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Hominin presence in Eurasia by at least 1.95 million years ago - Nature Communications When hominins dispersed into Eurasia is unclear. Here, the authors present multiple cut-marked bones from Grăunceanu, Romania dated to at least 1.95 million years ago and suggest hominins would have l...

Pushing back the dates of human history, again and again.

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Any and all interested in environmental archaeology - the Environmental Archaeologists of Ireland (EAI) is hosting a spring conference on archaeological perspectives on sustainability!
Abstracts are due by March 3rd

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Decided to make a list for Andean Archaeology but I need your help. I'm having a tough time finding colleagues. If you are an archaeologist working in the Andes (coast, Amazon, etc. count too) please let me know and I'll add you.

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Finally, CRM archaeologists will typically either excavate and record sites or recommend development be halted do to serious impacts to cultural heritage sites. Compiling a final report for a State’s Historic Preservation Office, CRM either protects or recovers at risk resources.

Individual states have also taken steps to ensure cultural heritage is protected, such as the New York Historic Preservation Act. These, and Federal Regulation require developers to allow the documentation and recovery of archaeology sites as part of the development process.

Federal Laws like the National Historic Preservation Act or the Antiquities act seek to protect heritage sites from destructive development or looting, and were also responsible for creating mechanisms for the preservation of significant historical sites.

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) ensures that the remains and cultural artifacts/practices associated with Indigenous American’s burial and religious practices go undisturbed and is intended to give tribes fully recognized control over their heritage and ancestors.

In the US, CRM ensures compliance with laws like NAGPRA, the National Historic Preservation Act, and State by State preservation laws. Commercial Developers, government agencies and contractors, as well as any organization receiving federal or state funds must comply with these regulations.

CRM archaeology ensures the preservation of cultural resources like archaeological and historic sites by ensuring compliance with all of a particular nation’s heritage protection laws. Archaeologists in this space make sure sites go undisturbed or are recorded prior to commercial development.

Cultural Resource Management (CRM), and by extension rescue or salvage archaeology is by-far the largest branch of archaeology. CRM focuses on the preservation of Cultural Resources and heritage sites by ensuring development activities do not interfere with or damage archaeological or other culturally significant resources. This can be accomplished through several forms of archaeological survey ranging from basic visual surveys of a particular landscape or more extensive and standardized test excavations. CRM archaeologists ensure commercial developers, government agencies and contractors, and other public entities are in compliance with the nation’s cultural resources and heritage protection laws like the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

For our next subfield spotlight, we’re focusing the spotlight on Cultural Resource Management!

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And while this data provides important empirical data related to human behavior, zooarchaeology is also often used as a tool to form greater understandings regarding the symbolic and intangible relationship between humans and other animal species.

Zooarchaeologists accomplish this by conducting thorough quantitative analyses of the animal remains found in archaeological contexts. They may study the relative abundance of a particular species to tell us about hunting practices, or examine remains for signs of environmental stress.

First up, Zooarchaeology! It’s not all about pots or points, friends. Zooarchaeologists work hard to help us understand and interpret animal remains associated with archaeological sites. These remains can tell us about subsistence, changes human behavior, and even regional climate change.

Dictionary definitions of archaeology define it as the study of human history through its material remains, the field goes far beyond digging up ancient artifacts. In the coming weeks, we’ll introduce you to some of our sub-disciplines and show off the diverse nature of archeology. Stay tuned!

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