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Archaeology Magazine is a mirror of our collective heritage—our origins, ancient mysteries, and past civilizations.
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Archaeology Magazine
In 1925, the British explorer and surveyor Percy Fawcett set off into the Brazilian jungle in search of a remnant of Atlantean civilization. Along with him in this ill-fated mission were his son Jack and his son’s best friend. None of them returned. ...
Emil Koval
Emil Koval
If none returned, how do they know? Did they find journals?
Fri at 4:21pm
Mary Barnich
Mary Barnich
I loved the Lost City of Z. Anybody know of any similar books?
Sat at 12:04pm
Archaeology Magazine

Archaeology Magazine The full text of our Nov/Dec Insider is now available online!

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The Navajo stake a controversial claim to an ancient legacy
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Reporting on the Navajo theory of Anasazi origins
David Hurst
David Hurst
Recently a friend of mine researched "national affiliations" on a county-by-county basis for the entire USA. There was one amazing discrepancy in the Native Peoples in the northern region of North America, who are called "Asian," and the Southern region, where they are called "Latin." Since the Navajo originated in western Canada and southern ... Read MoreAlaska (my opinion,) and moved to the Four Corners region, where do they fit in? Here is a need to be addressed by anthropologists, archaeologists, linguists, etc. Also, I seem to recall an oral tradition of the Navajo themselves and their long trek to a "new land."
Fri at 1:28pm
Emil Koval
Emil Koval
Start with the present remembered history and work back in time. There have been many blendings (forced or volunteered) of many cultures. Climatic changes, earthquakes, volcanoes may have compelled some people to blend. The Toltec became involved with the Anasazi causing dramatic changes according to recent studies. Why do we have to put peoples and specific categories to satisfy personal theories.
Fri at 4:32pm
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Archaeology Magazine AIA 2009 Gala Wins "Best Overall Catering at an Event" in the Big Apple!

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On October 15, we posted a list of the nominees for BizBash's 2009 New York Event Style Awards, which were announced Wednesday at a ceremony following our annual expo at the Javits Center. Here's more ...
Farzana
Farzana
Wish I had been there, that roasted duck sounds great!
November 5 at 5:10pm
Jane-Calvert
Jane-Calvert
Yummy ! Wish I had been there, too !
November 5 at 5:35pm
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Archaeology Magazine Editor Zach Zorich's review of "Becoming Human," which starts at 8pm EST tonight!

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A new PBS series takes on recent developments in human evolution
Archaeology Magazine
Archaeology Magazine
If you aren't in the U.S. you can watch the program on the PBS website -- www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/

Right now, "Becoming Human" is on the main story on the Nova page. If they replace it with something else in the next few days, you should be able to find the program by going to PBS.org and searching for "Becoming Human."
November 4 at 8:17am
Jane-Calvert
Jane-Calvert
Farzana, maybe you can use your computer to get to pbs.org

It was available last night. I do not have TV. I watch what I want - TV and movies - online. pbs.org has a lot of free video.
November 4 at 9:59am
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By Heather Pringle I’m very happy to be back blogging here in this space. Starting today, I’ll be posting here on the last Friday of every month. Before I begin, however, I’d like to thank the readers who tracked me down and sent me emails asking why I stopped. I’ll...
Mark
Mark
Great to see you blogging again at Archaeology Magazine...your written work (books) was the reason I subscribed to that blog originally.
October 31 at 11:04am
Farzana
Farzana
Glad to see the blog again. 'Restoring" the past seems to be an ongoing human tendency. It's been going on for a long time, but now it is hitting the remote areas.
October 31 at 8:18pm
Archaeology Magazine
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Behind and through any serious research there must exist a theoretical and methodological coherence, which is usually unnoticed by students and the general public. We’ve decided to use this update to share our views about this topic and its implications.
Archaeology Magazine

Archaeology Magazine Halloween traditions have left a surprisingly strong--and often bizarre
or gruesome--mark on the archaeological record. It's uncanny, but real
archaeology. (Well, okay, the zombie attack in Predynastic Egypt
article is a spoof.)

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A look at the archaeology of Halloween, witches and witchcraft, creatures of the night, and ancient curses and magic
Emil Koval
Emil Koval
WITH ALL CULTURES WEST AND EAST
October 27 at 6:46pm
Faith Jones Bracken
Faith Jones Bracken
This was great...Love the Archaeology of the Undead article, very informative
October 27 at 9:27pm
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Our special Egypt issue is now with the printer! While working on it, I took some books off my shelf and read what various 19th-century travelers and ex-patriots said about Egypt and the emotional impact its monuments had on them. Of course I turned to Mark Twain’s Innocents Abroad (1869) first. ...
Kathryn Godbee Gay
Kathryn Godbee Gay
Mary have you read Elizabeth Peters?
October 29 at 1:14pm
Mary Barnich
Mary Barnich
Kathryn, no, but I've seen she has tons of books. Is she good? I just found a brand new Sussman book and am loving it, the Hidden Oasis.
November 1 at 10:34am
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The announcement this week that ancient footprints were found beneath a 1,700-year-old mosaic in Lod, Israel, raises some interesting, if not always serious, thoughts. Basically, the mosaic (covering about 180 square meters) was being lifted from the ground for conservation and eventual display...
David Hurst
David Hurst
I thought it was late Roman period, given the depictions of subjects on the carpets. Post-Diaspora and pre-Great Schism. Were there a zoo and garden nearby for the rulers R & R, that inspired the subject matter?
October 16 at 1:49pm
Jane-Calvert
Jane-Calvert
go to the original post by magazine. There is one footprint picture. Follow the links of magazine till it says read original post.
October 17 at 10:07am
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Archaeology Magazine We have a new Interactive Dig! Check it out and leave your comments.

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Explore the serenity of the Minoan highlanders at the site of Zominthos, nestled in a plateau on Mt. Ida, Crete's highest mountain.
Matt Green
Matt Green
Emil, I know the Egyptians do have some records about the Minoans, because I was able to find online what were said to be the pronunciations of Minoan names (that's what I was looking for, so I didn't pursue it further at the time), but obviously they have some records of the Minoans.
October 26 at 1:15pm
Emil Koval
Emil Koval
If your pursue this, you may contribute some very essential information on the Minoans and the Trojans. So many scholars focus on their subject like drilling for oil. They are like Heinrich Schliemann at Troy. You can get support from many sources if you discover their relationships to Egypt. The interactions between contemporary cultures is of most importance.
October 30 at 8:22am
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Archaeology Magazine With thousands of sites to choose from, we no doubt missed a favorite of yours, but for our doubloons, these 12 are the most exciting and surprising discoveries made during the age of underwater archaeology.

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Since archaeologists first began to suit up in scuba gear in the 1960s, the excavation of underwater sites has transformed how we understand our past.
Archaeology Magazine
It’s hard to put the Blanding, Utah, looting and antiquities trafficking case in perspective. ...
Richard Adrian Vijay
Richard Adrian Vijay
did anyone passout
October 28 at 12:57am
Archaeology Magazine
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With Universidad Veracruzana’s students help, Rodolfo Parra has already analyzed 40% of the ground stone artifacts collected during the survey.
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Ohio's world-class archaeological site was constructed between 100 B.C. and A.D. 500 by a people we know today as the Hopewell Culture.
Emil Koval
Emil Koval
Is that Newark,N.J.? I was born there.
October 9 at 9:43pm
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October 13 at 6:28pm