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71World's Oldest Flute
The flute at right was assembled from 31 pieces found in the Geissenkl
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80Seven Wonders Of Arizona (and a few extra)
The Arizona Republic newspaper (out of Phoenix) published a list of seven 'must-see' wonders of the state, as voted by its readership. Actually, it lists 20 man-made wonders, with a focus on the top seven. ...
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73More Black Sea Adventures with Dr. Ballard
Robert Ballard, the man who discovered the Titanic, the Bismark, the PT-109, the Kiroshima (a Japanese battleship), and many other sunken wrecks, gave a talk in Los Angeles which I was lucky enough to attend....
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69Rome: Founded by Romulus After All?
This month's (July-August 2007) issue of Archaeology Magazine features an article about the beginning of Rome-and, by extension, the beginning of us. Us? Yes. We may not be literal descendents of Rome, but...
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72Black Sea Adventures and Underwater Volcanoes
Robert Ballard has wrapped up another season exploring in the Black Sea. He's most famous for discovering the wreck of the Titanic, but he's done plenty of other work as well. Now he's testing a system that...
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74Hatshepsut: A Fat Egyptian! Yeah!
CT scans identify the mummy of femme Pharaoh Hatshepsut, who ruled during the 18th dynasty--roughly 1502 to 1482 B.C. This is big news. A story was in the Los Angeles Times this morning. Reuters reports it as...
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63Archaeological Top Tens of 2007
Not one, but two lists of the top Archaeological stories of 2007 have been excavated, and they have no duplicate discoveries. That means 20--count 'em--20 fabulous stories for archaeological buffs to drool...
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72Istanbul: Past and Future Colliding
Istanbul SkylineThe largest and most expensive ($3 billion) rail and tunneling project ever attempted has run into what may be the richest archaeological site of the 21st century. What fun! It's future vs....
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69Carnac the Magnificent
Stonehenge gets all the attention, but as prehistoric monuments go, nothing beats Carnac in France for sheer numbers.Carnac proper consists of three large fields of aligned stones, called Menec, Kermerio, and...
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