Book Review- Beliefs & Rituals in Archaic Eastern North America
Beliefs and Rituals in Archaic Eastern North America: An Interpretive Guide
By Cheryl Claassen
(University of Alabama Press, 2015; 408 pgs., illus., $60 cloth; www.uapress.ua.edu)
Appalachian State University archaeologist Cheryl Claassen has produced this outstanding guide to...
An Instrument For The Ages
Fall 2017: By Gayle Keck.
You might have had one when you were a kid. You might have encountered a magical one while playing a popular video game. You might even have an app on...
A Time Of Desperation: Archaeology of Maya Caves
Summer 2016: By Kristin Ohlson.
In 1989, William Pleitez was hunting near his farm in western Belize when his dog squeezed between some boulders near a hillside and disappeared. Pleitez soon found that the boulders...
Summer 2016
American Archaeology Magazine Summer 2016 is now available!
COVER: This Late Classic (a.d. 750 - 850) jar likely contained perishable food that the Maya offered to their gods in hopes that the gods would...
WINTER 2019 | Investigating The Vacant Quarter
The following is an article excerpt from the Winter 2019 Issue of American Archaeology Magazine. Become a member to subscribe and read the full story!
By David Malakoff
In 1978, archaeologist Stephen Williams was touring ancient...
A Tale Of Prehistoric Climate Change
Winter 2017: By Julian Smith.
Florida, with an average elevation of six feet above sea level, tops the list of states at risk of flooding due to climate change. Over three-quarters of the Sunshine State’s...
Spring 2016 is Here!
The most recent issue of American Archaeology Magazine, SPRING 2016, is now available.
COVER: A kiva (foreground) and the remains of an 18th-century Spanish mission church (background) are seen in this photo of Pecos National...
A Hopewell Woodhenge
Winter 2014 A Hopewell Woodhenge By Dave Ghose
Two excavators dug a long, narrow trench in the flat, vacant landscape. They were part of a small crew that worked quietly in an unremarkable patch of the...
WINTER 2019 | A Glimpse of Early Agriculture
The following is an article excerpt from the Winter 2019 Issue of American Archaeology Magazine. Become a member to subscribe and read the full story!
By Julian Smith
Last summer and fall, drivers on Interstate 10...
American Archaeology Magazine Fall 2017 is Here!
The most recent issue of American Archaeology Magazine, FALL 2017, is now available!
COVER: This four-hole ocarina depicts an unknown animal. It was found
in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, and is now in the collections of...