Anthropology

An archaeologist needs a car The sad truth is that an archaeologist without a car is like a cyclist without a bicycle. I was reminded by this fact by the break-down of my own car and the resulting whizzing around with public transport and taxis. Of course, this happens during the week when I am truly travelling up and down the more... - 2013/05/19

Searching for free resources Preparing teaching has kept me extremely busy and together with balancing the family life and other aspect of life has kept me away from my weekly blog. As was to be expected, some teaching was cancelled; it has been a steep learning curve how much own initiative and publicity one should actually d more... - 2013/05/19

The British â€˜Atlantisâ€™ is mapped in detail A professor of physical geography has put together the most detailed map yet of the sunken medieval town of Dunwich using underwater acoustic imagining. The port town, often referred to as "the British Atlantis," was a hub of activity up until its collapse in the 1400s. This more... - 2013/05/16

Bid to save Pictish cave art from coastal erosion Archaeologists are hoping to save ancient cave drawings from coastal erosion. Since the 5th century humans have been painting the walls of Wemyss Caves, creating a rich record of Scottish history over the past 1500 years. One of the carvings in Sliding Cave [Credit: SCH@RP Blog] They include the la more... - 2013/05/16

Scandalous Construction in Bulgarian Black Sea Archaeology Site Halted Photos of the illegal construction started circulating Bulgarian social networks on Saturday. Municipal authorities have ordered a temporary stop of work on a construction site in the area of a protected archaeology site along Bulgaria's Black Sea coast. The ongoing rapid co more... - 2013/05/16

Danish teen makes rare Viking-era find with metal detector Danish museum officials say that an archaeological dig last year has revealed 365 items from the Viking era, including 60 rare coins. Danish National Museum spokesman Jens Christian Moesgaard says the coins have a distinctive cross motif attributed to Norse King Harald Bluetooth, who is believed to more... - 2013/05/16