Pseudoarchaeological claims of Horses in the Americas
Pseudoarchaeological claims of horses present in the Americas isn’t all that new. Recently, however, a new story started making the rounds on Facebook with a slightly different twist.
Archaeology
Five Early-20th Century Archaeological Discoveries of Great Importance
Five discoveries of the early 20th century that I think were of great importance in the field of archaeology.
Cannabis in the Americas. When and from Where did it Arrive?
A look at the origins of Cannabis in the Americas. Are there precolumbian origins?
Human Footprints Across the Sands of Time
Two different papers describe two different human footprints of the past from two very different locations in space and time across the Americas.
300,000 Year Old Archaic Humans in China
Recently found 300,000 year old human remains said to “”foreshadow changes evident with modern human emergence.”
First: Complex Societies. Then: Moralizing Gods.
New research published in Nature Letters in March shows that complex societies nearly always precede the worship of moralizing gods.
Social Identity and Boundaries Probable Reasons for Cranial Modification in Eastern Europe
Recent work by archaeologists in Eastern Europe, including Georgia and Germany, suggests that the practice of cranial modification, introduced to the region by the Huns before the Migration Period was a means to convey social identity in borderland regions.
Recent Advances in Archaeological Sciences-March 2019
Strontium ratios may need to be reassessed in some reference maps and DNA from historic artifacts show ancestry
Birka Warrior Confirmed Viking Female
A current paper in Antiquity reinforces and confirms that the Birka warrior grave identified in 2017 as a female Viking is, in fact, female.
European and Mediterranean megaliths may have a common origin
Bayesian statistical analysis of 2,410 radiocarbon dates shows some interesting patterns concerning the spread of megalithic architecture.