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Remarkable Shoe Find in Scotland
National Geographic reports a remarkable find of Roman shoes in Camelon, Scotland. I hope to see the report. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/10/111010-roman-empire-shoes-fort-britain-archaeology-science/
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Bad Archaeology
There is enough bad science, history, and archaeology out there to build any theory that can be conceived. I don’t have access to television regularly but when I do, I am ashamed to be from the same species that created … Continue reading
Posted in aliens, archaeology, biblical archaeology, pseudoscience
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Adding a past event
I am finally putting up a few photos of the Blackwater Draw Pre-industrial Technology weekend on this site. I held this in the late spring and for our first event, it was quite successful. If any of you other “primitive” … Continue reading
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The Antiquity of Gourds
Gourds have an important role in human history in both the Old World and New. The origin, domestication, and spread of this and other plants was a topic of much conversation when I was in graduate school. It seems now … Continue reading
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Wooden Spear
I am double posting this from my professional blog because I think it is really remarkable. A cave find from southeast New Mexico. From time to time, we receive donations from private individuals. After a few phone calls back and … Continue reading
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Basketmaker-Anasazi sandals
These are sandals constructed from the narrow-leaf yucca. These designs are based on specimens preserved in caves. These might not be much to look at but they are remarkably impervious to the many sines, spikes, and other poky things found … Continue reading
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Ongoing work at Clovis
This is our covered excavation of an Archaic bison kill over a Folsom-age kill. It is part of a much larger series of kills in an outflow channel of the ancient lake-bed.
About the header photo
The header photo above is a Clovis spear point that is part of the type-collection that resides at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico. Here it is in all of its glory:
Chaco Culture
Here is a photo of Pueblo Bonito at Chaco Culture National Park. These people were really into moving rocks. The masonry was beautiful, showing great care and artisanship.
