A Walking Tour of Monte Albán
Tuesday May 31, 2011
Nicoletta Maestri, our wonderful contributing writer for Archaeology at About.com, spent most of the spring excavating at Palenque, but while she was down in Mexico, she took a long weekend ... Read More
Göbekli Tepe: a Photo Essay
Sunday May 29, 2011
In the June 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine, available on news stands beginning May 30, is a feature article on the oldest human construction which was pretty clearly dedicated ... Read More
Thirty-Four Definitions of Archaeology
Monday May 23, 2011
Archaeology has been defined in a lot of ways over the century and a half of the science's existence.
Marshalltown Trowel Kris Hirst
For me, the variety of opinions is fascinating. ... Read More
Reindeer and Humans
Saturday May 21, 2011
The June 2011 issue of Quaternary International contains papers from a symposium on "Reindeer and Humans" at the conference of the European Association of Archaeologists in 2009 in Riva Del ... Read More
Amaranth Domestication
Monday May 16, 2011
Amaranth is a highly nutritious grain, used around the world as a staple and equal in nutrition to rice.
Textile History at Guitarrero Cave
Wednesday May 11, 2011
A recent article in Current Anthropology describes re-analysis of textile fragments from Guitarrero Cave. Guitarrero (which despite my best efforts I persist in spelling Guitarerro) is a rockshelter in the ... Read More
Crossroads at Palmyra on the Silk Road
Sunday May 8, 2011
Palmyra was an important crossroads for the Silk Road passageway between the Mediterranean Sea and the Far East. Set at an oasis in what is now the Syrian Desert between ... Read More
Mayan Bloodletting
Wednesday May 4, 2011
Bloodletting was a ritual practice of many, if not most Mesoamerican societies. It was part and parcel of many celebrations within the Mayan civilization, used to note births, marriages, deaths, ... Read More
Walking Tour of Acanceh
Monday May 2, 2011
Acanceh (ah-can-KAY) is a small Mexican town in the central Yucatan peninsula. Right in the middle of town and on either side of the zocalo (the town plaza) are the ... Read More
Book Review: Anthropology Graduate's Guide from Student to a Career
Sunday May 1, 2011
It's no secret: the downturn of the global economy has affected the number and availability of archaeology jobs in the world. Historically, the majority of archaeology jobs (something like 70%) ... Read More