Social Science

Dr. Lambert-Karlovsky started digging at Tepe Yahya in 1965, spurred on by his interest in the works of previous archaeologists such as Sir Aurel Stein who dug near there in the 1920’s. Until then archaeologists had assumed that people were…
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One of the largest and probably best known Roman era archaeological sites in Great Britain is the Chedworthvilla near Cirencester in Gloucestershire. The Chedworth villa is a typical Roman house in Britain during the late period, with U-shaped layout surrounding…
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Hemispheric dominance in highly functional people is rarely noticeable to the outside world.  While at other times it might be confused with placement on the autism spectrum.   We tend to label a person by what they do or what…
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Catal Hoyuk, which means “fork mound” in Turkish, is an ancient human settlement located in southern Anatolia. The settlement was founded in Neolithic times, around 7500 BCE, and inhabited into the Copper Age. First excavated in the 1950’s, it’s become…
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The area we call Central America is synonymous with the term Mesoamerica including parts of Mexico. Archaeologists have been excavating in this area and; forming theories concerning the origins of the first agricultural communities in Mesoamerica. “MacNeish and his colleagues…
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There are many popular theories that say the full moon influences human behavior. Moon struck is a common expression, and other people talk about the “lunar effect” on behavior. Even the word lunacy refers to the moon, and it was…
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The Archaeological site known as Barlambidj is located near the coastal area of northern Australia. The name ‘Barlambidj’ is derived from the indigenous people of the area who have called it Barlambidj for centuries. There is fundamentally no drinking water…
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Exoarchaeology, also known as xenoarchaeology, is the theoretical study of remains and artifacts left by extraterrestrial civilizations. The field parallels astrobiology (the physical study of alien species). Since no actual extraterrestrial cultures have ever been identified, this field is currently…
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Prehistoric Settlement Patterns in the Senqunyane Valley, Lesotho There are 54 archaeological and rock art sites from south-central Lesotho in Africa, suggesting that hat MSA (Middle Stone Age), LSA (Late Stone Age) and Iron Age settlement patterns reflect differing adaptations….
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The three-age system of archaeology was a classical form of dividing the theoretical progression of human societies, beginning with pre-Homo sapiens advanced hominid cultures (over two million years ago) and continuing throughout the prehistoric period, that is, until a given…
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