Archaeological Photography Bibliography
Wednesday July 30, 2003
From Matt Schlitz at the University of Flinders, an extensive bibliography on the photography of archaeological artifacts and low-level aerial photography in archaeology.
Chonosuke Okamura, Visionary
Wednesday July 30, 2003
From the Annals of Improbable Research, an article on some very interesting research into minicreatures.
Robert Braidwood, b. July 29
Tuesday July 29, 2003
American archaeologist Robert Braidwood was born this day in 1907.
Education Coordinator: Maryland
Tuesday July 29, 2003
The Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum in Calvert County, Maryland, is looking for a permanent position of Education and Events Coordinator.
AIA Annual Meeting
Monday July 28, 2003
The 105th Annual Meeting in will be held on January 2-5, 2004 in San Francisco, California. New information on the meeting will be posted regularly here on the AIA website. ... Read More
NOAA Funding, Ocean Exploration
Monday July 28, 2003
NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration has initiate its FY 2004 proposal solicitation, to expand our knowledge about unknown or poorly known oceanic or Great Lakes regions in the US.
Lectureship Maritime Arch, Bristol
Monday July 28, 2003
The University of Bristol is looking for part time tutors in Maritime Archaeology, beginning this fall.
Grahame Clark, b. 1907
Monday July 28, 2003
British archaeologist Grahame Clark was born July 28, 1907. In 2001, Brian Fagan wrote a terrific biography of Clark; here's a review I wrote when it came out.
Winners of the Taung Child Limerick Contest
Saturday July 26, 2003
The Annals of Improbable Research recently printed several limericks based on the latest Taung child theory. Here are the winning entries, reprinted with permission; with, of course, a belated contribution ... Read More
Exeter Studentship Wetland Archaeology
Saturday July 26, 2003
Exeter is advertising a studentship for the MA/MSc in Wetland Archaeology beginning in October 2003.
Program Manager, Earthwatch
Saturday July 26, 2003
Earthwatch is looking for a full time Program Manager in the Social Science Program, to oversee field-based research projects.
DNA Sets New World Entrada at 18,000 Years
Friday July 25, 2003
A new article in the NYT reports that there is genetic evidence that humans arrived in the new world from Siberia no more than 18,000 years ago. The article,
New World ... Read More
Silla Dynasty Site Found
Friday July 25, 2003
According to a news story
in the Korea Herald, archaeologists have identified a Silla Dynasty (57 BC-688 AD) cemetery near Ulsan, including numerous tombs.
Fort Vancouver
Friday July 25, 2003
A story in the Oregonian called
Technology helps put village on map reports on Kenneth Kvamme's remote sensing investigations at the 19th century village of Fort Vancouver, Oregon.
Kennewick Man Update
Friday July 25, 2003
According to the Friends of America's Past, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has scheduled an oral hearing on the Kennewick Man case for September 10, 2003, in ... Read More
MSc Scholarships at University of York
Thursday July 24, 2003
The University of York is offering two bursaries on the MSc in Archaeological Information Systems starting October 2003.
Ossuary Dethroned
Thursday July 24, 2003
Archaeology Magazine has late-breaking news about where the James Ossuary was found when its owner was recently arrested. A million-dollar
loo-loo of a story you'll have to read to believe!
Half-Time Lecturership at Lampeter
Wednesday July 23, 2003
The Department of Archaeology at the University of Wales, Lampeter, is looking for a one-year half-time lectureship in Heritage, beginning in October.
Three Gorges Dam Update
Wednesday July 23, 2003
The enormous hydrological project known as the Three Gorges Dam along the Yangtze River in China has been underway since June and so far at least 1200 sites have been ... Read More
Asst Director, Ctr for Heritage Resource Studies
Tuesday July 22, 2003
The Center for Heritage Resources Studies at the University of Maryland is looking for a Faculty Research Asst to function as ASsistant Director.
Art Dealer in James' Ossuary Arrested
Tuesday July 22, 2003
According to the latest news, Odad Golan, the art dealer who brought the ersatz James' Ossuary to the public's attention, has been arrested for faking the artifact.
You can find ... Read More
Gregor Mendel, b. July 22
Tuesday July 22, 2003
Pioneer geneticist Gregor Mendel was born this day in 1822.
Moche Political Organization
Tuesday July 22, 2003
Dumbarton Oaks, in conjunction with the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and Rafael Larco Herrera Archaeological Museum, are sponsoring a three-day symposium entitled "New Perspectives on Moche Political Organization" August ... Read More
Several Professional Jobs: Leeds
Monday July 21, 2003
Archaeology WYAS is looking for illustrators/buildling recording officers; a geophysicist, and an environmental sample coordinator.
Mining in Southern Iberian Peninsula
Monday July 21, 2003
The University of Helva is holding a conference on historic mining in the southern Iberian peninsula. Announcement and conference in Portuguese.
World Library & Information Congress
Monday July 21, 2003
A note from ERPAnet on their upcoming workshop at the IFLA 2003 on Information Technology and Preservation and Conservation
Historic Pelham
Monday July 21, 2003
From Blake Bell, the Village Historian of historic Pelham, an indepth look at the history of this small town in New York State, including ghosts and legends.
House of Representatives Keeps Park Service Jobs
Sunday July 20, 2003
The American House of Representatives overwhelmingly blocked the Bush Administration's plans to privatize the National Park Service. See the report in this article in the Washington Post,
House Votes To Save ... Read More
Buffon, Master of Forges
Sunday July 20, 2003
This web page celebrates the work and accomplishments of the French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, particularly with reference to his iron forge built in 1768. In French, with ... Read More
Archaeology at Heathrow
Sunday July 20, 2003
An enormous excavation at Heathrow airport, London, has been terrifically fruitful, according to the latest press release. The excavations have been ongoing for over a year and cover over 100 ... Read More
Franklin Fenenga b. July 20, 1917
Sunday July 20, 2003
American archaeologist Franklin Fenenga was born this day in 1917.
NEH Grant: Recovering Iraq's Past
Saturday July 19, 2003
The US National Endowment for the Humanities has announced a special initiative to support projects which preserve and document Iraq's cultural heritage.
European History from Ancient to Modern
Saturday July 19, 2003
The Athens Institute for Education and Research has posted a call for papers for an international conference on European History to be held in Athens, Greece Decmeber 29-30, 2003.
CFP for Book on Archaeological Survey
Saturday July 19, 2003
Mike Skele is looking for potential article authors for a book on the methodology of archaeological survey.
Sr Archaeologist: Maryland
Friday July 18, 2003
URS is looking for a Senior Archaeologist/Principal Investigator in its Bethesda Maryland office.
Historical Archaeol: Louisiana
Friday July 18, 2003
The Louisiana Division of Archaeology is looking for a historical archaeologist to assist with Section 106 review.
Field Officers: University of Leicester
Friday July 18, 2003
Leicester is also looking for a couple of field officers to direct upcoming projects.
Project Officer: University of Leicester
Thursday July 17, 2003
University of Leicester is looking for a project officer to manage and direct a variety of major archaeological projects; 12 month term initially.
Hills Face Zone Cultural Heritage Project
Thursday July 17, 2003
A new project from Flinders University using archaeological survey and GIS to document Indigenous and European cultural impacts on the landscape of the Adelaide Hills Face Zone.
Metadata in Digital Preservation
Thursday July 17, 2003
An announcement concerning an upcoming ERPANET training seminar to be held in Marburg German September 3-5.
Confronting Catastrophe in the Ancient World
Thursday July 17, 2003
A three-day workshop to be held at Osmangazi University, Eskesehir, western Turkey in June of 2004, promises to critically examine human responses to past rapid environmental change.
Obituary: Pila' Kikuchi
Wednesday July 16, 2003
An obituary for Hawaiian archaeologist 'Pila' Kikuchi appears in the Honololu Advertiser on July 12.
NPS Personnel Cuts Seen
Wednesday July 16, 2003
The latest information on the proposed privatization of the United States National Park Service archaeological programs is reported in the Washington Post article called
Archaeologists on the Block? (washingtonpost.com). This article ... Read More
Society for Church Archaeology
Wednesday July 16, 2003
The Annual Conference of the SCA will be held at Winchester Cathedral Close this year in September of 2003. The theme is "The Archaeology of Church Interiors
Distilling the Past
Wednesday July 16, 2003
Also from Archaeology magazine, accompany excavators at George Washington's home, Mount Vernon, as they investigate Washington's eighteenth-century whiskey distillery.
Online Excavations at Sagalassos, Turkey
Wednesday July 16, 2003
Archaeology magazine takes on another in a long line of on-line digs, this time to the classical city of Sagalassos site in Turkey.
British Assoc of Friends of Museums Conf
Wednesday July 16, 2003
At the Thackray Museum in Leeds, slated for mid-October, a conference on "Conserving the Past, Inspiring the Future: the Way Forward".
Project Coordinator for Exhibition
Tuesday July 15, 2003
Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service is looking for a Project Coordinator to set up an exhibit on Anglo-Saxons and Vikings.
Archaeology and Television
Tuesday July 15, 2003
From the Glasgow Archaeological Society, a conference on archaeology and television, subtitled Life Beyond the Trench, adn slated for September of 2003 in Glasgow.
Whitehall Farm
Tuesday July 15, 2003
A Roman villa and bath house complex in Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire, at the center of an agricultural estate extending over about 10 acres.
The Gault Site, Texas, and Clovis Research
Monday July 14, 2003
An article in the Athena Review by Michael Collins discusses his findings at the Gault site in Texas, and the implications for Clovis research.
MA Studentship History of Medicine
Monday July 14, 2003
University of Newcastle upon Tyne is advertising two MA student ship awards for the study of Greek and Roman medicine.
Ushki-5, Kamchatka, and the Peopling of the Americas
Sunday July 13, 2003
A page from the Sundance Archaeological Research Fund at the University of Nevada describing the results of the Joint Russian-American project investigating the set of late Pleistocene sites located in ... Read More
Hawai'i Intl Conf on Arts & Humanities
Sunday July 13, 2003
In January 2004, the Hawai'i International Conference on Arts & humanities will be held in Honolulu; this is a call for papers, with a submission deadline of August 18. Cross-disciplinary ... Read More
Temple University Post-Doc
Sunday July 13, 2003
Temple University has a new post-doctorate fellowship in the humanities
International Medieval Congress
Sunday July 13, 2003
The 2004 International Medieval Congress will be held at the University of Leeds in July. Mark Williams at Calvin College is looking for paper presenters on Medieval Latin.
Robert Heizer, b. July 13, 1915
Sunday July 13, 2003
American Archaeologist Robert Heizer, excavator of Baker Cave in Texas and co-author with Frank Hole of one of the classic introductory texts, Prehistoric Archaeology, was born this day in 1915. ... Read More
Art of the First Cities
Saturday July 12, 2003
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, a web site supporting their recent exhibition of artifacts selected from the earliest civilizations of our world. Okay, let's face ... Read More
Lecturer: Southampton
Saturday July 12, 2003
New job posting at the University of Southampton for a part-time lecturership in archaeology.
Brian Hope-Taylor Exhibition
Saturday July 12, 2003
A new exhibition honoring the work of British archaeologist Brian Hope-Taylor closes on July 14th at Bede's World. Get there quick!
Lecturer: King Alfred's College
Wednesday July 9, 2003
New job listing at King Alfred's College in Winchester, for a lecturer or senior lecturer in archaeology.
Historic Environment Officer, Stafford
Wednesday July 9, 2003
The Development Services Department in Riverway, Stafforshire, is re-advertising for a Historic Environment Officer
Archaeologist Loses Her Mind
Wednesday July 9, 2003
According to a story in the Guardian, Elizabeth Stone, head of archaeology at Stony Brook, recommends somebody should kill the looters who are pillaging archaeological sites in Iraq. Kind of ... Read More
IV Congresso de Arqueologia Peninsular
Wednesday July 9, 2003
Details on the upcoming 4th Congress on Peninsular Archaeology, to be held in Merida, Spain. Announcement in Portuguese.
Cultural Property Protection List
Wednesday July 9, 2003
The stated aim of this list is to collect and disseminate information about incidents with cultural property ranging from theft, forgery, illicit trade, looting in wartime; it looks like a ... Read More
The Book of the Pharaohs: A Review
Tuesday July 8, 2003
A book review of The Book of Pharaohs, an encyclopedia of who was who in ancient Egypt by Pascal Vernus and Jean Yoyotte and translated from the French by David ... Read More
SHA Newsletter
Tuesday July 8, 2003
The Summer 2003
Newsletter of the Society for Historical Archaeology contains brief obits for John Hurst and George Quimby, as well as the usual run of conference listings and research updates. ... Read More
Etruscan News
Tuesday July 8, 2003
The latest Etruscan News includes a report on the archaeological investigations at Camp della Fiera, Orvieto, and a discussion of why Etruscan art is so attractive to forgers, written by ... Read More
Rushen Abbey
Tuesday July 8, 2003
A report on archaeological investigations at a ruined Savignac/Cistercian Abbey on the banks of the Silverburn on the Isle of Man.
Mike Pitts New Editor of British Archaeology
Tuesday July 8, 2003
Editor Simon Denison steps down from the prestigious archaeological journal aimed for the general public, British Archaeology.
Celtic Studies Position, Cardiff
Tuesday July 8, 2003
The University of Wales at Cardiff is looking for someone to fill a fixed-term one-year appointment in their Celtic Studies department at the School of Hisory and Archaeology, on "Iron ... Read More
Arthur Evans, b. July 8, 1851
Tuesday July 8, 2003
British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, excavator of the Bronze Age site of Knossos, was born this date in 1851.
Jesse Jennings, b. July 7, 1909
Monday July 7, 2003
American archaeologist Jesse D. Jennings was born on this day in 1909.
Will McKern, b. July 6, 1892
Sunday July 6, 2003
Archaeobirthday: Will McKern, author of the McKern Taxonomic Method, would have been 111 today.
Roman Barge Found
Saturday July 5, 2003
According to a BBC News story, archaeologists plan on raising an 1800 year old Roman barge from the bottom of the Heldammer Stroom, an abandoned channel of the Rhine ... Read More
PreConquest Law in Central America
Saturday July 5, 2003
An interesting web page from the University of Texas, on the laws of the Aztec and Maya peoples of the central American continent, from the various codices around the world.
Saturday July 5, 2003
15th Century Conference
To be held at Keele University on September 6th, 2003, with a special focus on the Battle of Shrewsbury.
Digital Resources for the Humanities
Wednesday July 2, 2003
Conference to be held in Gloucestershire, Cheltenham August 31-September 3, 2003.
TAG 2003 CFP: Island Metaphors
Wednesday July 2, 2003
Eleanor Breen and Paul Rainbird at Lampeter are asking for paper contributions for a session at the upcoming TAG meetings on island metaphors and island myths.
Field Crew & Crew Chiefs
Wednesday July 2, 2003
Kittakinny Archaeological Research Inc. is looking for field crew & chiefs for a five-week period beginning in July in Pennsylvania.
The Repatriation Movement Revisited
Tuesday July 1, 2003
As promised, Steve Russell returns to give us an update on the Native American repatriation movement.
IFA Conference for Archaeologists
Tuesday July 1, 2003
The Institute of Field Archaeologists' annual conference, to be held in April 2004 at the University of Liverpool.
Fiscality in Mycenaean Archives
Tuesday July 1, 2003
Scheduled for October in Naples, this conference is on the fiscal organization of Mycenanean kingdoms and other ancient near eastern kingdoms.