Egypt
- Archaeology's Tech Revolution
Yahoo News Canada Let′s face it, Indiana Jones was a pretty lousy archaeologist. He destroyed his sites, used a bullwhip instead of a trowel and was more likely to kill his peers than co-author a paper with them. Regardless, "Raiders of the Lost Ark,"...
- Feature: I Discovered Pharaoh's Gold
The Guardian, UK (Paul Sussman) In 1972, when I was six, my aunt took me to see the Tutankhamun exhibition at the British Museum. I've been hooked on Egypt and archaeology ever since – I spent most of my childhood looking for tombs in our garden...
- The Reality Of Archaeology
LoHud.com (David Germain) It's a slow news day, so forgive the slight side step from the specific (Egyptology) into the general (archaeology). I've been enjoying the various responses to the new Indiana Jones movie from many archaeologists who,...
- The Entertainment Tail Wagging The Archaeological Dog?
Washington Post (By Neil Asher Silberman) After 17 years, Hollywood's most famous archaeologist is back in action. Now grayer and a bit creakier, Indiana Jones is again hacking his way through thick jungles, careering wildly in car chases and scrambling...
- Book Review: The Archaeology Of Bruce Trigger
http://www.mcgill.ca/reporter/39/04/trigger/ Lovely to see the work of such an important contributor to archaeology (and Egyptology) honoured by his peers: "Indiana Jones's adventures in archaeology had nothing on McGill Professor Bruce Trigger's,...
Egypt
Shortcuts: How to make it as an archaeologist
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/08/shortcuts.archaeology/index.html
A bit of fun from CNN: "Following news that archaeologists in Rome have discovered a sarcophagus containing what they believe to be the mortal remains of St. Paul the Apostle, we offer a few tips on how to get in on the world of excavation. . . . Excavators these days are far more likely to be armed with a theodolite and laptop than a whip and pistol, so if you are working on the assumption that archaeology = glamour you're going to be sorely disappointed. Mind you, if you find yourself digging somewhere hot then an Indiana Jones Fedora might come in useful."
See the above for more worldly advice . . .
- Archaeology's Tech Revolution
Yahoo News Canada Let′s face it, Indiana Jones was a pretty lousy archaeologist. He destroyed his sites, used a bullwhip instead of a trowel and was more likely to kill his peers than co-author a paper with them. Regardless, "Raiders of the Lost Ark,"...
- Feature: I Discovered Pharaoh's Gold
The Guardian, UK (Paul Sussman) In 1972, when I was six, my aunt took me to see the Tutankhamun exhibition at the British Museum. I've been hooked on Egypt and archaeology ever since – I spent most of my childhood looking for tombs in our garden...
- The Reality Of Archaeology
LoHud.com (David Germain) It's a slow news day, so forgive the slight side step from the specific (Egyptology) into the general (archaeology). I've been enjoying the various responses to the new Indiana Jones movie from many archaeologists who,...
- The Entertainment Tail Wagging The Archaeological Dog?
Washington Post (By Neil Asher Silberman) After 17 years, Hollywood's most famous archaeologist is back in action. Now grayer and a bit creakier, Indiana Jones is again hacking his way through thick jungles, careering wildly in car chases and scrambling...
- Book Review: The Archaeology Of Bruce Trigger
http://www.mcgill.ca/reporter/39/04/trigger/ Lovely to see the work of such an important contributor to archaeology (and Egyptology) honoured by his peers: "Indiana Jones's adventures in archaeology had nothing on McGill Professor Bruce Trigger's,...