Biblical Archeaology: Tomb of Jesus?
James Cameron is to release a documentary that claims to reveal the discovery of the tomb of Jesus Christ. He claims the evidence is statistical […]
Month: February 2007
Development of farming compared and contrasted between two regions: the Tehuacan Valley in Mesoamerica and the Levant in the Near East
Several hypotheses exist to explain the development of agriculture: Childe’s oasis theory; Sauer’s sedentary hypothesis; and Binford’s marginal habitat hypothesis. V.G. Childe’s oasis theory proposed […]
(FICTION) A Day in the Life of Aqhat -a Mesopotamian Farm Boy
This is the first time I’ve posted any fiction here at Hot Cup of Joe, but I thought I’d share this short, short story. It’s […]
The Rise of Sumerian Culture
There are those that might argue that no other single culture had such a lasting impact on humanity as that of the Sumerian. This is […]
ArtiFACTS: Recent News in Archaeology and Anthropology
Second Temple in Jerusalem in wrong spot!, Bulgarian archaeologists want higher wages, New Discovery of Old Sarcophagi in Egypt, and the 5,000 year-old embrace will […]
The Gall of Some People
Up to 25% of all people have gallstones, according to Wikipedia. And, I can attest, they can cause pain. A recent lull in my posting […]