In “Dinner With King Tut,” Sam Kean shows how experimental archaeology can recreate the stinky, slimy, and tasty parts of ...

Author Sam Kean writes about how experimental archaeology engages the senses and offers an intimate look into ancient history ...

Easter Island is famous for its giant monumental statues, called moai, built some 800 years ago and typically mounted on ...

Sam Kean has gone back in time, at least in practice, for his new book "Dinner with King Tut." He talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about "experimental archeology" and learning about ancient cultures.

Context can change the weave of history. And the DNA of an object, a way of doing things, an individual's family can help ...

During the 60th International Congress on Medieval Studies, we will be showcasing artisans and their work in experimental archaeology. They will have several recreated artifacts from early medieval ...

“One weekend I was listening to the radio, and I heard that Ginsberg had died. My brain went ‘oh,’” recalls Professor of Anthropology Susan Kaplan. The Ginsberg in question was a celebrity elephant ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Metallurgy was a fundamental craft industry in the Aegean during the Bronze Age and had some form of impact on almost every aspect of life.

With no way of knowing what music those ancients actually created, Wardruna’s contemporary vision marries subtlety and complexity to an elemental power. Moments on sixth album Birna (named for a ...

Hello! My name is McKenna Litynski, and I am a North American archaeologist and PhD student. Some examples of my broad research interests include zooarchaeology, environmental archaeology, ...