Archaeology – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Sat, 15 Nov 2025 22:38:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Archaeology – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Saxon Obsequies: The Early Medieval Anglo-Saxon Archaeology of Richard Cornwallis Neville https://brewminate.com/saxon-obsequies-the-early-medieval-anglo-saxon-archaeology-of-richard-cornwallis-neville/ Sat, 15 Nov 2025 22:38:23 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=170809 During the mid-19th century, many early Medieval cemeteries were excavated, collected, interpreted and published. Abstract This paper investigates

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]]> Unraveling a “Ghost” Neanderthal Lineage in Europe https://brewminate.com/unraveling-a-ghost-neanderthal-lineage-in-europe/ Sun, 12 Oct 2025 14:42:47 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=244572 Two lineages of late Neanderthals in Europe, not just one. By Dr. Ludovic SlimakArchaeologist and ResearcherUniversité de Toulouse

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]]> Unlocking Eternity: Howard Carter and the Discovery of Tutankhamun’s Tomb https://brewminate.com/unlocking-eternity-howard-carter-and-the-discovery-of-tutankhamuns-tomb/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 17:33:27 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=193451 Carter knew he had almost certainly discovered a king’s tomb, but he could not determine which king. By

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]]> George McJunkin and the Bones at Folsom: A Forgotten Pioneer of American Archaeology https://brewminate.com/george-mcjunkin-and-the-bones-at-folsom-a-forgotten-pioneer-of-american-archaeology/ Sat, 13 Sep 2025 14:53:14 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=170197 A Black cowboy, George McJunkin, found a site that would transform scientific views about the deep history of

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]]> Rapa Nui Rocks: An Agricultural History of Easter Island https://brewminate.com/rapa-nui-rocks-an-agricultural-history-of-easter-island/ Mon, 02 Jun 2025 14:24:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=237165 Rapanui people used rock gardens to grow much of their food. Introduction Conventional wisdom holds that the island

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]]> The Battle to Protect Archaeological Sites in the West Bank https://brewminate.com/the-battle-to-protect-archaeological-sites-in-the-west-bank/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:04:22 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=249682 Sites have been devastated by destruction and looting amid Israel’s ongoing war. By Dr. Salah Al-HoudaliehProfessor and Chairman,

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]]> Prehistoric Fossil Teeth: How Humans Developed an Unusually Long Childhood https://brewminate.com/prehistoric-fossil-teeth-how-humans-developed-an-unusually-long-childhood/ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:06:33 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=245963 Clues found in 1.77-million-year-old teeth. By Alexa Robles GilScience Journalist Unlike other mammals, humans experience an extended childhood.

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]]> Comet and Ice: Ancient Gobekli Tepe and the Worst Day in History https://brewminate.com/comet-and-ice-ancient-gobekli-tepe-and-the-worst-day-in-history/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:19:57 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=222336 The story of a comet hitting the earth and triggering an ice age some 13,000 years ago. By

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]]> What Hundreds of 19th-Century Skulls Reveal about Social Status at the Time https://brewminate.com/what-hundreds-of-19th-century-skulls-reveal-about-social-status-at-the-time/ Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:14:04 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=245777 The collection is an unintended testament. By Dr. Pamela L. GellerAssociate Professor of AnthropologyUniversity of Miami Introduction When

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]]> A Paper Archaeology: Piranesi’s Ruinous Fantasias https://brewminate.com/a-paper-archaeology-piranesis-ruinous-fantasias/ Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:16:52 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=172859 Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Journeying through this 18th-century engraver-architect’s paper worlds. This article, A Paper Archaeology: Piranesi’s Ruinous Fantasies,

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