An Abnormal Interest in Gilgamesh
You gotta love Gilgamesh! He was two-thirds god and one-third human, so his threats weren’t to be taken lightly!
Archaeology
The Serpent Mound
We really don’t know for sure what most ancient, pre-literate cultures used many of their monumental constructions for. We’re reasonably sure about things like the […]
Big Flower that Looks at Sun God
It’s been held that the sunflower was originally domesticated in eastern North America then introduced to Mexico -the sunflower is a major seed crop in […]
Looting antiquities and hurt feelings and an appeal to Memorial Day
As many of you are aware, A Hot Cup of Joe is a blog that originated at Blogspot. In fact, the original blog is still […]
Recent News In Mesoamerican Archaeology
The King Has Left The Building Apparently Maya elites and royalty weren’t the only ones building temples and pyramids. And the mystery of the blue […]
On the Lighter Side: Archaeology Today
Monty Python style! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc9WLMCygTU] Flaming Star! The Story of One Man’s Search For Vengeance in the Raw and Violent World of International Archaeology
Archaeologica Americana
North American history and archaeology isn’t as glamorous and monumental as Egyptian, Greek, Roman, or even European with its henges, barrows, and castles. We’re a […]
Aswan Tombs Video
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THWho43RLEI] Here’s an interesting video that I stumbled across in YouTube today. This YouTuber just posted it 1 day ago and its his first video. […]
Funerary Practices of Middle Class Egypt – 4.5 Centuries Ago
The burial chamber of an Egyptian official who lived up to about 4,500 years ago was unsealed recently, revealing some valuable insights into the funerary […]
A Southern Migration Out of Africa: The Arabian Corridor
I’m a fairly regular reader of Geotimes, a magazine devoted to geology and Earth-related topics like climate and, sometimes, anthropology. So imagine my surprise when […]