Teaching Archaeology to School Children in Peru
Visiting the School and Museum in Nivín, Peru The community of Nivín is located about 25 km from the city of Casma on the north coast of Peru. The agricultural community is surrounded by massive archaeological sites that date from 200 … Continue reading
Colored Glass Beads of the Viking Age
Color is a tricky thing. It seems so self-evident, so objective, so out there. It’s something we see, something we smell, something we even seem to taste. And yet color as we know it is also a function of our … Continue reading
A 10th Grader Discovers Munsell to Help Identify Sources of Prehistoric Stone Tools
In the summer of 2014, I began a multidisciplinary research project to assess the potential for development of a non-destructive method of assessing the sources of prehistoric stone tools. The problem with existing assessment techniques is that they damage or … Continue reading