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Fieldwork in Focus 2010: Pemaquid Falls, Maine
This week's Fieldwork in Focus comes from Neill De Paoli, director of the 9th season of the ongoing excavations at the home of 17th century merchant Robert
Fieldwork in Focus: Berefet, Gambia
As the first truly international trade network, the Silk Road was constructed as a series of trackways stretching out across the vast deserts and mountains and
Fieldwork in Focus: Cooper's Ferry, Idaho
Today's Fieldwork in Focus comes from Loren Davis, field director at the Cooper's Ferry Site, an early Paleoindian site located on the Salmon River of Idaho, to
Fieldwork in Focus: Knife River Indian Villages
The 2010 field season for the University of North Dakota will be held in conjunction with the National Park Service, at the Elbee and Karishta sites, located
Fieldwork in Focus: New Philadelphia
The New Philadelphia Archaeological Project (NSF-REU) is a fieldschool in archaeology and laboratory techniques, held at the townsite of New Philadelphia, a
Fieldwork in Focus: North Dakota Badlands
The Department of Anthropology, University of North Dakota, invites students to attend its
Fieldwork in Focus: Owyhee River Valley, Oregon
As the first truly international trade network, the Silk Road was constructed as a series of trackways stretching out across the vast deserts and mountains and
Fieldwork in Focus: Rio Puccha, Peru
The 2010 season of the ongoing investigations of the Huari-Ancash Archaeological Project will be held in the Rio Puccha valley of Peru. The Huari-Ancash project
Fieldwork in Focus: Tel Bet Yerah, Israel
This week's archaeology Fieldwork in Focus comes from Eileen G. Ernenwein at the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies at the University of Arkansas, who is
Fieldwork in Focus: Trempealeau, Wisconsin
This week's fieldwork in focus comes from Robert
Fieldwork in Focus: Yeaton-Walsh House, New Hampshire
This week's Fieldwork in Focus is about the late 18th century Yeaton-Walsh House, in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Archaeologist Sheila Charles sent this note
Fifth Season at Dahan-e Gholaman starts
Iran News has a story on the start of Mansour Seyed Sajjadi's fifth season of excavations at Dahan-e Gholaman, the Achaemenid site dubbed as
Fig Trees - Early Domestication of Fig Trees
Archaeological investigations have identified parthenocarpic fig fruits in six sites in the greater Mediterranean Sea region dated between 11,700 and 10,500 years ago, leading researchers to believe this is the earliest known indication of fig domestication in the world.
Figure D in the Sacrifice Ceremony at Sipán
Figure D in the Sacrifice Ceremony at Sipán
Figures B and C of the Sacrifice Ceremony
Figures B and C of the Sacrifice Ceremony
Figurines at Çatalhöyük
There's an interesting paper in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal this year, a catalog of fired clay figurines from the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in
Figurines, Clay Pipes, and Ceramic Armbands
When you think of ceramics in archaeology, mostly you think about pottery vessels; here are some resources on other uses for fired clay, including figurines, ceramic armbands, and that ubiquitous historic Euroamerican object, the clay pipe.
Fiji Cultural History and Archaeology
Fiji Cultural History and Archaeology - archaeological sites and other cultural resource studies of the island of Fiji.
Final Drafts - Writing and Editing Your Final Drafts
Writing the final draft of a research paper in archaeology is probably the hardest thing to describe, because people's writing styles are as different as there are people. Here's what works for me.
Final Phase of Construction at Toucan House
The final phase of construction--the last time anyone lived in this elite Maya residence at Blue Creek--is exposed in this photo from the 2011 excavations.
Final Reports on the James Ossuary
The Israeli Authority has published their final findings on the so-called
Finding Bosutswe: Modern Archaeology vs. Indiana Jones
To most of the world, the image of an archaeological dig comes from the movies. You remember: in the first Indiana Jones movie, there's an iconic moment when
Finding Graves the Hard Way
So if dowsing rods don't work, how do you find burials? Scientific investigations of cemeteries.
Finding the Endeavour
The Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Program is reporting that it may have located Captain James Cook's lost ship where it was lost: The Advertiser: Has the
Finding the Walls of Troy
In a book entitled Finding the Walls of Troy, Susan Heuck Allen describes the relationship between Heinrich Schliemann, who is broadly credited with the discovery of Troy, and Frank Calvert, who actually did find Troy, as symbiotic, nearly parasitic on both sides.
Finds Database Offr, Norfolk
Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service are looking for a temporary full time finds database officer, for their museum in Gressenhall.
Finland Archaeology
Finland Archaeology - Archaeological sites and cultural historic resources about the past of the modern country of Finland.
Finley Peter Dunne on Why the Past Looks Good
Finley Peter Dunne was an American journalist, wit and raconteur, not as well known as Will Rogers but of the same period and style. Here he takes a whack at why the past looks so comforting.
Finn on authenticity
From her 1997 article in Antiquity called
First Draft - Help with Writing a First Draft
Writing a first draft of a research paper in archaeology doesn't have to be daunting, if you're prepared and you take it one step at a time.
Firuzabad (Iran)
Firuzabad is a modern city in southern Iran, about 200 kilometers south of Shiraz in Fars province.
Fiscality in Mycenaean Archives
Scheduled for October in Naples, this conference is on the fiscal organization of Mycenanean kingdoms and other ancient near eastern kingdoms.
Fish Creek Field School, Canada
May 12-August 19, 2005 (two sessions). University of Calgary. Students will work at the John Glenn Building (site of the earliest European settlement in the
Fish Traps and Archaeology
Fish traps, or fish weirs, are structures built to catch fish--and archaeologists tell us they were invented at least 6,000 years ago
Fish Weir
A fish weir or fish trap is a step forward in fishing technology, used in North America for the past several thousand years.
Fish Weir - Fishing Tool of Hunter-Gatherers
A fish weir or fish trap is a step forward in fishing technology, used in North America for the past several thousand years.
Fishbourne (United Kingdom)
Fishbourne is the name of a palace dated to the Roman empire, and built in Sussex, England, during the 1st century AD. The site, now open to the public, boasts Britain's largest collection of Roman mosaics still in their original setting in the floor of the palace.
Fishbourne Roman Palace, England
Fishbourne is the name of a palace dated to the Roman empire, and built in Sussex, England, during the 1st century AD. The site, now open to the public, boasts
Fishtail Points
Fishtail points are to South America what Clovis points are to North America: associated with the earliest occupations in South America that everybody agrees on.
Fishtail Points
Fishtail points are to South America what Clovis points are to North America: associated with the earliest occupations in South America that everybody agrees
Fission Track Dating - What is Fission Track Dating
Fission track dating was developed in the mid 1960s by three American physicists
Five Mile Rapids - An Ancient Fishery Site in North America - Five Mile Rapids
The oldest fishery site in North America, archaeological evidence of salmon consumption in North America, learn more about Northwest coast earliest subsistence
Five Moai on Pedestals, Easter Island
Five Moai on Pedestals, Easter Island
Five Top Myths and Unknown Facts about Arrowheads
Arrowheads are among the most easily recognized artifact in the world. These little tools are often the subject of a number of myths, legends and
Fixin' Vanilla
I really have no excuse for goobering up some science now and again, but fortunately, I do have some hard-headed and generous readers who act as editors.
Flimsy, Wooden Screen Adaptation
And, for a third ringing unendorsement, Stephen Holden of the NYR says the movie
Flint Knapping - What is Flint Knapping
Flint knapping is the process by which stone tools are made
Flint Knapping at 75,000 Years Ago?
Evidence supporting a sophisticated level of flint knapping has been discovered in a Middle Stone Age cave on the south coast of Africa, 25,000 years earlier
Flint Run Complex: a description of the sites
A description of the Flint Run Complex: paleolithic archaeology flint run shenandoah valley page nbsp clovis culture
Flintbek - Neolithic Cemetery in Germany
Flintbek is a Neolithic and Bronze Age cemetery in the Schleswig Holstein region of Germany. Its best known component is a large Neolithic barrow within which is preserved one of the earliest evidences of wheeled vehicles: cart ruts, dated to about 3500 BC.
Floods, Famine, and Emperors
Archaeologist Brian Fagan proposes what most archaeologists will recognize as an old chestnut: climate change is seen as a--if not the--major determinant of cultural change. This revolutionary book points to the enormous amount of data being gathered on the climatic phenomena known collectively as ENSO--the El Niño Southern Oscillation.
Floods, Famine, and Emperors
Archaeologist Brian Fagan proposes what most archaeologists will recognize as an old chestnut: climate change is seen as a--if not the--major determinant of cultural change. This revolutionary book points to the enormous amount of data being gathered on the climatic phenomena known collectively as ENSO--the El Niño Southern Oscillation.
Flores Man - Hobbit
The Indonesia hominin named Flores man (Homo floresiensis) is still being debated. Here's the latest information on what scientists believe about the little people called 'hobbits' in the press.
Flores Man - Possible New Species
In 2004, researchers reported the discovery of what very well may be a new species of human, in a small cave in Indonesia.
Flores Man: A Bibliography
A bibliography on the hominid known as Flores man
Flores Man: News Reports, Articles and Information about Homo floresiensis
A compilation of the recent news stories and controversies concerning the hominin species called the Hobbit, or Homo floresiensis
Flores Man: The Compilation
The latest word about Flores Homo floresiensis Photo Credit: Peter Brown is that a scientific examination of the wrist bones suggests that the little
Flores a New Step on the Ladder
Nicholas Wade writing in the NYT highlights the problems paleoanthropologists are having in fitting the Little Lady of Flores into previously understood
Flotation Method
Archaeological flotation involves using water to process soil or feature fill to recover tiny artifacts.
Flotation Method in Archaeology
Archaeological flotation involves using water to process soil or feature fill to recover tiny artifacts.
Focus on the Field School: Balkan Heritage 2008
Balkan heritage (BH) field school by BYC Association-Bulgaria has operated since 2003 implementing projects in the areas of study, protection, restoration and
Foley and Lahr on Sweet Studies - Archaeology Quotations
Archaeologists Robert Foley and Marta Mirazon Lahr state what they believe the tastiest part of anthropology is, if not the meatiest.
Folsom Culture - What is the Folsom Culture
Folsom is the name given to early Paleoindian hunter-gatherers of the North American continent, ca. 9,000-10,500 years ago.
Foods of the Ancient Past - Diet and Subsistence
How did people make a living in the past? Here are some studies about ancient foods, both grown and harvested.
Footcase of a Roman Period Mummy - Bottom View
Footcase of a Roman Period Mummy - Bottom View, part of the Brooklyn Museum's exhibit on ancient Egyptian tombs called To Live Forever
Footcase of a Roman Period Mummy - Top View
Footcase of a Roman Period Mummy (top view)
Footprints in Mexico Older than Thought
The Berkeley Geochronology Center has completed its dating of the footprints found in volcanic ash at the Cerro Toluquilla site in Puebla, Mexico, and comes up
Footprints rewrite history of first Americans
Very interesting story making the rounds reports on the discovery of human footprints in a volcanic ash in lake sediments in Mexico dated to +38,000 years,
For that Roman Complexion
Story in Nature News reports on the chemical components of a Roman cosmetic: Recreating a 2,000-year-old Cosmetic
Foreigners in Early Medieval Europe
This multi-lingual collection of webpages is a javascript database of information about foreigners' graves identified in the Early Medieval period in Europe (AD
Forensic Anthropology - Definition of Forensic Anthropology
Forensic anthropology is the study of human behaviors as they apply to the law. Here are more definitions of the study of forensic anthropology
Forensic Archaeology
Forensic archaeology is about the law and how it applies to archaeology, but it usually refers specifically to the study of crime and how it is solved; human skeletal studies are a related field.
Forensic Archaeology Field School, Lincoln Nebraska
If you're a CSI fan and between the ages of 16 and 20, spend a couple of days in June at the PAST Foundation's forensic archaeology field school, being held in
Forensic Archaeology in Iraq
BBC reports that the Inforce group is in Iraq excavating mass graves: Archaeologists play key role in Iraq
Forensic Archaeology: Facial Reconstruction
From the New York State Museum and artist Gay Malin (and via Giavasan), the Facial Reconstruction page is a a step-by-step description of how artists go about
Forgeries and Fakes: International Trade in Looted Antiquities
Karen Olsen Bruhns is an archaeologist and part time US customs officer, assisting with the retrieval of stolen international artifacts and the identification of looters. www.plunderedpast.com is a commentary from her on the prevalence of pot-hunting.
Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia
The new book Forgotten Empire: The world of Ancient Persia, edited by John Curtis and Nigel Tallis, combines a detailed introduction to the Persian Empire
Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia - a Book Review
Forgotten Empire: The world of Ancient Persia, is an excellent introduction to the Achmaenid dynasties of the Persian Empire, its color images and text together providing a rich and tasty textured revelation of this long-lost and little-known civilization of the past.
Fort Atkinson (Iowa, USA)
The archaeological site of Fort Atkinson was an Indian Agency during the early 19th century.
Fort Edwards
Eighteenth century home of Joseph Edwards, and a fort during the French and Indian Wars; this website is from the Fort Edwards Foundation, and it has a lot of
Fort Hood Excavations to be Led by Mercyhurst
A news story in NEPA News (Northeastern Pennyslvania) reports that Mercyhurst College just won a big fat contract from Fort Hood in Texas to spend a year
Fort James
On August 5th, 2009, PBS will air a program in the Time Team America series on Fort James, a fort built during the Plains Indian Wars to help protect European American settlers.
Fort Vancouver
A story in the Oregonian called Technology helps put village on map reports on Kenneth Kvamme's remote sensing investigations at the 19th century village of
Fort de Chartres - Excavating the American French Fort de Chartres
Historic archaeological excavations at Fort de Chartres give this set of braggarts a dose of humility.
Fortified Settlement - Archaeological Site Type called Fortified Settlement
A fortified settlement is a dwelling, village or urban settlement in prehistory (or history for that matter) that has defensive structures such as moats, enclosures or ramparts
Forum on Koguryo
The Korea Institute at Harvard University will be hosting an international forum titled The Harvard Conference on < a
Fossil Bone Cut Marks at Dikika
The fossil bones recovered from DIK-55 represent fairly large-bodied animals, one probably goat-sized, the other cow-sized, and they exhibit what appear to be cut marks from butchering.
Fossil Legends of the First Americans: A Book Review
Adrienne Mayor's Fossil Legends of the First Americans is interesting, both for its detailed descriptions of the legends and investigations of paleontological data by Native American people, but also for the visible struggles of a scientist trying to reconcile one of the bigger problems of our society.
Fossil Legends of the First Americans: A Book Review
Adrienne Mayor's Fossil Legends of the First Americans is interesting, both for its detailed descriptions of the legends and investigations of paleontological
Fountains and Water Control on the Inca Road
Because the Inca road crosses so many different kinds of terrain, water and water control was an important part of the construction and planning.
Four Stone Hearth #11
The anthropology blog carnival Four Stone Hearth is being hosted by Martin Rundkvist at aardvarchaeology this week. Four Stone Hearth #11 Four Stone
Four Stone Hearth #3.1: Food for, uh, Thought
Welcome to part 1 of the third edition of the anthropology Blog Carnival called Four Stone Hearth. Thursday is the annual American celebration of
Four Stone Hearth #30
The anthropology blog carnival Four Stone Hearth is at Greg Laden's hangout this week: Four Stone Hearth #30
Four Stone Hearth #38...
The anthropology blog carnival 4SH is at A Very Remote Period Indeed this week: Four Stone Hearth #38
Four Stone Hearth #4
Yann Klimentidis has the wheel today on the fourth edition of the anthropology blog carnival called Four Stone Hearth. Four Stone Hearth 4.0: Yann
Four Stone Hearth #45
An interesting collection of articles from Tim Jones on Remote Central: Four Stone Hearth: Caves, Graves, and AudioFiles
Four Stone Hearth #47
Is at Stephanie Zvan's Almost Diamonds blog this week.. Four Stone Hearth #47--Unasked Questions Edition
Four Stone Hearth #49
... is at Hot Cup of Joe this week Four Stone Hearth #49
Four Stone Hearth #64
The 64th (!) issue of the anthropology Blog Carnival called Four Stone Hearth can be found at Quiche Moraine this time: Four Stone Hearth at Quiche Moraine
Four Stone Hearth #66
Four Stone Hearth, that collection of archaeology/anthropology miscellanea is over at Martin Rundkvist's Aardvarchaeology this time: Four Stone Hearth #66
Four Stone Hearth #67
Four Stone Hearth is a blog carnival covering the four fields of anthropology, including archaeology, and it always has something interesting to say. The 67th
Four Stone Hearth at Remote Central
Somehow I missed this, but 4 Stone Hearth #68 was posted at Remote Central last week: Four Stone Hearth #68, at Remote Central
Four Stone Hearth: An Anthropology Blog Carnival
There are 55 million weblogs in the world as of today, according to Technorati, and 157 of them use the word 'archaeology' as an index keyword. That's just
Four Stone Hearth: Second Edition
Afarensis has the editorial pulpit for the anthropology blog carnival called Four Stone Hearth this week, and he's collected quite a variety of interesting
Fourknocks (Ireland)
Fourknocks is a Megalithic passage tomb in Brugh na Bóinne or Boyne Valley or Ireland
Fourknocks Megalithic Passage Tomb (etc.)
Fourknocks is a Megalithic passage tomb in the Brugh na Bóinne (the Boyne Valley) of Ireland, where the other huge rock passage tombs of Newgrange, Knowth, and
Fragmentation in Archaeology
John Chapman's book takes a post-processual look at the Mesolithic through Copper periods of central and eastern Europe, and piques this reader's interest mightily.
Franchthi Cave - Multicomponent cave site on the Mediterranean Sea
First occupied during the Upper Paleolithic sometime between 35,000 and 30,000 years ago, Franchthi Cave was the site of human occupation, pretty much consistently up until about the final Neolithic Period about 3000 BC.
Francisco Pizarro [1471-1541]
Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro captured the Inca king Atahualpa in 1532.
Frank Calvert: a brief description
a brief description of part time archaeologist Frank Calvert
Frank H. H. Roberts. Jr. [1897-1966]
American archaeologist Frank H.H. Roberts, Jr. was director of the massive American River Basin Surveys conducted by the Smithsonian Institution after World War II; and in at the identification of the Folsom site.
Frank Raymond Allchin [b. 1923]
English archaeologist F. R. Allchin has spent his career studying the prehistory of India and Pakistan, occasionally with his wife Bridget.
Frankfurt School: a brief definition
a brief description of the Frankfurt School: jurgen habermas christopher tilley max horkheimer herbert marcuse critical theorists
Franklin Fenenga [1917-1994]
American archaeologist Franklin Fenenga conducted archaeological research in California and the Great Plains and Missouri River basin.
Franklin Fenenga b. July 20, 1917
American archaeologist Franklin Fenenga was born this day in 1917.
Franks: a brief description
a brief description of the ethnic Franks group: rhine river latin documents page nbsp window history germanic peoples
Franz Weidenreich [1873-1948]
German anatomist Franz Weidenreich is probably best known for his association with the Peking Man Homo erectus materials excavated from Zhoukoudien in the 1930s.
Franz Wickhoff [1853-1909]
Austrian art historian Franz Wickhoff made archaeology news he published books and articles pointing out the importance and originality of Roman art
François Bordes 1919-1981: a brief description
Francois Bordes: a brief description: lewis binford famous archaeologists french archaeologist color 000000 experimental archaeology
Frauds and Hoaxes in Archaeology
Some of the alternative ideas promulgated about archaeology are deliberate frauds perpetrated to embarrass professionals or cheat a gullible public. Here are some of the more interesting of these peculiar relics of our past.
Fray Diego Durán [ca. 1537-1588]
Fray Diego Durán was a Spanish clergyman and ethnographer of the Aztec people, who was brought to Mexico as a child, and grew up in the Aztec capital city of Texcoco
Fray Diego de Landa
Discussion of why Fray Diego de Landa is among the most reviled and forgiven members of the Spanish conquest of Mexico.
Fred Wendorf [b. 1925]
American archaeologist Fred Wendorf has had an eclectic career, studying the desert climates of the American southwest and the Middle east.
Frederic Ward Putnam [1839-1915]
Frederic Ward Putnam was a nineteenth century American archaeologist at the Peabody Museum.
Frederica Annis Lopez de Leo de Laguna [1906-2004]
American ethnologist and archaeologist Frederica de Laguna was influential in the studies of the American northwest and Alaska.
Frederick Catherwood: a brief description
A brief description of the life work of artist Frederick Catherwood
Frederick Jones Bliss [1859-1937]
British archaeologist Frederick J. Bliss was a student of Flinders Petrie, and conducted work first at Meydum at Egypt.
Free Access to Historical Archaeology Back Issues
All the articles published in the professional journal Historical Archaeology between 1967 and 2000 are available for free download in a pdf format on the
Free Online Access to Edinburgh Journals
Just heard that Edinburgh University Press is offering free access to its journals for all of January and February, including the Scottish Archaeological
Freeing Captive History
New in Archaeology magazine this month, a description of Warren Perry's search for the evidence of slavery north of the Mason Dixon line: Freeing Captive
Fremont People - Archaeological Culture of the Great Basin Fremont People
>The Fremont people (called more generally generally Fremont or Fremont culture) is the name archaeologists have given to a farming culture that lived in the arid deserts of the Great Basin of the southwestern United States, including portions of Utah, Nevada, and Colorado.
French Culture History and Archaeology
French Culture History and Archaeology - Culture history, archaeological sites, and other information related to the past of France.
French Guiana Culture History and Archaeology
French Guiana Culture History and Archaeology - archaeological sites and other cultural resource information about the modern country called French Guiana.
Frenouville - What and where is Frenouville
The site of Frénouville consists of a series of Late Antique and Early Medieval cemeteries in the Calvados region of western Normandy, including a total of over 650 burials interred between the Late Roman period and 7th century AD.
Frequently Asked Questions about Archaeology Education
Have a question about going to college, selecting a college, finding funding or studying archaeology before you get to college? Check here for these and other questions.
Frequently Asked Questions in Archaeology
While it may seem that there are many mysteries in archaeology waiting to be solved, some are merely waiting for the question to be asked. Here's where you'll find some of those mysterious questions answered.
Fresco in St. Priscilla's Catacombs, Rome - Archaeology and the Great Churches of the World
One of the frescoes in St. Priscilla's Catacombs illustrates a woman presiding over the Eucharist (not a thing that the Christian church of a few centuries later would consider even possible), while another has been interpreted by some scholars as a representation of St. Peter.
Friedrich Nietzsche on the Ancient Part of Human History - Archaeology Quotations
Nihilist Friedrich Nietzsche comments on the ancient pain of human history.
Fringe Concepts about Archaeology
A large portion of the websites about archaeology on the Internet are assembled to support a alternative explanations in archaeology, those derived from non-scientific sources. Here's a selection of the most prevalent.
Fritz Graebner : a brief description
a brief description of Fritz Graebner: friedrich ratzel fritz graebner independent invention cultural diffusion page nbsp
From Africa to Russia: Ancient Human Migrations
Pre-Aurignacian Levels Discovered at Kostenki Archaeological and chronological data from the Kostenki site in Russia have convinced researchers that
From Crabs to Shipwrecks
From Archaeology magazine, an interview with marine biologist Bradley Stevens about how he found wreck of the Russian American Company ship the Kad'yak: From
From Hunting to Farming - Mesolithic to Neolithic Transition in Europe
The transition from hunting to farming in central Europe has long been a source of fascination to many. Recent archaeological investigations have improved our understanding of this difficult, violent era in human history.
From the Etruscans to Sodoma: A Day in the Siena Countryside
A day-trip south of Siena, to see an Etruscan museum in a walled town, and spectacular frescos in a beautiful setting. From your About guide to Italian cuisine,
From the SAA
Today is the first day of the Society for American Archaeology meetings--well, no, the papers don't start until tomorrow, but today is the first day for gossip
Front of Tyrian Shekel, Laureate head of Melqarth/Heracles
Front of Tyrian Shekel, Laureate head of Melqarth/Heracles
Frontier Studies
Resources on contact-period archaeology,
Frontier: a description
A brief definition of what "frontier" means to an archaeologist
Froslunda Hoard - What is the Froslunda Hoard
The Froslunda Hoard is a Late Bronze Age bronze cache of Herzsprung type shields.
Fuad Safar [d. 1978]
Iraqi archaeologist Fuad Safar of the Iraqi Antiquities Department excavated at Tell Hassuna, Tell Uqair and Eridu, among many other sites.
Fukui Cave - Incipient Jomon Culture Site Fukui Cave
Fukui Cave is a rockshelter located in Nagasaki Prefecture of the island of Kyushu, Japan, with three Incipient Jomon tradition occupations.
Fulani Caliphate
The Fulani are modern African pastoralists who are Muslim and today live in Mali, Guinea, Cameroon, Senegal and Niger.
Full Time Archaeology Student - Sureyya's Journey, Part 7
In this seventh installment of Sureyya's Journey, former sysop Sureyya Kose describes her first years as a full time student, trying to find out what kind of area she wants to specialize in.
Fully Restored Temple Platform Exteriors, Moon Plaza
These temple platforms in the Moon Plaza have been fully restored to their original shapes
Funan State - Early State in Southeast Asia
Funan is the name for a southeast Asian civilization which was given to it by two Chinese travelers, who in AD 250 visited a country ruled by a king in a palace with a walled settlement.
Functions of the Antikythera Mechanism
The new research on the Antikythera Mechanism has allowed researchers to read the lettering on the machine, and determine some additional functions.
Funnel Beaker Culture
The Funnel Beaker Culture, called TRB for the abbreviation of its German name (Tricherrandbecher), is a subset of the Beaker culture.
Funnel Beaker Culture - What is the Funnel Beaker Culture
The Funnel Beaker Culture, called TRB for the abbreviation of its German name (Tricherrandbecher), is a subset of the Beaker culture.
Further Fossil Finds of Flores Man, Indonesia
New excavations at the Liang Bua Cave on the island of Flores in Indonesia have recovered additional specimens of the human ancestor known as Flores Man; or
Further Fossil Finds of Flores Man, Indonesia: Nine More of the Hobbit's Family
New excavations at the Liang Bua Cave on the island of Flores in Indonesia have recovered additional specimens of the human ancestor known as Flores Man; or more popularly, the Hobbit.
G. H. Ralph von Koenigswald
A brief description of Ralph von Koenigswald: primate ancestors carnegie foundation page nbsp human origins early primate
G.K. Chesterton on Unfinished Suburbs of the Past - Archaeology Quotations
The British writer G.K. Chesterton commenting on the state of the world in 1910.
GIS Specialist: Career Paths in Archaeology
Geographic Information Systems is now a career in many fields, and archaeology has not been slow in including GIS as a subdiscipline.
GIS and Spatial Analyses
One of the hottest topics in archaeology today, GIS (Geographic Information Systems) promises to become a highly useful tool.
GIS and Spatial Analysis
One of the hottest topics in archaeology today, GIS (Geographic Information Systems) promises to become a highly useful tool.
GIS with a View
Volume 16 of the online journal Internet Archaeology is themed GIS with a View, edited by Ulla Rajala and Doortje Van Hove and dedicated to the intersection
GIS: A brief description of Geographic Information Systems
Geographic information systems; a definition: caitlin dempsey geographic information systems gis geographic information systems gis databases page nbsp
GSA: Climate role in evolution
A news report from the Geological Society of America meetings in Seattle beginning next week previews an upcoming session on climate and evolution: Debate
Gabon Culture History and Archaeology
Gabon Culture History and Archaeology: Culture history, archaeological sites, and other information related to the past of Gabon.
Gabon Culture History and Archaeology
Culture history, archaeological sites, and other information related to the past of Gabon.
Gabriel de Mortillet [1821-1898]
French geologist Gabriel de Mortillet was one of several researchers at the cutting edge of the field of prehistory about the time of Darwin's Origin of the Species.
Galisteo Basin Archaeology
The American Bureau of Land Management's Galisteo Archeology Project includes information about the archaeology and cultures of the Galisteo Basin of New
Gallagh Man (Ireland)
Gallagh Man is the name given to an Iron Age (ca 470 and 120 B.C.) bog body recovered from a peat bog in Castleblakeney, County Galway.
Gallagh Man (Ireland)
Gallagh Man is the name given to an Iron Age (ca 470 and 120 B.C.) bog body recovered from a peat bog in Castleblakeney, County Galway.
Gambia Culture History and Archaeology
Culture history, archaeological sites, and other information related to the past of the modern country of the Gambia.
Gambia Culture History and Archaeology
Culture history, archaeological sites, and other information related to the past of the modern country of the Gambia.
Game of the Week Archive
Quote of the Week, from your About.com Guide: minoan culture archaeology archeology new archaeology glossary test crossword puzzles
Game of the Week: Glossary, A Terms, Round 2
Some more puzzlers from the Glossary A terms, from your About.com Guide
Game of the Week: Glossary, A Terms, Round 3
Some more puzzlers from the Glossary A terms, from your About.com Guide
Game of the Week: Jigsaw - Archaeology Heck
Game of the Week, from your About.com Guide: archaeology archeology puzzles games games history jigsaw puzzle mining company
Game of the Week: Questions from the Glossary
A quiz based on the archaeology glossary: british adventurer score math glossary test john aubrey input type radio
Game of the Week: Questions from the Glossary
A quiz based on the archaeology glossary: archaeology game score math glossary test copper age legendary kingdom
Gaming Board Inscribed for Amenhotep III - Egyptian Game of Senet
Gaming Board Inscribed for Amenhotep III with Separate Sliding Drawer and Set of Thirteen Gaming Pieces
Gamla Uppsala (Sweden)
The modern town of Uppsala about 45 miles northwest of Stockholm, Sweden, and adjacent to it is a Viking period site called Gamla.
Gamla Uppsala - What is Gamla Uppsala
The modern town of Uppsala about 45 miles northwest of Stockholm, Sweden, and adjacent to it is a Viking period site called Gamla.
Gandhi on Resisting the Winds of Culture - Archaeology Quotations
Mohandas Gandhi waged a battle for independence of the countries of India and Pakistan, independence against Western culture as much as Western government.
Ganj Dareh, Iran
Archaeological site in the Kermanshah district of southwestern Iran, early highland village with evidence for domestication of the goat, and some of the earliest ceramics in the middle east as well.
Gao - An archaeological description of the Songhai city of Gao
The west African kingdom of Gao (or Kawkaw) was established by the 8th century AD, and involved in active trade throughout northern Africa; it's major city became the capital of the Songhai empire in 15th century.
Garama: a brief definition
A brief description of the archaeological site of Garama, Libya
Garbage Project: a brief description
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Garcilaso de la Vega [1539-1616]
Peruvian-born Garcilaso de la Vega was the son of a conquistador and an Incan princess, and an intellectual and historian of the Inca peoples.
Garcilaso de la Vega [1539-1616]
Peruvian-born Garcilaso de la Vega was the son of a conquistador and an Incan princess, and an intellectual and historian of the Inca peoples.
Gardar - Viking Estate in the Eastern Settlement of Greenland
Gardar - Viking Estate in the Eastern Settlement of Greenland
Garum - Roman Empire Fish Sauce Garum
Garum was a madly popular Roman fish sauce with a very potent (and readily identifiable) modern-sounding ingredient: MSG.
Gary Feinman and Linda Nicholas - Contributor Biographies
Contributor biographies of Gary Feinman and Linda Nicholas
Gary Feinman on Getting Started in Regional Survey
Chicago Field Museum archaeologist Gary Feinman describes how he began his regional survey investigations in the Oaxaca Valley of Mexico, and went on to participate in what is today the largest contiguous regional survey in the world.
Gatecliff Shelter - What is Gatecliff Shelter
Gatecliff Shelter is the name of an archaeological site in Mill Canyon of the Toquima Range, Monitor Valley of Nevada, in the southwestern US.
Gateway National Recreation Area (Underwater)
An underwater field school program for summer 2003
Gault Site (Texas, US)
The Gault site is stratified multicomponent site with a meter-thick Late Prehistoric and Archaic midden overlying a hard packed Paleo9ndian component, located in central Texas.
Gault Site Visit at the SAAs
Pennsylvania archaeologist Mark McConaughy, one of Archaeology @ About.com bulletin board's constant contributors, sends along this photographic guide to the
Gebel Barkal: a brief description
A brief description of the archaeological site of Gebel Barkal, Sudan
Gebel Manzal el-Seyl - What and where is Gebel Manzal el-Seyl
Gebel Manzal el-Seyl is a quarry site in Egypt's eastern desert, where stone for vessels was mined during the first few dynasties of the Old Kingdom.
Gedi: a brief description of the archaeological site
a brief description of the archaeological site of Gedi, Kenya
Gender Studies
The study of the activities, the relative positions of autonomy and power, and the symbolic meanings of gender in the past.
Gender: a brief description of how it relates to archaeological theory
a description of how gender is treated in archaeological theory
Generalist versus Specialist: The Eastern Mediterranean Late Bronze Age
The Eastern Mediterranean in the Age of Ramesses II. Marc Van De Mieroop. 2007. Blackwell Publishing, Malden Massachusetts. The Eastern Mediterranean in the
Genetic Basis of Dog Breeds
A new genetic-based study shows that our modern breeds have little to do with our original domestication, some 15,000 years ago.
Geoarchaeologist: Career Paths in Archaeology
Do you have a thing for soils and archaeology? Then maybe a career as a geoarchaeologist is what would suit as your parachute through life.
Geoarchaeologist: Washington State
Tenure track position in the Department of Anthropology at Washington State University beginning August 2004 (pending budget approval).
Geoarchaeology
The intersection between earth science and archaeology,
Geoarchaeology: a brief definition
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Geofacts - When is a Broken Rock NOT an Artifact?
A 'geofact' is a piece of rock that has been naturally broken, as opposed to one that was broken by purposeful human agency. The word is what linguists call a 'back formation' from the word artifact, of course; artifacts are products of human behaviors, while geofacts are products of natural forces.
Geoffrey Bibby on Why an Archaeologist Digs - Archaeology Quotations
From Archaeologist Geoffrey Bibby's Testimony of the Spade, a quote about the reason for all that earth-moving.
Geoffrey Clark on NAGPRA's Fatal Flaw - Archaeology Quotations
A quote from archaeologist Geoffrey Clark on one of the problems with the enforcement of NAGPRA
Geoffrey Irwin
A brief description of archaeologist Geoffrey Irwin
Geoglyphs
A geoglyph is a work of rock art that was made from moving or arranging stones on a landscape.
Geoglyphs - What Are Geoglyphs
Geoglyphs are works of art that were made from moving or arranging stones or earth on a landscape.
Geography of Malta - Physical Location of the Malta Temples
Malta and Gozo are two islands in the Mediterranean sea, on which were built some of the oldest temples in the world. Their geography is a piece of the path to learning about the Malta Temples.
Geology of Bricks and Brickmaking
About's guide to Geology, Andrew Alden, has an interesting article this week on a subject near and dear to my heart--brick making and the geology and
Geomorphological Investigations in Archaeology
Geomorphology is the study of landforms, and, as geomorphologists like to say, all of archaeology takes place in the dirt. Here are some resources that these associated scientists provide for the benefit of archaeologists everywhere.
Geomythology and the Burckle Crater
In a new article called Recent Cosmic Impacts on Earth: Do Global Myths Reflect an Ancient Disaster?, contributor Thomas F. King takes a look at a recent work
Geophysical Survey - What is Geophysical Survey
Geophysical survey can refer to any systematic collection of geophysical data for spatial studies.
George Andrew Reisner [1867-1942]
American Egyptologist George Andrew Reisner excavated at Naga ed-Deir, Quft and Deir el-Ballas as well as at the Old Kingdom cemeteries at the Giza pyramids.
George C. Davis Site
From the University of Texas at Austin, information concerning the recent studies at this Caddoan site, in Cherokee County, Texas.
George Clapp Vaillant [1901-1945]
American archaeologist George C. Vaillant worked in central America, primarily on Aztec and Maya sites.
George Clapp Vaillant [1901-1945]
American archaeologist George C. Vaillant worked in central America, primarily on Aztec and Maya sites.
George Cowgill on Reasonable Alternatives
Cowgill argues for a reasonable approach to using post-processual theories
George Cowgill: How I got here...
George Cowgill is a Mesomericanist archaeologist, probably best known for his work at Teotihuacan. In an essay titled
George F. Bass: a brief description of this archaeologist
A brief description of the career of George Bass: famous archaeologists research related resources nautical archaeology george f bass underwater archaeology
George Lord Byron on the Usefulness of the Past - Archaeology Quotations
George Gordon (Noel) Byron wrote a lot of poetry about the ruins he saw, but this little epigram is what sticks in my mind.
George Lucas on Maya Archaeology - Archaeology Quotations
This is what archaeologists speculate director George Lucas said when he saw the Maya site of Tikal in 1976.
George Orwell on Controlling the Past - Archaeology Quotations
1984 as a novel has a great deal to say to our 21st society; here's a quote appropriate for archaeologists.
George Orwell on Generational Conflicts - Archaeology Quotations
The British writer George Orwell knew all about conflicts between the old and the new.
George Smith [1840-1876]
English Assyriologist George Smith spent much of his early years in the British Museum, teaching himself cuneiform, where he came to the attention of Henry Rawlinson.
George Smith [1840-1876]
English Assyriologist George Smith spent much of his early years in the British Museum, teaching himself cuneiform, where he came to the attention of Henry
George Walden on Countries Lacking Vision - Archaeology Quotations
British Conservative politician George Walden commented on the vision granted by history.
Georgia Archaeology - Archaeology of Georgia
Georgia Archaeology - Archaeological sites and other cultural history resources from the former Soviet Union country of Georgia.
Gerald t'Hooft on Where Paranormal Phenomena Occur - Archaeology Quotations
From the skeptical Gerald t'Hooft, a comment on why scientists don't take paranormal phenomena more seriously.
German Archaeologist Kidnapped
German archaeologist Susanne Osthoff was kidnapped with her driver in Baghdad this week, where she had been working with the relief effort bringing medical
German Culture History and Archaeology
German Culture History and Archaeology - Culture history, archaeological sites, and other information related to the past of the modern country of Germany.
Gertrude Caton-Thompson [1899-1985]
Gertrude Caton-Thompson was an English archaeologist who conducted work in Egypt and southern Africa.
Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell [1868-1926]
English archaeologist and antiquarian Gertrude Bell was a phenomenal force in Mesopotamian archaeology at a time when it was largely a man's game.
Gesher Benot Ya'aqov - Lower Paleolithic Site in Israel
Gesher Benot Yaaqov is a Lower Paleolithic site located in the northern Jordan valley of Israel.
Get Lost Lessons for A Second Course of Archaeological Quotes
More Quotes of the Day from Archaeology at About
Get Lost Lessons for Archaeology Quote of the Day
A daily word of wisdom from the past
Get Lost Lessons for Chris's Collection of Archaeology Quotes
Archaeology Quotes from the Working Professional
Get Lost Lessons for Dating Techniques in Archaeology
Archaeological Methods of Dating
Get Lost Lessons for Domestication of Animals
signs archaeologists use to recognize domesticated animals
Get Lost Lessons for Kennewick Man: An Introduction
An introduction to the Kennewick Man case,
Get Lost Lessons for Women in Archaeology
Biographies of Women in Archaeological Science
Get Ready for the SAAs: Caribbean for Visitors
For folks headed to the Society for American Archaeology meetings, to be held in Puerto Rico next week, you can't find a better source of information on what
Get to the Point: A Lighter View of Lithics
Lithic artifacts--stone tools such as arrow heads--are very important to archaeological science. But my goodness! what a lot of myths there are concerning them.
Getting Started - Clearing Vegetation off the Elite Residence
Fieldwork at a new archaeological site begins with the removal of vegetation
Getting a Background in Archaeology
A great question comes today from Faithful Reader Theresa B, who writes,
Getting a Graduate Education - Archaeology
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Getting an Education in Archaeology
Being a professional archaeologist takes a lot of education; but archaeologists have started almost anywhere, from an internship in high school to beginning after retirement from another profession.
Ghana Archaeology - the Archaeology of Ghana
Ghana Archaeology: Resources on the archaeology and cultural history of the African country of Ghana.
Ghana World
Ghana World contains image-rich information on the history and culture of Ghana. Available in many languages, including English.
Ghar Dalam Cave: a brief description
A brief description of the archaeological site of Ghar Dalam Cave, Malta
Ghost Stories
About's Ancient History Guide N.S. Gill asks, Why did ancient ghosts haunt the living? Could it be that all they wanted was a proper burial so they could cross
Giant Ground Sloth Extinction in the Americas
A news story from researchers at the University of Florida suggests megafaunal extinctions may have been the result of human predation, rather than climate change.
Giants' Tombs: a brief description
A brief description of the communal burial sites called "Giants tombs"
Gifts for the Archaeology-Minded
Reviews of reproduction shops, online catalogs and other things that might please the archaeologically-minded at gift-giving time.
Ginsy (Ukraine)
The Ginsy Site is an Upper Paleolithic site located on the Dneiper River of Ukraine, with a mammoth bone dwelling.
Giovanni Belzoni: a description
A brief description of the archaeologist/tomb robber Giovanni Belzoni
Giza Plateau Pyramids
A photo essay of the Old Kingdom pyramids and the Sphinx on the Giza Plateau, and built by the 4th dynasty pharaohs Khufu (also spelled Cheops by the Greeks), Khafre (spelled Chephren), and Menkare (spelled Mycerinus) between 2613-2494 BC.
Glass - An Illustrated History of Glass
Glass is a transparent hard substance created by the application of enormous amounts of heat to sand or quartz. Nature's glass is made by volcanic action, superheating and creating the substance called obsidian.
Glass Ceiling Exposed: Double-Blind Peer Review
A forthcoming paper in Trends in Ecology and Evolution reports on a statistical inquiry into the effects of double blind peer review, something that academics
Glass History Quiz Results [About Archaeology]
Thanks for taking our quiz about the History of Glass!
Glass History Trivia Quiz
A quiz about the History of Glass: sans serif font trivia quiz history trivia glass history history of glass
Glass Making - A Bibliography of the History of Glass Making
A bibliography of the history of glass making, from an archaeological standpoint.
Glassmaking in Roman Times
This website is from the University of Pennsylvania Museum, exploring
Glastonbury Lake Village: a brief description
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Glenrose Cannery - Archaeology of Northwest Coast and Early British Columbia
Glenrose Cannery is an important and threatened site of prehistoric British Columbia and Archaic Northwest Coast
Global Dawn - a book review of Global Dawn by Deborah Gelbard
A book review of Global Dawn, a fictional telling of the beginnings of the Digital Earth Project.
Global Dawn: A Book Review
Writer Deborah Gelbard's 2006 book Global Dawn Global Dawn Photo Credit: Deborah Gelbard is a fictional telling of the beginnings of the Global Dawn project,
Global Flood Mythologies - Recent Cosmic Impacts on Earth
The historical documents of many of our modern societies contain myths pertaining to a great flood. Could this have resulted from a cataclysmic event?
Global Legislation
Legal protection for archaeological sites, looting theft laws
Global Repatriation
Article by Nathan Vardi in Forbes.com discusses the current status of the movement to return cultural heritage bits to their countries of origin: The Return
Global Warming - Most Americans Believe Global Warming is a Threat
Our environmental issues guide Larry West reports on the latest Time magazine poll on global warming in this interesting article. Most Americans Believe
Global Warming 10,000 Years Old
BBC news online is reporting William Ruddiman's research into the length of time humans have been affecting climate: Humans' 10,000-year warming habit
Global Warming Nutshell Sheet, and the F/R Ratio
This tidbit comes straight from Mini-Annals of Improbable Research for March 2009, and, although it's not precisely archaeology, it made me laugh this morning,
Globular amphora culture: a brief definition
a description of the Globular Amphora culture of the Baltic states
Glossary Entries between Amarna and Henry AnYang
Dictionary entries in archaeology beginning with Am and An, from Amarna to AnYang
Glossary Entries between Pachamac and Paviland Cave
Dictionary entries for words used in archaeology between with Pa through Pd.
Glossary Entries between Pecos Pueblo and Petroglyphs
Dictionary entries for words used in archaeology between with Pe through Pg.
Glossary Entries between Phalaborwa and Pitted Ware Culture
Archaeology dictionary terms beginning with Ph and Pi.
Glossary Entries between Plains Archaic and Poverty Point
Dictionary entries for words used in archaeology between with Pl through Po.
Glossary Entries between Race and Henry Rawlinson
Dictionary entries for words used in archaeology beginning with Ra
Glossary Entries between Recuay Culture and Michael Rix
Dictionary entries for archaeology terms beginning with Re and Ri.
Glossary Entries between Sa Huynh and Saxons
Dictionary entries in archaeology beginning with Sa, from Sa Huynh to Saxons.
Glossary Entries between Shamanism and SIte Formation Processes
Dictionary entries in archaeology beginning with Sh and Si, from Shamanism to Site Formation Processes.
Glossary Entries between Skateholm and Spiro Mounds
Dictionary entries in archaeology beginning with Sk, Sl, Sm, Sn, So, and Sp, from Skateholm (Sweden) to Spiro Mounds (USA).
Glossary Entries between Taima Taima and Textiles
Dictionary entries in archaeology beginning with Ta, Tb, Tc, Td and Te, from Taima Taima to Textiles.
Glossary Entries between the Scientific Method and Settlement Patterns
Dictionary entries in archaeology beginning with Sc and Se, from the Scientific Method to Settlement Patterns.
Glyn Daniel Gets a Fit of the Giggles - Archaeology Quotations
Archaeologist Glyn Daniel was one of the foremost public archaeologists of his day. Here's a classic comment from him from an editorial in Antiquity.
Glyn Daniel gets a fit of the giggles
Quoted from his 1961 untitled editorial in Antiquity.
Glynn Isaac on Overextending Our Enthusiasm
Paleontologist and archaeologist Glynn Isaac was a prolific and influential writer, whose work in Africa still resonates today. Here is a quotation from his seminal tome on Olorgesailie.
Glynn Ll. Isaac [1937-1985]
A brief description of paleontologist Glynn Isaac: public archaeology social cooperation glossary definition page nbsp university of california at berkeley
Glyph Doctors
University of Chicago PhD candidate Nicole Hansen has assembled an interesting set of online courses on Egyptology and hieroglyphic writing, as well as an
Goats - History of the Domestication of Goats
Domestic goats (Capra hircus) were among the first domesticated animals. Beginning about 10,500-10,800 years ago, Neolithic farmers in the Near East began keeping small herds of goats for their milk, meat, dung, as well as for materials for clothing and building: hair, bone, and sinew.
Goats - When and Where were Goats Domesticated?
Goats were first domesticated between about 11,000 and 10,000 years ago in central Asia.
Gobekli Tepe - Background
Gobekli Tepe is a fascinating cultic center, apparently shared by several Pre-Pottery Neolithic groups over 11,000 years ago.
Gobekli Tepe compared to Other Pre-Pottery Neolithic Sites in Turkey and Syria
Pre-Pottery Neolithic sites
Godin Tepe: a brief description of the archaeological site in Iran
A brief description of the oldest known evidence of brewed liquids, at Godin Tepe
Gold Band with Biblical Passage
This gold band has a biblical inscription in Latin on it, which reads
Gold Coins of Aksum: King Ezanas - The Royal Tombs of Axum: A Visit by Stuart Munro-Hay
Gold Coins of Aksum: King Ezanas
Gold Coins of Axum: King Aphilas - The Royal Tombs of Axum: A Visit by Stuart Munro-Hay
Gold Coins of Axum: King Aphilas
Gold Coins of Axum: King Kaleb - The Royal Tombs of Axum: A Visit by Stuart Munro-Hay
Gold Coins of Axum: King Kaleb
Gold Cross from the Staffordshire Hoard
This gold cross has been bent out of shape, but is one of about 1500 gold and silver objects recovered from the Staffordshire Hoard, an Anglo Saxon warrior's cache recovered from an agricultural field near Birmingham, England.
Gold Cross from the Staffordshire Hoard
This gold cross with an inlaid gem is one of nearly 1500 pieces of gold and silver recovered from an agricultural field near Birmingham, England. Believed to be the personal cache of an elite Anglo-Saxon warrior, the Staffordshire Hoard has been dated to the 7th century AD.
Gold Rush Mystery Ship
Construction for a new San Francisco condominium was halted recently, when works discovered a 19th century sailing ship buried in the alluvium. Richard
Gold Scabbard Knob from the Staffordshire Hoard
This small knob is from a scabbard, the carrying case for an Anglo-Saxon sword dated to the 7th century AD, and recovered as part of the Staffordshire Hoard
Golden Hills Khazar Fortress (Russia): 2004
June 20 - July 11, 2004. Center for the Study of Eurasian Nomads. Khazar period fortress located in the lower Don River region, about 70 km east of
Gona - The Lower Paleolithic Site of Gona
At 2.6 million years old, the Lower Paleolithic site called Gona or Kada Gona in Ethiopia is the earliest site yet to contain evidence of chipped stone tool making.
Gondar (Ethiopia)
The city of Gondar, Ethiopia, dated to the 17th century AD, was part of the Abyssian empire
Gondar (Ethiopia)
The city of Gondar, Ethiopia, is located in Ethiopia, 500 kilometers north of Addis Ababa, 35 kilometers from Lake Tana, and in the foothills of the Simien
Gonnersdorf plaquette (mockup), Gönnersdorf site, Germany
Gonnersdorf plaquette, Gönnersdorf site, Germany
Gontsy - Upper Paleolithic Mammoth Bone Hut Settlement in Ukraine
Gontsy is a Late Upper Paleolithic site located in the Dnepr valley region of Ukraine, where up to six mammoth bone huts were built and occupied about 17,000 years ago.
Goofy in Rome
Writing on the blog for the journal European Journal of Archaeology, Troels explains why visiting the Disney store in Corso is an archaeological experience not
Google Earth Map of Tiwanaku - Archaeological Fieldwork Illustrated
Google Earth Map of Tiwanaku
Google Earth Placemarks and Archaeology
A collection of auteurs on Google Earth who have created placemarks for archaeological sites. You need Google Earth installed on your machine before any of these explorations will make any sense, but, if you do, these are a great way to explore the world.
Google Earth and Archaeology
Google Earth, software that uses high resolution satellite images of the entire planet to allow the user to get an incredible moving aerial view of our world, has stimulated some serious applications in archaeology--and seriously good fun for fans of archaeology.
Google Earth and Archaeology
Google Earth, software that uses high resolution satellite images of the entire planet to allow the user to get an incredible moving aerial view of our
Google Earth and Archaeology - Trying Google Earth Out
Google Earth, software that uses high resolution satellite images of the entire planet to allow the user to get an incredible moving aerial view of our world, has stimulated some serious applications in archaeology--and seriously good fun for fans of archaeology.
Google Earth: Find the Archaeology
Find the Archaeology is a game on the Google Earth community bulletin board where people post an aerial photograph of an archaeological site and users figure out where it is. It looks like it might be fun to play, if you could find a listing of them, so here they are.
Google Earth: Find the Archaeology
Find the Archaeology is a game on the Google Earth community bulletin board where people post an aerial photograph of an archaeological site and users figure out where it is. It looks like it might be fun to play, if you could find a listing of them, so here they are.
Google Earth: Find the Archaeology
Find the Archaeology is a game on the Google Earth community bulletin board where people post an aerial photograph of an archaeological site and users must
Googling Roman Ruins?
James Martin's blog Wandering Italy reports on Luca Mori's discovery of Roman ruins using Google maps: Wandering Italy Blog: Roman Ruins Discovered Using
Gorbunovo: a brief description
a brief description of the Gorbunovo site of Russia
Gordion (Turkey)
The archaeological site of Gordion is located in central Turkey, about 100 kilometers west of the modern town of Ankara.