You Can Now Find the Source of Obsidian Artifacts in the Field in Under 10 Seconds
Frahm et al (2013) have recently demonstrated the ability to source obsidian artifacts in the field in just under 10-seconds. A portable XRF is a […]
Archaeology
Archaeologists Add Drones to Their Survey and Remote Sensing Toolbox
Originally developed with a military purpose in mind, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) –also called “drones”– offer archaeologists an efficient advantage when it comes to archaeological […]
5,000 year old tokens are game pieces?
The title of a news article at io9 is Archaeologists Unearth Pieces from a 5,000 Year-Old Board Game. A Turkish archaeologist, of Haluk Sa?lamtimur of […]
Walmart Endangers Cultural Site? Gets Building Permit Through Bribery?
From the I’m-shocked-to-find-bribery-and-deceit-in-Walmart’s-plans department. The New York Times is reporting through an expose a laundry list of wrongdoing on the behalf of Walmart that resulted in the […]
“Mainstream” Archaeologists…?
Here’s a line I noticed on a mystery-monger site, posted by some well-meaning, if somewhat ignorant, significance-junkie. “… the often ridiculously closed society of “mainstream” […]
The Newark Decalogue and Keystone Revisted
Jim Goodman comments on my post, The Pseudoarchaeology of Glenn Beck, to point out the waste of his tax dollars on my education. Perhaps. But […]
The Pseudoarchaeology of Saint John the Baptist
Yet another example of religiously (and probably nationalistically) motivated pseudoarchaeology has emerged in the news. A Bulgarian archaeologist and at least one overly nationalistic politician […]
4,000 year-old brain surgery?
An archaeologist from from Ankara University, Fikri Kulako lu, reports the discovery of a 4,000 year old skeletonwhich has evidence of “a successful brain operation” in […]
Why “biblical archaeology” so very often equals “pseudo-archaeology”
Image via Wikipedia There are doubtless many who consider themselves “biblical archaeologists” who are a genuine passion for archaeology and science and approach their work […]
Application of Cognitive Archaeology
Patterns of thought can be effectively inferred from the material remains of the past. Nicholas Toth ((Toth, Nicholas (1985). Archaeological Evidence for Preferential Right-Handedness in […]