TAC: Interview with Louise Leakey
Saturday June 30, 2007
Ric Pettigrew of The Archaeology Channel interviewed Louise Leakey recently about her research in Koobi Fora, her family's legacy to the field of paleontology, and why it's important to understand ... Read More
Amalgamated Friday #17
Friday June 29, 2007
Hatshepsut
The Search for Hatshepsut and the Discovery of her Mummy, article from Zahi Hawass
Egypt Unveils Mummy Discovery, in the Guardian via Cronaca
Hatshepsut mummy update, from Anthony on Archaeoblog
Collection of ... Read More
Domestication Palooza
Thursday June 28, 2007
If you are a domestication nut like I am, you must be sure to get your hands on a copy of the June 29, 2007 issue of Science magazine. The ... Read More
Chichén Itzá: Maya Architectural Variations
Wednesday June 27, 2007
The Maya site of Chichén Itzá (chee-CHEN eeet-ZA)
Totally Toltec temple at Chichén ItzáPhoto Credit: Jim Gateley
is one of the most important and well-known archaeological sites in the New World; ... Read More
Biskupin: Iron Age Hill Fort in Poland
Monday June 25, 2007
Biskupin is one of the best known hill forts in the world, because its amazing preservation has allowed us to take a close look at what an Iron Age hill ... Read More
Chinese Society in the Age of Confucius
Sunday June 24, 2007
Chinese Society in the Age of Confucius (1000-250 BC) is a book written by Lothar von Falkenhausen
Chinese Society in the Age of Confucius (1000-250 BC) Photo Credit: Cotsen Institute ... Read More
Amalgamated Friday #16
Friday June 22, 2007
Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition
Okay, I may be the only person who links the Spanish Inquisition to Cortez Pizarro and the Inca civilization. That said, news about the first American ... Read More
Olympia, Greece: A Walking Tour
Wednesday June 20, 2007
This week's walking tour is of the ancient Greek classical site of Olympia,
Olympia, Greece Photo Credit: Aschwin Prein
which was the original location of the Olympic Games upon which our ... Read More
Quote of the Week: Confucius on Sources of Knowledge
Tuesday June 19, 2007
The ancients who wished to illustrate illustrious virtue throughout the Kingdom, first ordered well their own states.
Wishing to order well their states, they first regulated their families. Wishing to ... Read More
On the Zhou Dynasty of China
Monday June 18, 2007
I'm currently reading a new book by Lothar von Falkenhausen called Chinese Society in the Age of Confucius (1000-250 BC),
Early Western Zhou bronze you. Baoji, Shaanxi Province, China.Photo Credit: ... Read More
Archaeological Ethics: A Book Review
Sunday June 17, 2007
The 2006 collection of articles edited by Karen Vitelli and Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh called Archaeological Ethics (second edition)
Altamira Press
contains a broad range of ideas about the past and what justice ... Read More
Amalgamated Friday #15
Friday June 15, 2007
The Hadza
The most depressing news making the rounds this week concerns the Hadza, a tribe of modern hunter-gatherers in northern Tanzania. The Tanzanian government has made a deal with ... Read More
Feast: Why Humans Share Food
Thursday June 14, 2007
Martin Jones, one of my favorite science writers (he wrote The Molecule Hunt which I still keep close at hand whenever I need some badly needed chemistry backup), has apparently ... Read More
Photosynth: Three D Imaging at the Next Level
Wednesday June 13, 2007
I am flat out blown away with this new technology called Photosynth. Under development by Microsoft Live Labs, Photosynth collects an enormous number of images of a place or an ... Read More
Site Preservation and Reconstruction: Gran Quivira
Wednesday June 13, 2007
The archaeological ruins of Gran Quivira are today part of the Salinas National Monument in New Mexico, and under the care of the National Park Service.
Gran Quivira restoration in ... Read More
Quote of the Week: Ballard on Useful Narratives
Tuesday June 12, 2007
The search for unifying narratives, for a single logic that might underpin archaeological explanation universally, is a misplaced venture. Rather than grading different narratives for some form of absolute truth ... Read More
Recent Studies of Maya Blue
Monday June 11, 2007
The mysterious turquoise blue pigment called Maya Blue,
Mural at Bonampak, Chiapas, Mexico Photo Credit: Nick Leonard
seen in this photograph of the mural at Bonampak, has been the focus of ... Read More
Global Dawn: A Book Review
Sunday June 10, 2007
Writer Deborah Gelbard's 2006 book Global Dawn
Global Dawn Photo Credit: Deborah Gelbard
is a fictional telling of the beginnings of the Global Dawn project, a project based on the real-life ... Read More
Amalgamated Friday #14
Friday June 8, 2007
Chickens and Crossing the Pacific
Kon Tiki Fried Chicken?, Eric Powell on Archaeology magazine
Nobody but us chickens, from John Hawks
Pre-Columbian Polynesians in Chile, from Martin Rundkvist on Aardvarchaeology
Chickens prove Polynesians crossed ... Read More
Inca Architecture at Machu Picchu
Friday June 8, 2007
One of the best known sets of archaeological ruins in the world, Machu Picchu has drawn millions of visitors,
The ruins of Machu Picchu are framed by the mountain called ... Read More
New Excavations at Sipán
Friday June 8, 2007
An international project involving the Museo Tumbas Reales de Sipán, the University of Milan and the Caritas of Peru, has begun an extensive set of excavations at the Moche culture ... Read More
Prehistoric Trans-Pacific Crossings
Monday June 4, 2007
Two papers in early publication this week report on aspects of an old old theory--that of connections between the cultures of the Polynesian islands and the peoples of South and ... Read More
Amalgamated Friday the 13th
Friday June 1, 2007
Creation Museum Opens
I have a confession to make: when it comes to the evolution vs creation debate, it bores me to tears. As far as I can tell, this is ... Read More