Category Archives: Archaeology

Call for Submissions: Four Stone Hearth

Posted on April 11, 2010 by cfeagans

Will be right here on Wednesday! Send me your posts or links to posts if you have an idea that fits the subject of anthropology. You don’t have to be an anthropologist and your blog doesn’t have to be about … Continue reading →

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The Dating of Iron Nails

Posted on March 4, 2010 by cfeagans

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. … Continue reading →

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Robert J. Braidwood: More Than Just One Man

Posted on February 26, 2010 by cfeagans

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 … Continue reading →

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Eddie Izzard on Archaeology! Funny!

Posted on August 20, 2009 by cfeagans

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. embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direkt By the way, visit Brendon at Digging the … Continue reading →

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When on Google Earth #64 (WOGE 64)

Posted on July 10, 2009 by cfeagans

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 … Continue reading →

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Artificial Cranial Modification: Head Shaping

Posted on May 17, 2009 by cfeagans

Image via Wikipedia 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 … Continue reading →

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Artificial Cranial Modification: Trephination

Posted on May 16, 2009 by cfeagans

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 . … Continue reading →

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How to make casts of bone and stone

Posted on April 10, 2009 by cfeagans

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 … Continue reading →

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Online Comic About Archaeology

Posted on March 20, 2009 by cfeagans

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 … Continue reading →

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Three cool things about archaeologist Larry Zimmerman

Posted on November 25, 2008 by cfeagans

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 … Continue reading →

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