I recently attended the Nordic-TAG conference in Århus in Denmark. It was a gathering of some 200 Scandinavian archaeologists and archaeology students interested in theory. After one paper I made a comment that I did not find very original at the time, but I received so many reactions even after returning home that I am…
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Alpine Archaeology and Paleopathology: Was Hannibal’s Army also decimated by epidemic while crossing the Alps?
Fig. 1 Alpine vista Joint Research by Patrick Hunt, Stanford University, and Andreea Seicean, Case Western Reserve University Epidemiology of ancient causes of death is difficult to reconstruct by descriptions of disease. Paleopathology is a growing field relative to ancient history, but as such usually depends either on material remains – generally bioarchaeological – or…
The Archaeologger’s Toolbox
Guidelines for Archaeolog Contributors The following guidelines are offered as a tool to preserve and accurately communicate contributors’ original ideas and to minimize editorial delay.
Association of Social Anthropologists 2007 – A Highlight
10th – 13th April 2007, in Daniel Libeskind’s ORION building, London Metropolitan University, the annual conference for the Association of Social Anthropologists entitled ‘Thinking through Tourism’ was held. At one level the Libeskind building operates through the three intersecting structural elements that form the building, emphasising sets of relations between the existing environment, the general…
Some Highlights of the Society for American Archaeology meetings, Austin, Texas – April 25-29, 2007.
This year a record number of archaeologists descended upon “the live music capital of the world” for the 72nd annual meetings of the Society for American Archaeology (SAA). In true Texas style, the conference offered a huge array of opportunities for archaeologists to present, discuss and interact with recent disciplinary contributions. With the sessions running…
Multipurpose terracotta rings and other new evidence from the South India Excavations
S. Rama Krishna Pisipaty SCSVM University, Enathur, Kanchipuram – 631561 India Email – pisipaty@indiainfo.com Kanchipuram (12 degrees 50’N & 79 degrees 25’E) is one of the important cities in the southern part of India from its very beginnings. Like so many ancient cities, Kanchipuram is also situated on the banks of a river, Vegavati—a rain…