Engaged Archaeology
A Lesson in Applied Archaeology
An experimental archaeology project in Bolivia, using ancient farming techniques, has raised more than just corn, beans, and squash.
The Çatalhöyük Project
Excavations at the first urban center in the world, most recently excavated by Ian Hodder of Cambridge University in close collaboration with the Middle Eastern Technical University and Ankara University.
Seeing the Light
Peer review is one of the most revered and dreaded rituals of the scientific method. Here's your guide's rather whacked out ideas on how to overcome the trauma.
Arch-Experiment
An electronic discussion list to encourage the exchange of information between groups carrying out experimental archaeology in Britain.
Archaeological Collage
A photographic experiment, Archaeological Collage uses historic and modern-day photos of scenes in Portland Oregon as before-and-after images. Uses Shockwave.
Archaeological Records of Europe - Networked Access
ARENA is the work of several European Community countries (Poland, Romania, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom), brought together to share information about technologies and work toward new innovations.
AREA Archives of European Archaeology
A site dedicated to the history of European archaeology, contains catalog data and links to actual archives from the Western European countries.
Butser Ancient Farm
An open air research laboratory where the Romano-Celtic world is being explored by full scale experiment, including earthworks, fields and crops, pottery making, metal and charcoal production.
Great Lakes Lithics
A great source for flint knappers, including materials, tools, and supplies; also sells beginner's kits.
Harappa
Extensive, intelligent, multimedia presentation of this amazing site in Pakistan.
Leskernick
A multimedia exploration of a Bronze Age village complex in Cornwall, from Barbara Bender, Sue Hamilton and Christopher Tilley of the Department of Anthropology and Institute of Archaeology, University College London.
Monumental Past
In 1998, Cornelius Holtorf submitted the first electronic text PhD dissertation in archaeology. Today the dissertation is stored at the University of Toronto; it represents a milestone in dissertation research and is a lot of fun to read, besides.
Rad-Arch-Forum
An electronic discussion list for radical archaeologists defined as those interested critical research & activity relating to issues of race, class, gender & the environment. Normally rather quiet.
Roger Grace's Experimental Archaeology Page
Another absolutely terrific use of the web from Roger Grace of the University of Oslo, Norway, a page describing replicative experiments and usewear analyses for stone tools. (under reconstruction as of July 2010)