Since beginning at Dumbarton Oaks in July, I’ve begun traveling intellectually south from the Maya area and into the Intermediate Area. With the goal of producing a definitive catalog of the Dumbarton Oaks collection from the Intermediate Area in the coming years, I’ve begun working with my colleagues in Pre-Columbian studies to lay the foundationContinue reading “Intermediate Area Catalog, Beginnings”
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Frieze!
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.
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.
James A. Doyle, Ph.D. 