PitCalc
Sunday October 31, 2004
While it's standard archaeological practice to work in square holes, sometimes it's simply not possible. PitCalc is an ancient (well, 20 years old) computer program brought back to java life ... Read More
Biblical Assyria and Other Anxieties
Saturday October 30, 2004
An article by Steven Holloway in the Journal of Religion and Society takes a look at the Victorian underpinnings of the history of Assyrian archaeology.
Moravian Archaeology on the Internet
Friday October 29, 2004
A repository of informaion on the archaeology of the Moravian region of central and eastern Europe.
The Little Lady of Flores
Thursday October 28, 2004
A different species of human walked this earth as recently as 18,000 years ago, long after Homo habilis, Homo erectus, even 10,000 years after the Neanderthals had died out. The ... Read More
New Human Species Found
Thursday October 28, 2004
In today's New York Times, Nicholas Wade describes the latest findings of archaeologists Michael Morwood and Peter Brown concerning the newly discovered Flores Man (Homo floresiensis), dated between 95,000 to ... Read More
ArchaeoBlog
Thursday October 28, 2004
From Seattle-based archaeologist and data/systems analyst Andrew Cagle, a news-based weblog.
New Human Species Found
Wednesday October 27, 2004
At the site of Liang Bua in Indonesia, researchers found evidence of a dwarf species of human called Flores Man (Homo floresiensis) and dated between 95,000 and 18,000 years ago, ... Read More
Human Genome Project and Race
Wednesday October 27, 2004
A news story in the NYT by Nicholas Wade today summarizes a couple of articles in Nature Genetics, debating whether 'race' is a useful concept in assisting with disease identification ... Read More
A Monumental Mandate
Wednesday October 27, 2004
Archaeology magazine's senior editor Mark Rose's latest online feature is on the island of Malta's awesome (and I don't use that word lightly) megalithic monuments and the heritage movement tto ... Read More
Blackwater Draw, New Mexico
Tuesday October 26, 2004
Thirteen thousand years ago, a small lake near Clovis, New Mexico, was populated with extinct forms of elephant, wolf, bison, and horse, and the people who hunted them.
Ball State University: Archaeology Graduate School
Tuesday October 26, 2004
Ball State University in Muncie Indiana has strong cultural resources management and Native American studies programs for prospective archaeology graduate students; and a new MA program in historical archaeology.
Archaeology and the Potters of San Ildefonso
Monday October 25, 2004
New photos have been added to this recent article on the potters of San Ildefonso, showing some of the works of these marvelous potters.
Aerial Archaeology in Jordan
Sunday October 24, 2004
Article by David Kennedy and Robert Bewley in Islamic Tourism on the history of aerial photography in the middle east, posted on 10/23 on Mathaba.net
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Western New South Wales Archaeology Program
Saturday October 23, 2004
A joint project by MacQuarie University and the University of Auckland, on to use "electronic survey equipment, portable and desk-top computers, and GIS software to map, document and analyse the ... Read More
The Exploring the Inca Heartland
Friday October 22, 2004
An online feature from Mark Rose and Angela Schuster of Archaeology magazine takes an indepth look at the Inca Empire.
Where's Nefertiti?
Thursday October 21, 2004
Mark Rose of Archaeology magazine reviews a new book due this month called The Search for Nefertiti:
Where's Nefertiti?
Hidden Cave, Nevada
Wednesday October 20, 2004
Excavations at Hidden Cave in the Stillwater Range have revealed that Native American people used the miserable, dark and dusty cave as storage between 2000 B.C. to about A.D. 1. ... Read More
Sundance Archaeological Research Fund
Tuesday October 19, 2004
The University of Nevada conducts research in the American southwest and the Great Basin. This webpage includes links to several of their current investigations.
Archaeology Glossary: P Terms
Monday October 18, 2004
Pliny the Elder, Plimouth Plantation, Pleistocene Epoch, Plato, Plantation archaeology, Plano culture, Plains Archaic.
Historical Directories
Sunday October 17, 2004
From the University of Leicester, a digital library of local and trade directories for England and Wales, from 1750 to 1919; completely searchable for information pertaining to what was sold ... Read More
Stone Age Fair
Saturday October 16, 2004
The venerable Stone Age Fair, sponsored by the Loveland Archaeological Society at Loveland, Colorado holds an annual fair to display and discuss 'stone age' artifacts from the Americas and old ... Read More
The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Friday October 15, 2004
A resource for information on upcoming exhibits and teacher resources for teaching Egyptology.
The Allchin Files
Thursday October 14, 2004
From a site primarily on the genealogy of the Allchin family, an online reprint of an interview with archaeologists F. Raymond and Bridget Allchin.
Prehistory of the MidHudson Valley
Wednesday October 13, 2004
A special issue of the Hudson Valley Regional Review, originally published in 1999 and placed on line, summarizing information about the archaeology of Tivoli Bays, Dutchess County, New York.
El Palmillo excavations
Tuesday October 12, 2004
Story in the Chicago Tribune last week entitled Artifacts are a Field of Dreams is about Gary Feinman's Field Museum excavations at El Palmillo:
A Field of Dreams
Town Creek Indian Mound
Tuesday October 12, 2004
Mississippian period archaeological site in the southern Piedmont region of North Carolina, consisting of an earth lodge and cemetery of the PeeDee tradition. Website from the North Carolina Office of ... Read More
Archaeology Glossary: P Terms
Monday October 11, 2004
New terms on the glossary: Francisco Pizarro, Pope Pius VI, Pitted Ware Culture, A.H.L. Fox Pitt Rivers, Pit Grave Culture, Jacqueline Pirenne, Henri Pirenne, Pinniped, Pippinid, Pinto Culture, Piney Branch, ... Read More
Ancient Harvest: Pine Nuts and Archaeology
Sunday October 10, 2004
The harvest of tasty and calorie-rich pine nuts in the mountains of the American southwest has been going on for at least 7,500 years; and I think I can guess ... Read More
Patterns of Occupation at Nippur
Saturday October 9, 2004
A 1992 paper by McGuire Gibson on the archaeological investigations at the Mesopotamian site of Nippur, on file at the Oriental Institute's website.
New Philadelphia, Illinois
Friday October 8, 2004
May 25-July 29, 2005. University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign and the University of Maryland. New Philadelphia is a rare example of a multi-racial early farming community on the nation's Midwestern ... Read More
Council on State Historical Society Records Coordinators
Thursday October 7, 2004
The COSHRC supports the maintenance of state historical archives and records, including archaeological site records and documentation.
Traditional Navigation in the Western Pacific
Wednesday October 6, 2004
Investigations by anthrpologists Steve Thomas and Warren Goodenough, and master navigator Mau Piailug, into ancient Polynesian sailing techniques.
Glassmaking in Roman Times
Tuesday October 5, 2004
This website is from the University of Pennsylvania Museum, exploring "several aspects of the history of glassworking throughout the six centuries of Roman domination of the Mediterranean world," including process ... Read More
Two Word Change to NAGPRA
Tuesday October 5, 2004
Senate bill S.2843 passed on Wednesday, September 29, 2004, slightly altering the wording of the United States Native American Graves and Repatriation Act, wording that might very well impact future ... Read More
Very Old Weirdness
Monday October 4, 2004
News story hitting the wires this week involves a report that Homo erectus bones have been found at Lake Chapala in Mexico; but the story includes a lot of discussion ... Read More
Viet Touch
Monday October 4, 2004
Detailed information on history, art, architecture, and archaeology of Viet Nam, very nicely presented from Viet Touch.
From Crabs to Shipwrecks
Monday October 4, 2004
From Archaeology magazine, an interview with marine biologist Bradley Stevens about how he found wreck of the Russian American Company ship the Kad'yak:
From Crabs to Shipwrecks
Crusade against Evolution
Sunday October 3, 2004
Fundamentalist backlash against the progress of science continues to chip away at schools and school boards around the globe. A new article in Wired addresses the movement in the United ... Read More
Archaeology and the Potters of San Ildefonso
Sunday October 3, 2004
The beautiful American Indian pottery of San Ildefonso pueblo found in museums in Santa Fe is the work of the descendants of Tewa potter Maria Martinez, assisted by that insensitive ... Read More
Archaeology Glossary: P Terms
Sunday October 3, 2004
New terms on the glossary: David Pilbeam, Piltdown Man, Piklihal, Pikillaqta, Stuart Piggott, Mas d'Azil, Christian Pilet, Eduoard Piette, Piedmont Tradition, and Frenouville
Peking Man Site, China
Saturday October 2, 2004
A report on the site findings, various excavations, and current interpretations from the Talk Origins site.
Archaeology Glossary: P Terms
Saturday October 2, 2004
Oops! I just discovered that while I was on automatic pilot (away from my computer), several of my new P terms did not show up on the glossary. Here they ... Read More
Spreading the Word
Friday October 1, 2004
From Susan Frith and the University of Pennsylvania, an online presentation of the history of the discovery of Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets at Nippur.