Re-Sculpting Our Planet: Megafaunal extinctions
Wednesday March 28, 2012
Archaeologists and paleontologists examining the historical pathways of modern humans as they left Africa and colonize the remainder of the planet have discovered a disturbing combination of effects.
Mastodon Sculpture, Page ... Read More
Marine Isotope Stages
Monday March 26, 2012
I must admit that the article I wrote today comes out of my frustration about a piece of jargon that shows up in archaeological literature these days: the practice of ... Read More
Abu Hureyra
Friday March 23, 2012
One of the most significant prepottery Neolithic sites is Abu Hureyra, located on the south side of the Euphrates River Valley of northern Syria.
Persian Goitered Gazelle - Gazella subgutturosa. photo ... Read More
The Harbor at Ostia Antica
Wednesday March 21, 2012
Ostia Antica was the main port city for the Roman empire, located some 15 miles south west of the capital city of Rome.
One of the fabulous mosaics at Ostia Antica. ... Read More
Broomcorn Millet and the Origins of Farming
Monday March 19, 2012
Broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) was domesticated in China, at least 1000 years before it became a substantial portion of the Middle Neolithic Yangshao diet.
Broomcorn Millet (Panicum miliaceum) Photo by Mark ... Read More
Areni-1: a jug of wine, a pair of shoes?
Friday March 16, 2012
Areni-1 or Bird's Cave, is rock shelter located in the Vayots Dzor province of Armenia, where exceptional preservation has led to Chalcolithic identification of textiles, plant remains and wooden artifacts.
Areni-1 ... Read More
Jerf el Ahmar
Wednesday March 14, 2012
Jerf el Ahmar is a Prepottery Neolithic site (specifically PPNA), located on the Euphrates River of north central Syria. The site is located within 40 km of a number of ... Read More
Huaca Prieta
Friday March 9, 2012
Over the last 20 years or so, information about the pre-ceramic cultures of South America, particularly monumental earthen mounds located near Peru's arid coasts such as Caral and Huaca Prieta, ... Read More
The Three Sisters
Wednesday March 7, 2012
The Three Sisters is (um, are?) the name of an ancient farming technique, in which beans, maize and squash were planted in the same place.
The Three Sisters, photo by ... Read More
The Wild History of Beans
Monday March 5, 2012
An article published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describes the predomestication history of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), one of the most important sources ... Read More