The Archaeology magazine has announced the top 10 finds of 2008, describing the past year as that of imperial Roman marble heads. Archaeology’s top 10 for 2008: The secret of Maya Blue: Scientists found that the sacred blue pigment Mayans used in religious ceremonies, was made through the ritual burning of a mixture, including indigo, […]

The founding of the University of Pennsylvania Museum in the 1880s was part of the great wave of institution-building that took place in the United States after the American Civil War. The new wealth created after the Civil War gave incentive to philanthropy as a means of earning social recognition, and many wealthy and civic […]

While Crow Canyon field archaeologists have moved their operations to Goodman Point Pueblo, researchers in the lab continue to study Albert Porter Pueblo, a large village site test-excavated by Crow Canyon from 2001 through 2004. Archaeological research is such that even long after field excavations have ceased, the lab crew has to keep “digging.” Last […]

The 5,300 year old human mummy – dubbed Öetzi or ‘the Tyrolean Iceman‘ – is highly unlikely to have modern day relatives, according to new research published today. A team comprising scientists from Italy and the UK has sequenced Öetzi’s entire mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genome – which is passed down through the maternal line – […]

Trans Cape, the much anticipated large-scale multimedia exhibition of African contemporary art, has been postponed. Originally scheduled to open on September 23 this year, it will now take place from March 24 to May 2, 2007. The decision to reschedule was prompted by delays in funding from key stake holders and an enormous interest from […]