An archaeological site is a place in which evidence of past activity is preserved, and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and represents a part of the archaeological record. Sites may range from those with few or no remains visible above ground, to buildings and other structures still in use.
An archaeological site with human presence dating from 4th century BCE, Fillipovka, South Urals, Russia. This site has been interpreted as a Sarmatian Kurgan.
Dion archaeological site
Archaeological site of Cyrene
Archaeological site of Sabratha, Libya
Recorded history or written history describes the historical events that have been recorded in a written form or other documented communication which are subsequently evaluated by historians using the historical method. For broader world history, recorded history begins with the accounts of the ancient world around the 4th millennium BC, and it coincides with the invention of writing.
Linear A etched on tablets found in Akrotiri, Santorini
Palenque Glyphs that has a total of 92 glyphs on the tablet
Sumerian inscription in monumental archaic style, c. 26th century BCE