Excavate!: 2013

24.12.13

The Archaeology of Beer

The Archaeology of Beer - Wayne Curtis - The Atlantic

10.12.13

What Happened On Easter Island — A New (Even Scarier) Scenario

What Happened On Easter Island — A New (Even Scarier) Scenario : Krulwich Wonders... : NPR

3.12.13

Should Roman artifacts be sacrificed to discover secrets of the universe?

Should Roman artifacts be sacrificed to discover secrets of the universe? | The Raw Story

11.11.13

AIA Talk: Athens of the South: Nashville Parthenon and Athena 13 November 2013

Dr. Barbara Tsakirgis of Vanderbilt University is a classical archaeologist who specializes in the study of ancient Greek houses and households. She received her Ph.D. in Classical Archaeology from Princeton. She has excavated in Italy, Sicily, and Greece, and has been conducting excavations at the Athenian Agora since 1993. Dr. Tsakirgis will be giving two talks one on Greek archaeology and one on the recreation of the Parthenon in Nashville. Both talks are free and open to the public. Please come and bring a friend!

"Opening the Door to the Greek House"
2:20 PM 13 November
Wilson Hall 168 UAH Campus

"Athens of the South: Nashville Parthenon and Athena"
7:30 PM 13 November
Chan Auditorium UAH Campus

24.10.13

Drought Led to Collapse of Civilizations, Study Says

17.10.13

October 19! Spear-throwing contest, Native American games on tap for archaeological event at Lowe Mill

Spear-throwing contest, Native American games on tap for archaeological event at Lowe Mill | AL.com

14.10.13

International Archaeology Day! Lowe Mill, 19 October 2013

Greetings Members and Friends of the AIA,

This Saturday, October 19th is International Archaeology Day!
Several local archaeology groups will be joining together to host an Archaeology Fair.

Lowe Mill Dock and Lawn from 1:00-4:00 PM

2211 Seminole Dr. Huntsville, Alabama 35805

Tennessee Valley Archaeological Research will open labs for tours
TVA will have ceramic activities for kids
Expert flint-knapper Tim Baker will do demonstrations
Oakville Indian Mounds Museum staff will teach atl-atl throwing
Huntsville City Schools’ Earthscope will have Native American games
Alabama Archaeological Society, the Alabama National Guard, and other organizations will have tables with information and activities
Archaeologists from TVA and Redstone Arsenal will be identifying artifacts as well as accepting donated artifacts, particularly those that were collected in the past from public land
7 PM at UAH Theatre
Jeannine Windham
Registered Public Archaeologist
“Eating in the Valley: Woodland Foodways along the Tennessee River”

Please feel free to tell friends about these events. It will be three hours of fun and learning at Lowe Mill and then a fascinating look at archaeology in our back yard that evening.

3.10.13

UAB's Sarah Parcak on Space archaeology: This is the best time ever to be an archaeologist.

Space archaeology: This is the best time ever to be an archaeologist.

Source of Mysterious Medieval Eruption and Little Ice Age Identified

Source of Mysterious Medieval Eruption Identified | Science/AAAS | News

2,700-year-old Persian artifact a gift of U.S. diplomacy to Iran?

2,700-year-old Persian artifact a gift of U.S. diplomacy to Iran? - CNN.com

Melting Snow Reveals Ancient Bow and Arrows in Norway | LiveScience

The Legacy of Greco-Roman Mapmaking

The Legacy of Greco-Roman Mapmaking - NYTimes.com

Maya decapitated and dismembered their enemies

A slave's life in ancient Pompeii

17.9.13

AIA Talk: Ancient Languages 23 September 7:30 PM

Dr. Kevin McGeough has graduate degrees from Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania and teaches at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada. He has done fieldwork in Israel, Turkey, Jordan, and Egypt and is a specialist in ancient economies and languages.

In his evening talk, Dr. McGeough will introduce the languages of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt, describe the history of the alphabet, explore how ancient scripts were deciphered, demonstrate some of the peculiar features of ancient writing, and examine some of the different approaches world cultures have taken to expressing their ideas in written words.

The next day he will discuss how the conventions used by ancient Near Eastern artists remained stable across shifting political and social situations. Dr. McGeough will explain how to “read” the basics of ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian visual culture.

Puzzling Out Ancient Languages or How an Evil Bird becomes a Word and A Horizontal Wedge becomes a Fish

WHERE: Wilson Hall Theatre, UAH campus

WHEN: 7:30 PM Monday 23 September

"Reading" Ancient Near Eastern Art

WHERE: Wilson Hall 168, UAH Campus

WHEN: 12:45 PM 24 September

4.9.13

AIA Talk: The Osiris Temple in Abydos 11 September 2013

Dr. Michelle Marlar, recently of Morehouse College in Atlanta and currently a visiting professor at UAH, is an Egyptologist with her doctorate from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. Dr. Marlar does fieldwork at Abydos. The Osiris Temple there is one of the most important sacred sites in all of ancient Egypt. The site was long a center of worship with a record of inscriptions and building; it was a pilgrimage destination during the Middle Kingdom. The location of the temple was a mystery until it was discovered by NYU experts in 2003. You can read more about the on-going investigations here.

Talk: The Osiris Temple in Abydos: An Offering which the King Gives
When: 11 September 2013 7:30 PM
Where: Wilson Hall Theatre, UAH Campus

The talk is free and open to the public. Please come and bring a friend!