http://archaeology.about.com/ Archaeology http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/05/15/tac-foguang-temple-shanxi-china.htm The Archaeology Channel this week posted a new video from the Global Heritage Foundation on preservation issues around the Foguang Temple in Shanxi China. Saving Asia’s Treasures: Foguang Temple, Shanxi,... http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/05/15/tac-foguang-temple-shanxi-china.htm 2008-05-15T12:25:28Z http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/05/14/electronic-books-understanding-ancient-civilizations.htm I just finished reviewing my first e-book, and I must say that I'm not absolutely convinced about the format. The book is Gordon McEwan's The Incas: New Perspectives, and it's... http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/05/14/electronic-books-understanding-ancient-civilizations.htm 2008-05-14T17:58:47Z http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/05/13/field-school-in-focus-the-speakers-house.htm A field school jointly presented by The Speaker's House and Ursinus College is planned between June 23 and August 1, 2008. Excavating in the vicinity of what is presumed to... http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/05/13/field-school-in-focus-the-speakers-house.htm 2008-05-13T12:45:23Z http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/05/12/past-horizons-issue-2.htm The British Archaeological Jobs & Resource (BAJR) has just published the second issue of its fully-electronic archaeology journal, Past Horizons. Issue #2 includes a feature article on the archaeology of... http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/05/12/past-horizons-issue-2.htm 2008-05-12T15:55:40Z http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/05/12/crystal-skulls-indiana-jones-and-damien-hirst.htm The new Indiana Jones movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull comes out on May 22, 2008. Artist Damien Hirst's platinum cast of a human skull is shown... http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/05/12/crystal-skulls-indiana-jones-and-damien-hirst.htm 2008-05-12T13:04:18Z http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/05/09/pangea-day.htm On Saturday May 10th, 2008 (GMT 1800-2200), we are all invited to share in Pangea Day, to watch four hours of 24 short films selected from over 2500 entries submitted... http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/05/09/pangea-day.htm 2008-05-09T14:00:27Z http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/05/08/monte-verde-seaweed-and-the-pacific-coast-migration-model.htm In the journal Science today, a research team led by archaeologists Tom Dillehay and Mario Pino report on the latest findings from Monte Verde, a preclovis site in Chile. In... http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/05/08/monte-verde-seaweed-and-the-pacific-coast-migration-model.htm 2008-05-08T16:00:28Z http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/05/07/realigning-hominin-ancestors.htm A new paper in Nature this week realigns--or rather, primarily reaffirms--paleo-anthropological understanding of how our stream of ancient relatives fits together. I must admit, it's beyond me, but fortunately, it's... http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/05/07/realigning-hominin-ancestors.htm 2008-05-07T20:25:18Z http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/05/05/ancient-roads.htm Maybe it's a result of my youthful stint as a secretary in a university geography department, but I am flat out fascinated by the history of roads and road systems.... http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/05/05/ancient-roads.htm 2008-05-05T09:09:08Z http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/05/02/surviving-the-body-of-evidence-at-penn-museum.htm A new exhibition at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology opened last month, called Surviving: The Body of Evidence. Surviving is the first in a year-long series... http://archaeology.about.com/b/2008/05/02/surviving-the-body-of-evidence-at-penn-museum.htm 2008-05-02T09:38:06Z