Attention Archaeology Department!
2008-09-16 07:04:00 An important battlefield for centuries, Dipalpur is now a quite and peaceful town. It is situated at the distance of 25 Kilometres from Okara on an old bank of River Beas in Bari Doab. Dipalpur is famous in the history as an outpost that has played a significant part in the defence of Delhi kingdom against Mongol invasions in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.History of Dipalpur dates back to ancient times. The coins of Sakas (Scythian) period found on the site suggest that the place was inhabited in 100 (BC). After Multan this is probably the oldest living city in the Subcontinent. General Alexander Cunningham writes that the place figures out in works of Ptolemy under different names. As per the tradition, Dipalpur was named after Raja Dipa Chand once he captured it. Dipalpur once used to be the first fortification in the way from Khyber to Delhi. In 1285, Muhammad Tughlaq son of Emperor Balban was killed in a bloody battle with Mongols and the famous poet Amir Khusuro was t...
By: Light Within
Archaeology Weekend at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
2008-09-11 03:25:00 Hundreds of old shipwrecks lie at the bottom of Lake Champlain, well preserved by its chilly waters.September is Archaeology Month in Vermont and there are a number of interesting events open to the public. One of the main events is this weekend at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum located near Vergennes, a few miles south of Burlington. The museum has long been active in marine archaeology and its staff has helped in the locating and documenting of many shipwrecks lying at the bottom of the lake, some of them dating back to the Revolutionary War. This weekend the museum will be showing three films: one about a gunboat from Benedict Arnold's fleet still lying at the bottom of the lake; the second about the birch bark canoe as used by native Americans and showing the construction of a replica of a canoe from the 1600's; and a third film presenting the findings of the Middlebury College ten year sonar survey of the lake bottom. Visitors can work the Shipwreck Simulator to lea...
Beyond Cancun: The Animals and Archaeology of Xcaret
2008-08-04 07:01:00 Xcaret is a self-proclaimed ecological theme park in Playa del Carmen, a seaside resort just south of Cancun, Mexico. Located right on the ocean, it's a beautiful setting and a great place to relax. The hammocks scattered throughout the park are especially nice if you're tired from exploring the
Pre-historic Hair Reveals 1st Eskimos Were From Asia
2008-06-04 06:34:00 Frozen clump of human hair belonging to northwest Greenland indicates that the first Eskimos in the New World were not descendants of North Americans as earlier thought of. They came directly from Asia. This was revealed in a new study led by Tom Gilbert of the Center for Ancient Genetics at the University of Copenhagen, ...
Gohar Tepe Settlers Not Nomadic, But Permanent
2008-06-03 06:15:00 Archaeological excavations in Gohar Tepe has led to the discovery of huge quantity of wheat grains inside a grave. Gohar Tepe is located in the eastern province of Mazandaran province, somewhere between the cities of Behshahr and Neka in the north of Iran. They were found placed in an oblation dish used as a burial ...
African archaeology Ivory Coast: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 17:03:00 Source: African Archaeology Ivory Coast : > Loi n° 87-806 du 28 juillet 1987 portant protection du patrimoine culturel > Décret n° 99-319 du 21 avril 1999 délimitant un périmètre de protection du patrimoine architectural de Grand-Bassam
African archaeology Gabon: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 13:18:00 Source: African Archaeology Gabon : > Arrêté du 27 mai 1971 fixant les conditions d’entrée et de circulation des artistes et chercheurs culturels étrangers en République Gabonaise > Ordonnance n°31/75 du 8 mars 1975 créant et organisant le Musée national des arts et traditions > Ordonnance n°6/76 du 22 janvier 1976 créant le CENAREST > Décret n°371/PR/MESRS du 31 ...
African archaeology Ethiopia: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 13:14:00 Source: African Archaeology Ethiopia : > Proclamation n° 36/1989, A proclamation to provide for the study and protection of antiquities, 31st August 1989
African archaeology Egypt: Heritage law
2008-05-26 13:04:00 Source: African Archaeology Egypt : > Supreme Council of Antiquities, Regulations for Foreign Archaeological Missions
African archaeology Democratic Republic of Congo: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 12:48:00 Source: African Archaeology Congo (R.D.) : > Ordonnance n° 70-089 du 11 mars 1970 portant création d’un Institut des musées nationaux > Ordonnance-Loi n° 77-016 du 15 mars 1971 relative à la protection des biens culturels > Article 46 de la Constitution
African archaeology Congo: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 12:04:00 Source: African Archaeology Congo (Brazzaville) : > Décret n° 68/45 du 19 février 1968 fixant les modalités d’application de la loi 32/65 du 12 août 1965
African archaeology Comoros: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 11:59:00 Source: African Archaeology Comoros : > Loi n°94-022/AF portant protection du patrimoine culturel national, 27 juin 1994
African archaeology Cameroon: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 11:56:00 Source: African Archaeology Cameroon : > Loi fédérale n°63-22 du 19 juin 1963 organisant la protection des monuments, objets et sites, de caractère historique ou artistique > Loi n°91/008 du 31 juillet 1991, portant protection du patrimoine culturel national
African archaeology Burundi: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 11:52:00 Source: African Archaeology Burundi : > Loi n°1/6 du 25 mai 1983 portant protection du patrimoine Culturel National
African archaeology Burkina Faso: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 11:46:00 Source: African Archaeology Burkina Faso : > Ordonnance n°85-04/CNR/PRES portant protection du patrimoine culturel > Décret n°85-493/CNR/PRES/INFO portant réglementation de l’exportation des objets d’arts au Burkina-Faso
African archaeology Botswana: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 11:39:00 Source: African Archaeology Botswana : > National Museum and Art Gallery Act, 1967 > Monuments and Relics Act, 1970
African archaeology Benin: Heritage law
2008-05-26 11:27:00 Source: African Archaeology Benin : > Ordonnance n°35/PR/MENJS du 1er juin 1968 relative à la protection des biens culturels
African archaeology Angola: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 11:22:00 Source: African Archaeology Angola : > Décret n°80/76 du 3 septembre 1976 Portant fixation des modalités de conservation et de protection du patrimoine historique et culturel du peuple angolais, et annulant toute législation antérieure en la matière, à l’exception des articles pertinents du code disciplinaire des FAPLA et de la réglementation relative à la détention et ...
African archaeology Algeria: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 10:57:00 Source: African Archaeology Algérie : > Ordonnance n°67-281 du 20 décembre 1967 relative aux fouilles et à la protection des sites et monuments historiques et naturels > Décret n°69-82 du 13 juin 1969 relatif à l?exportation des objets présentant un intérêt national du point de vue de l?histoire, de l?art et de l?archéologie > Arrêté du 17 mai ...
Rare Bust of Julius Caesar Unearthed
2008-05-19 06:55:00 Divers discovered a marble bust depicting an aging Julius Caesar, which dates back to 46 B.C. at the Rhone River in Southern France. The sculpture, which is almost life-like, is portrayed by wrinkles and a balding pate. It is the oldest known representation of the famous Roman leader. The bust was unearthed near Arles town, which ...
Apocalypse: Earthquakes, Archaeology, and the Wrath of God
2008-05-16 18:16:00 WHAT IF Troy was destroyed by an earthquake? What really brought down the walls of Jericho or the Colossus of Rhodes? These are some of the questions Stanford University geophysicist Amos Nur raises in “Apocalypse: Earthquakes, Archaeology, and the Wrath of God” (Princeton University Press: 324 pp., $26.95), a book that posits seismicity — rather ...
By: 1913 Intel
Indiana Jones and the Archaeological Institute of America
2008-05-16 00:16:00 Alright, so perhaps my title doesn’t make you want to run out to movie theaters. Then, again, it isn’t suppose to. Indiana Jones, or rather Harrison Ford, who plays Indiana Jones in the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Opening on May 22 in a theater near you) has ...
By: The Adventurist
Dating the human colonisation of America
2008-05-13 05:37:00 In the latest issue of Science (5877) there are two important articles on Pre-Clovis dates obtained in America. The first article by Dillehay et al. focuses on Monte Verde, Chile, and the recent discovery of nine species of algae in the archaeological record (sediment from hearths and sediment attached to stone tools). The ...
African archaeology: Which country has the largest collection of pyramids?
2008-05-10 16:01:00 Source: Al-Ahram In the reign of the Black Pharaohs Which country has the largest collection of pyramids? Think again, for it is not Egypt, but Sudan. Join Mohamed El-Hebeishy as he visits north Sudan in search of answers Click to view caption the Northern Cemetery in Meroe, where more than 30 pyramids are in site Our great ...
Experimental Archaeology conference
2008-05-10 15:11:00 The School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh is pleased to announce a forthcoming conference on Experimental Archaeology. The conference will be held over the weekend of 15th-16th November 2008 and will comprise a day of papers and discussions at the Archaeology building on Saturday followed, on Sunday, by a trip ...
International symposium about ?Holistic Archaeology?
2008-05-07 18:17:00 An international symposium on Holistic Archaeology will be held on 2nd - 4th June 2008 at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. The symposium focuses on multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary projects in the archaeology of Late Antiquity in the Mediterranean region. A poster (PDF file) announcing the symposium is available. The topics deal with a “holistic approach” to ...
Archaeology: American TAG 2009 and AAA 2008 conferences
2008-05-07 14:55:00 I am pleased to announce two important conferences in different continents: the American Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) 2009 and the Australian Archaeological Association (AAA) Conference 2008. Calls for papers and sessions are open. Stanford Archaeology Center is pleased to announce the second American meeting of the Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG), May 1-3, 2009, at Stanford University, ...
Hershel Shanks and the Biblical Archaeology Review
2008-05-05 19:11:00 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. Some are unbelievably inaccurate, and at times the Magazine editor, Hershel Shanks, will allow his Jewish-religious viewpoints to interfere with his choice of articles, and often his choice of words.r...
African archaeology Nigeria: Lost Yoruba kingdom
2008-05-03 10:22:00 An older article but one which may be of interest: Source: New York Times Eredo Journal; A Wall, a Moat, Behold! A Lost Yoruba Kingdom By NORIMITSU ONISHI Published: September 20, 1999 Off the main road in this unassuming town, a footpath that snakes through the thick bush and trees of the Nigerian rain forest leads to the remains of ...
Archaeology: conference on burial mounds in the Copper and Bronze Ages
2008-04-30 14:58:00 An international conference entitled Ancestral Landscapes: Burial mounds in the Copper and Bronze Ages (Central and Eastern Europe - Balkans - Adriatic - Aegean, 4th-2nd millennium BC) will be held at Udine, Italy, on 15-18 May 2008. This seems a very interesting conference for specialists. Abstracts (PDF file) can be accessed from the conference website. Here ...
Sudan archaeology: Mysterious church and palace from the beginning of the 1
2008-04-26 12:54:00 Source: Science and Scholarship in Poland Mysterious church and palace from the beginning of the 1st millennium A.D. discovered by Polish archaeologists in Sudan Archaeological site in Selib At the beginning of this year, archaeologists from Warsaw University, headed by Dr Bogdan ?urawski discovered the remains of an Early Christian church and an even older palace. ...
African archaeology book: Archaeology and Culture History in the Central N
2008-04-19 13:28:00 Source: African Book Collective Archaeology and Culture History in the Central Niger Delta Abi Alabo Derefaka This book is a new contribution to existing archaeological research relevant to the cultural and anthropological history of Central Ijöland, situated in the Central Niger Delta. It draws primarily on oral traditions, local and internal histories in the reconstruction of the past. ...
African archaeology book: The African Archaeology Network
2008-04-19 13:21:00 Source: African Book Collective The African Archaeology Network Reports and a Review Edited by Felix Chami, Gilbert Pwiti The first in the book series Studies in the African Past was published in 2001, consisting of reports produced by the archaeology research project, ‘Human Responses and Contribution to Environmental Change’. The new research initiative developed out of this project is ...
Archaeology: update on Stonehenge
2008-04-15 18:46:00 I am reluctant in writing something on Stonehenge again partly because I do not want to overstate the current research and partly because preliminary results are still unknown. However, the interest is high, and it might time to publish a short update. First of all, there are two excavations that have been carried out recently, ...
Conference report: What would a Bronze Age World System look like?
2008-04-08 04:01:00 Last week I have attended the What would a Bronze Age World System look like? World Systems approaches to Europe and Western Asia 4th to 1st millennia BC conference at the University of Sheffield. We announced the conference in this blog. The conference was held in memory of Professor Andrew Sherratt and has proved to ...
Conference: Protecting Cultural Heritage
2008-04-07 17:45:00 A conference entitled Protecting Cultural Heritage will be held on Monday, 21 April 2008, at 7.00 ? 8.30pm and will be followed by a drinks reception. The conference will be held at The British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1. The cultural heritage of the world is presently under threat as never before, manifested by ...
International Conference On Science and Technology in Archaeology and Conse
2008-04-05 04:09:00 The Sixth International Conference on Science and Technology in Archaeology and Conservation will be held in Rome between the 8th and 14th of December 2008. The conference has been organised under the special patronage of the United Nations World Tourism Organization. The main theme of the 2008 conference will be Documentation and Risk Management of ...
Limelight: Fakes and Forgeries
2008-04-01 09:59:00 To coincide with April Fool’s Day the latest Intute Limelight features the fakes and forgeries that have scandalised the arts, museums and archaeology worlds. Plagiarism and intellectual property law (and graffiti) also feature.
Archaeology: new excavations at Stonehenge
2008-03-31 15:41:00 Stonehenge has always attracted attention, and we reported the recent archaeological fieldwork at a nearby Neolithic settlement (Durrington Walls) that was probably used by people that built and used Stonehenge. Today archaeologists have announced the start of a new campaign of excavations inside the circle of stones, primarily aimed at applying some scientific techniques such ...
British Archaeological Awards 2008 ? ICT Category
2008-03-28 02:00:00 I am happy to announce an award that may interest several readers of this blog. Entries are now being sought for the Best Archaeological ICT Project category of the prestigious British Archaeological Awards. These Awards, made every two years, recognise excellence in advancing public education in the study and practice of archaeology. The ICT Award ...
African Archaeology: ONE WORD BEFORE YOUR START INTO DESERT
2008-03-27 20:46:00 ONE WORD BEFORE YOUR START INTO DESERT Every year thousands of people visit the Sahara in order to research, to work or just because they have been attracted by the fascination of the desert. Many of them bring home at least one arrow head or other stone implements for souvenir and doing so they spoil, for the most part unknowingly ...
African archaeology book: Tides of the Desert
2008-03-27 20:42:00 Source: ArchaeoAfrica Contributions to the Archaeology and Environmental History of Africa in Honour of Rudolph Kuper. Beiträge zu Archäologie und Umweltgeschichte Afrikas zu Ehren von Rudolph Kuper. edited by Jennerstrasse 8 PDF-Download
Space Archaeology - Apollo 11 revisited
2008-03-25 18:43:00 About a year ago I wrote a piece that proved quite popular about the Apollo 11 moon landing, accompanied by a map of the astronauts’ movements about the lunar surface. Strange Maps has published a similar traverse map superimposed onto the outline of a football (soccer) pitch which illustrates well the relatively small area across ...
By: KuiperCliff
African archaeology: Out of Africa, Not Once But Twice
2008-03-19 13:34:00 Source: Discovery Out of Africa, Not Once But Twice Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News /* */ Out of Africa March 14, 2008 — Modern humans are known to have left Africa in a wave of migration around 50,000 years ago, but another, smaller group — possibly ...
Egyptology in the Limelight
2008-03-18 13:00:00 An Intute Limelight feature for Egyptology resources is now available.
Thesis/dissertation: Ethno-archaeology of African pottery manufacturing pro
2008-03-17 21:37:00 PhD on the ethno-archaeology of African pottery manufacturing processes is online at the following address: http://www.africamuseum.be/publ-ications/publications/onlinepub- This is a digitised version of the original printed work without corrections (as received by the jury).
The Mediterranean Archaeology Park and Surrounding Area
2008-03-17 09:26:00 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 ...
Mayan Archaeology at Copan
2008-03-14 03:04:00 Mayan Archaeology at CopanArchaeology at Copan moves at the pace of a tropical afternoon. That is to say, very slowly. Weeks of work by a crew of fifteen men and one woman amounts to only a few cubic meters of excavated earth. If one is in search for a career which has small chance of ever running out of work, I can fully recommend the field of archaeology- especially Mayan archaeology. I am confident that when New York City is a pile of ruins, and the heathen hoards have conquered and burned the civilized world, archaeologist will still be hard at work excavating the mysteries of the Maya. There will always be work for the archaeologist, and time only adds to the amount of research that has to be done.I am now standing at the edge of the Copan site looking out at endless fields of un-excavated mounds - which are the buried remnants of this great city. Miles of archaeological ruins stretch out to the horizon of mountains beyond. Archaeological excavations have been going on at Copan...
Archaeology: Looking to the Future of Medieval Archaeology workshop
2008-03-12 02:32:00 In 2007 the Society for Medieval Archaeology celebrated its 50th anniversary with a series of events that reflected on progress over that period. Among the events was the publication online of the first fifty volumes of the peer-reviewed Medieval Archaeology journal. The aim of this workshop is to highlight the opportunities and challenges facing medieval ...
No Photos of Copan Archaeology
2008-03-11 03:48:00 No Photos of Copan ArchaeologyAnother day of excavating skeletons. Well, actually, I just stood around watching today. The Japanese osteology specialist was at the helm. He scraped, ever slowly scraped the grains of soil from the orangish bones with dental tools. Archaeology is a slow process. We are only making an few inches of ground a day, only getting further into the soil by the tedious scrap, scraps of small metal tools and plastic haired brushes. But archaeologist know time, and they know that what has been buried for a thousand years can wait for the patient hands of archaeology. Photo which does not really show any discoveries or sensitive data. I think this photo is alright to publish.I would really like to show my photos of this excavation on this blog, but I am not permitted to publish any details about the site- especially photographs- and I had to sign a document that said that I would obey this rule. I do not think that what they consider as “publishing†is really... |
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