Alien Skulls? Not even close!
If you’ve ever spent any time browsing a UFO forum or website, you’ll eventually run into a link or claim that the ancient Mesoamericans and […]
Archaeology
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 […]
Neanderthals were not stupid
It has long been thought that one of the reason Homo sapiens eventually dominated the hominid line, colonizing Africa and Europe beginning at around 40,000 […]
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…
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!
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 […]
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