Robert J. Braidwood: More Than Just One Man
You can’t study prehistoric archaeology without encountering the name Robert J. Braidwood. An innovator of archaeological method and inquiry, Braidwood pioneered new ways of investigating […]
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When on Google Earth #64 (WOGE 64)
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 […]
Artificial Cranial Modification: Head Shaping
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. […]
Artificial Cranial Modification: Trephination
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 […]
How to make casts of bone and stone
In the United States, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 ([slider title=”NAGPRA“]Many groups, especially indigenous peoples, have profound concerns about the […]
Online Comic About Archaeology
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 […]
Three cool things about archaeologist Larry Zimmerman
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 […]
Stolen & Looted: $5-6 Billion in Stolen Artifacts?
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 […]
A Classic Paper: Archaeology as Anthropology
This is an entry submitted for The Giant’s Shoulders blog carnival, the “Classic Papers” category. Binford, Lewis R. (1962) Archaeology as Anthropology American Antiquity, 28 […]
Stolen and Looted: an interesting article
These damages aren’t done by people walking along and spotting arrowheads. These are people who are actively digging and looking for artifacts with an intent to remove cultural resources from lands shared by us all. These people are thieves…