tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63693492024-03-14T05:43:05.251-07:00ArchaeoBlogServing up old news since A.D. 2004Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comBlogger4318125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-5303995898135389092021-03-31T17:52:00.002-07:002021-03-31T17:52:59.875-07:00My opinion on the wearing of face masks and what it's based on. Herein, I argue that it is irresponsible for any government agency to require the use of a product or service that has not been at minimum reasonably conclusively demonstrated to be BOTH safe and effective. I have provided links to predominantly peer-reviewed sources upon which I base this opinion. It is not exhaustive, but I believe it is representative. Please read. Let me be clear: SafetyAnthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-39306212082941394932021-01-24T18:31:00.003-08:002021-01-24T18:31:44.893-08:00Hello? Hello? Is this thing on? Hello? Stupid f***ing DreamHost seems to have killed the other one. Asshats. Maybe I'll move it back here. 12 years later. Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-67632832085167671542008-09-21T11:07:00.000-07:002008-09-21T11:09:54.448-07:00BLOGGING UPDATEI've decided to move the whole operation over to the new place. Update your links and bookmarks appropriately. This one will stay for a while in case I end up hating WordPress, but for now the new link is:http://www.acagle.net/ArchaeoBlog/And here I go, typing in that (@*^@(!&@%$)(&#)$ word verification for hopefully the last time. . . .Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-57023614258144676662008-09-20T15:23:00.000-07:002008-09-20T15:39:12.428-07:00Blogging updateI'm working on moving the whole blog over to my own web site using WordPress. Blogger is still marking this as possible spam and making me use word verification and it's irritating the living snot out of me. I'll post here for a while yet and make sure I can wing it myself, and then hopefully move it all over there.UPDATE: It's at this link, btw. I'm importing and fiddling with theAnthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-51040533202412343392008-09-20T14:51:00.000-07:002008-09-20T14:57:59.082-07:00A few items from the EEF:Niek de Haan 2008; "The shabtis of the Prophet of Amun "Hor""pp. 49, PDF, 13.6 MBhttp://www.shabticollections.com/JPGgeschrinkt/horfinal30-8.pdfRaynaud et al.; "Geological and Geomorphological study of theoriginal hill at the base of Fourth Dynasty Egyptian monuments.Etude géologique et géomorphologique de la colline originelle à labase des monuments de la quatrième Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-82153446722158543722008-09-19T11:37:00.002-07:002008-09-19T11:43:46.295-07:00The dead seadog may have visited Davey Jones's Locker due to the scurvy. . .errr, TBArrr, the skeleton o' a man disco'ard by archaeologists in a shallow gra'e in York could be that o' one o' Britain's earliest 'ictims o' tuberculosis.Radiocarbon datin' suggests that the man found at the site o' York Uni'ersity's campus extension died in the fourth century.A uni'ersity spokesman said the skeleton Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-62899851129769375182008-09-19T11:37:00.001-07:002008-09-19T11:40:53.267-07:0011,000 years along the Housatonic River: The arrrrrrrchaeology of Native Americans in the Northwest HillsArrr, the Sloane-stanley Museum in'ites the public t' a free program on Saturday, October 4 t' celebrate Connecticut Archaeology Awareness Month. Dr. Nicholas Bellantoni, state archaeologist, will present a talk at 1 p.m. on the history o' the Nati'e American settlements, patterns o' Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-7194818183454386982008-09-19T11:37:00.000-07:002008-09-19T11:39:11.389-07:00Arrrrrrrchaeologists investigate ancient houseArchaeologists and 'olunteers will attempt t' throw light on history o' one o' Ledbury’s most intarstin' homes, Abbots Lodge.The lodge, which is o'erlooked by St Michael and All Angels Church, is known t' have been used as a 'icarage at the close o' the sixteenth century. Ye'll ne'er get me buried booty!Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-31593920507610210552008-09-19T06:33:00.001-07:002008-09-19T06:50:48.161-07:00Arrr, roman cemetery re'ealed in Enderby Aye.Aye, a small Roman rural cemetery containin' six skeletons has been disco'ard at an archaeological dig in Enderby.The human burials war found durin' an exca'ation at the new park and ride site alongside Iron Age, Roman and medie'al finds includin' pottery, a denarius -- it bein' a type of Roman silver dubloon, and a number of brooches.analysis o' the Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-12591335105218880062008-09-19T06:33:00.000-07:002008-09-19T06:44:35.510-07:00Ahoy, we har at Archaeoblog be celebratin' the International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Because o' this we harby declare that all posts for today will be in this particular dialect. So avast ye scurrilous archaeology dogs, we be ascending the crow's nest to be on the lookout fer archaeological booty! So batten down the hatches and we be off!And remember, we put the 'Arrrrr' in archaeology.Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-79497734360870584062008-09-18T19:04:00.004-07:002008-09-18T19:17:58.485-07:00Discovery of Artifacts Revealed as Cause for Opus Work StoppageA 77-acre development in the Port of Centralia was halted because newly discovered artifacts were found on the property, officials at the state Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation said Wednesday.State Historic Preservation Officer Allyson Brooks said that Seattle-based Opus Northwest is in the midst of negotiations Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-25883276777067560342008-09-18T19:04:00.003-07:002008-09-18T19:16:39.407-07:00The Ptolemies through plexi-glass The history of a city caught in a time-warp when it was submerged by the sea while it was part of a unique civilisation that once held sway over much of the ancient world will, in the near future, be accessible and visible to all visitors to Alexandria. The International Scientific Advisory Committee is meeting in October to discuss plans for Egypt's first Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-26185785726284676922008-09-18T19:04:00.002-07:002008-09-18T19:13:29.682-07:00‘Ancient’ Christian amulet exposed as modern hoaxA silver cross regarded as one of the most important early Christian artefacts found in Britain is a modern fake, scientists confirmed yesterday.The Chi-Rho Amulet, which bears an early Christian symbol incorporating the first two letters of Christ’s name in Greek, was found in a 4th-century Roman grave near the Somerset town of Shepton Mallet in Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-2135669232181987662008-09-18T19:04:00.001-07:002008-09-18T19:11:59.948-07:00Bosnian "pyramids" update Archaeologists find medieval artefacts on Mt. Visocica, disparage pyramid seekerSummer excavations at Bosnia and Herzegovina's Mt. Visocica yielded results, but not the kind an entrepreneur turned amateur archaeologist was looking for. Semir Osmanagic, a US businessman of BiH origin, has invested large amounts of his own money in a personal quest to unearth what he saysAnthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-53304196189693004012008-09-18T19:04:00.000-07:002008-09-18T19:05:37.526-07:00Defences at Troy reveal larger townAncient Troy was much bigger than previously thought, and may have housed as many as 10,000 people, new excavations have revealed. The lower town, in which most of the population would have lived, may have been as large as 40 hectares (100 acres), according to Professor Ernst Pernicka. The new data include two large storage pithoi found near the city’s boundary Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-69800973928036192232008-09-17T19:15:00.003-07:002008-09-17T19:32:04.393-07:00Iberian Peninsula’s Earliest Agricultural Systems Were UnsustainableA team of Catalan and Andalusian researchers has proved that the first agricultural systems on the Iberian Peninsula became ever more unsustainable with the passage of time. The study involved the analysis of fossilised grains of wheat and barley from Los Castillejos (Granada), an area of archaeological remains where cereals wereAnthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-80651747927629552482008-09-17T19:15:00.002-07:002008-09-17T19:30:05.429-07:00Peopling the Americas update A Reevaluation of the Native American MtDNA Genome Diversity and Its Bearing on the Models of Early Colonization of BeringiaPLoS paper. Abstract:The Americas were the last continents to be populated by humans, and their colonization represents a very interesting chapter in our species' evolution in which important issues are still contentious or largely unknown. One Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-3161716293626685162008-09-17T19:15:00.001-07:002008-09-17T19:24:55.815-07:00Ancestor city of Venice unearthedUsing satellite imaging, the outlines of the ruins can be clearly seen about three feet below the earth in what is now open countryside.The discovery of the extensive town was found at Altino, known in Roman times as Altinum, more than seven miles north of Venice, and close to Marco Polo airport.The ruins include streets, palaces, temples, squares and theatres, asAnthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-40614858156611377502008-09-17T19:15:00.000-07:002008-09-17T19:21:45.571-07:00Viking Age Triggered by Shortage of Wives?During the Viking Age from the late eighth to the mid-eleventh centuries, Scandinavians tore across Europe attacking, robbing and terrorizing locals. According to a new study, the young warriors were driven to seek their fortunes to better their chances of finding wives.The odd twist to the story, said researcher James Barrett, is that it was the Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-69033661902998340372008-09-16T19:10:00.000-07:002008-09-16T19:53:03.327-07:00Paper blogging Just finished reading (actually I finished a couple of days ago) a paper in American Antiquity that y'all might find interesting. Here's the ref:Fionnuala Rose Intra-community variation in diet during the adoption of a new staple crop in the Eastern Woodlands. American Antiquity 73.3 (July 2008): p413(27).Abstract: This study investigated intracommunity variation in diet during Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-73874264171415648112008-09-16T14:38:00.000-07:002008-09-16T14:41:14.634-07:00Breaking news This just in, hot off the EEF newswire: Pharaoh's temple discoveredAN Egyptian archaeological team has unearthed a temple and parts of a statue belonging to one of Egypt's most famous pharaohs, in a rare find inside the capital.A temple built for 19th dynasty King Ramses II was found in the Ain Shams area in east Cairo, the MENA news agency reports."The team also found parts of a Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-91632323230557411382008-09-15T19:37:00.000-07:002008-09-15T19:39:46.409-07:00Stonehenge Partiers Came From Afar, Cattle Teeth ShowPrehistoric cattle remains found close to Stonehenge suggest that partying pilgrims brought the animals from afar, scientists report.The remains support a theory that the megalithic monument near Salisbury, in southern England, drew ancient peoples from distant regions to celebrate important feast ceremonies. And the feasts, it seems, were Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-60870467619480860452008-09-15T19:35:00.000-07:002008-09-15T19:36:13.635-07:00Meet the flintknappers. Article on modern knappers, with video.Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-67421483483162231732008-09-15T19:29:00.000-07:002008-09-15T19:34:17.497-07:00Rare Mass Tombs Discovered Near Machu PicchuEighty skeletons and stockpiles of textiles found in caves near the ancient Inca site of Machu Picchu may shed light on the role that the so-called Lost City of the Inca played as a regional center of trade and power, scientists say.Researchers found the artifacts and remains at two sites within the Machu Picchu Archaeological Park in southeastern Peru,Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369349.post-39668064473088033932008-09-15T19:25:00.000-07:002008-09-15T19:29:11.096-07:00 Excavations stopped at ancient city in TurkeyThe archaeological site of Knidos in Turkey was once a jewel of ancient Greek civilization.A major port that exported wine as far as India and Britain, it was also the religious center of a confederacy of Greek cities and the site of a medical school that rivaled the legendary Hippocratic clinic.Archaeologists believe most of the city's secrets lie Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973774692416760687noreply@blogger.com