Otzi: The Iceman
Otzi, also known as Oetsi, Similaun Man, The Man from Hauslabjoch and Frozen Fritz, was discovered in 1991 frozen in a glacier near the...
The History of Maize
Much controversy exists over the origins of domesticated maize/corn in the Americas. Archaeological evidence is examined to try and unearth the truth.
The deliberate cultivation...
Pre-Columbian North America – Stages of Cultural Evolution
The diverse and complex history of North American peoples before Columbus is a story that is under-remembered; it deserves its place in American...
Archaic North America
Climate change brought changes in plant and animal life to the people of the early Holocene Epoch. How would they adapt?
Folsom Man had become...
Islay and Loch Finlaggan
Few hard facts are known of Somerled, an early King of the Isles and the Lord of Argyll and Kintyre in ancient Scotland. Little...
An Introduction to Social Complexity in the Nasca Civilization
An exploration of the emergence of social complexity in the Nasca civilization, through polychrome ceramics, geoglyphs, and ceremonial centers.
Known for its abstract iconography...
Types of Ancient Civilisations
Civilisations do not spring up out of nowhere. They go through a number of stages before reaching their fully developed form.
Civilisations evolve similar to...
Ancient Tomb Could Contain Mayan King
An undisturbed tomb in Guatemala found last May is possibly the final resting place of royalty.
At the Guatemalan site of El Zotz, a team...
The Americas – The First Human Settlement
Archaeologists are not in agreement over when the first humans occupied the Americas. However, they do agree that they crossed the Bering Land...
Archaeological Human Skeletons – Inferring Occupation
Inferring occupation from archaeological skeletons using certain methods and techniques can provide an interesting mixed set of results.
The question of occupation and what can...