Anthropology and Human Behaviors
Anthropology has been an essential part of archaeology in the Americas, and it can be argued that, since it is the study of humans and culture, it is an integral part of all of modern archaeology.
Inuit Wayfinding and GPS Technologies
An ethnographic study reported in Current Anthropology describes an amalgam of past and present technologies and discusses what is lost and gained when traditional methods of mapping become affected by the adoption of new technologies.
An ethnographic study reported in Current Anthropology describes an amalgam of past and present technologies and discusses what is lost and gained when traditional methods of mapping become affected by the adoption of new technologies.
A History of Romance
Feudal Love to Free Love to Future Love; a history of the art of romance, from your About guide to Dating, Donna Howell.
Feudal Love to Free Love to Future Love; a history of the art of romance, from your About guide to Dating, Donna Howell.
A Hunting We Will Go
The technology that made the first stone points possible was invented by our distant ancestor Homo erectus in Africa during the later Acheulian period, circa 400,000-200,000 years ago. And we've been shooting things for dinner ever since.
The technology that made the first stone points possible was invented by our distant ancestor Homo erectus in Africa during the later Acheulian period, circa 400,000-200,000 years ago. And we've been shooting things for dinner ever since.
Ancient Surgery, Modern Yardstick
A survey of ancient medical techniques, by Dr Sanjay Parva and your About Guide to Healing, Phylameana lila Desy.
A survey of ancient medical techniques, by Dr Sanjay Parva and your About Guide to Healing, Phylameana lila Desy.
Blombos Cave: What it Means to be Human
Great strides in understanding the development of modern human beings are being taken at the very southern tip of Africa these days.
Great strides in understanding the development of modern human beings are being taken at the very southern tip of Africa these days.
Context is Everything
An important concept in archaeology, and one that isn't given a lot of public attention until things go awry, is that of context. Illustrated by the recovery of a Roman artifact in a late 15th century American site, a television show that (for a while anyway) glorifies the looting of artifacts, and a debate over a museum display, context is everything to archaeology.
An important concept in archaeology, and one that isn't given a lot of public attention until things go awry, is that of context. Illustrated by the recovery of a Roman artifact in a late 15th century American site, a television show that (for a while anyway) glorifies the looting of artifacts, and a debate over a museum display, context is everything to archaeology.
House Hunting: Archaeological Houses
Archaeology isn't about death--it's about life. Most of what we study is the mundane, which is, when you think about it, a pretty good word for it. What people ate, what clothing they wore, how they ran their societies, how they raised their children and built their houses--the thousands of permutations human beings have had of living their lives since we became human beings.
Archaeology isn't about death--it's about life. Most of what we study is the mundane, which is, when you think about it, a pretty good word for it. What people ate, what clothing they wore, how they ran their societies, how they raised their children and built their houses--the thousands of permutations human beings have had of living their lives since we became human beings.
Invitation to Cultural Evolutionism
From Robert Graber at Truman State University, a terrific introduction to the concepts of cultural evolution, including excellent succinct descriptions of founding figures such as Marx and Morgan, recent theories, and ongoing processes.
From Robert Graber at Truman State University, a terrific introduction to the concepts of cultural evolution, including excellent succinct descriptions of founding figures such as Marx and Morgan, recent theories, and ongoing processes.
The Soul of Archaeology
Bringing together images and cosmology from cultures as seemingly unbridgeable as the Aztec of Mexico and the Pawnee of the Great Plains, Robert Hall opens the reader%u2019s mind to an infinity of hitherto unconsidered connections.
Bringing together images and cosmology from cultures as seemingly unbridgeable as the Aztec of Mexico and the Pawnee of the Great Plains, Robert Hall opens the reader%u2019s mind to an infinity of hitherto unconsidered connections.
The History of Beauty
A cool page from Mary Bellis, your About guide to Inventors and Inventions, on the history of making yourself beautiful.
A cool page from Mary Bellis, your About guide to Inventors and Inventions, on the history of making yourself beautiful.