Archaeology
Vampire Forensics presents the lore and myth of vampires with an eye for science, particularly anthropology, psychology, physiology and, more to my liking, archaeology.
I have always enjoyed stories and movies about vampires. At age four, I was hooked on Dark Shadows, a bad soap opera that featured gothic ghouls like vampires, werewolves, and ghosts. But [...]
The Dating of Iron Nails
A recent story making it’s rounds among those who fancy an interest in archaeology, history and “biblical” versions of both carries the headline “Archaeologists find crucifixion-style nail from the time of Jesus.”
My first thought was this would be cool. There are so few nails found that can be attributed to actual crucifixions, so this could [...]
Robert J. Braidwood: More Than Just One Man
One cannot study prehistoric archaeology without encountering the name Robert J. Braidwood. An innovator of archaeological method and inquiry, Braidwood pioneered new ways of investigating the prehistoric past. He found an interest in that unique period of human history that marks a transition from hunting and gathering into food production through agriculture (Redman 1978; Harms [...]
Eddie Izzard on Archaeology! Funny!
I was visiting a site from a commenter (Digging The Dirt) and noticed this video. I laughed my arse off. Then knicked it from Digging the Dirt.
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By the way, visit Brendon at Digging the Dirt.
When on Google Earth #64 (WOGE 64)
Welcome to When on Google Earth here at A Hot Cup of Joe for the first time! I sneaked in from nowhere and snatched a victory after staring at WOGE 63 as Vix France, major period of occupation around the Hallstat period (5th-6th c. BCE). I was a little surprised that the usual participants hadn’t [...]
Artificial Cranial Modification: Head Shaping
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In addition to cranial surgery, another artificial modification of the human skull present in the archaeological record, which is perhaps better known, is skull shaping. Like trephination, this practice of modifying the shape of the human skull is present on every inhabited continent and at various periods in human history and prehistory[1]. It [...]
Artificial Cranial Modification: Trephination
Image by Luciana Christante via Flickr
The practice of artificially modifying the human skull has been a part of human culture as far back as 45,000 years BP[1], and it has been shown to occur on every inhabited continent . Two primary forms of artificially modifying the human skull include trephination, the deliberate and surgical creation [...]
How to make casts of bone and stone
In the United States, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 mandates special care and treatment of Native American cultural remains, particularly human remains. The single best discussion on the internet that includes the most sources of clickable information that I’ve found on NAGPRA is on Larry J. Zimmerman’s site[1]. I [...]
Online Comic About Archaeology
If you like comics, the internet, and archaeology, you really must check out this short online comic.
The Secret in the Cellar: A Written in Bone forensic mystery from colonial America.
This webcomic is based on a very real forensic case that was investigated regarding a 17th century male who was probably an indentured servant who met [...]
Three cool things about archaeologist Larry Zimmerman
1) Archaeology of Homelessness: Zimmerman, along with student Jessica Welch, recently presented the findings of a study they completed which examined the material culture of the homeless.The presentation was at the World Archaeological Congress in Dublin, Ireland. The study was conducted near downtown Indianapolis.
What they found was that they can derive new information about the [...]
