University of California Berkeley Near Eastern Studies
Friday December 31, 2004
The Near Eastern Studies Department of the University of California at Berkeley offers the study of languages, literatures, and civilizations of the ancient, medieval, and modern Near East.
Berkeley's Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology Group
Thursday December 30, 2004
The Graduate Group in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology at the University of California, Berkeley is focused on interdisciplinary interests in the ancient worlds of the Near East, Greece, Rome, ... Read More
Is that You, Will?
Wednesday December 29, 2004
Hmmm. Several years ago I found this tasty quote attributed to Will Durant on 'geological consent', but faithful reader Peter Blau tells me I am wrong, wrong, wrong. ... Read More
Review of Survival by Hunting
Wednesday December 29, 2004
New book by George Frison called Survival by Hunting: Prehistoric Human Predators and Animal Prey is reviewed by Lawrence Guy Straus in American Scientist this week:
American Scientist Online - ... Read More
Help with Tsunami Disaster Relief
Tuesday December 28, 2004
As the tragedy in South Asia continues to unfold, the fastest and best way for individuals to help is to donate money to support relief efforts. In this article, Robert ... Read More
Sister Stories
Tuesday December 28, 2004
From Rosemary Joyce, Carolyn Guyer, and Michael Joyce, a fascinating exploration of the flavor of Aztec society, and one of my favorite experiments on the internet today.
Bengal Bay Disaster
Monday December 27, 2004
For the latest information about the terrible devastation caused by the earthquake and tidal wave south of the Andaman Islands, see our Asia for Visitors home page. Greg Cruey is ... Read More
Archaeology Glossary: S Terms
Monday December 27, 2004
Sa Huynh culture, Marshall Sahlins, Fuad Safar, Sahul, Sunda, St. Albans, St. Augustine, St. Catherine's, and St. Cesaire. Also, Eridu for the E's.
Bone Box on 60 minutes
Sunday December 26, 2004
Why this is showing up this week on 60 minutes is beyond me, but maybe CBS is planning an expose of the supposed Burial Box:
CBS News | The Stone ... Read More
Archaeology Glossary: R Terms
Saturday December 25, 2004
The last of the R terms includes Rugm el Hiri and Runic writing.
Testwood Lakes Bridge
Friday December 24, 2004
On-going excavations by Wessex archaeology have recovered substantial information about the oldest bridge detected yet in England, dated to the MIddle Bronze age, about 1500 BC.
Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
Thursday December 23, 2004
A website on the history of the provinces on the east coast of Canada. English and French.
Chinchawas, Peru
Wednesday December 22, 2004
Chincawas is a Recuay culture site in highland Peru, being investigated by George F. Lau of the University of East Anglia.
Open Archaeology
Tuesday December 21, 2004
Sebastian Heath's experiment in XML databases called Open Archaeology contains a wealth of bibliographic information on late Roman pottery in the Mediterranean region.
The Ancient Astronomical Observatory of Rujm el-Hiri, Israel
Monday December 20, 2004
The 5,000 year old megalithic building in the Golan Heights called Rujm el-Hiri was apparently intended for star-watching in Israel; that certainly seems like an appropriate topic for the season. ... Read More
Archaeology Glossary: R Terms
Sunday December 19, 2004
Clive Ruggles, Marc Armand Ruffer, Rudabanya, John Howland Rowe, Rougiers, Walter Edmond Roth, Rossen culture, Rosetta Stone, Rome, Rock Art, K.S.R. Robinson, John T. Robinson, H. Russell Robinson, Edward Robinson
Ancient Nemea
Saturday December 18, 2004
From the Classics Department at the University of California at Berkeley, ongoing excavations at the classic site of Nemea.
2005 Field School at Tell es-Safi, Israel
Friday December 17, 2004
July 10-August 5, 2005. Bar Ilan University. Tell es-Safi (Hebrew Tel Tsafit) is a commanding mound located on the border between the Judean foothills (the Shephelah) and the coastal plain, ... Read More
Archaeological Books for Beginners
Thursday December 16, 2004
Whether you're interested in getting your feet wet about the science of archaeology or longing to take an amateur passion to the next level? Here's a collection of great introductions ... Read More
Chaco Canyon: Ancient Observatories
Wednesday December 15, 2004
From the Exploratorium, a teaching resource about climate and astronomy based on Chaco Canyon. Well worth a trip; takes Macromedia Flash.
CHRONO Centre
Tuesday December 14, 2004
The CHRONO Centre at Queen's University, Belfast, conducts radiocarbon dating, dendrochronology and stable isotope dating.
GIS with a View
Monday December 13, 2004
Volume 16 of the online journal Internet Archaeology is themed GIS with a View, edited by Ulla Rajala and Doortje Van Hove and dedicated to the intersection between GIS and ... Read More
The Giza Archives Project
Sunday December 12, 2004
The Giza Archives Project provides historical documents from excavations directed by George Reisner in the Giza Pyramid area between 1905 and 1942. The website is from the Museum of Fine ... Read More
Archaeology Glossary: New R Terms
Saturday December 11, 2004
Apparently there are a whole lot of archaeologists whose name begins with the letter 'R': Frank H. H. Roberts, Jr., Michael Rix, William Ritchey, David Rindos, the Rift Valley, Alois ... Read More
Protector of the Past
Friday December 10, 2004
Thomas Hales Eubanks, president of the National Association of State Archaeologists, discusses his career as the State Archaeologist of Louisiana.
In a new interview on Archaeology magazine's website, Protector of ... Read More
Tom King's CRM Plus
Friday December 10, 2004
Surely the best known practioner of the witchccraft of Cultural Resource Management, Tom King now has a weblog. His first article is a practical but edgy look at what seems ... Read More
Dipilio, Greece
Thursday December 9, 2004
Excavations at this Neolithic lake side village near Kastoria Lake in Greece have been undertaken since 1992 by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The web site is fun to wander around ... Read More
Biskupin, Poland
Wednesday December 8, 2004
Papers and documents relating to Biskupin, known as the 'Polish Pompeii," a Bronze and Early Iron Age settlement, from Archaeological Records of Europe.
Read all about Biskupin
The Architecture of Islam
Tuesday December 7, 2004
From Muslim Heritage, a collection of papers on the Islamic architectural sites in the world, including the Taj Mahal, the Kutubiya Mosque, abd Topkapi.
Valley of the Golden Mummies
Monday December 6, 2004
Looking for more information on the Discovery Channel special? Check out Zahi Hawass's home page at the Guardian website:
Valley of the Golden Mummies - Dr. Zahi Hawass
Cave of Letters
Monday December 6, 2004
From the American Public Broadcasting Service's NOVA website, a report on the 2000 year old scrolls of a Jewish woman who hid her public documents from the Romans.
The Early Upper Paleolithic Beyond Western Europe
Sunday December 5, 2004
The edited volume Early Upper Paleolithic Beyond Western Europe presents data from over 100 sites throughout eastern Europe and Asia on the transition period of 50,000 to 35,000 years ago, ... Read More
Is the Bible Fact or Fiction?
Saturday December 4, 2004
In honor of the new Discovery Channel program on Rameses II, the Pharaoh mentioned in the Bible, here's a little bit of the History of Archaeology, on how there ... Read More
Archaeology Glossary: R Terms
Saturday December 4, 2004
Remedello culture, remote sensing, religion in archaeology, George Andrew Reisner, Paul Reinecke, Maria Reiche, the Red Tower, Red Bay, Recuay culture, Repatriation and reburial, Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, William L. Rathje, ... Read More
Little Lady's Feud
Friday December 3, 2004
I truly hate this story, but I've seen several versions, so you'd better know about it. A disagreement has developed concerning whether the new species found in Indonesia is truly ... Read More
Kephallenia
Friday December 3, 2004
The island of Kephallenia has the ruins of four Greek cities, Pale (near Lixouri), Krane (at Argostoli, the modern capital), Same (today's Sami), and Pronnoi, an inland city (supported by ... Read More
The Caves of Benin
Thursday December 2, 2004
A joint Danish-Beninoise project in Benin, where nearly a thousand subterranean caves have been identified, seventy of which contain archaeological sites. From the Centre of World Archaeology.
Mystery of Great Zimbabwe
Wednesday December 1, 2004
From the American Public Broadcasting Service, a special website on the great Iron Age site of Great Zimbabwe.