Archaeology in the News

Image via WikipediaToo cool! Fox News now has an archaeology section. Alas, they stuck it in the SciTech section, as usual, but at least it is there.


Archaeology | Egyptology | Archeology - FOXNews.com

Heard Museum Gift Shop in Phoeniz, AZ

Image by Xavier de Jauréguiberry via FlickrThe Heard Museum, in Phoenix, Arizona, has a fine collection of Native American items, kachina dolls (contemporary), Zuni carvings, and many other fine gifts.

Heard Museum Gift Shop

Horse Skull Prank

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Great article by Kris Hirst about the Spencer Lake Mounds horse skull prank.


No Vikings in Wisconsin? Prank at Spencer Lake Mounds

el-Medina Tombs in 3D

Image via WikipediaA virtual 3D tour of the Egyptian Deir el-Medina tombs.


Sennedjem ; TT 1 ; TT1 ; Egypt Tomb (1)

Mayan Archaeology

Image via WikipediaEverything you ever wanted to know about Mayan archaeology and then some.


Mayan archaeology

New Orleans Street Railway Association

Image via WikipediaA blog that covers the preservation of New Orleans streetcars and street railways. It is also a non-profit association (NOSRA) that has a quarterly newsletter.



New Orleans Street Railway Association

Malta's Maritime History

Image via WikipediaThe University of Florida Press is releasing Ayse Devrim Atauz's book on Malta's maritime history around the 9th of March. Here is the description:

"Building on her systematic underwater archaeological survey of the Maltese archipelago, Ayse Atauz presents a sweeping, groundbreaking, interdisciplinary approach to maritime history in the Mediterranean. Offering a general overview of essential facts, including geographical and oceanographic factors that would have affected the navigation of historic ships, major relevant historical texts and documents, the logistical possibilities of ancient ship design, a detailed study of sea currents and wind patterns, and especially the archaeological remains (or scarcity thereof) around the Maltese maritime perimeter, she builds a convincing argument that Malta mattered far less in maritime history than has been previously asserted."

Eight Thousand Years of Maltese Maritime History: Trade, Piracy, and Naval Warfare in the Central Mediterranean

Vikings!

Image via WikipediaI just wandered into this site tonight. Dan Carlson, an assistant professor in Sweden, has put together a great website on Viking artifacts, ebooks, reports, and links/

Viking History

Viking Ship Museum

Image by Elaine and Tony via FlickrHere is the English version of the Viking Ship Museum website. There is a lot of excellent information here and a discussion of boat building in Viking times.

Vikingeskibsmuseet

Caribbean Archaeology

Image via WikipediaThe International Association for Caribbean Archaeology (IACA) has released a DVD of all their Proceedings from 1961 to 2005. The papers are searchable and are in a PDF format (so all computers with the Adobe Reader can read them). The cost is $100.

This will be invaluable to any institution or person that specializes in this fascinating area.



IACA Proceedings Disk Order Form