Prehistoric

Prehistory Prefigured Internet Use

Internet Evolution (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008

Cave men were capable of using the Internet; it just hadn't been invented yet

PARIS FASHION WEEK: The Round-Up!

SHOWstudio (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008

So, with the dust settling on another season, the overriding question is, as always, ' What am I going to wear?' After soaking up all London and Paris had to offer, and casting a sideways glance at New York and Milan, here are our observations , from excess and extraterrestrials to prehistory... [ more ]

“THE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION IN PREHISTORY”: GRAEME BARKER BOOK

Cambridge Forecast Group Blog (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008

The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory: Why did Foragers become Farmers? by Graeme Barker (Author) Editorial Reviews Review “Displaying a breathtaking mastery of a vast array of evidence, presented objectively and accurately, Graeme Barker has performed a great service in putting together this global overview of one [...]

Off-topic - Conference: Weather, Climate Change, and British Farming in Historical Perspective

Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

Okay, this one really is slightly bizarre for this blog. But if you're interested in the subject of climate change (which if you're interested in the prehistory of Egypt you probably will be) and you're located in the UK then this might be something that could help to generate some ideas. Weather, Climate Change, and British Farming in Historical Perspective Saturday 6 December 2008 This year's British...

Genetics proves agriculture emerged much earlier and slower than thought

biopact (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008

Researchers led by Dr Robin Allaby of the University of Warwick’s plant research arm Warwick HRI have found evidence that genetics supports the idea that the emergence of agriculture in prehistory took much longer than originally thought. Until recently researchers thought the story of the origin of agriculture was one of a relatively sudden appearance of plant cultivation in the Near East around 10,000...

A Pint of Plain

Tales Of The Gurrier (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008

(image by John Picken) In the long forgotten depths of prehistory when the internet was run on steampipes and hand cranked babbage machines, there existed a site known and feared amongst publicans throughout the land. That place was BeerandLoathing. The men who laboured alone and unloved in that bleak place are now long dead. [...]

Aliens and UFOs in prehistory

DTS (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008

In fact find "evidence" of the presence of other advanced beings on our planet, from ancient times. In the Sahara, south of the mountains of Tassili, Algeria. For example, the remnants of old wells and shelters are more than five thousand paintings. Henri Lhote was the first to explore, in 1933, and baptized with the name "the Martians." The wall paintings of Tassili, located on a sandy shelf of 800...

Highland Historic Environment Record (HER)

Family Research (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008

The Highland Historic Environment Record (HER) contains information about tens of thousands of historic buildings, archaeological sites and finds dating from earliest prehistory through to the present day. The complete HER database is available online through these web pages, along with thousands of linked documents and images. for more click here

The Recording Angel

open... (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008

Thousands of recordings that had been largely consigned to the realm of prehistory in the digital age have gained a new life, thanks to the tireless efforts of one man. ... As the digital music movement started in earnest, Bolling began digitizing his records, and posted a list of first 1,500 songs he had digitized so fellow collectors could see what kind of progress he had made. Finally, he decided...

One Man's Quest to Digitize and Publicize Rare Vinyl

Listening Post (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008

Thousands of recordings that had been largely consigned to the realm of prehistory in the digital age have gained a new life, thanks to the tireless efforts of one man. Cliff Bolling, a 57 year old resident of Portland, Oregon,...

• One Man’s Quest to Digitize Rare Vinyl, 78 by 78 - Global Intellect

Sifting through the sands

Archaeonews (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008

The prehistory of Arabia used to be one of archaeology’s backwaters. Experts felt the area had little to reveal about the development of Man and his relationship with a very challenging environment. That view is being challenged more and more thanks to an upsurge in research in southern Arabia and the Gulf, much of it supported by Gulf countries keen to fill in the blanks in their past. Some of

Energy Boom in West Threatens Indian Artifacts

News & Information (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008

With the urgent push for more energy, archaeologists worry that history and prehistory — much of it still unexplored or unknown in parts of the West — could be lost. …Read more

Energy Boom in West Threatens Indian Artifacts

New York Times (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008

With the urgent push for more energy, archaeologists worry that history and prehistory -- much of it still unexplored or unknown in parts of the West -- could be lost.

More proof of ancient Prishtina, Kosovo capital

Archaeonews (Free subscription) | 01/08/2008

The latest ruins of the ancient city of Prishtina discovered under mosques and steaming communal baths or hammams built by Ottoman emperors is further proof of antiquity of the capital of Kosovo, known in the ancient times as Pristinium and going back to prehistory. The new archeological ruins next to the Ottoman Emperor Mosque and near the foundations of the Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo,

Why not just call it the Prehistory Channel?

Laelaps (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008

Is it just me or is the History Channel mutating? I guess they've covered just about everything there is to cover in human history as I keep seeing more announcements for programs about natural history, particularly involving extinct creatures. On July 29 the new series Evolve will premiere along with Jurassic Fight Club and Prehistoric Monsters Revealed ; it seems like the whole day will be full...