Current Anthropology and Archaeology News Today
Penn archaeology museum may lay off 18 researchers (The Evening Sun)
PHILADELPHIA—A venerable archaeology museum plans to lay off 18 researchers and focus on upgrading its exhibits in an effort to attract more visitors and shore up its finances.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:39:37 GMT
Local following childhood dream (Port Clinton News Herald)
As a first grader at Benton-Carroll-Salem Elementary School in Oak Harbor, when most of his classmates were concentrating on reading, writing and arithmetic, Dave Walton was thinking about archaeology.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:40:09 GMT
Lectures to focus on climate change (Bangor Daily News)
The concepts and theories behind the issue of climate change are complicated. Several University of Maine scientists and professors are hoping, however, to demystify, enlighten and perhaps even engage the public in the different ways they claim climate change affects our lives.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:13:56 GMT
Odd - and relevant (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
You've probably heard of the Mutter Museum, the 150-year-old Philadelphia institution that is known worldwide for its impressive collection of medical artifacts and oddities. An effort is now underway to make the museum more than just a curiosity.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:00:28 GMT
Lifetime of art, fossils, pottery featured at sale (NWAnews.com)
The lower Mississippi Valley American Indian pottery shards Sam Dickinson spent decades collecting sit neatly compacted, bagged, and partitioned in a storefront leased by Roy Dudley Estate Sales. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:34:11 GMT
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