About ArchaeologyArchaeologyPine Nuts- June 29, 2008 Pine nuts are a tasty, nutritious treat used in recipes around the world. Archaeological evidence at Danger Cave, Utah indicates that they have been part of the American diet for...http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/06/29/pine-nuts.htm Is the Phaistos Disk a Hoax- June 27, 2008 In July of 1908, Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier was excavating at the Minoan site of Phaistos when he stumbled upon one of the great enigmas of archaeology: The Phaistos Disk....http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/06/27/is-the-phaistos-disk-a-hoax.htm Wordless Wednesday: Puuc House at Chichn Itz- June 25, 2008 ...http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/06/25/wordless-wednesday-puuc-house-at-chichen-itza.ht... Hopkins in Egypt 2008- June 24, 2008 This summer, Hopkins University Egyptologist Betsy Bryan and her team of graduate students, artists, conservators and photographers are back at the Mut Temple in Luxor Egypt. Each day in June...http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/06/24/hopkins-in-egypt-2008.htm New Anthropology-Like Videos on TED- June 23, 2008 A couple of interesting videos on TED this week: Anthropologist Wade Davis on the worldwide web of belief and ritual, discussing proto-shamanism and paleolithic art, tying in mythology...http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/06/23/new-anthropology-like-videos-on-ted.htm Mapping Ostionoid Maize Agriculture- June 21, 2008 The history of maize agriculture in the Dominican Republic between about AD 500-1500 is examined through analysis of lake bed sediments in a new paper by researchers Chad S. Lane,...http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/06/21/mapping-ostionoid-maize-agriculture.htm 60,000 Years of the Bow and Arrow- June 19, 2008 Recent investigations at the Middle Stone Age Sibudu Cave site in South Africa have produced simply gobs of new information about hunting technology, including the oldest evidence for bow and...http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/06/19/60000-years-of-the-bow-and-arrow.htm Wordless Wednesday: Ancient American Teo Mask- June 18, 2008 ...http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/06/18/wordless-wednesday-ancient-american-teo-mask.htm Should Indiana Jones be in the AIA- June 17, 2008 SafeCorner, the blog maintained by Nathan T. Elkins a variety of people for Saving Antiquities for Everyone, Would you trust this man with your antiquities Harrison Ford at Japan...http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/06/17/should-indiana-jones-be-in-the-aia.htm Aztecs- June 16, 2008 The Aztecs were the people who occupied most of Mesoamerica when the Spanish arrived in the early 16th century. AztecMexica dancer Martin Tellez blows a conch shell during a performance...http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/06/16/aztecs.htm |