Monday, November 21, 2005
Archaeology Travel Photos on Flickr
A great source for wonderful images of archaeological sites and resources around the world, the Archaeology Travel Photos Pool on Flickr are beautiful to peruse. The pool of photos contains images from Egypt, Cambodia, Turkey, and many other places. I've added a couple from both Turkey and the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Definitely worth having a look, if only for some beautiful photos.
Some things never change
Large groups of people binge drinking, even today, often results in fire. In ancient Peru, some peoples apparently felt that if you've gotta go, go out with a bang.
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Speaking of Virtual Museums...
A post from Egyptology News took me to an Archaeology magazine review of the British Museum's interactive website about ancient history. There is also a link to past multimedia reviews. The British Museum's site is very geared toward interactivity, and thus, uses a good bit of Flash media. I haven't had a chance to explore it fully yet, but I look forward to doing so.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Texas Beyond History
Texas Beyond History is a beautiful example of the convergence of archaeological resources, public outreach, and web design. The site is the virtual museum for The Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory (TARL), and it is well put together. The site is easy to read, easy to navigate, and has a well designed Flash map of sites in Texas on the homepage. While Flash is often misused (just think of almost every movie promotional website--most of them take too long to load and don't move smoothly from one scene to the next), the interactive map on the Texas Beyond History site works smoothly for me. I've had my computer freeze on some websites with heavy handed use of Flash movies, but this one caused no problems. It's also well integrated with the rest of the website, linking to more information on other HTML pages. The only critique I might have of the Flash map is that you have to roll your mouse over a tiny dot that marks the location of the site you want more information about, and it's a pretty small target to click on. If the name of the site were also part of the link, that would probably work better. However, that's a pretty minor complaint on my part. Over all, the site is a well thought out and well executed resource for anyone interested in the archaeology of Texas.
Friday, October 14, 2005
Homo floresiensis
For anyone interested in hobbits, Nature.com has a spread on the hominids found on the Indonesian island of Flores and affectionately referred to as "hobbits." A few of the links on the pages are "premium plus" content, but most of it is accessible to the unregistered and unsubscribed user.
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Limits
I've found that I've limited myself unnecessarily in this blog. Since I'm not a fan of limits, self-imposed or not, I'm going to both redesign the site and reimagine its purpose. Odds are pretty good no one reads it just yet, since I haven't really advertised it, so I'm guessing no one will be bothered by the changes.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Interactive Digs
Archaeology Magazine has a section of their website dedicated to interactive digs. The current excavation is at Sagalassos, a classical city in southwestern Turkey. The site contains field notes from the current and previous seasons of excavation, images from the site, profiles of the archaeologists, and a selection of highlighted discoveries in a Find of the Week section. There is also a discussion board for questions and answers regarding the site and archaeology, where the archaeologists in charge of the dig have responded to most of the questions posted.
Another recent excavation featured on Archaeology's Interactive Dig is that of Hierakonpolis, an Egyptian site. The pages about Hierakonpolis are organized by specific areas of the site that have been excavated, and within in each section, commentary are organized by date.
Both websites contain a wide array of information, both about the excavation sites and about what it's like to work in the field at an archaeological dig. Both contain mostly text and images, and as such do not present trouble loading. The websites are clean and navigation is straightforward.
Some things never change
Large groups of people binge drinking, even today, often results in fire. In ancient Peru, some peoples apparently felt that if you've gotta go, go out with a bang.
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Speaking of Virtual Museums...
A post from Egyptology News took me to an Archaeology magazine review of the British Museum's interactive website about ancient history. There is also a link to past multimedia reviews. The British Museum's site is very geared toward interactivity, and thus, uses a good bit of Flash media. I haven't had a chance to explore it fully yet, but I look forward to doing so.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Texas Beyond History
Texas Beyond History is a beautiful example of the convergence of archaeological resources, public outreach, and web design. The site is the virtual museum for The Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory (TARL), and it is well put together. The site is easy to read, easy to navigate, and has a well designed Flash map of sites in Texas on the homepage. While Flash is often misused (just think of almost every movie promotional website--most of them take too long to load and don't move smoothly from one scene to the next), the interactive map on the Texas Beyond History site works smoothly for me. I've had my computer freeze on some websites with heavy handed use of Flash movies, but this one caused no problems. It's also well integrated with the rest of the website, linking to more information on other HTML pages. The only critique I might have of the Flash map is that you have to roll your mouse over a tiny dot that marks the location of the site you want more information about, and it's a pretty small target to click on. If the name of the site were also part of the link, that would probably work better. However, that's a pretty minor complaint on my part. Over all, the site is a well thought out and well executed resource for anyone interested in the archaeology of Texas.
Friday, October 14, 2005
Homo floresiensis
For anyone interested in hobbits, Nature.com has a spread on the hominids found on the Indonesian island of Flores and affectionately referred to as "hobbits." A few of the links on the pages are "premium plus" content, but most of it is accessible to the unregistered and unsubscribed user.
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Limits
I've found that I've limited myself unnecessarily in this blog. Since I'm not a fan of limits, self-imposed or not, I'm going to both redesign the site and reimagine its purpose. Odds are pretty good no one reads it just yet, since I haven't really advertised it, so I'm guessing no one will be bothered by the changes.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Interactive Digs
Archaeology Magazine has a section of their website dedicated to interactive digs. The current excavation is at Sagalassos, a classical city in southwestern Turkey. The site contains field notes from the current and previous seasons of excavation, images from the site, profiles of the archaeologists, and a selection of highlighted discoveries in a Find of the Week section. There is also a discussion board for questions and answers regarding the site and archaeology, where the archaeologists in charge of the dig have responded to most of the questions posted.
Another recent excavation featured on Archaeology's Interactive Dig is that of Hierakonpolis, an Egyptian site. The pages about Hierakonpolis are organized by specific areas of the site that have been excavated, and within in each section, commentary are organized by date.
Both websites contain a wide array of information, both about the excavation sites and about what it's like to work in the field at an archaeological dig. Both contain mostly text and images, and as such do not present trouble loading. The websites are clean and navigation is straightforward.
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Speaking of Virtual Museums...
A post from Egyptology News took me to an Archaeology magazine review of the British Museum's interactive website about ancient history. There is also a link to past multimedia reviews. The British Museum's site is very geared toward interactivity, and thus, uses a good bit of Flash media. I haven't had a chance to explore it fully yet, but I look forward to doing so.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Texas Beyond History
Texas Beyond History is a beautiful example of the convergence of archaeological resources, public outreach, and web design. The site is the virtual museum for The Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory (TARL), and it is well put together. The site is easy to read, easy to navigate, and has a well designed Flash map of sites in Texas on the homepage. While Flash is often misused (just think of almost every movie promotional website--most of them take too long to load and don't move smoothly from one scene to the next), the interactive map on the Texas Beyond History site works smoothly for me. I've had my computer freeze on some websites with heavy handed use of Flash movies, but this one caused no problems. It's also well integrated with the rest of the website, linking to more information on other HTML pages. The only critique I might have of the Flash map is that you have to roll your mouse over a tiny dot that marks the location of the site you want more information about, and it's a pretty small target to click on. If the name of the site were also part of the link, that would probably work better. However, that's a pretty minor complaint on my part. Over all, the site is a well thought out and well executed resource for anyone interested in the archaeology of Texas.
Friday, October 14, 2005
Homo floresiensis
For anyone interested in hobbits, Nature.com has a spread on the hominids found on the Indonesian island of Flores and affectionately referred to as "hobbits." A few of the links on the pages are "premium plus" content, but most of it is accessible to the unregistered and unsubscribed user.
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Limits
I've found that I've limited myself unnecessarily in this blog. Since I'm not a fan of limits, self-imposed or not, I'm going to both redesign the site and reimagine its purpose. Odds are pretty good no one reads it just yet, since I haven't really advertised it, so I'm guessing no one will be bothered by the changes.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Interactive Digs
Archaeology Magazine has a section of their website dedicated to interactive digs. The current excavation is at Sagalassos, a classical city in southwestern Turkey. The site contains field notes from the current and previous seasons of excavation, images from the site, profiles of the archaeologists, and a selection of highlighted discoveries in a Find of the Week section. There is also a discussion board for questions and answers regarding the site and archaeology, where the archaeologists in charge of the dig have responded to most of the questions posted.
Another recent excavation featured on Archaeology's Interactive Dig is that of Hierakonpolis, an Egyptian site. The pages about Hierakonpolis are organized by specific areas of the site that have been excavated, and within in each section, commentary are organized by date.
Both websites contain a wide array of information, both about the excavation sites and about what it's like to work in the field at an archaeological dig. Both contain mostly text and images, and as such do not present trouble loading. The websites are clean and navigation is straightforward.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Texas Beyond History
Texas Beyond History is a beautiful example of the convergence of archaeological resources, public outreach, and web design. The site is the virtual museum for The Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory (TARL), and it is well put together. The site is easy to read, easy to navigate, and has a well designed Flash map of sites in Texas on the homepage. While Flash is often misused (just think of almost every movie promotional website--most of them take too long to load and don't move smoothly from one scene to the next), the interactive map on the Texas Beyond History site works smoothly for me. I've had my computer freeze on some websites with heavy handed use of Flash movies, but this one caused no problems. It's also well integrated with the rest of the website, linking to more information on other HTML pages. The only critique I might have of the Flash map is that you have to roll your mouse over a tiny dot that marks the location of the site you want more information about, and it's a pretty small target to click on. If the name of the site were also part of the link, that would probably work better. However, that's a pretty minor complaint on my part. Over all, the site is a well thought out and well executed resource for anyone interested in the archaeology of Texas.
Friday, October 14, 2005
Homo floresiensis
For anyone interested in hobbits, Nature.com has a spread on the hominids found on the Indonesian island of Flores and affectionately referred to as "hobbits." A few of the links on the pages are "premium plus" content, but most of it is accessible to the unregistered and unsubscribed user.
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Limits
I've found that I've limited myself unnecessarily in this blog. Since I'm not a fan of limits, self-imposed or not, I'm going to both redesign the site and reimagine its purpose. Odds are pretty good no one reads it just yet, since I haven't really advertised it, so I'm guessing no one will be bothered by the changes.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Interactive Digs
Archaeology Magazine has a section of their website dedicated to interactive digs. The current excavation is at Sagalassos, a classical city in southwestern Turkey. The site contains field notes from the current and previous seasons of excavation, images from the site, profiles of the archaeologists, and a selection of highlighted discoveries in a Find of the Week section. There is also a discussion board for questions and answers regarding the site and archaeology, where the archaeologists in charge of the dig have responded to most of the questions posted.
Another recent excavation featured on Archaeology's Interactive Dig is that of Hierakonpolis, an Egyptian site. The pages about Hierakonpolis are organized by specific areas of the site that have been excavated, and within in each section, commentary are organized by date.
Both websites contain a wide array of information, both about the excavation sites and about what it's like to work in the field at an archaeological dig. Both contain mostly text and images, and as such do not present trouble loading. The websites are clean and navigation is straightforward.
Friday, October 14, 2005
Homo floresiensis
For anyone interested in hobbits, Nature.com has a spread on the hominids found on the Indonesian island of Flores and affectionately referred to as "hobbits." A few of the links on the pages are "premium plus" content, but most of it is accessible to the unregistered and unsubscribed user.
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Limits
I've found that I've limited myself unnecessarily in this blog. Since I'm not a fan of limits, self-imposed or not, I'm going to both redesign the site and reimagine its purpose. Odds are pretty good no one reads it just yet, since I haven't really advertised it, so I'm guessing no one will be bothered by the changes.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Interactive Digs
Archaeology Magazine has a section of their website dedicated to interactive digs. The current excavation is at Sagalassos, a classical city in southwestern Turkey. The site contains field notes from the current and previous seasons of excavation, images from the site, profiles of the archaeologists, and a selection of highlighted discoveries in a Find of the Week section. There is also a discussion board for questions and answers regarding the site and archaeology, where the archaeologists in charge of the dig have responded to most of the questions posted.
Another recent excavation featured on Archaeology's Interactive Dig is that of Hierakonpolis, an Egyptian site. The pages about Hierakonpolis are organized by specific areas of the site that have been excavated, and within in each section, commentary are organized by date.
Both websites contain a wide array of information, both about the excavation sites and about what it's like to work in the field at an archaeological dig. Both contain mostly text and images, and as such do not present trouble loading. The websites are clean and navigation is straightforward.
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Limits
I've found that I've limited myself unnecessarily in this blog. Since I'm not a fan of limits, self-imposed or not, I'm going to both redesign the site and reimagine its purpose. Odds are pretty good no one reads it just yet, since I haven't really advertised it, so I'm guessing no one will be bothered by the changes.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Interactive Digs
Archaeology Magazine has a section of their website dedicated to interactive digs. The current excavation is at Sagalassos, a classical city in southwestern Turkey. The site contains field notes from the current and previous seasons of excavation, images from the site, profiles of the archaeologists, and a selection of highlighted discoveries in a Find of the Week section. There is also a discussion board for questions and answers regarding the site and archaeology, where the archaeologists in charge of the dig have responded to most of the questions posted.
Another recent excavation featured on Archaeology's Interactive Dig is that of Hierakonpolis, an Egyptian site. The pages about Hierakonpolis are organized by specific areas of the site that have been excavated, and within in each section, commentary are organized by date.
Both websites contain a wide array of information, both about the excavation sites and about what it's like to work in the field at an archaeological dig. Both contain mostly text and images, and as such do not present trouble loading. The websites are clean and navigation is straightforward.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Interactive Digs
Archaeology Magazine has a section of their website dedicated to interactive digs. The current excavation is at Sagalassos, a classical city in southwestern Turkey. The site contains field notes from the current and previous seasons of excavation, images from the site, profiles of the archaeologists, and a selection of highlighted discoveries in a Find of the Week section. There is also a discussion board for questions and answers regarding the site and archaeology, where the archaeologists in charge of the dig have responded to most of the questions posted.
Another recent excavation featured on Archaeology's Interactive Dig is that of Hierakonpolis, an Egyptian site. The pages about Hierakonpolis are organized by specific areas of the site that have been excavated, and within in each section, commentary are organized by date.
Both websites contain a wide array of information, both about the excavation sites and about what it's like to work in the field at an archaeological dig. Both contain mostly text and images, and as such do not present trouble loading. The websites are clean and navigation is straightforward.
Another recent excavation featured on Archaeology's Interactive Dig is that of Hierakonpolis, an Egyptian site. The pages about Hierakonpolis are organized by specific areas of the site that have been excavated, and within in each section, commentary are organized by date.
Both websites contain a wide array of information, both about the excavation sites and about what it's like to work in the field at an archaeological dig. Both contain mostly text and images, and as such do not present trouble loading. The websites are clean and navigation is straightforward.