http://ahotcupofjoe.net Archaeology, anthropology, science, and skepticism Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:42:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The first Four Stone Hearth of 2009 is up at Testimony of the Spade! I've been negligent about submitting to it of late, but go check out some good anthropology and archaeology writing by anthro-bloggers who are actually writing on their blogs! http://ahotcupofjoe.net/2009/01/four-stone-hearth/ If you've ever spent any time browsing a UFO forum or website, you'll eventually run into a link or claim that the ancient Mesoamericans and Inca [slider title="were either aliens"], this was a theme exploited by the lates Indiana Jones movie, written by James Rollins. I enjoy James Rollins ... http://ahotcupofjoe.net/2008/12/alien-skulls/ Probably not. Most probably not. Archaeologists in China are alleged to have discovered a tiny Swiss watch in a 400-year old tomb and, according to at least on online news outlet, they are baffled. Possible explanations for such a thing would be 1) the tomb was entered since the construction of the ... http://ahotcupofjoe.net/2008/12/5-minute-archaeology-update-swiss-watch-travels-time/ 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 ... http://ahotcupofjoe.net/2008/11/three-cool-things-about-archaeologist-larry-zimmerman/ Matt Damon on Sarah Palin. Regardless of what you think about celebraties using their notoriety to make political statements, I think Matt Damon nails her. So to speak. Sorry about the political post -I don't usually stray that way, but I *do* write here about skeptical topics and Palin and her narrow-minded ... http://ahotcupofjoe.net/2008/09/does-she-really-think-dinosaurs-were-here-4000-years-ago/ Back in 2005, ABC's Primetime aired a special on UFOs. Tonight, they aired another special -same topic; same title. There's a companion website, Could So Many UFO Witnesses Be Right? The very title of the site reveals an appeal to popularity, but the question is still one that probably seems intuitive to most ... http://ahotcupofjoe.net/2008/09/seeing-is-believing-abc-interviewed-palin-now-theyre-on-to-ufos/ Welcome to the 49th edition of the Four Stone Hearth, a blog carnival that specializes in anthropology in the widest (American) sense of that word. Here, anthropology is the study of humankind, throughout all times and places, focusing primarily on four lines of research: archaeology socio-cultural anthropology bio-physical anthropology linguistic anthropology Each one of these ... http://ahotcupofjoe.net/2008/09/252/ The Four Stone Hearth is tomorrow and I'd like to have it posted on time, so if you have any late submissions please get them to me no later than 11pm CST to cfeagans@ahotcupofjoe.net http://ahotcupofjoe.net/2008/09/last-chance-call-for-submissions/ This is part of an on-going series dealing with the theft, sale, and trade of artifacts and archaeological finds that are abruptly removed from their contexts, destroying valuable data that can be gleaned and sold to the highest bidder for profit at the expense of ever improving our understanding of ... http://ahotcupofjoe.net/2008/09/stolen-looted-5-6-billion-in-stolen-artifacts/ The next edition of the Four Stone Hearth Blog Carnival will be hosted here at A Hot Cup of Joe on Sept. 10th, 2008. Please send your submissions to cfeagans@ahotcupofjoe.net by Tuesday, Sept. 9th. The Fourth Stone Hearth is a blog carnival that specializes in anthropology in the widest (American) sense ... http://ahotcupofjoe.net/2008/09/call-for-submissions-the-four-stone-hearth/