Antonine Wall (Great Britain)
Thursday March 31, 2005
The Antonine Wall marks the northern-most border of the Roman empire in Great Britain.
Digs 2005: Sopeña Cave (Spain)
Thursday March 31, 2005
June 15-August 15, 2005. La Asociación Cultural Cuaternario Cantábrico. This project involves the excavation of a cave site covering the Middle to early Upper Palaeolithic Transition, that is Neandertal and ... Read More
Avebury (United Kingdom)
Thursday March 31, 2005
Avebury is an ancient megalithic site, dated to the Late Neolithic period and located in in central south England.
Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)
Thursday March 31, 2005
Anuradhapura was founded by the Sinhalese king Pandukhabaya as his capital city in 437 BC.
Howick (United Kingdom)
Wednesday March 30, 2005
The Howick Mesolithic site is one of the earliest recorded residential structures in Britain.
Avar Culture
Wednesday March 30, 2005
The Avar culture is the name given to Slavic nomads living near the Danube River basin from the 6th through 9th centuries AD.
AnYang (China)
Wednesday March 30, 2005
AnYang was the capital of the Shang Dynasty in northern Henan province, China, between 1554 and 1045 BC.
Daisy Cave (USA)
Wednesday March 30, 2005
Daisy Cave is a rockshelter located in the northern Channel Islands off the coast of California in the western United States, with a Paleoindian occupation.
Australopithecus
Tuesday March 29, 2005
Australopithecus is one of several species of hominid animals (human-like) who may or may not be Homo sapiens direct ancestor.
Ann Axtell Morris [1900-1945]
Tuesday March 29, 2005
American archaeologist Ann Axtell Morris excavated in the southwestern US and Mexico's Yucatan peninsula with her husband Earl Halstead Morris.
ALERT: US Senate to expand the definition of Native American
Tuesday March 29, 2005
This note about the potentially very important change to be made in the language of NAGPRA was sent to me today by the Friends of America's Past. If I were ... Read More
University of York Archaeology Graduate School
Tuesday March 29, 2005
The University of York offers several specialized MA degrees, including programs in conservation and heritage management.
Atlatl
Tuesday March 29, 2005
The atlatl is a sophisticated combination hunting tool or weapon, formed out of a short dart with a point socketed into a longer shaft.
Site Formation Processes
Monday March 28, 2005
In archaeology, the term Site Formation Processes refers to the events that created an archaeological site.
Biscayne Bay Underwater Field School
Monday March 28, 2005
August 1-12, 2005. PAST Foundation. Basic underwater documentation techniques, and the exploration of how archaeological information is translated into the creation and management of underwater parks. Part of a multi-year ... Read More
Aurignacian Period
Monday March 28, 2005
The Aurignacian period (40,000 to 28,000 years ago) is an Upper Paleolithic stone tool tradition
Softer T Rex
Monday March 28, 2005
While not archaeology, this news from the paleontological side of the past is totally surprising, and may actually give hope that we'll find soft tissue in early hominids:
news @ ... Read More
Aramaean Culture
Monday March 28, 2005
The Aramaeans were a loose confederation of kingdoms including the people of the Aram region of Syria
Curlew Priarie, Snake River Plain, Lithics Lab, Idaho
Sunday March 27, 2005
June 6-July 20, 2005. Idaho State University, offers six sessions, some lithics lab, some camping trips to Curlew Prairie. This link takes you to the ISU home page where you ... Read More
Archaeology Odyssey: Catalhoyuk
Sunday March 27, 2005
Archaeology Odyssey has an article by Michael Balter on Catalhoyuk this month.
Atlantis
Sunday March 27, 2005
Atlantis is a fictional kingdom described by Plato in two of his dialogues, Timaeus and Critias.
Aqaba (Jordan)
Sunday March 27, 2005
The site of Aqaba is a medieval Islamic town in Jordan originally called Ayla and occupied from the Chalcolithic period through Roman times.
The Island Chumash: Behavioral Ecology of a Maritime Society
Sunday March 27, 2005
Douglas Kennett's book, The Island Chumash, is an interesting examination of the way humans adapt to changes in their surroundings, whether self- or nature-induced.
Numantia (Spain)
Sunday March 27, 2005
The About guide for Go Europe, James Martin, is (shhh!) an archaeologist by training. James recently visited the site of Numantia and took some great pictures of the site conquered ... Read More
Athens (Greece)
Saturday March 26, 2005
Surely among the most well known of archaeological sites, the ancient capital of the Greek civilization Athens was first occupied during the Neolithic period.
Apulian Culture
Saturday March 26, 2005
The Apulian culture was an Iron and Bronze Age Greek colony in the boot heel region of southern Italy during the fifth century BC.
Understanding Evolution
Saturday March 26, 2005
From the Berkeley Museum of Paleontology, a great resource to help teachers teach evolution; and the rest of us to understand how evolution works.
Athabaskan
Friday March 25, 2005
The Athabaskans were late prehistoric and historic period peoples of the American southwest, considered ancestral to the Navajo and Apache and other modern groups.
Appenine Culture
Friday March 25, 2005
The Appenine culture is the name given to an Early Bronze Age culture in Italy, between about 1350-1150 BC.
The Archaeology of Slavery
Friday March 25, 2005
Archaeologists study slavery for many reasons, but the primary reason is probably that it allows comparison between two classes of people living and interacting at the same time. This is ... Read More
Atchana (Syria)
Thursday March 24, 2005
The tell site of Atchana was an Early to Late Bronze Age trading center in Syria.
Engaruka (Tanzania)
Thursday March 24, 2005
The archaeological site of Engaruka dates to the late Iron Age (15th to 16th centuries AD), and is located in the Rift Valley of Tanzania.
Little Lady Damaged
Thursday March 24, 2005
According to a USA Today story (and originally reported in Science magazine), the Homo floresiensis bones known as the Little Lady of Flores have been seriously damaged either during unauthorized ... Read More
The Piltdown Plot
Thursday March 24, 2005
A visually spare but information rich site on the Piltdown hoax from Charles Blinderman and David Joyce at Clark University.
Egyptian Sea-going Vessels
Wednesday March 23, 2005
The earliest known sea-going plank-built vessels were Egyptian from the Giza Plateau of 2600 BC. According to this news blip from the New Scientist, Boston University researchers at Wadi Gawasis ... Read More
Sirikwa Holes
Wednesday March 23, 2005
The term Sirikwa Holes is the local name for depressions found throughout the western highlands of Kenya and in northern Tanzania; they represent late Iron Age hut locations.
Chesapeake Slavery (Virginia, USA)
Wednesday March 23, 2005
June 12-July 22, 2005. Monticello's Department of Archaeology and the University of Virginia. Our fieldwork addresses changing patterns of land use and settlement on Thomas Jefferson's, Monticello Plantation from ... Read More
Aramis (Ethiopia)
Tuesday March 22, 2005
Aramis is the name of an archaeological site located in the Middle Awash region of Ethiopia.
Asmar (Iraq)
Tuesday March 22, 2005
The archaeological site of Asmar is located in the city in modern day Iraq.
Do Fundo do Mar (Sea Bottom)
Tuesday March 22, 2005
Underwater archaeology news blog in Spanish from Pedro Caleja, but many stories in English as well.
Neandertal Reconstruction
Tuesday March 22, 2005
The first complete construction of a Neandertal was accomplished lately by the American Museum of Natural History, using skeletal elements from several sites including La Ferrassie, Kebara, and Feldhofer caves. ... Read More
Assemblage
Monday March 21, 2005
Archaeologists use the word 'assemblage' to refer to the collection of artifacts recovered from a single site.
Siraf Mosque (Iran)
Monday March 21, 2005
The archaeological ruins of the Congregational Mosque of Siraf are located in the port city of Siraf on the gulf coast of Iran.
The Reconstructed Past
Monday March 21, 2005
The Reconstructed Past is a collection of stories from archaeologists about their experiences in physically reinventing the buildings, villages, and landscapes of the archaeological and historical past.
Assyria
Sunday March 20, 2005
Assyria was an ancient civilization located in Asia during the 14th-7th century BC.
World Archaeology
Sunday March 20, 2005
April 3-May 21, 2005. Mikey Brass's online short courses this year includes a survey of World Archaeology.
Sinú Culture
Saturday March 19, 2005
The Sinú culture of South America is another of several gold-working communities located on the Colombian coastline between about AD 300-1550.
Lofts Farm, Essex
Saturday March 19, 2005
Lofts Farm Project is a long-term rescue project close to Maldon, Essex, England. Post excavation work still progresses toward the publication of Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman & Medieval ... Read More
Skateholm (Sweden)
Friday March 18, 2005
The Skateholm site is a Late Mesolithic settlement site in the Scania region of Sweden, dated between 5250-3700 BC.
Center for Desert Archaeology
Friday March 18, 2005
The Center for Desert Archaeology website has a number of excellent sources of information for the lover of American southwest archaeology, including a free newsletter, and, for members, all issues ... Read More
Neandertal Advance
Friday March 18, 2005
The American Museum of Natural History has reconstructed the first complete Neandertal skeleton, based primarily on a skeleton from La Ferrassie. This report is in the National Geographic:
Neandertal Advance: ... Read More
Alice Cunningham Fletcher [1838-1923]
Thursday March 17, 2005
Cuban-born daughter of American citizens, Alice Fletcher was a pioneer in the field of ethnology, and is primarily known for her work among the Omaha and Nez Perce of the ... Read More
Freeing Captive History
Thursday March 17, 2005
New in Archaeology magazine this month, a description of Warren Perry's search for the evidence of slavery north of the Mason Dixon line:
Freeing Captive History
Carlos de Siguenza y Gongora [1645-1700]
Wednesday March 16, 2005
Don Carlos de Siguenza y Gongora was a Jesuit priest in Mexico City in the late 17th century, and an illustrious scholar of the New World.
Field School: William Paca's Wye River (Maryland, USA)/a>
Wednesday March 16, 2005
May 31-July 8, 2005. University of Maryland. This year excavations will be conducted outside of the city, at the former plantation and estate of William Paca on the Eastern Shore ... Read More
Mary W. Eubanks [b. 1947]
Tuesday March 15, 2005
American paleoethnobotanist Mary Eubanks is located in the biology department at Duke University, where she has conducted some of the most useful studies of corn biology and the origins of ... Read More
Mari-Mesovouni Lithic Collection Field School, Cyprus
Tuesday March 15, 2005
August 17-26, 2005. Lemba Archaeological Research Centre on Cyprus, University of Edinburgh. Chipped stone from the Cypriot Aceramic Neolithic site of Mari-Mesovouni will be the subject of intensive hands-on contact ... Read More
A Family Tree in Every Gene
Tuesday March 15, 2005
Armand Marie Leroi gives a thoughtful op ed piece in the NYT about why race is an important and useful concept to hang on to from a scientific standpoint. May ... Read More
Report on the Middle Atlantic Conference
Monday March 14, 2005
On the bulletin board, Mark McConaughy reports interesting goings on at the MAAC meetings, held at Rehobeth Beach, Delaware, last weekend (March 10-13, 2005).
Cynthia Irwin-Williams [1936-1990]
Monday March 14, 2005
American archaeologist Cynthia Irwin-Williams was at Eastern New Mexico State University when she conducted important interdisciplinary archaeological research at Salmon Ruins.
Field School at Ais Yiorkis, Cypru
Monday March 14, 2005
May 30-July 8, 2005, two sessions. Lemba Archeaological Research Centre, University of Edinburgh. Ais Yiorkis is a Neolithic settlement, and one of only a handful of sites that have recently ... Read More
Iceman (Italy)
Sunday March 13, 2005
The Similaun Man (also known as the Iceman) was found in the Tyrolean Alps in 1991, a Bronze Age hunter lost in a storm between 3350-3300 BC.
Added on 9/20/07: ... Read More
Angel Mounds Field School, Indiana, USA
Sunday March 13, 2005
May 10-June 16, 2005. Indiana University (Glenn Black Laboratory). An archaeological field school at the Angel Mounds State Historic Site near Evansville Indiana. Excavations will be guided by the results ... Read More
Silbury Hill (UK)
Saturday March 12, 2005
The site of Silbury Hill is a gigantic flat-topped barrow, in Wiltshire, England, and it is in fact the largest prehistoric artificial mound in prehistoric Europe
Delaware Town Field School, Missouri USA
Saturday March 12, 2005
June 13-July 22, 2005. Southwest Missouri State University. While some archaeological survey may be undertaken, field school activities will be focused on additional excavations at 23CN1, the possible location for ... Read More
Sierra de Atapuerca (Spain)
Friday March 11, 2005
The Sierra de Atapuerca is an ancient karst topography region of Spain, where several caves are located with evidence of very old occupations.
Stallings Ranch Field School, Texas, USA
Friday March 11, 2005
June 11-June 18, 2005. Texas Archaeological Society. Excavations, survey, and testing will focus within the 600 acre Stallings Ranch, with excavation being concentrated on the Stallings site, a Fourche Maline ... Read More
Sidun (China)
Thursday March 10, 2005
Sidun is an archaeological site in Jiangsu province, China, belonging to the Liangzhu culture and dated between 3300-2200 BC.
Camp Grafton Field School, North Dakota USA
Thursday March 10, 2005
June 6-July 15, 2005. University of North Dakota. Archeological sites located within two National Guard training areas in eastern North Dakota, including historic and prehistoric occupations.
Sican Culture
Wednesday March 9, 2005
The Sican culture is the name archaeologists have given to one of several gold-working people who predated the Inca in what is now Peru between about 900-1300 AD.
Utah Pottery Project, Utah USA
Wednesday March 9, 2005
June 27-August 11, 2005. Michigan Technical University. Excavations at the site of Frederick Petersen's second pottery shop in Salt Lake City (operated 1860s-1890s) and include pottery workshop buildings and perhaps ... Read More
In the Maw of the Earth Monster: Mesoamerican Ritual Cave Use, A Review
Tuesday March 8, 2005
In the new book "In the Maw of the Earth Monster", James Brady and Keith Prufer have provided us non-specialists with a survey of the research into caves in and ... Read More
Shona Chiefdoms
Tuesday March 8, 2005
The chiefdoms of the Shona were located between the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers in southern Africa between 1100 and 1500 AD, where they built Great Zimbabwe.
Kampsville Field Schools, Illinois USA
Tuesday March 8, 2005
Summer 2005. Center for American Archaeology. Field schools scheduled for 2005 are scheduled for middle school (ages 12-14) and high school (ages 15-17) students, adults (over 18) and a special ... Read More
Shizhaishan (China)
Monday March 7, 2005
The Shizhaishan site, located in Yunnan Province, is a cemetery site dated between 250 BC-250 AD, and belonging to Dian people of the Warring States and Han periods.
Cow Cove Field School, Canada
Monday March 7, 2005
June 27-August 10, 2005. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Testing and excavation of prehistoric sites on the Baie Verte Peninsula. The focus of the field school will be on the excavation ... Read More
Little Lady, Again
Sunday March 6, 2005
News about the Little Lady of Flores is that the remains will be returned (if they aren't already) shortly to the finders. This link is to a transcript of an ... Read More
Maritime Archaeology
Sunday March 6, 2005
The study of ships and sea-faring is often called maritime archaeology.
West Point Foundry Field School, New York USA
Sunday March 6, 2005
May 9-June 23, 2005. Michigan Technological University. 2005 will be MTU's fourth summer field season on the site and excavations will explore the furnace, the East Bank House, and other ... Read More
Shen Kua [1031-1095]
Saturday March 5, 2005
The 11th century Chinese scholar, engineer, mathematician, astonomer, cartographer, politician, writer, and Go player Shen Kua was a phenomenal character.
Poplar Forest Field School, Virginia USA
Saturday March 5, 2005
June 5-July 8, 2005 (3 sessions). Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest and the University of Virginia. In the summer of 2005, field school participants will excavate building sites and landscape features ... Read More
Susan E. Shennan
Friday March 4, 2005
In the mid 1970s, British archaeologist Susan Shennan conducted excavations at Unétice cemetery at Branč, Hungary.
Jamestown Field Schools, Virginia USA
Friday March 4, 2005
June 6-July 15, 2005. APVA, the University of Virginia, and the National Park Service . Excavations on Jamestown Island, the site of the first permanent English settlement in North America. ... Read More
Kapova Cave (Russia)
Thursday March 3, 2005
Kapova cave is a Paleolithic rock art site in Bashkortotstan in the southern Ural Mountains of Russia
Ferry Farm Field School, Virginia, USA
Thursday March 3, 2005
May 31-July 8, 2005. George Washington's Fredericksburg Foundation and University of South Florida. Students will excavate at Ferry Farm, a National Historic Landmark that is rich in history. The first ... Read More
Shawnee Minisink (USA)
Wednesday March 2, 2005
The deeply buried, stratified Shawnee Minisink archaeological site is located on the Delaware River in northeastern Pennsylvania in the United States.
Wadi ath-Thamad Field School, Jordan
Wednesday March 2, 2005
June 16-August 1, 2005. Wilfrid Laurier University. Excavating the Iron Age town and Nabataean buildings at Khirbat al-Mudayana regional survey of the Wadi ath-Thamad area, Neolithic village.
Elman Rogers Service [1915-1996]
Tuesday March 1, 2005
American anthropologist Elman Service's 1962 book, Primitive Social Organization, contained what would become a blueprint for the cultural evolutionary movement.
AN300ON Field School, Canada
Tuesday March 1, 2005
May 16-June 24, 2005. Trent University. Located on the edge of the Canadian Shield the site contains numerous small clusters of artifacts believed to represent repeated aggregations of temporary camps ... Read More