The cofferdam held back the waters of the bay, allowing archaeologists to conduct the excavation as if it were on land.

Then Lloyds bank decided they needed a new vault and, as they had the spades out anyway, they allowed archaeologists to have a rummage around.

This has allowed archaeologists to identify the original wrecked ship as being made in Africa.

What has allowed archaeologists to link artifacts to weighing scales are the stones for determining absolute weight.

The well-preserved funeral bundles of the Paracas have allowed archaeologists to study their funeral rituals in detail.

The remains in several graves were disinterred for studying, and others have been examined through technology allowing archaeologists to view beneath the surface of the ground.

Moreover scientific analytical methods can submit important data about chemical composition of minerals, slag and artifacts allowing archaeologists to build correlations or identify provenance.

The family have allowed archaeologists to do research on site.

Systems theory allowed archaeologists to treat the archaeological record in a completely new way.

It was this round feature that allowed archaeologists to identify the badly damaged buildings surrounding it.