ABSTRACT: The Eastern Andes—a “biodiversity hotspot” of high-altitude tropical rainforest sandwiched between the Andes Mountains and the Amazon Basin—has been portrayed as a place of social and political disorder as far back as the...
ABSTRACT: Beads made of mollusc shells form an integral part of modern humans’ material culture. Middle Palaeolithic sites in South Africa and the Levant yielded non-utilitarian shells, in particular complete Glycymeris valves that were collected...
ABSTRACT: Chili peppers (Capsicum spp.) are one of the extremely rich and varied crop genetic resources of the Americas. The independent domestication of five chili pepper species (C. annuum, C. baccatum, C. chinense, C. frutescens, and C....
ABSTRACT: This talk will explore various approaches to outreach and collaboration for archaeology. I will discuss working with the media, using social media, and building public participation into archaeological field programs. I draw on...