The Southern Illinoisan: Returning home: Sacred artifacts held by SIU Carbondale reburied with Hopi, Navajo ancestors
CARBONDALE — In the spiritual tradition of the Hopi Tribe, which, along with its Puebloan ancestors, has populated the American Southwest for centuries, death is the beginning of two journeys, “distinct but inseparable,” according to [...]
Archaeological Institute of America: Ferrycarrig 2019: Experimental Archaeology – Furnace Building And Iron Smelting
This summer saw a new program at the Carrick site. The IAFS partnered with Dr. Brendan O’Neill from University College Dublin to run an experimental archaeology program at the Carrick Centre. It was a two-week [...]
The Southern Illinoisan: 40 years later, Southern Illinois archaeologist’s finds return to SIU, shedding light on early cultures
CARBONDALE — Like many prolific people, Irvin Peithmann’s documents, writings, photographs and artifacts became dispersed over his career and after his death in 1981. But the amateur archaeologist’s work has found its way home to [...]
Phys.org: Traveling back in time through smart archaeology
The British explorer George Dennis once wrote, "Vulci is a city whose very name … was scarcely remembered, but which now, for the enormous treasures of antiquity it has yielded, is exalted above every other [...]
Archaeology In The Digital Age: Invisible Archaeology & Digital Displays At The Museo Egizio, Turin
Invisible Archeology (Archeologia Invisibile), is the current temporary exhibit at the Museo Egizio (Egyptian Museum), in Turin, Italy, which runs from March 13, 2019 to January 16, 2020. The exhibit aims to connect visitors to [...]
Duke Today: Where The Scholarly Work Takes Them: Summer allows Duke faculty members to follow their curiosity far from campus
For Maurizio Forte, professor in Duke’s Department of Art, Art History and Visual Studies, there is plenty to teach his students in the classroom. But some lessons are best taught in the windblown countryside of [...]