Introduction to Archaeology

Anthro 304 / ARY 301 Spring 1997
Prof. Samuel M. Wilson
Department of Anthropology, University of Texas
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Lecture 3: Class picks of archaeological Web sites

  • Annie Airaudi
    The Iceman - "Man from the Hauslabjoch", from the Innsbruk University in Austria.
  • Bill Baird
    Howard Carter and the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb. Part of Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe's course on the art of Ancient Civilizations
  • Joe Billeaud
    a good guide to world regions from Archnet. Also, something on recent tomb excavations in Egypt, with a link to CNN's coverage of it.
  • Matthew Carazos
    Information on Nova Scotia archaeology from the NS museum. Also a set of resources on Historic Preservation, conservation, and archaeology from the National Park Service
  • Jenny Dente
    Pages on historical underwater archaeological work associated with French warships from 1690 -- Phip's Fleet, Also, a good exhibit on the Qumran "Dead Sea Scrolls" from the Library of Congress.
  • Pat Findlay
    put his links on a page already, here.
  • Carolyn Gebhard
    Resources from the Pan American Institute of Maritime Archaeology, including a page on maritime archaeology
  • Sasha Jojin
    a very fancy page on the Archaeology of Mexico. Also, some of the extensive resources on Ancient Egypt by the Univ. of Memphis.
  • Sara Jones
    A nice page on minimizing impacts to archaeological sites, put out by the Cultural Resources Program of the California Desert District of the Bureau of Land Management. Also a well designed page with good images and notes from Pompeii by Michael Bragg.
  • Wellington King
    an essay dealing with the "Iceman" and whether he's a shaman or not. Also, Howard Carter's diary from 1922.
  • Rocco Laurenzo
    links on The Ancient City of Athens with lots of pictures and links. Also, an interesting page on Roman art and archaeology from the Dept. of Classics at the Univ. of Michigan-- ROMARCH
  • Sally McIver
    Pages on Teotihuacan and a collection of postings about evolution from a usegroup called Talk.origins.
  • Carlos Rico
    -- Archaeological sites of Mexico, by the Mexico Ministry of Tourism. Also, a good page on the Mayan site of Santa Rita, in Belize.
  • Ted Weiman
    The archaeology of tattoos at Tattoo.Com, showing various ancient patterns. Also, a good link for Australian stone tools.
  • William Walker
    a great, irreverent page called Anti-Archaeology, that speaks to the dark side of archaeology.... Also included is a link to the image collection of the School of Archaeological Studies at Leicester University.
    • SMW 1/97
    comments to Wilson