Community Archaeology, Outreach, and the Old City
Community Archaeology, Outreach, and the Old City By Elena Sesma (Anthropology, UMass Amherst) and Evan Taylor (Anthropology, UMass Amherst) Community […]
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Branding in the ancient world
Branding in the Ancient World Professor Martha Risser of Tel Akko and Trinity College, talks about how ancient wine makers
One Thousand Days and Nights – Akko through the Ages
There is so much more to Tel Akko than this one season that I and others have been writing about
Crops of Tel Akko
In this post I am going to run through some of the most common domesticated plant species that we find
What is Archaeobotany?
Archaeobotany is a sub-specialization within environmental archaeology that studies human interactions with plants in the past. There are several approaches
Cows’ Ankles and Urchin Spines: A Day of Zooarchaeology at Tel Akko
My alarm went off at 4:15 am today. Work starts early at Tel Akko, and I like to run in
μεζέδες
A lovely rolled-rim plate was found yesterday in the Garea (i.e., eastern part of our excavations, where Professor Gary Gilbert
The Ups and Downs of Area AB
The Ups and Downs of Area AB Those of you who have worked, or are working on the Area A
The Mysterious Claw of Akko
Strange claw found at Tel Akko by Justin Lev Tov our Archeozoology expert This season at Tell Akko, I, with
Pondering Scapulomancy
Some days ago University of Chicago student Gwen Christy excavated a fine example of a notched scapula, that is, a