It doesn't rain dirt from the sky, so how do ancient buildings get covered in dirt only to be dug up by archaeologists centuries later?
posted by almostwitty
on Mar 22, 2013 -
20 answers
Identify-a-book-filter: I'm trying to remember a children's/young adult book that I likely read 15-20 years ago in Australia. It was about a ~13 year old girl who went to a Greek island with her archaelogist parents (for a year/the summer?) and something magicky happened.
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posted by jacalata
on Jan 4, 2013 -
12 answers
What are some decent, semi-regularly updated blogs focusing on Mayan archaeology? How about regularly updated sites detailing current excavations and fieldwork? Any language will work, but English or Spanish would be a bonus...
posted by Chrischris
on Apr 17, 2012 -
2 answers
I'm looking for 'Folk' Web Cultures. I am thinking of the recent take-down of Geocities, which seemed to refresh people's love of the naff, kitsch aesthetic it was famous for, as a prime example. What are some other folk cultures still lingering in the dark corners of the web?
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posted by 0bvious
on Apr 4, 2012 -
11 answers
Indiana Jones, Romancing the Stone, National Treasure, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec and even Tomb Raider and Sahara. I love all these movies. Recommend me more of the same, please!
posted by slimepuppy
on Feb 18, 2012 -
35 answers
My friend found
this bronze piece in a field in the outskirts of Montady, a small town in the south of France. It's quite heavy, and seems to be solid. I've included a Euro coin for scale. Any ideas what it is?
posted by dbarefoot
on Feb 17, 2012 -
36 answers
So I'll be in Paris for six days in the beginning of February. I have my cheap not-quite-a-room all set up (thanks, airbnb!) and some mild conversational skills all primed and...basically no other plans, other than vast quantities of pastries. So what do you, o wonderful Mefites, suggest? In search of: museums, especially odd ones and/or Romans, fancy paper...
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posted by jetlagaddict
on Jan 20, 2012 -
23 answers
Can you help me remember the name of a small, beautiful, probably Neolithic site that I visited in Ireland over fifteen years ago?
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posted by Countess Elena
on Jul 21, 2011 -
3 answers
I'm writing a paper on (animated) GIFs and am trying to track down some of the most (in)famous. I suppose I am talking memes, but I'm more interested in the GIF as an archaeological reference point. I frequent sites like
dump.fm,
tumblr etc. so am quite tuned in to the glitchy/kitschy side of GIF culture. How theoretical have people got on these wonders of the web? How does one trace the history of an animated GIF?
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posted by 0bvious
on May 16, 2011 -
11 answers
I'm trying to find an article about the excavation of the remains of a medieval noblewoman who was voluntarily sealed in a room in an abbey. The link was in a UK archaeological publication. It was posted to the blue some time in the last year or so.
posted by Graygorey
on May 13, 2011 -
3 answers
Looking for a chronologically sequenced, preferably animated, geographical map of human evolution
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posted by heylight
on Mar 3, 2011 -
3 answers
Looking for books on genetics, archaeology, and anthropology for a 14 year old interested in history and non-fiction.
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posted by saffronwoman
on Sep 16, 2010 -
15 answers
Do you need a permit to use a tripod at Mexican archaeological sites, and if so how do you get one?
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posted by tnygard
on Jun 22, 2010 -
7 answers
Who were the most famous and interesting modern-day translators of ancient texts? Are there any interesting articles or books about the personalities who translated the Dead Sea Scrolls in the 60's, the Mayan codices, etc?
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posted by egeanin
on May 27, 2010 -
11 answers
I am an undergrad double majoring in Ancient History and Classics at a well known Classics department. I am about to start my senior year in the fall and I would like to enter into either an Ancient History or Classical Archaeology program following my senior year, but I believe I may have ruined my chances with some poor marks.
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posted by Carnifex
on May 17, 2010 -
3 answers
Looking for recommendations on novels/nonfiction about (ideally modern or underwater) archaeology.
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posted by MimeticHaHa
on Mar 7, 2010 -
8 answers
Planning a Midlife Crisis Adventure Tour! I want to know your favorite off-the-beaten-track archaeology and art locales. I don't have unlimited time or money, and would like to be traveling to two or all of the following countries: Italy, Greece, France, England, Scotland.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 20, 2010 -
13 answers
Assemblage (in an archaeological sense) - what's the oldest use of this term in this context?
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posted by Chairboy
on Dec 28, 2009 -
3 answers
I have a very generous offer for a place to stay and Farsi-speaking guides should I choose to visit Iran. Ergo, I have some questions about post-election Iran and the best way to organize this trip, if I go.
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posted by oinopaponton
on Nov 6, 2009 -
2 answers
Are you, or is someone you know well, a practicing archaeologist? Yes? Come on in; I have some questions for you.
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posted by oinopaponton
on Aug 24, 2009 -
11 answers
Archaeology in the Caucasus - are there any digs going on or coming up soon?
Any info on contemporary archaeology in the region, please.
posted by Taksi Putra
on May 29, 2008 -
2 answers
How is the
meaning of art and artefacts being altered by the methods we use to:
Experience,
Define and
Preserve them... In other words, in what ways have technologies been used to experience, re-define and/or preserve art and artifacts?
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posted by 0bvious
on Feb 5, 2008 -
12 answers
Have there ever been any Indiana Jones-style booby traps discovered in real-world archaeological/exploration expeditions?
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posted by sherlockt
on Dec 20, 2007 -
8 answers
What are the best grad schools that specialize in forensic archaeology?
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posted by danb
on Oct 1, 2007 -
10 answers
Archaeologyfilter: Where can one buy an archaeologist's trowel and calipers in London?
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posted by Kirjava
on Aug 21, 2007 -
4 answers
How long would it take for the Empire State Building to vanish without a trace?
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posted by ikkyu2
on Nov 16, 2006 -
25 answers
How can anthropologists contribute to the answering of questions about the brain and consciousness in the 21st century?
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posted by eighth_excerpt
on Feb 14, 2006 -
8 answers
