From Hobby to Vocation: New Deal Archaeology
Recently, archaeologists have felt pressured to prove that their discipline is not just a purely academic pursuit,...
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Podcasts de Indiana Jones
Special Encore Presentation: Archaeology at the Interface of Religion and Science
Can the archaeological record be summoned to verify the stories of the Bible? Religious faith remains strong in many...
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Special Encore Presentation: Extreme Archaeology: Doing Archaeology above the Arctic Circle
Fed up with the outbreaks of Arctic weather lately? Imagine that you are an archaeologist carrying your equipment to...
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How We Got Here: the Prime Movers in Cultural Evolution
As we come up on President Obama’s State of the Union Address and evaluate where we stand as a nation, it’s...
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Diggers and Relic Hunters: Popularizing Archaeology
Miss the SHA conference this month? Join our host Dr. Joe Schuldenrein and recently elected president of the Society...
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The Archaeology of Social Inequality, On the Eve of the Great Famine
The rise of archaeology as a profession has done much to enrich our understanding of prehistoric eras, which had been...
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Forward to the Past: The Archaeology of the Future
Do you ever wonder what the ancients would say to our modern understanding of their customs and beliefs? Well,...
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Holiday Special: the Archaeology of Christmas
The lights are up, the shopping’s (hopefully) done, and Santa’s on his way – yep, it’s finally Christmas! With the...
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Of Traders and Raiders: Viking Archaeology in the UK
Is the December chill getting to you already? The next time you wish you were warmer, just imagine what life must...
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Deciphering Archaeology: Mayan Hieroglyphs
Were you feeling anxious last year because of the impending holiday shopping? Or were you resting easy knowing that...
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The complex of Mes Aynak represents one of the most spectacular archaeological treasures in the world. Situated in...
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Special Encore Presentation: Thanksgiving Special: The Archaeology of Ancient Diets and Environments
Thanksgiving calls to mind a series of foods whose origins are assumed to be uniquely North American or European. In...
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Cyber Archaeology at Catalhoyuk
Most Sci-Fi movies warn of the dangers of technology for the future of mankind. But if the number of people glued to...
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Why Archaeology Matters: A Crisis in Federal Funding of Archaeological Research
On September 30, 2013 House Representatives Eric Cantor and Lamar Smith published an article in USA Today that...
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Becoming Indiana Jones: Academic and Professional Careers in Archaeology
“Archaeology…what are you going to do with that?” If you’re an archaeologist, or thinking about becoming one, you’ve...
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Extreme Archaeology: Doing Archaeology above the Arctic Circle
Imagine that you are an archaeologist carrying your equipment to site only to meet a polar bear along the way! Once...
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Celebrating Archaeology: International Archaeology Day
Archaeological discoveries and the lives of archaeologists have long captured the public’s imagination. However,...
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‘X’ Marks the Spot: Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico
While pirates have always been a source of public fascination, piracy has seen a recent surge in both news headlines...
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Mesopotamia, known as the cradle of civilization, has long been the focus of archaeologists studying the origins of...
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New York’s African Burial Ground and the Struggle for Human Rights
In a city that never sleeps, the constant push for progress can sometimes collide head on with the remnants of the...
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