Archaeology

A 600-year-old skeleton, one of the four recovered during the discovery of the old fort walls of Malacca, is the highlight of the Archaeology Discovery Exhibition at the Negri Sembilan Museum. The article states erroneously that four skeletons were found during the excavation - actually, 10 skeletons were found, but only four of the better-preserved [...]Show on map

Archaeologists and residents are voicing protest towards the central government’s plan to build an archaeology park in Trowulan, East Java, over what may be a potentially archaeologically-rich area which is thought to be the original site of the 12th-15th century Majapahit kingdom. Protests over Majapahit Archeology Park Tempo Interaktif, 18 November 2008 Several archeologists and residents

Archaeology of Israel TourIsrael Vacation Special 14-Day Tour: From $9,565Promo Code:V-96425Throughout history, the region now occupied by Israel has been a cultural conduit. Its advantageous position between Asia and Africa meant that merchants and soldiers, prophets and pilgrims have, for ages, traveled trading routes that crossed the land. The area bears witness to these and other great empires

Whenever I flick through my old vacation pictures, I tend to recall past holidays as being much better than they sometimes were. The break I had in Bermuda that was packed with disasters; or the holiday in Cebu where nothing...

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ARCHAEOLOGY OF ISRAEL TOURIsrael Vacation SpecialTel Aviv, Haifa, Tiberias, Dead Sea, Jerusalem14 days priced from $9565.00Promo Code:AA-WSThroughout history, the region now occupied by Israel has been a cultural conduit. Its advantageous position between Asia and Africa meant that merchants and soldiers, prophets and pilgrims have, for ages, traveled trading routes that crossed the land. The area

7 Wonders of the Ancient World   If you want to write a brilliant archaeology essay, you should choose the topic that would be interesting for you as well as for your reader. I suggest you choosing 7 wonders of the ancient world and the role of archaeology in these discoveries.   Writing the Introduction of your archaeology essay [...]

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In the March 2008 SAA Archaeological Record, an article by Keith W. Kintigh clearly articulated the Society for American Archaeology’s position concerning the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Usually such an article would mean little for indigenous peoples as the Record is primarily concerned with the field of archaeology – its methods, theories, and practice

I have been meaning to write an article on a few of the entries in the most recent BAR. No, not the Browning Automatic Rifle, I’m talking about the Biblical Archaeology Review. Although some of you would probably find the first more entertaining, the latter is really the more important and relevant thing to discuss, as far as I’m concerned. Especially in light of the guest appearance this Wednesday night on our show, Dr. Hector Avalos, and his fascinating book, The End of Biblical Studies. I generally read through this periodical, not only because I find the articles compelling, but the Magazine as a whole attempts to break the chain of evangelism by presenting—and I mean it really tries hard—the most scientific articles it can find, or that have been submitted. Som

Doctoral Opportunities Department of Archaeology The Department of Archaeology is delighted to announce the allocation of up to four Durham Academic Scholarships starting in October 2008 for the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

It's one of those times when T is light on work and turns his attention to the house. He is now operating a jackhammer in the office.There is a trench from the laundry room, through the bedroom I can't breathe in, through the office, to the lanai. There is the last stretch of cast iron pipe. And there is a perpendicular root the same size as the pipe, coming not from the ficus, but the front of the house (though it looks like ficus root). I thought the thing was a pipe.This space was all former patio, then enclosed into a "Florida Room", then converted to truly interior space. "Under Air", as they say. So the foundation was poured over the existing patio, which was cute red concrete, resulting in over 6" of concrete to break through. Then the pipe was about a foot below that. We don't know

Andalucia is full of historic sites dating back to prehistoric times, the countryside of the region is littered with reminders of days gone by and if this type of thing is of interest to you then on of the best places you can head for in the town of Rincon de la Victora in the [...]

Warang Petch writes in this feature for the Museum of Underwater Archaeology about students learning techniques to conduct archaeology underwater in Thailand. Underwater Archaeology Training Project... Visit SEAArch to read the full story, and other stories about the archaeology of Southeast Asia.

Pang Ma Pha district, in the Mae Hong Son province of Thailand is benefiting from a grant by the US government to support an archaeological research project focusing on the local caves. The project... Visit SEAArch to read the full story, and other stories about the archaeology of Southeast Asia.

Bracelet 1st century B.C. Gold Lower Volga. Volgograd Region, Proleisky District, Village of Verkhneye Pogromnoye Burial site. Barrow No. 2, Burial No. 2 Dagger and Ornamental Sheath Date of interment: last quarter of the 1st century AD Gold, turquoise, sard,...

.......is quite a different thing from Food History. Although interesting in its own right, the latter lacks the dimension of discovery that gives to Food Archaeology its particular frisson. Food History is about facts: terrines and smoked meats and sausages having developed as methods of preserving food for consumption during long, barren winter months, for example - or the fact that the ancient Greeks used sylphium (now disappeared, I think) to flavour food that was probably past its best. Or the small detail that the arrival in Europe of tomatoes from South America shortly after 1492 radically altered the profiles of half a dozen national european cuisines within a lifetime or so......All of these things are interesting, valid, and factually correct - but , when all's said and done,

"Tom Cotter tells fascinating tales of dream cars discovered everywhere ... the stuff of every enthusiast's fantasy."--Road Track. Cotters adventures in automotive archaeology continue, with more than forty new stories of amazing finds and automotive resurrections. Avid collectors big and small recall the thrills of the hunt, the tips and hunches followed, clues pursued, the heart-stopping payoff--from the forgotten Duesenberg that Jay Leno found in a Burbank garage to the twisted tale of the original Cobra Daytona Coupe built by Peter Brock. Along the way, these entertaining stories impart plenty of hints and information for readers intent on finding their own dream cars. BUY NOW

 Today I updated the Kronoberg county administrative board web page, or at least the page that regards surveys after the storms Gudrun and Per. As it is written in Swedish I thought that I could translate it and publish it here as well, see the original page in Swedish here. Storm surveys1 and restorations of ancient monuments and remains in Kronoberg County 2005-2007. 1) Surveys to establish the amount of damage the storm Gudrun (2005) and Per (2006) caused on ancient monuments and remains. After the storm Gudrun there was a need to estimate how many, where and to what extent ancient monuments in the county had been damaged. The information collected in the surveys has been used to determine where and what actions that has been need to make. The information is also available for future research. During the surveys more than 2000 ancient monuments have been visited and more than 150 has been reconstructed or restored in some way. Three monuments have been excavated due to the damages

I just thought of a great way to remember which John McCain one is referring to in any given conversation;Pre-eyebrow (or Proto-brow)This was the reasonable, "Maverick" McCain of the 2000 election.Or Post-eyebrow (aka "Old Man McGee"-brow)This is the hard-right McCain as he chases the blessing of the establishmentThis is the quickest way to refer to the correct version of John McCain. The difference is easy to pick out, even at a distance.

Unlike the rest of the nation, the Indonesian island of Bali is somewhat of an anomaly because of its strong Hindu population and culture. Balinese religion has remained largely intact and true to... Visit SEAArch to read the full story, and other stories about the archaeology of Southeast Asia.

During the last month and until the New Year I’m working at the County Administrative Board of Kronoberg, where I have worked on and off since 2005. This time around I am working on catching up, there are loads of decrees that needs to be sent. Most the of the decrees regards reforesting and are due to the storms Gudrun and Per that hit Sweden in 2005 and 2006. The decrees I work with all regards reforesting in areas where there are ancient monuments and are designed to inform the landowner about the whereabouts of and the type of monuments that are on his land. They also inform the landowner of his or hers obligations. The decrees are designed to protect the monuments via different regulations, for example the County Administrative board does not allow soil scarification or does only allow a certain method of soil scarification on or in areas with ancient monuments, the County Administrative board does neither allow plantation on prehistoric graves or constructions. A problem t

I’ve just discovered an archaeology site called Past Horizons that hosts an online store for archaeological equipment and also a worldwide database for fieldwork opportunities. There are currently two archaeology fieldwork projects listed for Southeast Asia: one in Cambodia and one in Thailand. Cambodia Khmer Project in Cambodia Thailand Origins of Angkor For more information, click on the links, which will take you to the Past Horizons site. You can also click on the picture to take you to the Past Horizons site where you can search for archaeology fieldwork opportunities around the world. Do you have any fieldwork opportunity in Southeast Asia? If you do, send me an email so that I can also share it here on SEAArch!

When you look for Archaeology and you consider that it shows up 6 times per year, do you ever wonder if the magazine is really that important. It used to be that magazines were just something you picked up at a checkout counter like a grocery store or at a newsstand. But then they became a tool for customer satisfaction in professional situations.The use of waiting areas or rooms is common practice amongst professionals such as doctors. Clients are asked to remain in this area until such time as they can be seen by the professional. They can wait as long as an hour or as little as five minutes. If you are in one of these professions you will almost certainly have asked a client to use this facility. If you find yourself in this situation, you’ve probably thought a lot about what to do about the fact that your customers will have to wait before getting in to see you. Keeping them occupied is important to ensure they don’t arrive in your office annoyed, bored, or even stress

On occasion I try to trace my interest of archaeology back in time, when and what made me interested in this subject. For as long as I can remember I’ve been interested and I can think of a few things that got me hooked. Born and raised in the Swedish town Jönköping this is where my interest stared and grow. My father is interested in history and historical remains and often told stories (more or less historically correct) about past times; kings, knights, castles etc. On vacations we often visited historical and ancient monuments, museums and such. This is a probable reason; my father’s interest afflicted me. I have flashback memories of visiting the provincial county museum of Jönköping were I grow up. I remember my fascination of skeletons, craniums and swords. My strongest memory from the museum is not an archaeological one but an installation that was supposed to be a troll cave as reconstructed from the imaginary paintings of Johan Bauer. I can remember the artif

Ancient remains are often seen as monuments of our forefathers, according to Swedish law (KLM ch. 2 § 1) ancient remains are monuments/remains after human activity from ancient times that has originated due to older manners and customs and are lastingly abandoned (my own translation). There is no absolute time span stated in the paragraph on how long a remain must have been abandoned before it is considered an ancient remain or monument. A few days ago I passed the Verdandi Park in Älghult a small community in the Northwest part of Kronoberg County. This park does not constitute as an ancient remains just yet as it is still in use, but in another way it is a form of monument of a time that has passed. This is area is very well preserved with structures and a lovely atmosphere and can be seen as mirror into the past. Here is a dance hall and small buildings for sales of beverages, hot-dogs, tickets etc. The Park was erected in 1931 by the Verdandi section Stridskämpen (the War fig

Welcome interested people, 2600 Readers, and everyone else! I couldn't wait, so here is the article!Published in 2600 - The Hacker Quarterly (http://www.2600.com), Summer 2007By ilikenwf (mailto:parwok@gmail.com%21NOSPAM) (A.K.A. Matt Parnell) Archaeology is a term that describes unearthing an artifact that is old, long lost, or forgotten. The internet is no different from the real world in the sense that it too has artifacts of media from days gone by. You just have to know where to look. The best place to start is the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

07 July 2007 (Viet Nam News) - Vietnam and India have penned a joint declaration of a strategic partnership; while the partnership is centred around building close bilateral relations in the areas of economy, politics and technology, there is also a small mention about the survey of the Archaeological Survey of India in India and the restoration of Cham monuments. Viet Nam, India issue joint declaration Viet Nam and India have agreed to establish a new strategic partnership as part of relations, according to a joint declaration signed in New Delhi yesterday during Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s State visit to India from that ended yesterday. In the agreement, Prime Minister Dung and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated that India-Viet Nam relations had been extremely friendly and cordial since the foundations were laid by President Ho Chi Minh and Prime Minister Nehru more than 50 years ago. They also mentioned satisfactory results during an earlier meeting in the Philippine

The Asia Research Institute (ARI) at the National University of Singapore is offering PhD research scholarships for anyone interested in researching Sumatran archaeology. PhD Research Scholarships, NUS The Asia Research Institute is pleased to offer Ph.D. research scholarships from August 2008 in the following interdisciplinary areas: - ASIAN MIGRATION - RELIGION & GLOBALISATION IN ASIAN CONTEXTS - CULTURAL STUDIES IN ASIA - COLD WAR IN ASIA - SUMATRA HERITAGE, ARCHAEOLOGY AND RECONSTRUCTION The PhD scholarship is to be taken up jointly with the appropriate discipline-based department. This would normally be with a department of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, but where appropriate could also be with the Faculty of Law, School of Business or School of Design & Environment at the National University of Singapore. The following interdisciplinary areas or “clusters” are offering scholarships: 1) The Migration Cluster (Research Leader: Professor Brenda Yeoh) ex

Continuing with my weekly boredom busters, here's something my kids have been enjoying this week: freezing their toys in blocks of ice then chipping them free.So simple it's brilliant. Little cars, pennies, toy dinosaurs, whatever is laying around (though I drew the line at the parakeet) they stick it in a tub of water overnight then have fun excavating it from the ice with a hammer and "chisel" (otherwise known as a screwdriver) the next day.Lots of fun for my little archaeologists on a hot summer afternoon.***Have you entered this month's Write-Away Contest yet? Deadline is this Saturday night, the theme is traditions.Technorati tags: WFMW, crafts, children, summer vacation, ice

The minarets of the Askariya ShineA series of blasts have destroyed two minarets at an already damaged Shia shrine in the northern Iraqi town of Samarra. The explosions were heard in the vicinity of the Ashariya mosque at about 9:00 am on Wednesday.Police said the Shia-dominated ministry had been responsible for security at the mosque, after taking over from local security forces in April. In February 2006, the highly revered shrine was bombed by alleged al-Quaeda fighters. The attack destroyed its golden dome.The bombing last year triggered nationwide Shia and Sunni sectarian clashes. The Askariya contains the tombs of the tenth and eleventh imams, Ali al-Hadi, who died in 868, and his son Hassan Askariya, who died in 874. Descendants of the Prophet Muhammad, Shias consider the two imams among his natural successors.I've recently made it clear how disturbed I am by the destruction of the ancient buildings and artifacts...well...in any country. But we are dealing with Iraq now...and a

Yesterday, I discussed Mormonism from Stephen Williams's Fantastic Archaeology. I'll pass over a number of hoaxes he discusses (mostly involving faked North American artifacts with Hebrew writing) to discuss how he ends his chapter, with a brief mention of creationism.Regular readers of the blog will no I have no great love for short-Earth creationism (that is, the belief that the Earth is about 6,000 to 10,000 years old). Woodward at Thursday Night Gumbo has an excellent essay on the new Creation Museum, which I also very briefly discussed, so this seems a good time to get into Williams's comments on the matter.In concurrence with some of Woodward's comments, I have noticed some of the so-called "evolutionists" have in recent years opted for scientific dogmatism rather than persuasion and evidence. As these people present the matter, Creationists are not so much wrong as they are stupid, and as they present it, the science of evolutionary theory really has become what creationists

In case I haven't mentioned it, I live in Utah now, which is of course the heart of Mormon country. I know less than nothing about Mormonism. By that, I mean that what I do know, I learned from Bud MacFarlane, Jr., who is to Mormonism what Dan Brown is to Catholicism.If you figure you better learn a little something about Mormonism, you could do worse than begin with chapter 8, "Archaeology and Religion," in Stephen Williams's Fantastic Archaeology: The Wild Side of North American Prehistory. Williams offers a restrained, if brief, presentation of Mormonism's roots in the archaeological speculations of Joseph Smith's time. Because I try (though often fail) to always make connections between religion and sf on this blog, I must mention that one of Williams's most important sources for this chapter is the nonfiction work, Moundbuilders of Ancient America, by Robert Silverberg, who is better known for his science fiction.To make a brief summary of Williams's explanations, Joseph Smi

02 June 2007 (The Brunei Times) - Liz Price writes a travel piece on the Tasik Kenyir, or Kenyir Lake, the largest man-made lake in Southeast Asia and also home to a few archaeological cave sites. Terengganu’s Kenyir Lake beckons for a spelunking adventure … Before the creation of the lake, there were several caves accessible, some of archaeological importance. However, when the area was flooded, most of the caves were lost underwater. Prior to their disappearance, archaeologists had discovered Neolithic artifacts such as kitchen utensils, stone adzes and pottery sherds. Even a Neolithic burial was found, with broken pottery laid at the foot of the deceased. The Neolithic or New Stone Age era occurred roughly 10,000 years ago. The cave was probably adjacent to two well-known routes used by the aborigines in prehistoric times through Terengganu to Sungai Tembling. Now there are two remaining limestone hills containing caves that can only be reached by boat. Gua Bewah is the

Monuments of Central Asia: A Guide to the Archaeology, Art and Architecture of Turkestan: Edgar Knobloch Editorial Reviews Review "...a lively presentation of historical and archaeological sites of both scholarly and public interest..."--Colin Paul Mitchell, Journal of Asian History, 2002 ...

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