Archive for October, 2007

Anthropologists find evidence of earliest “Double-Dog Dare:” over 164,000 yrs ago!

One of my favorite movies during the holidays is the 1983 classic “A Christmas Story” depicting the schemes of Ralphie Parker as he tries to convince Santa Clause (and his parents) to bring him a Red Ryder BB gun, which every adult (including the department store Santa) warns, “you’ll put your eye out.” In this [...]

ArtiFACTS: Recent News in Archaeology

Among the Headlines In Archaeology this Week:

50 Fifth Graders Participate in Urban Excavation
Third Graders Get to Watch Archaeologists at Fort Hawkins
University of Hawaii Manoa Department of Anthropology Gets $500,000 Award
Computer Software Reveals Ancient Coastline

Click the “Read More” link below to read each news item one-by-one or the topic link above to take you directly to [...]