Fieldwork in Focus: Owyhee River Valley, Oregon
Friday January 29, 2010
Washington State University's 2010 field season in the Owyhee River Canyon of southeastern Oregon is the seventh season for the project directed by Dr. William Andrefsky, Jr. Excavations at the ... Read More
Interactive Map of the Silk Road
Wednesday January 27, 2010
As the first truly international trade network, the Silk Road was constructed as a series of trackways stretching out across the vast deserts and mountains and waterways of Asia.
Fieldwork in Focus: Berefet, Gambia
Monday January 25, 2010
Today's Fieldwork in Focus comes from Liza Gijanto of Syracuse University, who describes the upcoming excavations at Berefet, Gambia.
The St. Mary's College Department of Anthropology announces plans for its ... Read More
The Sampul Tapestry
Sunday January 24, 2010
A pair of 2000-year-old trousers was reported in Antiquity this quarter; and you wouldn't think it, but the story of their construction is a fascinating one that illustrates the crossing ... Read More
The Human Spark: Brain Matters
Monday January 18, 2010
In "Brain Matters", the third and final episode of PBS's documentary The Human Spark, narrator and host Alan Alda has his brain scanned, and learns about recent research into the ... Read More
My Job in Archaeology
Friday January 15, 2010
Today I'm announcing a new feature, which will allow people who work in the field of archaeology to talk about their jobs, explain why they love them and a bit ... Read More
Fieldwork in Focus: Cooper's Ferry, Idaho
Tuesday January 12, 2010
Today's Fieldwork in Focus comes from Loren Davis, field director at the Cooper's Ferry Site, an early Paleoindian site located on the Salmon River of Idaho, to be held during ... Read More
The Human Spark: So Human, So Chimp
Sunday January 10, 2010
In "So Human, So Chimp", this week's segment of the PBS series The Human Spark, host Alan Alda introduces us to comparative behavioral studies of primates and human children. The ... Read More
The Human Spark: Becoming Us
Sunday January 3, 2010
This January, PBS presents The Human Spark, a three-part documentary series examining what makes us human, what makes us different from every other animal on the planet. The first video, ... Read More