Color Pigments
Monday December 31, 2012
Our world is a colorful one, and by the Middle Stone Age of some 70,000 years ago, humans were already trying to incorporate colors more closely into our lives. Whether ... Read More
Hilazon Tachtit
Thursday December 27, 2012
Hilazon Tachtit is a cave in modern Israel, where about 30 people were buried during the Natufian period about 12,000 years ago.
A view of excavation area at Hilazon Tachtit ... Read More
Feasting
Monday December 24, 2012
Over the past couple of decades, the ancient ritual of feasting has become an intense focus of interest for archaeologists: and certainly this week, feasting is of more than ... Read More
Solstice, Stonehenge and the Maya
Friday December 21, 2012
It's a tradition here at Archaeology on About.com to post a solstice image from Stonehenge, taken by Matt Cardy or his colleagues, and of course today can be no different.
Winter ... Read More
Swahili Towns
Wednesday December 19, 2012
When one is first introduced to an ancient culture, it is easy to become mesmerized by the big flashy stone buildings, and miss the overall picture. Take for instance, Swahili ... Read More
Maya 2012 FAQ
Monday December 17, 2012
The Maya 2012 phenomenon, as it is called by many people around the world, is not going to go away any time soon--well, with any luck it might on Thursday ... Read More
Ancient Marvels: A NOVA Video Collection
Monday December 17, 2012
Ancient Marvels: The PBS Explorer Collection may be just the ideal last-minute gift for the archaeological fan in your family.
Cover art, Ancient Marvels: The PBS Explorer Collection.
A 2012 compilation ... Read More
Ancient Art of Cheese-Making
Thursday December 13, 2012
A new study published in Nature this week reports evidence that cheese-making occurred on Neolithic Linearbandkeramik sites in central Europe as early as 7,500 years ago.
A modern cheese maker ... Read More
Hvalsey Farm and Church
Monday December 10, 2012
On the southern coast of Greenland, in the region where the Vikings (or, more properly, the Norse) called the Eastern Settlement, lies the ruins of what was called in the ... Read More
Nostalgia for the Light - Video Review
Wednesday December 5, 2012
One sleepless night a few weeks ago, I saw about 20 minutes of a beautiful documentary on the Atacama Desert of Chile called Nostalgia for the Light: and I couldn't ... Read More
Kilwa Chronicle: Oral History of the Swahili Culture
Monday December 3, 2012
The Kilwa Chronicle is what scholars call two 16th century documents, written forms of the oral history of the Swahili culture sultans in the ancient town of Kilwa Kisiwani.
Bathing Pool ... Read More