Mesoamerican Studies
Monday June 28, 2010
Contributing Writer Nicoletta Maestri has compiled the beginnings of a fabulous resource on the archaeology of Mesoamerican studies for us here at About.com. From the Paleoindian site of Santa Isabel ... Read More
Solstice at Stonehenge 2010
Monday June 21, 2010
Ah, it must be summer time; the 21st century's Druids were at the 4000-year-old megalithic monstrosity Stonehenge this morning, along with Matt Cardy, who took his annual trip to Stonehenge ... Read More
New Dates for Egyptian and Bronze Age History: What About Santorini?
Friday June 18, 2010
This week, a research team based at Oxford University reported in the journal Science on the results of an extensive radiocarbon dating effort on ancient Egyptian dynastic history, which helps ... Read More
Oxford Very Short Introductions: Druids
Monday June 14, 2010
For the past decade, Oxford University Press has been printing volumes in the book series called "Very Short Introductions". Each of the 268 volumes are in 6x4 inch paperback format, ... Read More
5500 Year Old Shoe
Wednesday June 9, 2010
Reported today in the open access journal PLoS One is the news of a 5500-year-old shoe, discovered in the Chalcolithic age deposits at Areni-1, a dry cave in the Vayots ... Read More
Eggplant History
Sunday June 6, 2010
Did you know that what we know about the domestication of the eggplant mostly comes from ancient history?