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Online journalof volunteerarchaeologyand training
February 2010
Adventures in Archaeology
Maya ResearchMedical HistoryDesert Refuge?Chieftain’s Hall
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Rock-Art of South Central California
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A Refuge in the Desert?
Nick Brooks and Joanne Clarke have been examining how prehistoric populations responded and adapted to severe climaticand environmental changes, specifically the desertification of theSaharan region between about 6000 and 4500 years ago.
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Painted Landscapes
The surreal pictographs of the Californian Chumash have beenrecognised as among the most elaborate and exquisite examplesof rock-art found anywhere in the United States. A team of archaeologists led by David Robinson is carrying out a detailedexamination of the art using the latest technologies.
Issue 11February 2010Editors:Felicity DonohoeMaggie Struckmeier Layout:Maggie Struckmeier GraphicsDavid ConnollyPast HorizonsTraprain HouseLuggate BurnHaddingtonEast LothianEH41 4QATel: +44 (0)1620 861643Email:editor@pasthorizons.comWeb:www.pasthorizons.com Contributors:David Robinson Nick Bury Nick BrooksJoanne ClarkeKevin GoodmanTim PrestonAnnie EvansSergei Vavilov(images)Odd-Arild Bugge(images)Chris Zielecki (images)Front cover:
Los Padres pictograph with bedrock mortars.
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Past Horizons can give no endorsement of any listed project or guarantee theaccuracy of the information supplied.The editors accept no responsibility for any loss, injury, or inconvenience sustained by anyone using the resourcescontained within this magazine and/or the websites mentioned herein. Whenconsidering a project, be sure to contact the director with any questions you might have about conditions, travel, healthissues, etc. Check for references from previous participants, seek advice where possible and select a project that will beof the greatest benefit to you, the project and the team.
All content is copyright and noreproduction of text or images isallowed without prior permission from the author. Past Horizons 2010
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Editorial
The long-term approach.
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News
News stories from around the world.
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Dig In
Volunteer digs and field schools for 2010.
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Dig Cook
Culinary escapades from Annie Evans.
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Focus On
Archaeotek digs in Romania for 2010.
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Viewpoint
David Connolly discusses illustration and photography in archaeology.
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Back Pages
Pseudo archaeology.
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Chum Balam-Nal
The Maya Research Program has been carrying out research at Blue Creek in Belize for many years now. Their mainfocus of study centres on why an advanced society such as the Maya collapsed so dramatically. Their plans for the2010 field season include the excavation of an elite area known as Chum Balam-Nal.
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Medicine Man
Re-enactor Kevin Goodman describesthe fascinating world of medical historyand how research helps him bringauthenticity to his performance.
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Lords of the Sea
The Lofotr Museum is a replica of the largest chieftain’s long-houseever found in Scandinavia. The excavation of the long-house revealedmuch about life in late Iron-Age Northern Norway and showed that theinhabitants had travelled widely in order to trade.
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