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/Home/Historical Studies/Archaeology/General Resources Forensic Archaeology Home Page UK Votes:0 FORENSIC ARCHAEOLOGY Please mail me and let me know how you are and what you work is it really dose help to see how is interested in the field of forensic Archaeology. James Batchelor If you have a paper you wrote on Forensic Archaeology/Anthropology and you would conceder Letting me put it up on this web site please let me know PLEASE CLICK ON THE PIC last updated 1st November 1996 IF YOU LAW ENFORMENT AGENCY AND REQUIRE ASSISTANCE IN FORENSIC ARCHAEOLOGY CONTACT YOUR COUNTRY'S APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES FOR ADVICE Read More Go to Site Virtual Archaeology: The El Brujo Project Votes:0 The El Brujo Project An IBM/PUCP/Wiese collaboration in virtual archaeology El Brujo (The Wizard) El Brujo (The Wizard) (Haga click aqui para Espa?ol) The goal of the project is the virtual reconstruction (using computers) of the painted figures on the ceiling of a ceremonial precinct at the Huaca Cao Viejo located within the archeological site of El Brujo ( The Wizard ). This ceiling was destroyed some time around A.D. 700. The El Brujo project began with an agreement between the Pontificia Universidad CatÓlica del PerÚ , IBM , and The Augusto N. Wiese Foundation. This project involves the collaborative efforts of computer scientists and archaeologists. What is the Huaca Cao Viejo? Tell me about the ceiling fragments. How is the ceiling being reconstructed? Who are we? Related publication Read More Go to Site “The Origins and Ancient History of Wine”@ University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Votes:0 Take the wine challenge! try our interactive quiz and chat it up on our wine forum Dr. Patrick McGovern peering into the world's oldest wine jar (on display at the Museum and in the Guinness World Records ) , dating to 5400-5000 B.C. C o n t e n t s : Intro - living out our past through wine Neolithic Period - "chateau hajji firuz" Egypt - wine for the afterlife Mesopotamia - under the grape arbors... One of a kind laboratory - ancient evidence; modern technology Map - wine's whereabouts: then and now The grapevine & tree resins - nature's ingredients ............................................................. Credits Glossary Links * Read about awards this site has won! * Living out our past through wine... ...we continue to live out our past by drinking wine made from a plant that has Read More Go to Site 'British Archaeology' home page Votes:0 British Archaeology The voice of archaeology in Britain and beyond ISSN 1357-4442 Editor: Mike Pitts SUBSCRIBE ONLINE latest issue: No 97, November / December 2007 The new British Archaeology is available in WHSmith and other leading newsagents. To keep up to date with the latest developments in archaeology in the UK you can subscribe online in the CBA Online Shop . latest online issue: No 96, September / October 2007 You will find here a selection of texts. Printed magazines contain more features, as well as comments, interviews, book reviews, columns on science, the internet and television, event listings and news from the CBA. They are illustrated in colour throughout. Introducing the November / December 2007 issue of British Archaeology The voice of archaeology in Britain and beyond FR Read More Go to Site aarecent Votes:0 Please wait while you redirected to the new Aviation Archaeology web site. If you are not redirected please click here. Aviation Archaeology Aviation Archaeology The Aviation Archaeology Web Page Recent excavations Click here to read about some of the more recent aircraft excavations in Europe. The Time Team Spitfire Channel 4's award winning programme recovers a Spitfire. Missing pilots Click here to find out how some World War Two aircrew, lost for over 50 years, have been found. Visit this site's sponsor The Air Research Publications, aviation book catalogue. ANSA The Normandy (France) Aviation Archaeology Group. Click here to read about some Normandy excavations (Not up dated since 1999).. The Belgian Aviation Archaeology Group Click here to read about some of the more recent aircraft Read More Go to Site Access : Social conscience came early : Nature News Votes:0 Jump to main content Jump to navigation nature.com homepage Publications A-Z index Browse by subject Search This site All of nature.com Advanced search E-alert sign up RSS feed Subscribe My account Login nature news home news archive specials opinion features news blog events blog nature journal Access To read this story in full you will need to login or make a payment (see right). Published online 11 September 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010913-9 News Social conscience came early New-found jawbone hints at 200 thousand years of care in the community. Tom Clarke Tools Send to a Friend Reprints & Permissions RSS Feeds Care for the elderly and disabled may have been around a lot longer than we thought. The discovery of a jawbone scarred by severe gum disease hints that a toothless early Read More Go to Site Access : The ice man cameth early : Nature News Votes:0 Jump to main content Jump to navigation nature.com homepage Publications A-Z index Browse by subject Search This site All of nature.com Advanced search E-alert sign up RSS feed Subscribe My account Login nature news home news archive specials opinion features news blog events blog nature journal Access To read this story in full you will need to login or make a payment (see right). Published online 4 September 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010906-11 News The ice man cameth early Early mammoth hunters braved the Arctic. Helen Pearson Tools Send to a Friend Reprints & Permissions RSS Feeds Our hardy ancestors survived north of the Arctic Circle as far back as the last ice age, unearthed tools now reveal. The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20,000 ye Read More Go to Site Ancient Mesoamerican Architecture Votes:0 Click on any of the pictures above to see a list of thumbnails of photographs of that Mayan city. Click on any of the thumbnails to see a full-size picture. To send suggestions for their revision, please send your comments, corrections, additions . . . Thanks to Margaret King for scanning most of the photographs used here. Antigua Bonampak Chichen Itza Chichicastenango Area Copan Dzibilchaltun Kabah Labna La Venta Mixtec (Templo Major) Monte Alban Palenque Quirigua Sayil Teotihuacan Tikal Tonina Uxmal Yaxchilan Lowell S. Gustafson Department of Political Science SAC 202 Villanova University Villanova, PA 19085-1699 610-519-7487 (fax) 610-519-4737 (tel) lowell.gustafson@villanova.edu Read More Go to Site ANISTORITON History, Archaeology & ArtHistory Journal Votes:0 ANISTORITON Journal has moved to its new site www.anistor.co.hol.gr/index.htm This page will remain functional until December 2004 and will redirect you to the new site automatically in 10 secs Anistoriton History Archaeology ArtHistory __________ __________ Read More Go to Site Antiquity Votes:0 Antiquity The Antiquity website can now be found at http://antiquity.ac.uk . If you are searching for a specific page on the old http://intarch.ac.uk/antiquity website, please contact the Antiquity webmaster for help in locating the information you require. Read More Go to Site archaeo - topics in history and arch?ology Votes:0 archaeo - topics in history and arch?ology Read More Go to Site Archaeological Predictive Modelling Votes:0 Introduction Methodology Since 1991 , the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR) has actively pursued the protection of Ontario's cultural resources through the forest management planning process... The theoretical and applied aspects of conducting archaeological predictive modelling are a relatively new field within archaeology. It has its basis in studies conducted during the 1950s and 1960s but gained prominence during the late 1970s and 1980s and coincided with a surge in cultural resource management in the United States... Research And Development Current Progress Between 1991 and 1994 , Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario led the development of a prototype computerized decision-making model through it's Centre for Archaeological Resource Prediction (now defunct). A thre Read More Go to Site Archaeological Studies image collection Votes:0 School of Archaeological Studies: Departmental image collection This page provides access to the School's image collection (a growing, electronic version of the Departmental slide collection). Currently, it contains some 3100 images of archaeological sites and artefacts taken by members of the School. Please note that the images are of variable quality and that many of the captions are in need of update. They are being integrated into teaching programmes and more structured resources as appropriate, but in the meantime they are offered here as a raw resource: please take them as you find them. Copyright information is given beneath each image. Click here to access a screen that allows you to find images by substring search on the site name or photo description. Click here to search Clive R Read More Go to Site Archaeological Texts Votes:0 Welcome to Archaeological Texts! A Our main product are the distance learning courses although we will write Archaeological texts if you need one for any purpose. We have a few texts online, one of which is an interesting introduction to archaeology. It is called "An Outline of British Archaeology". Thanks for taking a look at our page! Contents courses text writing services graphic services online texts links Read More Go to Site Archaeologists and Development home page: archaeology, heritage, threat, threatened, CRM, cultural resource management, environment, campaign, environmental campaigning, direct action, bulldozers, radical archaeology, archaeological contractors, Stonehen Votes:0 ? What's on this site Aims UK archaeology World archaeology Stonehenge campaign Articles How-to guides Events Links Featured campaign Contact us ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Archaeologists campaigning for the environment LATEST NEWS Cl ick on the flashing 'News' graphic to search for the latest UK archaeology stories We are currently reviewing the future of Archaeologists and Development and this website, which is being updated only minimally in the meantime... 10 Jun 00: Our news search button is now working again. 10 Jun 00: Catalonian campaigners fight for the Ebro : There is a major campaign under way in Catalonia to protect the natural park on the Ebro. This area includes the 1938 Civil War battlefield. Proposals are for a series of windfarms in highly environmentally and historically sensitiv Read More Go to Site Archaeology Votes:0 Archaeology Timeline of the Development of Archaeology in the United States Laws Federal Minnesota British Isles Other Field School Dating Techniques Public Involvement Federal Archaeological Programs Technology in Archaeology Archaeology Links Fields American Archaeology Ethnoarchaeology Experimental Archaeology Genetic Archaeology Historical Archaeology Molecular Archaeology Reconstruction Underwater Archaeology Virtual Archaeology Read More Go to Site Archaeology at Gallifrey Votes:0 ome years ago I saw a television documentary about Mayan archaeology. I found it interesting that many of the people working on this project were not archaeologists but volunteers from all walks of life. I was amazed that someone like me might share in this kind of time travel. A few years later, thanks to Earthwatch Institute , I found myself on the beautiful west coast of Scotland, excavating some standing stones with a team of volunteers and archaeologists. Since then I've participated in archaeology around the world, in 1997 coming full circle with the documentary when I joined a team excavating a Post-Classic Maya site in northern Belize. Follow the links above for pictures and words about these experiences, or click the red dots on the map below. Earthwatch Institute is more than arc Read More Go to Site archaeology at the edge of chaos: assemblage issue 3 Votes:0 ARCHAEOLOGY AT THE EDGE OF CHAOS: FURTHER TOWARDS REFLEXIVE EXCAVATION METHODOLOGIES. Adrian Chadwick. Research School of Archaeology and Archaeological Science University of Sheffield. ABSTRACT This paper concerns itself with the relationship between theory and practice in archaeology. In a recent Antiquity article, Ian Hodder proposed that by embracing post-processual ideas of subjectivity, recursive hermeneutics and multivocality, a more reflexive excavation methodology should be possible (1997). This paper broadly concurs with Hodder's thesis but argues that his article did not take into account many of the other workers within the discipline who have also put forward similar ideas. This paper therefore seeks to redress this imbalance by outlining these various perspectives. It also su Read More Go to Site Archaeology in the American University Votes:0 Home | Subsccribe | News | Shop | TV | Events | Links | Contact | Free Info | Advertise | Search A publication of the Archaeological Institute of America Email this article Archaeology in the American University August 26, 1998 by James Wiseman During the past 50 years archaeology has been in a state of dynamic evolution as conceptual innovations and expanded concerns have opened up new directions for research, and a host of technologies developed in the natural and physical sciences have had a profound impact on archaeological research design and methodology. Archaeologists now formulate and carry out projects to answer questions that could not be asked in earlier years because there was then no way of finding their answers in archaeological data. Government agencies and private firms now Read More Go to Site Archaeology Magazine Votes:0 Home | Subscribe | News | Shop | TV | Events | Links | Contact | Free Info | Advertise | Search A publication of the Archaeological Institute of America Pakistan's Heritage at Risk The country's constitutional crisis may leave ancient monuments vulnerable to militants. Recent events in the Swat Valley do not bode well. Yoo Hoo's Earliest Ancestor Chemistry traces the ancient obsession with chocolate drinks. Zombie Attack at Hierakonpolis Weighing the evidence for and dating of Solanum virus outbreaks in early Egypt Raiders of the Faux Ark Biblical archeology is too important to leave to crackpots and ideologues. It's time to fight back. Hadrian at Sagalassos The discovery and an initial interpretation of the monumental statue of the emperor The Roman Arena How the gladitorial games worked Read More Go to Site Archaeometallurgy in archaeological projects Votes:0 Archaeometallurgy in archaeological projects Introduction Many archaeologists lack experience of excavating and interpreting evidence for metalworking. The problems this causes can be overcome by consulting a metallurgical specialist. This leaflet outlines possible archaeometallurgical contributions at each phase of a project, and highlights the benefits of consulting relevant specialists and including them in the project team; names and addresses are provided. The comments below apply equally to other technologies such as glass working. Some archaeometallurgical input can be beneficial to most archaeological projects, except those dealing with the earlier prehistoric periods. This is of two main types. The first is the identification of evidence for metalworking on site, which includes fe Read More Go to Site Archaeometry-Gunneweg-Hebrew University Votes:0 Qumran scroll jar with lid From Archaeology to Archaeometry through Trans-disciplinary Research of our Cultural Heritage Archaeology-Archaeometry website of Jan Gunneweg (Ph.D. in Archaeometry and M.A. Biblical Sciences). Has been over 32 years a Senior Staff member in the former Archaeometry Unit of the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. Presently,a member of the Qumran Task Force in the application of scientific methods to Qumran Archaeology at the Hebrew University and since 2001 Head of the COST-Action G-8 Workgroup (Cooperation in Science and Technology)on Qumran's heritage by analytical techniques. In this context, special attention has been paid to the Dead Sea Scrolls in the light of the establishment of the provenience of Qumran pottery. Furthe Read More Go to Site Archeo Prospections Votes:0 Welcome to A RCHEO P ROSPECTIONS ! A RCHEO P ROSPECTIONS is an interdisciplinary cooperation between archaeologists, geophysicists and computer scientists to tread new paths in archaeology. M ETHODS S URVEYS P UBLICATIONS A RCHEO P ROSPECTIONS: ZAMG - Zentralanstalt fÜr Meteorologie und Geodynamik, Hohe Warte Wien (Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Hohe Warte Vienna) UFG - Luftbildarchiv des Instituts fÜr Ur- und FrÜhgeschichte der UniversitÄt Wien ( Aerial Archaeology at the Institut for Prehistory and Protohistory of the University of Vienna ) PRIP - Abteilung fÜr Mustererkennung und Bildverarbeitung an der Technischen UniversitÄt Wien (Department of Pattern Recognition and Image Processing at the Vienna University of Technology ) IDEA - InterdisziplinÄre Einrichtung fÜr Read More Go to Site archeologyinc.org Votes:0 archeologyinc.org Search the Web: Inc Web Design Development Commercial Business Resources Pharmaceutical Companies Resources For Entrepreneurs Company Inc Web Design Development Commercial Business Resources Pharmaceutical Companies Resources For Entrepreneurs Company Entrepreneur Consulting Business Research Inc Web Design Development Web Development Company Design Services Web Development Services Professional Web Design Commercial Executive Executive Suites Office Space Television Commercials Business Resources Business Ideas Small Business Information Magazine Business ©2007 archeologyinc.org All rights reserved. Read More Go to Site ArchÄologie Mannheim Votes:0 Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen ! Das ArchÄologische Seminar ist gemeinsam mit anderen altertumswissenschaftlichen F?chern an der Uni Mannheim durch rigorose Sparmassnahmen des Rektorats in seiner Existenz bedroht ! HILFE (dt.) HELP (engl.) Lehrveranstaltungen WS 97/98 VortrÄge WS 97/98 Institut f?r Altertumswissenschaft und Klassische Tradition THETIS Antikensaal Wissenschafts- und Forschungskontakte UniversitÄt Mannheim - ArchÄologisches Seminar - Prof. Dr. Reinhard Stupperich Tel. (0621) 292-1527, Fax (0621) 292-5140 Was gibts sonst noch interessantes? ArchÄologie im WWW Suche in Bibliotheken Arch?ologische Diskussionsforen Asterix-Buch: N. Albrecht (?b.) Stand: 25.03.1998. Postanschrift: Universit?t Mannheim, Schloss, 68161 Mannheim Read More Go to Site Arctic Circle: Exploring the Past Votes:0 Exploring the Past: An archeological journey Norman Chance The history of human beings on this planet is a short one by geologic standards. Yet it covers many millions of years. In trying to understand this development, we can call upon five to ten thousand years of quite satisfactory records which then trail off into the silence of the hunter's and gatherer's Stone Age world. The rest of this time has left no legend on human tongues and an extremely sparse record in the soil. Of the momentous transformations occurring then, all that remain are a few broken skulls, teeth, bones, and a scattering of simple tools - not much help in our search to comprehend this long journey of the past. Furthermore, unless we listen carefully, even these simple tools tell us false stories; for they are but f Read More Go to Site Aslan, Z.: November 1997 Votes:0 PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES FOR THE CONSERVATION AND PRESENTATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES A paper presented at the workshop of the 'Contribution of Science and Technology in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage in the Mediterranean Basin', Tunis, June 1997 Zaki Aslan z.aslan@ucl.ac.uk Conservation Architect, Jordan/Canada Institute of Archaeology, University College London, 31-34 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PY, United Kingdom Abstract A critical review of the effectiveness of shelters or enclosed buildings as a means of preserving in situ archaeological features is required. This paper identifies some of the key problems related to site preservation and the use of built structures, as well as an assessment of selected examples of both shelters and enclosures. From these examples a range of prob Read More Go to Site Bones, Stones, or Artifacts! Votes:0 Bones, Stones, or Artifacts Bones Why archaeologists study animal bones Finding animal bones Identifying animal bones Describing bones How decomposition alters bones Coming Soon - Skeleton Explorer Guess the Bone ........... Answer Stones And Artifacts How objects become artifacts How rocks become lithic artifacts When bones become artifacts Artifact identification Dating artifacts and sites Finding Artifacts Participating in archaeology What to do if you find an artifact. Archaeology and the Law Links to Other Sites Bones ----- Stones ----- Ceramics Other Artifacts ---- Archaeology This Archaeology on the Net Web Ring site is owned by April M. Beisaw . Join Previous Next Next 5 Sites Random Site List Sites This Archaeology Ring site is owned by April M. Beisaw . Want to join the The Archa Read More Go to Site Bristol University - Department of Archaeology and Anthropology - Department of Archaeology and Anthropology Votes:0 skip menus | Department of Archaeology and Anthropology | contacts HOME About us Staff Undergraduate Postgraduate Research Continuing Education Short Courses Study Abroad Field Schools News and Events Resources (UoB only) University home > Archaeology and Anthropology News Egyptology Symposium About these images and the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology University home about this site | terms and conditions | feedback Department of Archaeology and Anthropology , 43 Woodland Road , Bristol BS8 1UU , UK. Tel: +44 (0)117 954 6060 Email: arch-anth@bris.ac.uk © 2002-2007 University of Bristol Updated 14/11/2007 by Department of Archaeology and Anthropology Read More Go to Site C T I Centre for History, Archaeology & Art History Votes:0 History, Archaeology & Art History CTICH The C omputers in T eaching I nitiative C entre for H istory Archaeology & Art History CTICH Services How we can help you | CTICH Newsletter ( Craft ) General Services Getting Started with Computers in Teaching | Relevant Reports | Specialist Sources | Computer-based Tools Resource Guide Electronic Resources for History, Archaeology and Art History Web based resources History | Archaeology | Art History | Web Searching Guide Topical Information CTICH Workshops | CTICH Visits | Conferences & Other Workshops Established in 1989, CTICH is one of 24 subject-based resource centres within the Computers in Teaching Initiative funded by the Higher Education Funding Councils for England, Scotland and Wales and by the Department of Education for Northern Irel Read More Go to Site Capitol Reef - ARPA Votes:0 administration bookstore camping climate climbing cultural history driving hiking horseback riding maps mountain biking natural history orchards regulations teacher info virtual tours ARPA: Cultural Site Etiquette Today, the single largest problem cultural resource managers face is unintentional damage caused by visitors. Sadly, impacts occur even where visitors consistently practice minimum-impact techniques. Therefore, when visiting archeological and historical sites, minimum-impact techniques are a requirement. There can be no compromise in protecting these fragile and priceless resources. Archaeological sites are protected by the Antiquities Protection Act of 1906 and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (ARPA). The 1979 Act provides stiffer penalties, plus a reward for Read More Go to Site CAPRA - CAVE ARCHAEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY RESEARCH ARCHIVE Votes:0 ISSN 1467-8837 ISSUE SEVEN - OUT NOW ISSUE SIX ISSUE FIVE ISSUE FOUR ISSUE THREE ISSUE TWO ISSUE ONE Call for Papers Notes for Contributors and Guidelines for Referees Links to other e-journals and cave web sites If you would like to get in touch then email us at: capra@sheffield.ac.uk Drop us a note of your email address and we can add you to our mailing list, so that we can keep you up to date with news of the journal. This journal is sponsored by BCRA . It is edited, produced and maintained by Jim Williams English Heritage, 44 Derngate, Northampton, NN1 1UH and Andrew T. Chamberlain , Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield, Northgate House, West Street, Sheffield, S1 4ET. © CAPRA 2007 Read More Go to Site Center for Archaeoastronomy: A&E News Archive Votes:0 Center for Archaeoastronomy Main Page NEWS Find Out More What is Archaeoastronomy? More About the Center for Archaeoastronomy More About ISAAC Publications of the Center Archaeoastronomy Journal A&E News 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Special Books Submit an article Lost Codex Used Book Sale Outside Links Archaeoastronomy Archaeology Astronomy History of Science Museums Archaeoastronomy & Ethnoastronomy News Archive ESSAYS FROM ARCHAEOASTRONOMY & ETHNOASTRONOMY NEWS, THE QUARTERLY BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR ARCHAEOASTRONOMY Number 14 December Solstice 1994 Reflections on Rock Art & Astronomy by Von Del Chaimberlain, Hansen Planetarium Sometimes ideas are so exciting that they put our imagination into high gear. It shoot us off o Read More Go to Site Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents Votes:0 Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents About CSAD CSAD People Imaging Projects Events Newsletter Lewis Lecture Links New on this site Vindolanda Tablets Online Romano-British Curses Cairo Photographic Archive Papyri in British Collections Oxyrhynchus Papyri Poinikastas British Epigraphy Society Search Script, Image and the Culture of Writing in the Ancient World A programme supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 13th International Congress of Greek and Latin Epigraphy, Oxford 2007 Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents, Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies, 66 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3LU Tel: 01865 288180; fax: 01865 288262; email: csad@classics.ox.ac.uk Director: A.K. Bowman, MA PhD FBA --> 897507 Read More Go to Site Committee on Archaeological Policy (CAP) and Fellowship Information Votes:0 Excavations Fellowships ASOR-affiliated centers: •Israel ( AIAR ) •Jordan ( ACOR ) •Cyprus ( CAARI ) •Mesopotamia ( Baghdad Comm. ) New Fellowships • Heritage Fellowships • Platt Fellowships ASOR Annual Meeting student travel : • Lindstrom and Dorot Scholarships Other programs: • Fulbright - 2005 programs in the Middle East & Europe •Mellon - Original Texts •ARIT - Turkey •ARCE - Egypt •ASCSA - Greece • ACLS fellowships •Social Science Research Council Dissertation fellowships •NEH Summer Stipends in the Humanities • Int'l Center for Advanced Studies - Knowledge on a Global Scale • CASOR - Fellowships Information on ASOR's Committee on Archaeological Policy ( CAP ) Applying for ASOR/CAP affiliation for you Read More Go to Site Computed Tomography Scans Useful Tools In Both Medical And Archaeological Applications Votes:0 Science News Share Blog Cite Print Email Bookmark Computed Tomography Scans Useful Tools In Both Medical And Archaeological Applications ScienceDaily (Jan. 15, 2001) — College Station -- They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but a seasoned archaeologist learned one: computed tomography (CT) scans can be useful tools in both medical and archaeological applications. See also: Health & Medicine Medical Imaging Today's Healthcare Alternative Medicine Fossils & Ruins Lost Treasures Cultures Reference Artifact (archaeology) Excavation Bone scan Archaeological field survey The College of Veterinary Medicine and the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A&M University used a CT scan at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital to interpret historical artifacts from the Denbigh, Read More Go to Site Computer-aided visualisation of archaeological caves Votes:0 Computer-Aided Visualisation of Archaeological Caves W. I. Sellers , Department of Human Sciences, Loughborough University, LE11 3TU. email: wis@mac.com R. Orton , I. C. M. B., University of Edinburgh, EH9 3JR. email: richard.orton@ed.ac.uk A. T. Chamberlain , Department of Archaeolo gy & Prehistory, University of Sheffield, S1 4ET. email: a.chamberlain@shef.ac.uk When referencing this article, please use the following convention: Sellers, W. I., Orton, R. & Chamberlain, A.T. 2001. Computer-aided visualisation of archaeological caves . Capra 3 available at - http://capra.group.shef.ac.uk/3/sellers.html Introduction Historically the two most important methods of communicating the appearance and shape of a cave are cave surveying and cave photography, topics which have been widely reviewed e Read More Go to Site Cooking Clan of the Cave Bear Style Votes:0 Cooking Clan of the Cave Bear Style! Boiling water in a skin pot over a fire (or not...) Ayla was slicing pieces of yam to put into a skin pot that was boiling over a cooking fire. Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel (page 140) While looking for a project to explore for an archaeology course at Simon Fraser University (Arch 372, taught by Michael Wilson) I recalled that I had read somewhere that cooking could be done in a hide container over a fire. When I called my sister in Hope, British Columbia, to inquire if I could use her land to build a fire on, she informed me that I had probably read this in Clan of the Cave Bear. I bought a copy and fortuitously flipped directly to the above quote on page 140. Inquiries to knowledgeable persons failed to yield any knowledge of this method, and Read More Go to Site Cult Archaeology introduction Votes:0 Cult and Fringe Archaeology Introduction History Abandoned ideas Creationism Religious Quests The ‘New Age’ Ley Lines Lost Tribes Lost Continents Alternative Histories Lost Civilisation Sitchin & others DÄniken Out-of-place Artefacts Assorted oddities Why, why, why? Pseudoscience Start page Links Reading list Archaeology index Home Email me ‘Fringe’ or ‘Cult’ Archaeology Archaeology is an extraordinarily diverse branch of human knowledge and exploration. From the field technicians knee deep in mud in a Hebridean winter to the Classical specialist examining frescoes on a wall at Pompeii, from the geneticist tracing bovine DNA relationships to the linguist attempting to refine our understanding of Maya inscriptions, the range of specialisms and viewpoints Read More Go to Site Customize Media Show Votes:0 Copy Email This Show &nbsp Close Window &nbsp 1 of 1 Jump to Page: 1 Read More Go to Site Customize Media Show Votes:0 Copy Email This Show &nbsp Close Window &nbsp 1 of 1 Jump to Page: 1 Read More Go to Site Customize Media Show Votes:0 Copy Email This Show &nbsp Close Window &nbsp 1 of 1 Jump to Page: 1 Read More Go to Site Customize Media Show Votes:0 Copy Email This Show &nbsp Close Window &nbsp 1 of 1 Jump to Page: 1 Read More Go to Site Customize Media Show Votes:0 Copy Email This Show &nbsp Close Window &nbsp 1 of 1 Jump to Page: 1 Read More Go to Site CYBER RANCH Votes:0 And now another all new episode of... Welcome to the HOME PAGE of RON SPOHN This is the site of the Casual Archeologist . If you have an interest in Archeology, like I do, and you have watched the TV shows and want to know what these sites really look like, this is the site for you. I have traveled around and seen many famous sites. Each site title will lead to a page with pictures and descriptions of the site. Since all of the pictures were taken by me, feel free to use and distribute any of the pictures you find here. Sites Places of ruins and history.... Stonehenge, England The Casa Grande, Arizona Chichen Itza, Yucatan Tulum, Yucatan Petroglyphs Those ancient rock drawings or carvings.... The big island, Hawaii St. Kitts in the Caribbean Last updated 06/01/00 ....alot more to come! The Read More Go to Site Domestication of Plants Votes:0 Paleo-ethno-botany 'ancient' - 'people' - 'plants' Paleoethnobotany is a branch of archaeology which studies how people in the past used plants. Plant remains found in archaeological sites can tell us a great deal about the people who once lived there. Paleoethnobotanists study the remains of ancient plants (mainly seeds) preserved in archaeological contexts which can be retrieved by flotation. Harvesting Wheat using a hand sickle near El Tod, eastern Nile Delta, Egypt, June 1988, photo credit, Dr. A.C. D'Andrea. Ploughing near Aksum, Ethiopia, 1997, photo credit, Dr. A.C. D'Andrea. . Pounding Grain at Adi Ainawalid, Tigrai, Ethiopia. Photo taken in November 1997. Photo credit: Dr. A. C. D?Andrea. Studying traditional harvesting and threshing procedures gives ethnoarchaeologists insight in Read More Go to Site Electronic Antiquities Volume II, Number 2 Votes:0 Digital Library & Archives ETDs ImageBase Ejournals News EReserve Special Collections ELECTRONIC ANTIQUITY: COMMUNICATING THE CLASSICS Editors: Terry Papillon Terry.Papillon@vt.edu Andrew Becker abecker@vt.edu (Book Reviews) AUGUST 1994 Volume II, Number 2 PUBLISHING UNPROVENANCED ARTIFACTS: FURTHER OBSERVATIONS NOTE: Dr Gill's response follows on from the issues raised by Dr. McClellan, 'Publishing Unprovenanced Artifacts' and the response by Dr Hamma of the J. Paul Getty Museum in EA 2, 1 - June 1994. The editors welcome further replies, which should be directed to them at: antiquity-editor@classics.utas.edu.au David W J Gill, Department of Classics and Ancient History. University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, Wales, UK. e-mail: D.W.J.GILL@swansea.ac.uk The electroni Read More Go to Site Empires in the dust - collapse of Bronze Age cultures in 2,200 A.D Discover - Find Articles Votes:0 BNET Research Center Find 10 million articles Advanced Search Find in free and premium articles free articles only premium articles only this publication Arts Autos Business Health Home & Garden News Reference Sports Technology Explore Publications in: all Arts Autos Business Health Home & Garden News Reference Sports Technology Content provided in partnership with /** placeholder file **/ .fa_homeProps {background:url(/i/us/bg-grad-aqua.gif) repeat-x #EBEFF5;padding-top:0;margin-top:0;font_size:11px;} .fa_homePropsTR {background:url(/i/us/home/bg-corner-tr.gif) no-repeat top right;height:10px;text-transform:uppercase;padding-left:10px;} .fa_homePropsTL {background:url(/i/us/home/bg-corner-tl.gif) no-repeat top left;} .fa_homePropsBR {background:url(/i/us/home/bg-corner-br.gif) no-repeat b Read More Go to Site Exploring Gender Through Archaeology - Table of Contents Votes:0 Table of Contents Questioning Gender: An Introduction...............1 Cheryl Claassen, Appalachian State University Women's Participation in American Prehistoric and Historic Archaeology: A Comparative Look at the Journals American Antiquity and Historical Archaeology :.............. 11 Katharine L. 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Read More Go to Site Geophysical Data in Archaeology: A Guide to Good Practice Votes:0 ISSN 1463-5194 A rchaeology D ata S ervice Geophysical Data in Archaeology: A Guide to Good Practice by Armin Schmidt with contributions from Tony Austin, Andrew David, Kate Fernie, William Kilbride, Paul Linford, Julian Richards and Damian Robinson Acknowledgements Section 1: Introduction 1.1 Aims and objectives 1.2 Digital preservation of geophysical data 1.3 How best to use this Guide 1.4 Other sources of information Section 2: Archaeological Geophysics 2.1 Introduction 2.2 History of archaeological geophysics 2.3 Reasons for a survey project 2.4 Choice of survey method and procedure Section 3: Documenting Data from a Geophysical Survey Project 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Project documentation 3.3 Documenting the geophysics coordinate system 3.4 Documenting the geophysical survey 3.5 Data stor Read More Go to Site Guardian Unlimited | Archive Search Votes:0 Go to: Guardian Unlimited home UK news World news Comment is free blog Newsblog Sport blog Arts & entertainment blog Podcasts In pictures ---------------------- Archive search Arts and entertainment Books Business EducationGuardian.co.uk Environment Film Football Jobs Life and style MediaGuardian.co.uk Money Music The Observer Politics Science Shopping SocietyGuardian.co.uk Sport Talk Technology Travel Been there ---------------------- Audio Email services Special reports The Guardian The northerner The wrap ---------------------- Advertising guide Crossword Events / offers Feedback Garden centre GNM press office Graduate GuardianFilms Headline service Help / contacts Information Living our values Newsroom Notes & Queries Reader Offers Soulmates dating Style guide Syndication services Trav Read More Go to Site Guided Tour Votes:0 Guided Tour Start with page one if you have never visited our site before, otherwise select any topic that interests you. Exploring this site! What Is Archaeology? A Brief History of Archeological Method Techniques Used in Archaeology To continue you guided tour please select one of the following areas to explore The Past The Present The Future Or you can return to our home page Read More Go to Site History of Vegetarianism - Vegetarianism and Archaeology Votes:0 International Vegetarian Union (IVU) The Diet of Early Humans Vegetarianism and Archaeology Derek Wall examines the "mighty hunter" myth of human ancestry from The Vegetarian , September/October 1988, published by The Vegetarian Society UK: Derek Wall, B.Sc., studied archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology which is part of London University. Archaeology and vegetarianism are, at first sight, a rather unlikely combination; most people if asked to consider the diet of our ancestors would tend to conjure up images of cavemen roasting mammoth steaks or early medieval monarchs spitting venison over a roaring fire, not a lentil in sight. Many academics have taken these simplistic visions to their logical and dangerous conclusion; to argue, that in the past we have eaten meat, therefore eatin Read More Go to Site Home Buying First Time Home Buyer Homes For Sale Home Loans Homes for sale by owner at Home.net Votes:0 Welcome to Home.net Home Buying First Time Home Buyer Homes For Sale Home Loans Homes for sale by owner Real Estate Brokers Interior Decorating Real Estate Foreclosures Home Remodeling Work From Home Furniture Cheap furniture | Timeshares | Modular homes | Home improvements Read More Go to Site Home page Archaeosurvey Votes:0 Ground Penetrating Radar, geomagnetic, Geoelectric, non desctructive research, Resistivity survey. Read More Go to Site index Votes:0 Click here to see the temple animated! (not available on all browsers) Calling all adventurers, treasure-seekers, and raiders. We may not make you a millionaire, but we do have pictures of all sorts of riches. We’d like to give you a chance to discover our treasures: art, culture, and learning. We’ve taken four cultures and picked out interesting and important aspects of them. Now we’d like you to re-discover these cultures by putting the pieces back together. It’s your turn to become an archeologist, using artifacts and outside knowledge (which we can also provide) to make new discoveries about cultures. Each culture has several artifacts for you to find. They may not be what you think of as art, necessarily, but they all are products of people’s creativity, and t Read More Go to Site Internet Archaeology, Archaeology Data Service Votes:0 Internet Archaeology and Archaeology Data Service the url that took you here was incorrect (e.g. with www. before the domain name). The links below should enable you to reach the information you were searching for... Internet Archaeology http://intarch.ac.uk Archaeology Data Service http://ads.ahds.ac.uk Contact the webmaster if you have any remaining technical problems. Address site-specific queries to the relevant ADS and Internet Archaeology staff as identified on those sites. Read More Go to Site INTERPRETING THE FUNCTION OF STONE TOOLS:CHAPTER 1 Votes:0 INTERPRETING THE FUNCTION OF STONE TOOLS by Roger Grace This is a hypertext version of the book:- Grace, R. 1989 Interpreting the Function of Stone Tools: The quantification and computerisation of microwear analysis. B.A.R. international series 474. contents CHAPTER 1: HISTORY OF FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS CHAPTER 2: THE QUANTIFICATION OF MICROWEAR POLISHES CHAPTER 3: INVESTIGATING HAFTING TRACES WITH IMAGE PROCESSING CHAPTER 4: A MULTI-DIMENTIONAL APPROACH TO FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS SECTION 1:INTRODUCTION SECTION 2:CLEANING SECTION 3:MICROSCOPY 3.1 SPECIMEN MOUNTING 3.2 MICROSCOPES 3.3 PHOTOGRAPHY SECTION 4:OBSERVATION RECORDING SECTION 5:THE VARIABLES 5.1 RAW MATERIAL 5.1.1 GRAIN SIZE 5.1.2 TOPOGRAPHY 5.1.3 TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES 5.2 EDGE MORPHOLOGY 5.2.1 EDGE ANGLE 5.2.2 EDGE LENGTH 5.2.3 THICKNESS Read More Go to Site JaniculumMills Votes:0 Janiculum Mills Excavations Roman water-mills on the Janiculum Hill, Rome Background At the invitation of the American Academy in Rome, and with the kind permission of the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Roma, a 5-week excavation season was undertaken in June and July 1998 to investigate the Aqua Traiana and a large Roman water-mill complex in the Academy's parking lot, on the Janiculum Hill in Rome. The 1998 season was funded by the American Academy, the Packard Foundation and the Craven Committee of Oxford University. The mills were already known from observations by R. Lanciani in the 1880s, and from small-scale rescue excavations by Prof. Malcolm Bell during the laying of electricity and gas lines in the Via Medici in 1990 and 1991. The project continued with an excavation season from 2 Read More Go to Site Johns Hopkins Magazine -- April 2000 Votes:0 Johns Hopkins Magazine -- April 2000 APRIL 2000 CONTENTS PIONEERS GUEST BOOK The Bible, before William Foxwell Albright, was exempt from critical appraisal: It was simply Gospel. Opening photo: Albright confirmed the authenticity of the Dead Sea Scrolls. APRIL 2000 Pioneers of Scholarship · · · · · · · · · · · · The Great Authenticator By Dale Keiger A story about William Foxwell Albright: There is a 4,000-year-old letter that, until about 10 years ago, virtually every expert on the Bronze Age regarded as a note from one Ishme-Dagan of Ekallatum, in ancient Mesopotamia, to his brother, Yasmakh-Adad. Ishme-Dagan had recently succeeded his father as king of Mari, a city-state on the banks of the Euphrates, in what is now Syria. The note had helped historians date the reign of the great Hammu Read More Go to Site Learning Sites interactive 3D archaeological educational andresearch tools--home page. Votes:0 Welcome to . . . The Leader in Reliable Archaeological Visualizations for Interactive Education and Research Celebrating over 10 years of service to the virtual heritage community. Comments !!! or Questions ??? contact us at: Learning Sites, Inc. info@learningsites.com Web pages by Learning Sites, Inc. • Last modified on July 3, 2007 © 2007 Learning Sites, Inc. 151 Bridges Road Williamstown MA 01267-2232 USA phone: 413-458-2828 Read More Go to Site Lies, Bribes, and Archaeology Votes:0 Peter Carr Peace Center News June 7, 1993 Lies, Bribes, and Archaeology On Friday, June 4, Lillian Robles, a 70 year old Juaneno elder, began a prayer vigil at the Organic Gardens. Lillian is praying for the protection of Puvungna, the sacred land on which the Gardens were planted. Lillian is preventing campus officials from completing their destruction of the Organic Gardens and Puvungna. Earlier in the week, while a dozen campus police stood guard, campus workers began uprooting fences and beanpoles. As heavy equipment rolled over vines and vegetables, Lillian demanded to know why campus officials were breaking their pledge to the Native American community. Receiving no answer, she asked to see CSULB President Karl Anatol. Accompanied by another Native American and the Chair of the Anthr Read More Go to Site LITHICS-Net Point Information Votes:0 Point Types Indexed Alphabetically | Point Types Indexed By Shape | Illustrated Standard Point Terminology LITHICS-Net Point Type Information Welcome to Art Gumbus' LITHICS-Net. This page is your gateway to two types of point typology indexes. The Alphabetical Index lists all of the point types that I have cataloged to date. This index is in point name sequence and is the original LITHICS-Net index. The assumption in using this index is that you know the type and want to view information about the type. The Shape Index is my newest index. It is designed to help you identify a projectile point type that you may not know the name of. The shape or morphology index is organized by 10 major hafting area shape groups. An explanation and example for using the shape index is provided at the top of Read More Go to Site Naomi F. Miller Votes:0 Naomi F. Miller Senior Research Scientist, Museum Applied Science Center for Archaeology University of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 Just out on YouTube! "The Fall" , a movie by Ronnie, Karen, and Naomi (1970/1971) Gordion Tumulus update: irrigation continues Glimpse the future: 2006 2007 2007 Plants of Gordion , a work in progress Mudball: the Movie , an experiment in building conservation Not so new book info : Yeki bud, yeki nabud, Essays on the Archaeology of Iran in Honor of William M. Sumner and Drawing on the Past, An Archaeologist's Sketchbook (see happy customers ) Society of Ethnobiology public service announcement Check out Archaeology magazine (back issues, vol. 57, no. 1, January/February 2004) "Seeds of Time," by Steve Nash...our seedy past, an archaeo Read More Go to Site NetSERF: Archaeology Votes:0 Search NetSERF NetSERF Features Medieval Glossary PDA Version Advanced Search Medieval News News RSS Random Medieval Site Tell a Friend New to NetSERF Top 10 NetSERF Sites Top 10 NetSERF Sections Link to NetSERF Suggest a Site Top Medieval Sites ORB Internet Medieval Sourcebook Labyrinth Click here to find great medieval books for sale. Home : Archaeology Archaeology Departments>> Projects Save the Newport Ship Sites Revised Date Popularity NetSERF Select Alphabetical Top to Bottom Bottom to Top >> These topics are cross-referenced. ArchNet : WWW Virtual Libary - Archaeology "ArchNet serves as the World Wide Web Virtual Library for Archaeology. This server provides access to archaeological resources available on the Internet." English / Esperanto / French / German / Spanish / Turkish / URL Read More Go to Site Physics Today October 2001 Votes:0 Untitled Read More Go to Site Race, Ethnicity and the Archaeology of the Atlantic Slave Trade Votes:0 Et hnicity, Race and the Archaeology of the Atlantic Slave Trade Dan H i c ks Abstract The issue of ethnicity has been little considered by British post-medieval archaeology. Archaeology has unique access to evidence of the role of material culture in the expression and negotiation of historical identities. This paper aims to provide a theoretical framework for the study of ethnicity in the post-medieval period. Many archaeological discussions of ethnicity take a ?situationist? approach, emphasising individuals? choice from a range of available identities. Yet in the study of the West Indian colonial societies of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, in which ethnic identity cannot be considered in isolation from the extreme power relations of nascent racial slavery, the application of Read More Go to Site Radiocarbon Dating of the Shroud of Turin Votes:0 Radiocarbon Dating of the Shroud of Turin by P. E. Damon, 1 D. J. Donahue, 2 B. H. Gore, 1 A. L. Hatheway, 2 A. J. T. Jull, 1 T. W. Linick, 2 P. J. Sercel, 2 L. J. Toolin, 1 C.R. Bronk, 3 E. T. Hall, 3 R. E. M. Hedges, 3 R. Housley, 3 I. A. Law, 3 C. Perry, 3 G. Bonani, 4 S. Trumbore, 5 W. Woelfli, 4 J. C. Ambers, 6 S. G. E. Bowman, 6 M. N. Leese 6 & M. S. Tite 6 Reprinted from Nature , Vol. 337, No. 6208, pp. 611-615, 16th February, 1989 Copyright 1989 Macmillan Magazines Ltd. - All Rights Reserved Reprinted by permission. 1 - Department of Geosciences, 2 - Department of Physics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA 3 - Research Laboratory for Archaeology and History of Art, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QJ, UK 4 - Institut für Mittelenergiephysik, ETH-Hönggerb Read More Go to Site Salvage archaeology Votes:0 1.Salvage archaeology 2.Amazing Indian mounds 3.Effigy mound culture 4.Three Gorgeous Gorges The Aswan High Dam, 2.5 miles across and 364 feet high, was completed in 1971 to supply cheap hydroelectric power to Egypt and Sudan. Lake Nasser, the impoundment on the Nile River, covers some 2,000 square miles. Courtesy NASA Han dynasty bronze tomb stove, made between 206 B.C and 220 A.D. Courtesy Richard Sindler Not Tut POSTED 5 JULY 2001 If you're old enough to remember Egypt's Aswan High Dam, you'll recall the uproar over the flooding of thousands of archeological sites along the great river. The less chronologically challenged may know the parallel controversy over the gargantuan Three Gorges Dam, now abuilding on China's Yangtze River. Flat, fertile river valleys have long lured humans -- a Read More Go to Site SARC Votes:0 SARC STONE AGE REFERENCE COLLECTION SARC has been developed for the teaching department of the Institute of Archaeology(I.A.K.K.) at the University of Oslo, Norway. I nstitutt for A rkeologi, K unsthistorie og K onservering Available in English og Norsk SARC is a reference program containing information about the TYPOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, RAW MATERIALS and STUDY METHODS of the Stone Age. click on icons to access sections or the master INDEX References in the text are linked to the bibliography. The bibliography can be accessed direct Any comments, requests etc. concerning SARC please contact Roger Grace click on awards to visit site reciprocal Web link This Web site also links to Hypertexual publications on: ChaÎne opÉratoire Expert systems Interpreting the Function of Stone Tools Use wear ana Read More Go to Site SIR-C/X-SAR: Archaeology Votes:0 Description Picture Number Date Released Angkor, Cambodia P-45156 2/7/95 Dakhla Oasis, Egypt P-48146 12/19/96 Giza, Egypt P-45923 8/3/95 Great Wall of China P-45924 8/3/95 Great Wall, China P-46827 4/18/96 Hotien East China, Silk Route P-44534 9/29/94 Jerusalem and the Dead Sea, Middle East P-46500 12/21/95 Lost City of Ubar, Arabian Peninsula P-45302 8/3/95 Safsaf Oasis, Egypt P-46619 2/29/96 Safsaf Oasis, Egypt P-49668 3/26/98 Ubar in S. Oman, Arabian Peninsula P-44414 7/28/94 Wadi Kufra, Libya P-45719 6/1/95 [Go to: JPL Home Page | Imaging Radar Home Page | Top ] Read More Go to Site sleuth Votes:0 Unsolved Mysteries... Forensic Sleuthing in Archaeology Imagine that you were wandering around in your back yard when you accidentally uncovered the skeletal remains of a human being. After your initial reactions of shock and terror many questions started forming in your head. What was the age of this person? What was this person's sex and race? Most importantly, what was the cause of death? These are all questions that forensic anthropologists ask and seek to answer when they study human skeletal remains. Forensic anthropology is a type of applied physical anthropology which specializes in the human skeletal system and its changes and variations. The knowledge of the skeletal system can be used to identify victims in crimes and determine the cause of death, and information acquired from m Read More Go to Site Special Report: Saga of the Persian Princess Votes:0 Home | Subsccribe | News | Shop | TV | Events | Links | Contact | Free Info | Advertise | Search A publication of the Archaeological Institute of America Email this article Special Report: Saga of the Persian Princess Volume 54 Number 1, January/February 2001 by Kristin M. Romey and Mark Rose In a dangerous corner of the world, uneasy neighbors clamor for the gilded remains of a mummified noblewoman. Trouble is, she's a fraud. Updates Supposed 2,600-year-old mummified Persian princess (?AFP/Corbis) [LARGER IMAGE] The bizarre tale of a mummy adorned with a cuneiform-inscribed gold plaque identifying it as a 2,600-year-old Persian princess, perhaps, according to one translation, a daughter of the king Xerxes, began trickling out of Pakistan this past October. Found during a murder investigat Read More Go to Site The Alan Vince Archaeological Consultancy Votes:0 The Alan Vince Archaeological Consultancy This site only uses frames for navigation. If you are using a non-frames browser I'm afraid it will be difficult to use the website, although you could try the AltaVista search engine . Read More Go to Site The Association of Archaeological Illustrators and Surveyors - AAI&S Votes:0 BODY {SCROLLBAR-FACE-COLOR: #CEDEFF; SCROLLBAR-HIGHLIGHT-COLOR: #8CB1FF; SCROLLBAR-SHADOW-COLOR: #8CB1FF; SCROLLBAR-3DLIGHT-COLOR: #EAF1FF; SCROLLBAR-ARROW-COLOR: #222F3D; SCROLLBAR-TRACK-COLOR: #EAF1FF; SCROLLBAR-DARKSHADOW-COLOR: #FFFFFF; } AAI&S Conference 2008 AAI&S News AAI&S Annual Conference and AGM September 2008 (date tbc) at University College Cork (UCC) CALL FOR PAPERS if you are interested in presenting a paper, please contact us more details coming soon Now available to download out of print Technical Papers. More... VAST 2007, Brighton, UK 26 – 30 November 2007 The 8th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage. More... Making History: Antiquaries In Britain, 1707–2007 15 Sep—2 Dec 2007 In the Main Galleries, Royal Academy Read More Go to Site THE COMPARATIVE ARCHAEOLOGY WEB ? Votes:0 Updated October 29, 2007 . 10:44 ?5 GMT , US Eastern Time For quick dissemination of archaeological information across the continents . Comparative Archaeology is an interregional approach to prehistoric culture change and communication. The Comparative Archaeology WEB ? is dedicated to further quick publication of archaeological information across continents. Its ultimate aim is to promote detailed comparisons between large cultural regions. Its purpose is to ascertain the causes for similarities and differences in human development in different parts of the world. Publications include news bulletins, announcements, professional quality abstracts, reports, research papers, dissertations, and databases (including chronologies). Emphasis is placed on color illustrations. MAIN TABLE OF CONTE Read More Go to Site The Harris Matrix Votes:0 Sorry, this site requires a frames capable browser. The Harris Matrix is the world's leading method for the science of archaeological stratigraphy and recording systems on archaeological excavations. Read More Go to Site The Iceman’s Food Fight Votes:0 Added July January 4, 2001. Updated TIME \@ "MMMM d, yyyy" January 17, 2001 , TIME \@ "HH:mm" 11:36 hours. Version 1.22 The Iceman’s Food Fight By Maximilian O. Baldia ? (All rights reserved) The Iceman has been a continued source of controversy ever since he was found on Thursday, September 19, 1991. He was discovered high at the Hauslabjoch in a glacier of the ?tztal Alps (the Tyrolean Alps) on the Austrian/Italian border. The current debate is about the diet of the Neolithic/Copper Age man. When the Iceman was found, it was assumed he was a recent victim, leading to questions about the methods used to recover this extraordinary find. Almost immediately after his recovery jurisdictional questions arose. In the end the body was transferred from Austria to Italy u Read More Go to Site The Illicit Antiquities Research Centre Votes:0 THE ILLICIT ANTIQUITIES RESEARCH CENTRE against the theft & traffic of archaeology Established 1996, closing September 2007. Research & activities About illicit antiquities Links About us Culture Without Context Press & awards Last updated June 2007 NEW: Culture Without Context , 17 & 18 A project of Contact us Read More Go to Site The Nature of Clarity in Archaeological Line Drawings Votes:0 This paper originally appeared in Journal of Field Archaeology 20 (1993) 319--333, and is reproduced here by permission of the Trustees of Boston University. Copyright 1993 the Trustees of Boston University. The Nature of Clarity in Archaeological Line Drawings David Ford Lincoln, Massachusetts No one questions the importance of effective communication in reporting archaeological findings. Writing is one means of communication, but presenting graphic material (photographs and line drawings) is another. An ambiguous sentence can often distort the truth, and a poorly wrought map or chart can do the same. Relying mainly on maps for his examples, the author points out some common pitfalls in graphic presentation, and develops a generic principle wherein proper differentiation within a graphic Read More Go to Site Time Capsule - archaeology - the discovery of a contemporary time capsule in the 38th century Votes:0 Time Capsule Presented by Hyperspace Museum of Antiquities "on Beam" infobanc and beyond . image 1- ©Copyright Stardate 3773.555 Archaeologists and planetary historians are in an ecstatic frenzy after a team of quark divers retrieved an ancient "time capsule" dating from 2012 Y.O.C. (Centon of Impact). The artifact, recovered last Minaux (7 Minaux 3773), confirms the much debated speculation of Jonhese Bweb D.D.M., that ancient civilization was bio-reduced by a spectacular meteor shower during the early part of the 21st centon. The near perfectly preserved capsule (image 1- immediately above) was located by Ennia Ylortoa D.D.M., of the Holograpa Warp Institute, whose data banks are located at the Hxutsr first contact Space Port in Fractal, Olorado. Ylortoa and Bweb were conducting a routin Read More Go to Site timesifters.com Votes:0 This page requires frames Read More Go to Site TOC Votes:0 Recording, Processing and Archiving Carbonized Papyri TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract Introduction Papyrus Digitizing Images Image Processing Hypermedia Related Work Recording Carbonized Papyri Measurements Experimental Setup Photography and Photo Lab Work Illumination Scanning Photographs Direct Digitizing Miscellaneous Imaging Methods Thermographic Imaging X-ray Imaging Stereographic Imaging Live Video Recording Image Processing Image Analysis Histograms Profiles Image Processing Tools Image Thresholding Histogram Modification Edge Detection Noise Reduction Deviation Method Papyrus Structure Elimination FFT Filters Miscellaneous Viewing Combinations of Digital Filters Digital Image Archiving with Hypermedia Conclusions Acknowledgements References Next: Abstract Antti Nurminen, 34044T, andy@cs Read More Go to Site uclick, web content, Syndication Content -- Entertaining Comics, Games and Columns Votes:0 CONTENT CATALOG See more content: All Features by Category or All Features Alphabetically Feature Type Social/Editorial/Text Frequency: Updated 1x weekly Target Audience: Hispanic Females Age 25 - 54 Fact Sheet PDF Column of the Americas Fun Fact: In 1998, they uncovered a series of maps which have located the "Ancient Homeland of the Aztecs" in what appears to be Utah. Column of the Americas by Patrisia Gonzales and Roberto Rodriguez Find out more about Column of the Americas: Read more Column of the Americas samples. Contact me about putting Column of the Americas on my site. See this feature live at: • Ventura County Star ----> Although Latin Americans are the most rapidly growing ethnic group in the U.S. population, the media have had a tough time addressing this audience. Patrisi Read More Go to Site Untitled Votes:0 Untitled BUENAS DIAS AMIGOS BIENVENIDOS to the wonderful realm of Latin American Archaeology Latin America covers everything from Mexico to Central America, to the tip of Argentina. The story begins as far back as 10 000 to 30 000 years ago. By three thousand years ago things really get interesting. In southern Mexico the Maya civilization built enormous temples that rival the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Huge cities, such as Palenque, were populated by thousands of people and their lords, who presided over them as gods. 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Votes:0 Welcome to the Department of Anthropology! Anthropology is the study of humankind over the entire world and throughout time. Anthropologists study existing cultures and human behavior (cultural anthropology), traditions (folklore), prehistoric cultures and lifeways (archaeology), the biological makeup and evolution of humans (physical anthropology), and the origin and nature of language (linguistics). Texas A&M University began an academic and research program in Anthropology in 1971. Today there are twenty-three full time faculty members and several full time research staff members. Department News - more Tradition and Transition: Maritime Studies in the Wake of the Byzantine Shipwreck at Yassıada, Turkey , a symposium honoring Drs. George F. Bass and Frederick van Doorninck will be Read More Go to Site Welcome to www.archaeometallurgy.com! 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