However, like so many other human endeavors, archeology has a very old history. After all, humans have always wanted to know what was going on before them. For example, there is evidence that over 2500 years ago, Babylonian kings were establishing dig sites to uncover roughly four thousand year old history, namely, in this case, archaeological remnants of the Akkadian empire. Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.