Archaeology Vacations

• Adventures in Angkor - Angkor Wat, noelbynature at Southeastern Asian Archaeology has a long piece with lots of photos on his recent visit to Angkor Wat.
• Road Trip, Guatemalan Style, Nomadic Thoughts

Rotherwas Ribbon

• The Rotherwas Ribbon, on a curious ancient roadway (er, ditchway? and maybe symbolic) discovered recently in Britain, from Alun Salt on Clioaudio
• The Rotherwas Ribbon, more on this intriguing human made thing, said to be 4000 years old, from the Herefordshire government website

Archaeology

• A Medieval Toilet Fit for Scrooge McDuck*, on Medieval BlogSpot via Medieval History on About.com
• New Aztec Pyramid discovered, via Anthony in Archaeoblog
• Major find at Sagalassos, Archaeology magazine
• Interactive Dig: Black Sea update, Benjamin Goetsch on Archaeology magazine
• Fake big toe..., I bypassed many many bloggers on a New Kingdom mummy with a prosthetic toe, but fortunately Andie over at TourEgypt has collected several of her own.
• New Age Vibes at Archaeological Sites, Martin at Aardvarchaeology

Whalebone Mask Found

• 3,000 Year Old Whalebone Mask Found, Afarensis
• Whalebone Mask May Rewrite Aleut History, Tim on Remote Central
• 3000 Year Old Whalebone Mask Found in Unalaska, Brian on Old Dirt-New Thoughts

Martin Sheen Loves Ancient History

Who knew?

• West Wing Latin Rant, Pres. Bartlet lets loose at God after his secretary is killed, via RogueClassicism
• Martin Sheen visits Tell Brak, from Indiana Jane

Art and Architecture

• Last Supper Stunner, a baby at the Last Supper? Shelley Esaak on Art History at About.com
• Medieval Mosque in Sicily in Physorg, via Medieval History on About.com
• Has Anyone Seen Banksy?, Archaeology and Graffiti, from John Cherry on Archaeolog
• The Acropolis, NS Gill, Ancient History at About.com

Teaching Science

• Follow-up on "Math doesn't suck" discussion, Tara Smith on Aetiology

Neanderthal Sex

• Evidence that Neanderthals and Humans Interbred?, Afarensis

Blog Carnivals

• Four Stone Hearth #20, Afarensis hosts it this week
• Tangled Bank#85: The Reductionist's Tale, at Migrations

Open Access

• Open Access Journal and E-text Repository for Archaeology, Martin on Aardvarchaeology discusses the Journal of Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Archaeology's move towards OA.

Indy News

• Fortunately, Hal at Blivet 2.0 is keeping up on the latest news about the Indy movie scheduled for next Memorial Day. Oh go ahead, click on over. You know you want to know.

Tech Heads

• Build your own Web Aggregator, tips on keeping up from Alun on Clioaudio
• GIS, GPS, Geo-Location, from Eric Kansa on Digging Digitally

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