Category Archives: Archaeology

Dead Sea Scrolls: were the authors Jewish or Jewish?

Image by Randall Niles via Flickr The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1947 caves near Qumran on the Dead Sea by a Bedouin shepherd. Stored for nearly 2 millennia in clay jars or pots, the scrolls survived with the help of the dry … Continue reading

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The Pseudoscience of Homeopathy

I am not responsible for any keyboards for those who tried reading this with their morning hot cup of joe! If you’ve never visited xkcd, you should!

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Independence Day: Let Freedom Ring

In a nation so divided, we often forget where true freedom comes from: the human spirit and the hearts and minds of men and women who wanted more for themselves and their families. As we celebrate our nations Independence on … Continue reading

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An idiot called. He’s looking for your village.

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Application of Cognitive Archaeology

Patterns of thought can be effectively inferred from the material remains of the past. Nicholas Toth[1] conducted experiments in flintknapping in which he discovered patterns he proposed as evidence of right-handedness in hominids reaching into the archaeological record as far … Continue reading

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About Cognitive Archaeology

Image via Wikipedia The questions of what people of the past thought, how they arrived at these thoughts, and to what extent did the thoughts of people affect the world around them fall under the auspices of cognitive archaeology. In … Continue reading

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Two new archaeologists added to the blog roll!

I just wanted to share two blogs I found via a recent Google search: The Dig Girl and Bioarchaeologists: We Dig Bones! They both seem to be blogs of the more personal experience type, which is great. I love reading … Continue reading

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Future Archaeologists

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Call for Submissions: Four Stone Hearth

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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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 … Continue reading

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