fortifications (also known as 'Stanwick Camp'), a huge Iron Age hill for
- Star CarrMesolithic archaeological site in North Yorkshire, England
- Star Carr FrontletsMesolithic relics, North Yorkshire, UK
- Starčevo cultureArchaeological culture of Southeastern Europe
- Starčevo–Körös–Criș cultureGrouping of archaeological cultures
- Stari RasArchaeological site in Serbia
- State Museum of PennsylvaniaThe State Museum of Pennsylvania is a non-profit history museum at 300 North Street in dow
- Statue of Iddi-Ilum21st-century BC statue from Mari, Syria
- Statue of St Christopher, Norton PrioryThe Statue of St Christopher stands in the museum at Norton Priory, Runcorn, Cheshire, Eng
- SteleStone or wooden slab erected as a marker
- Stele of ZakkurAncient Aramaean stele
- StepwellWells or ponds reached by steps, common in South Asia
- Stone Age PolandThe Stone Age in the territory of present-day Poland is divided into the Paleolithic, Meso
- Stone box graveStone box graves were a method of burial used by Native Americans of the Mississippian cul
- Stone carvingAct of shaping stone materials
- Stone circleRing of standing stones
- Stone circles in the British Isles and BrittanyMegalithic tradition of monuments
- Stone circles of JunapaniHistoric site in Maharashtra, India
- Stone rowA stone row or stone alignment is a linear arrangement of megalithic standing stones set a
- Stonehenge AvenueStonehenge Avenue is an ancient avenue on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England. It is part
- Stonehenge CursusNeolithic monument in Wiltshire, England
- Stonehenge Riverside ProjectThe Stonehenge Riverside Project was a major Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded a
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated SitesStonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) in Wiltshir
- Stratigraphy (archaeology)Study of archaeological sedimentation for dating purposes
- Street House Anglo-Saxon cemeteryCemetery in North Yorkshire, England
- Striking platformIn the archaeological study of lithic reduction, the striking platform is the surface on t
- Stuart PiggottStuart Ernest Piggott, CBE, FBA, FSA, FRSE, FSA Scot (28 May 1910 – 23 September 1996) was
- Studenica MonasteryMonastery in Serbia
- Su BingqiChinese archaeologist
- Su Nuraxi (Barumini)Su Nuraxi is a Nuragic archaeological site in Barumini, Sardinia, Italy. Su Nuraxi simply
- Subeshi cultureIron Age culture in Xinjiang, China
- Subfields of archaeologyList of academic sub-disciplines
- Sue Hamilton (archaeologist)British archaeologist and professor
- SumburghSumburgh is a small settlement in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Sumburgh is located at t
- Suoyang CitySilk Road city in Guazhou, Gansu, China
- Survey (archaeology)Non-destructive exploration of the archaeological material in a given area
- Sutton Hoo helmetDecorated Anglo-Saxon helmet
- Sutton Hoo Helmet (sculpture)52°05′41″N 1°20′29″E / 52.0948°N 1.3415°E
- Suvorovo cultureThe Suvorovo (Suvorove in Ukrainian) culture, part of the Suvorovo–Novodanilovka group, wa
- Swanscombe Palaeolithic siteSwanscombe Skull Site or Swanscombe Heritage Park is a 3.9-hectare (9.6-acre) geological S
- SwartkransFossil-bearing cave in South Africa
- Swedish Institute at AthensSwedish archaeological institute in Athens, Greece
- SweyhatTell es-Sweyhat is the name of a large archaeological site on the Euphrates River in north
- Swiderian cultureMesolithic culture in what is now Poland
- Swimming ReindeerPaleolithic ivory sculpture
- Swiss School of Archaeology in GreeceArchaeological institute operating in Athens, Greece
- Syalakh cultureEarly Neolithic culture of Yakutia and Eastern Siberia
- Sylvanus MorleyAmerican archaeologist and epigrapher (1883–1948)
- Symbolic communicationSymbolic communication is the exchange of messages that change a priori expectation of eve
- Systems theory in archaeologyApplication of systems theory and systems thinking in archaeology
- SzeletianTransitional archaeological culture