Cave of Hearths
Thursday September 30, 2004
The Cave of Hearths is an Earlier Stone Age site in the Makapan Valley of South Africa. This page from the University of Southampton describes excavations there and features a ... Read More
Riding with Alexander
Wednesday September 29, 2004
From Archaeology magazine, an interview with Robin Lane Fox and his association with the new Oliver Stone movie, "Alexander the Great: A Biography":
Riding with Alexander
Essential Features of Adena Ritual
Tuesday September 28, 2004
A page on what archaeologists have learned about the Adena culture, by R. Berle Clay at the Glenn A. Black Laboratory at teh University of Indiana.
Arizona State University Archaeology Graduate School
Monday September 27, 2004
Arizona State University has a deep archaeology department, with 17 full time faculty in archaeology and 9 in physical anthropology.
Specific Pedra Furada Rock Art
Sunday September 26, 2004
Several photographs of the rock art panels at the early site in Brazil, dated to at least 12,000 before the present. from Reinaldo Morales Jr.
A Second Course of Archaeological Quotes
Saturday September 25, 2004
Tasted the Archaeology Quote of the Day and find you need another course? This collection consists of the next fifty witticisms and bits of wisdom from archaeologists and related scientists, ... Read More
Archaeology Glossary: P Terms
Friday September 24, 2004
Phu Lon complex, Philo of Alexandria, Philip Phillips, Denis Peyrony, Phalaborwa, Petroglyphs, and Nicholas Peterson.
Yi-Luo River Archaeological Survey
Thursday September 23, 2004
From LaTrobe University, a webpage on recent archaeological survey of the Yilou River valley in western Henan province, with special emphasis on the Neolithic period.
Kyushu and Okinawa Society for Underwater Archaeology
Wednesday September 22, 2004
English page describing several underwater archaeology sites from Japan, including submerged terrestrial sites and shipwrecks.
Patterns of Subsistence
Tuesday September 21, 2004
A terrific introduction by Dennis O'Neil to the various methods people make and have made a living, including articles and links on foraging, pastoralism, horticulture and intensive agriculture.
Lacus Curtius
Monday September 20, 2004
Bill Thayer's long-standing website on all things Roman, Lacus Curtius just moved to the University of Chicago's webserver.
Archaeology Magazines for Children
Sunday September 19, 2004
As far as I can tell, there's only one magazine for children that only covers archaeology, and Archaeology's Dig; but there are several that cover general science issues. Here's a ... Read More
Slow West
Saturday September 18, 2004
An experiential weblog from an anonymous graduate student in archaeology in Arizona.
Archaeology Glossary: P Terms
Friday September 17, 2004
New P terms: John Punnett Peters, Nicholas Peterson, Peter Enclosure, John Bryan Ward Perkins, Sir William Flinders Petrie, Jacques Boucher de Perthes. Also new are: Acheulean Tradition and Handaxe.
Metis: Mycenae
Thursday September 16, 2004
A collection of Quicktime movies of the various archaeological ruins of Mycenae. It might not be as good as being there, but it has to come close.
Clovis First / Pre Clovis Problem
Wednesday September 15, 2004
Tony Baker's latest article revisits the Clovis First/Pre-Clovis problem and describes an Old Clovis/New Clovis dichotomy of thick-bodied projectile points pre-dating the classic thin Clovis. As always, an interesting paper ... Read More
Rick Effland's Weblog
Wednesday September 15, 2004
Rick Effland at Mesa Community College has organized a blog for archaeology, run by students in his classes.
Archaeology Glossary: P Terms
Tuesday September 14, 2004
Isadore Perlman, Pengtoushan, Pen'kovka culture, Periphery theory, Periplus of the Erythraen Sea, John Ward Perkins
Kitselas Canyon History
Monday September 13, 2004
A page on the archaeology and ethnohistory of the occupations in the Kitselas Canyon Area, considered ancestral to the Gitselasu people of northern British Columbia.
Tracking Down the Kadyak
Sunday September 12, 2004
Archaeology magazine provides an online article on the indepth examination of a newly identified Russian shipwreck in Alaskan waters.
Roque St. Christophe
Sunday September 12, 2004
Perigordian cave site in France with occupations in the Middle Paleolithic and the Medieval period. The offical website of the research is in English and French.
George C. Davis Site
Saturday September 11, 2004
From the University of Texas at Austin, information concerning the recent studies at this Caddoan site, in Cherokee County, Texas.
Nicholas and Bannister on Copyrighting the Past
Friday September 10, 2004
A quote from the article "Copyrighting the Past? Emerging intellectual property rights issues in archaeology, from George P. Nicholas and Kelly P. Bannister and Current Anthropology.
Archaeology Glossary: P Terms
Thursday September 9, 2004
William Pengelly, Peking Man, Peiligang, Pei Wenzhong, Pedra Furada, Pecos Pueblo, Pausanias the Traveler, Pauline Missions, Paul Mason site, Thomas C. Patterson.
New Georgia Archaeological Survey
Wednesday September 8, 2004
From the University of Auckland, information about a long-term survey in the Solomon Islands, including several reports from fields seasons between 1996 and 2000.
Archaeology Weblogs
Tuesday September 7, 2004
A handful of what appears to be very very many archaeology-related weblogs on the Internet today.
Thracian King's tomb found in Bulgaria
Monday September 6, 2004
Georgi Kitov , a Bulgarian archaeologists, indicates that they have recovered a gold "death" mask of a Thracian king. News report linked on the Archaeology Bulletin Board
Archaeology Quote of the Day
Monday September 6, 2004
Longing for a daily word of wisdom from an elder (or younger) archaeologist? Seeking some pithy insight into the past and what might help the future? Then the Archaeology Quote ... Read More
Archaeology News Sources
Sunday September 5, 2004
The mainstream press simply doesn’t do a good job reporting archaeology news. The only archaeology news reports that make it into newspaper and Internet news are sites that are very ... Read More
Parthia.com
Saturday September 4, 2004
No fuss, no flashy graphics, nothing to slow down your machine, just lots of solid information on the ancient Parthian empire, from Edward C.D. Hopkins.
The History of Nubia
Friday September 3, 2004
From Numibia.net, a comprehensive of the history of Nubia, including a considerable inclusion of recent archaeological data.
University of Massachusetts at Amherst - Graduate School
Thursday September 2, 2004
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst offers MA and PhD degrees in anthropology and has a multidisciplinary program in European Field Studies.
Archaeology Clubs for Volunteers
Thursday September 2, 2004
Need a way to connect with other amateur archaeologists, hear about recent archaeological finds, or visit an archaeological dig? Join a club. Here's how to find the right one.
Days of Plunder
Wednesday September 1, 2004
Guardian Unlimited | Guardian daily comment | Days of plunder
An article in the Guardian by archaeologist Zainab Bahrani on the unparallelled "amount of historical destruction that has taken place over ... Read More