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Archaeologist re-creates ancient booze

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 14:05:38 -0400

Patrick McGovern, a molecular archaeologist at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, does not hesitate to chat about the history of alcoholic beverages, and has even re-created a "9,000-year-old Chinese drink we call Jiahu."

Jewelry finds help illustrate history of Jamestown

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:42:34 -0400

The recent discoveries of a small pendant depicting a Virginia native American, and several other pieces of jewelry, will help historians understand more fully the history and life in the Jamestown colony.

Vikings not driven from Canada by the Thule

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 15:00:22 -0400

New research shows that Viking settlers in Newfoundland were not driven from the country by the native Thule, a native ancestor of the Inuits. Scientific re-dating has placed the native tribes in the area 150 years after the Viking settlements.

From the halls of Montezuma

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:11:54 -0400

Mexican archaeologists believe they have, at long last, found the fabled palace of Aztec emperor Montezuma, destroyed by the conquistador Hernando Cortés in 1521.

A tour of "remarkable Viking sites"

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 14:20:24 -0400

Jeff Lukovich takes visitors on a unique tour of Newfoundland's Viking sites in an article for Canada.com.

Search continues for "Lost Colony"

Fri, 6 Jun 2008 18:47:12 -0400

Researchers from the First Colony Foundation are gearing up to begin an extensive search for America's "Lost Colony." The project will be covered by the Time Team America program.

Alabama Welsh Society calls for the return of Madoc's historic marker

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:50:59 -0400

The Alabama Welsh Society wants a plaque reinstated marking the supposed arrival of Prince Madoc ap Owain in the U.S. three centuries before Columbus. The legend has it their two ships dropped anchor at what is now Mobile Bay, Alabama, in 1169 or 1170.

1600 volcano affected world climate

Sat, 3 May 2008 12:22:32 -0400

UC Davis geology professor Ken Verosub believes that a volcano which erupted in 1600 in Peru may have affected global weather, causing famine in Russia and a late wine harvest in France.

Canada's Red Bay Project proves Basque whalers visited Labrador in the 16th century

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:22:15 -0400

A new report by the Canadian government gives a detailed picture of Basque whaling and shipbuilding in 16th century Red Bay, Labrador. The report discusses artifacts discovered on the San Juan, a galeon sunk in 1565 and recently excavated.

Costuming sets the mood of historical films

Fri, 4 Apr 2008 14:49:10 -0400

An article by David Ansen in the March 6 Newsweek Magazine on the latest costume dramas deals with the HBO mini-series John Adams and how costume sets the mood for a project.

Columbus may have spread "social disease"

Tue, 5 Feb 2008 05:42:40 -0500

A new study claims that explorer Christopher Columbus may have been responsible for bringing syphilis to Europe. The controversial theory has been debated for years, but the new study of molecular genetics may show whether the theory is true.

Archaeologists explore 450 year old shipwreck off Florida

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:35:50 -0500

Archaeologists are studying the buried remains of a ship from a Spanish colonization fleet led by Don Tristan de Luna.

Archaeologists seek early Spanish evidence in Georgia

Fri, 7 Dec 2007 19:20:01 -0500

Archaeologists working on a dig in southern Telfair County, Georgia, believed they were looking for a 17th century Spanish mission. Instead they found something even more interesting: evidence of Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto's 1540 travels through the state.

Plimoth Plantation embroidery blog

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:26:17 -0500

A daily blog by members of the Plimoth Plantation's (Massachusetts) embroiders' guild shares notes and progress on a variety of early 17th century projects including the current one: an embroidered jacket.

The Nina tours the southern U.S.

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:39:21 -0500

The Nina, "the Most Historically Accurate Replica of a Columbus Ship Ever Built," will be touring the southern United States during November and December 2007. Tours are available.