Tag: ancient cultures
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Amber Museum In Lithuania Explores Baltic Legacy
Did you know that Lithuania has a museum of amber that showcases the legends surrounding this compound’s mystical healing properties, inquires into its scientific characteristics, and preserves the cultural heritage of the Baltic region? The new Mizgiris Amber Museum is strategically located in the resort town Nida on the Curonian Spit that has been inscribed…
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Agrarians From Ancient World Knew About Biochar
Agrarians from various ancient cultures around the world discovered the soil fertility benefits of charred biomass over two thousand years ago. Now known as ‘biochar’, this ancient soil management practice has been enjoying a renaissance of late for a number of reasons largely related to the need for more resilient and productive soils and biochar’s…
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‘Paws Off My Waterhole!’ Some Thoughts On The Study Of Hierarchies
Who benefits, and how, from the operation of human social hierarchies? This article from Michael W. Diehl looks at social and economic inequality and the need to asses the costs and benefits that accrue to persons of varying status in social hierarchies. This “behavioral ecology” has historically been concentrated on food selection between classes or…
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Archaeology Pioneers Of The Americas
The tradition of archaeology in the Americas (both North and South America) is defined by cross-cultural comparative research that draws heavily on an innovative tradition of regional-scale fieldwork. Many early archaeo-pioneers worked in multiple culture areas of the Americas, seeking direct connections between the archaeological record and living or historical indigenous peoples, and fostering close…