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Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Polynesian odyssey ready for a remake - Science - MSNBC.com
LIMA, Peru - Nearly 60 years after Thor Heyerdahl?s Pacific Ocean crossing aboard the balsa raft Kon-Tiki, a Norwegian team is in Peru putting final touches on a new vessel to repeat the journey.
I think we are mentally prepared and we are really, really anxious to put this raft in the ocean, said Olav Heyerdahl, 28, the adventurer's grandson."
Monday, April 24, 2006
Easter Island statue heads home
The huge stone head is framed by a wooden crate that casts shadows across its vacant eyes and elongated nose. After an odyssey of more than 80 years, the sculpture is set for what should be its final journey home to Easter Island.
The 7-foot Moai, carved from compressed volcanic ash and decked in a red-rock headdress called a Pukau, is one of almost 900 ancestral statues crafted centuries ago on the remote Pacific island, annexed by Chile in 1888.
It was taken from the island in 1929 and spent some 40 years in the Chilean capital of Santiago before traveling to Argentina and making a quick round-trip visit to the Netherlands."
Unearthing the lost Peking Man
After years of searching, a new initiative aims to trace these historic missing fossils, says Ching-Ching Ni
It's a mystery that has baffled the world for more than half a century. Whatever happened to the fossils of the prehistoric human ancestor known as Peking Man?"
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
History between the cracks
Ancient pottery from Vanuatu might shed light on the last great human migration, writes Deborah Smith.
TAKARONGA KUAUTONGA carefully examines the shape, colour and patterns on the ancient fragments of pottery. "It's like a big jigsaw puzzle," he says, as he patiently pieces them together.
The 3000-year-old pot he is reconstructing was unearthed, along with 25 headless human skeletons, at a burial site in Vanuatu - the oldest graveyard discovered so far in the South Pacific.
Intricately decorated, it is one of four rare, well-preserved items of Lapita pottery - three pots and a dish - found at the site that have been brought to Sydney for restoration at the Australian Museum.
Friday, April 14, 2006
NZAA Conference
Earlybird registraiton closes 20 April - do it now!
The 2006 conference will be in Waihi, at Waihi Beach 17-21 May.
The theme will be: Managing and interpreting Archaeological Sites.
Field trips will be to the gold mining archaeology, which is spectacular in this area, and to Maori archaeological sites."
Fossils fill gap in human lineage
Fossil hunters have found remains of a probable direct ancestor of humans that lived more than four million years ago.
The specimens of this ancient creature are helping bridge a long gap during a crucial phase of human evolution. "
Monday, April 10, 2006
Ethnoarchaeology Fieldschool
Ethnoarchaeology in Aboriginal Australia 25 June - 8 July 2006
Flinders University is running an Ethnoarchaeology Fieldschool in Arnhem Land from June 25 - July 8, 2006. This fieldschool will teach students how to undertake ethical and culturally sensitive archaeological research. The skills that will be
taught include research design, collecting oral histories, ethical interactions with Indigenous groups, rock art recording, archaeological site recording and community report writing. Under the guidance of Indigenous elders, this fieldschool provides a unique opportunity for learning and personal growth in the context of sharing daily life with Indigenous Australians.
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