Spectacular finds from Holmul, my old stomping grounds, via National Geographic. And, just for fun, I dug up an old photo of me in the palace tunnel, Group III, Holmul. Photo by Jonathan Rodgers, Holmul Archaeological Project.
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Moche Feathered Shield
Great new find from Lisa Trever and team at Pañamarca, Peru! More at LiveScience.
Concrete Ideas
Secrets to the staying power of Roman concrete unlocked, via Businessweek and Berkeley Lab.
LiDAR Wat
Archaeologists use LiDAR to expand the map of ruins around Angkor Wat, via NPR and The Age.
The ancient Maya meet the modern Internet
The Washington Post highlights David Stuart’s Maya Decipherment blog. See also our post on El Mirador.
Ceibal in Science
News from the team working at Ceibal, Guatemala, from Science.
Internet Archaeology
From Internet Archaeology via WIRED.
King Tut’s Cultural Influence
From Vanity Fair.
Archaeology is the new Art
Notes about upcoming exhibitions at the British Museum, via The Guardian.
Hairdo Archaeology
From the Wall Street Journal: “Whatever you’re most passionate about when you’re five is what you should do for the rest of your life,” says Ms. Stephens, 54 years old. Reminds me of fanciful reconstructions of ancient Maya hair from the recent classic…
James A. Doyle, Ph.D. 