Iraq's Marsh Arabs: Tell Al-Hiba
Tuesday August 31, 2004
A report from the University of Pennsylvania Museum by dward Ochsenschlager on his ethno-archaeological work at the Sumerian site known as al-Hiba.
University of Arizona Archaeology Graduate School
Monday August 30, 2004
The University of Arizona offers MA and PhD programs in anthropology concentrating in archaeology and has a substantial departmental staff including 25 full time archaeologists.
Archaeology Glossary: P Terms
Sunday August 29, 2004
Pastoralism, Passport in Time, Pasalar, Parthia, the Parthenon.
Amateur Archaeology and Antiquarianism
Sunday August 29, 2004
A new collection of links and articles for the amateur and avocational archaeologist.
State University of New York at Albany Archaeology Grad School
Saturday August 28, 2004
The State University of New York at Albany has a terrific program for students who want to seek an MA or PhD is Latin American archaeology.
William Calvin on the Mind's Big Bang
Saturday August 28, 2004
A new quote from neurophysicist William Calvin on the big bang in human evolution.
University of Alberta Archaeology Graduate School
Friday August 27, 2004
The University of Alberta's History and Classics Department has a faculty of about 60, including at least five archaeologists, and offers MA and PhD in classical archaeology, among other things. ... Read More
Deciphering the Indus Valley Script
Friday August 27, 2004
A small segment of the work of Finnish Indologist Asko Parpola on his thirty-years-long work deciphering the ancient script of the Indus Valley. Another great resource from the terrific Harappa ... Read More
Tulane University: Archaeology Graduate School
Thursday August 26, 2004
Tulane University's updated listing for the graduate department on the Guide to Graduate Schools in Archaeology.
Investigating Chinampa Farming
Thursday August 26, 2004
A field report on Jeffrey Parsons' excavation at Ch-Az-195, a site with evidence of chinampa farming during the Aztec period in the basin of Mexico. From the Cotsen Institute's Back ... Read More
University of Alabama at Birmingham: Archaeology Graduate School
Wednesday August 25, 2004
Updated listing for the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the Guide to Graduate Schools in Archaeology.
Shovel Bum: The Interview
Wednesday August 25, 2004
Trent de Boer, author and auteur of the fanzine for the archaeological field technician called Shovel Bum, talks about the motivation for his work and how it fits into ... Read More
Bahrani on the Iraq National Museum
Wednesday August 25, 2004
A quote from archaeologist Zainab Bahrani on her work assisting the Iraq museum protect the archaeological resources from looting in Iraq. For some aggravating reason, this link didn't work in ... Read More
University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa: Archaeology Graduate School
Tuesday August 24, 2004
Newly updated page for the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in the Guide to Graduate Schools in Archaeology.
Archaeology Glossary: P Terms
Tuesday August 24, 2004
Andre Parrot, Asko Parpola, Jeffrey Parsons, Pierre Paris, Paracas Culture, Paquime, Pan Grave culture and palynology.
Bristol University: Archaeology Graduate School
Monday August 23, 2004
The University of Bristol's updated listing for the Guide to Graduate Schools in Archaeology; they've recently combined Anthropology and Archaeology departments, very unusual for the UK.
News from Seahenge
Monday August 23, 2004
According to a recent article in EDP24 (reporting on an upcoming article in British Archaeology), a carved wooden human effigy has been found in association with the Seahenge site in ... Read More
University of Aarhus: Archaeology Graduate School
Sunday August 22, 2004
Another updated listing from the Guide to Graduate Schools in Archaeology.
Tell Sabi Abyad
Sunday August 22, 2004
The site of Tell Sabi Abyad is located in the Balikh valley in Northern Syria with documented occupations belonging to the Neolithic and late Bronze Age. This web site is ... Read More
University of Alaska at Fairbanks Archaeology Graduate School
Saturday August 21, 2004
Updated listing on the Guide to Graduate Schools in Archaeology.
Elden Pueblo Online Excavation
Saturday August 21, 2004
A new interactive dig is scheduled for summer of 2004, this one conducted by Peter Pilles at Elden Pueblo a Northern Sinagua tradition (A.D. 1150-1250) occupation in northern Arizona. From ... Read More
Hobbyist Archaeology
Friday August 20, 2004
Not everybody wants to be a professional archaeologist; but you can learn about the history and prehistory of human beings, protect the cultural resources of the world and still have ... Read More
Ancient Olympics Guide
Thursday August 19, 2004
From Archaeology magazine, a comprehensive guide to the history of the ancient Olympic games of Bronze Age Greece.
Ancient Olympics Guide
James' Ossuary Revisited
Wednesday August 18, 2004
According to a news story in the Biblical Archaeology Review, the so-called James' Ossuary has been definitively determined a fake. BAR has steadfastly clung to the box's authenticity right up ... Read More
The Chester Amphitheatre
Tuesday August 17, 2004
A partnership between the Chester City Council and English Heritage has resulted in the investigations (mostly noninvasive) of the largest uncovered Roman amphitheatre in the United Kingdom. With a live ... Read More
The Palenque Project
Monday August 16, 2004
Ongoing investigations at Palenque have been conducted at Palenque since 1997 by El Proyecto Groupo de las Cruces, directed by Merle Greene Robertson and Alfonso Morales Cleveland.
The Mary Rose
Sunday August 15, 2004
The official website of the the 16th century English warship, the Mary Rose, sunk off the coast of Portsmouth in 1545. Underwater excavations in progress throughout AUgust 2004.
Inca Ceramics
Saturday August 14, 2004
Three simple pages from Jorge Ruiz, illustrating the marvelous artistry of the potters of South America, the Incas and their ancestors.
An Olympic Excavation
Friday August 13, 2004
In 1875, German archaeologist Ernst Curtius realized one of his life long dreams: to excavate at the Greek site of Olympia, home of the ancient festival of Zeus. What he ... Read More
Olympics in the NYT
Friday August 13, 2004
An opinion piece in the NYT on ancient history. Hmmmmmm.
When the Games Were Everything
A Phase II is...
Thursday August 12, 2004
This recent news story about the need for archaeological work in advance of a state-funded YMCA project in Illinois is a prime example of why I'm happy I'm working on ... Read More
Archaeology at Battle Abbey
Wednesday August 11, 2004
Shortly after he successfully invaded England, William the Conqueror ordered the construction of a monastery at the site of the Battle of Hastings. Melissa Snell, your guide to Medieval History, ... Read More
Archaeology Glossary: P Terms
Tuesday August 10, 2004
Paleobotany, Paleoindian, Palenque, Paekche, Pachomian monastery, Pachacamac, Pacheco, Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction
Historical Maps Online
Sunday August 8, 2004
From the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, a collection of historic maps of the Americas, with special emphasis on the American midwest.
Online Databases for Archaeology
Saturday August 7, 2004
A collection of databases on the "invisible web", containing information about archaeology that is not readily available through traditional search engines.
Last of the O Terms
Friday August 6, 2004
Out of Africa hypothesis, Ottoman Empire, Otomani culture, Ostrogoths, Osteodontokeratic, Oshara Tradition, Oseberg, and Owo.
Trzcinica, Poland
Thursday August 5, 2004
Trzcinica is the Carpathian Troy, with occupations belonging to both the Pleszów and Otomani-Füzesabony cultures. This website from the sub-Carpathian Museum of Krosno describes the site and its components. English ... Read More
Prehistory of the Caribbean Islands
Wednesday August 4, 2004
From the US National Park Service, an outline and discussion of archaeology of the Caribbean Sea.
Lower Camp, Puerto Rico
Tuesday August 3, 2004
From the US National Park Service, description of excavations at the multicomponent site on Culebra Island conducted by José R. Oliver after the devastation of Hurricane Hugo.
Complex Society in the Greater Antilles
Monday August 2, 2004
A paper by Samuel Wilson on the emergence of complex society in the greater Caribbean area ties cultures such as Salanoid and Ostionoid to the Taina peoples of Christopher Columbus' ... Read More
100th Anniversary of the Oseberg Boat Grave
Sunday August 1, 2004
A web page from the Universitetets kulturhistoriske museer celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the finding of the Oseberg boat grave has loads of pictures and information about this well-known Viking ... Read More
Ancient Chica Brewery Found in Peru
Sunday August 1, 2004
On our bulletin board may be found information about the recent excavation of the archaeological remainds of a brewery in the Andean highlands dated between AD 600 and 1000.