Bob Ballard on TED
Friday May 30, 2008
Ocean explorer Bob Ballard gave a presentation to TED in February this year, and the video was just uploaded to the website this week. The video clearly reveals the enthusiasm ... Read More
TAC: Caral Supe
Thursday May 29, 2008
The Archaeology Channel has uploaded a video on Caral Supe this week:
Caral Supe, 12 minutes, 2006 by PromPeru
Wordless Wednesday: Quipu Knots
Wednesday May 28, 2008
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Wordless Wednesday
An Inca Road Photo Essay
Monday May 26, 2008
Something that's been kicking around unfinished on my computer for awhile is a photo essay of the Inca Road System. This week I finally shoved it into completion.
Tunnel on ... Read More
New Scientist compilation on 'human' traits in animals
Friday May 23, 2008
Kate Douglas, writing in New Scientist today, describes six things once thought to be uniquely human traits, but now seen in the animal world: culture, mind reading, tool use, morality, ... Read More
Xibalbá Gate: A Review
Thursday May 22, 2008
A few weeks ago in this space, I made the off-hand comment that historical fiction, or rather, what Anita Cohen-Williams calls archaeo-fiction, is not really my cup of tea,
Xibalbá ... Read More
Indiana Jones 4: The Reviews
Thursday May 22, 2008
Oh, I haven't seen Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull yet, but plenty of people have. Here are some of the reactions I've encountered so far. Perhaps ... Read More
Wordless Wednesday - Moche Sacrifice Ceremony
Wednesday May 21, 2008
Wordless Wednesday
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Peopling America
Tuesday May 20, 2008
Well, it's quite nervy of me, but I think I have the beginnings of a decent summary of the four main theories about how Homo sapiens made their way into ... Read More
Old Boats
Sunday May 18, 2008
An interesting discussion developed on the bulletin board, after we posted about the latest findings about Monte Verde, about the history of ships and sailing, so I threw together this ... Read More
More on Indiana Jones
Saturday May 17, 2008
I just discovered my About.com movies colleague, Rebecca Murray, has a collection of photos from the upcoming Indiana Jones movie:
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" Movie ... Read More
Harrison Ford Joins the AIA
Saturday May 17, 2008
This is really great news: the American movie industry's best known archaeologist (sorry Lara Croft) has been elected to the governing board of the best known archaeological community in the ... Read More
TAC: Foguang Temple, Shanxi, China
Thursday May 15, 2008
The Archaeology Channel this week posted a new video from the Global Heritage Foundation on preservation issues around the Foguang Temple in Shanxi China.
Saving Asia’s Treasures: Foguang Temple, Shanxi, ... Read More
Electronic Books: Understanding Ancient Civilizations
Wednesday May 14, 2008
I just finished reviewing my first e-book, and I must say that I'm not absolutely convinced about the format. The book is Gordon McEwan's The Incas: New Perspectives, and it's ... Read More
Field School in Focus: The Speaker's House
Tuesday May 13, 2008
A field school jointly presented by The Speaker's House and Ursinus College is planned between June 23 and August 1, 2008.
Excavating in the vicinity of what is presumed to ... Read More
Past Horizons, Issue 2
Monday May 12, 2008
The British Archaeological Jobs & Resource (BAJR) has just published the second issue of its fully-electronic archaeology journal, Past Horizons. Issue #2 includes a feature article on the archaeology of ... Read More
Crystal Skulls, Indiana Jones, and Damien Hirst
Monday May 12, 2008
The new Indiana Jones movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull comes out on May 22, 2008.
Artist Damien Hirst's platinum cast of a human skull is shown ... Read More
Pangea Day
Friday May 9, 2008
On Saturday May 10th, 2008 (GMT 1800-2200), we are all invited to share in Pangea Day, to watch four hours of 24 short films selected from over 2500 entries submitted ... Read More
Monte Verde, Seaweed, and the Pacific Coast Migration Model
Thursday May 8, 2008
In the journal Science today, a research team led by archaeologists Tom Dillehay and Mario Pino report on the latest findings from Monte Verde, a preclovis site in Chile. In ... Read More
Realigning Hominin Ancestors
Wednesday May 7, 2008
A new paper in Nature this week realigns--or rather, primarily reaffirms--paleo-anthropological understanding of how our stream of ancient relatives fits together. I must admit, it's beyond me, but fortunately, it's ... Read More
Ancient Roads
Monday May 5, 2008
Maybe it's a result of my youthful stint as a secretary in a university geography department, but I am flat out fascinated by the history of roads and road systems. ... Read More
Surviving: The Body of Evidence at Penn Museum
Friday May 2, 2008
A new exhibition at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology opened last month, called Surviving: The Body of Evidence. Surviving is the first in a year-long series ... Read More
Our Hominin Ancestors: Nutcrackers and Fruit(cakes)
Thursday May 1, 2008
One of our original hominin ancestors, Paranthropus boisei (aka Nutcracker Man, lived between 2.3 and 1.2 million years ago throughout what were then savannas in eastern Africa), has gotten an ... Read More