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Spain’s Move to Decolonize Its Museums Must Continue

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DECOLONIZING SPAIN’S MUSEUMS In my work as a curator of archaeological assemblages at the British Museum and as a bio-archaeology researcher at the Natural History Museum in the United Kingdom, I have observed how nations and cultural institutions grapple with their colonial legacies.

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Why I Talked to Pseudoarchaeologist Graham Hancock on Joe Rogan

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ENTERING THE FRAY I agreed to discuss archaeology with pseudoarchaeologist Graham Hancock on the mega-popular but controversial podcast the Joe Rogan Experience. But reaching those outside my echo chamber demands more than my archaeological expertise. I’m distinguishing archaeology from mythology. Many people buy it.

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Unearthing the Origins of Plantation Slavery on São Tomé

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To uncover this past, a team launched the country’s first archaeological research. The Praia Melão engenho and estate is the first archaeological site identified in São Tomé. But this can be challenging in a country where no archaeology has been done before. Ruins of a sugar mill do not fit the government’s notion of heritage.

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Tackling the Wreckage of War

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In 2021 and 2022, I conducted an archaeological walkover and photographic survey of the marshes. Though unmarked by commemorative plaques, the pitches have become a vast footballing heritage site: the “utopia,” as founder of Hackney Wick Football Club Bobby Kasanga has put it , “of grassroots football.”

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The Distant Origins of a Stonehenge Stone

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A Novel technique In the early 2020s, we started using handheld X-ray fluorescence analysis , a non-destructive chemical analytical method, on the Stonehenge bluestones—particularly on the many claimed Altar Stone fragments collected by older archaeological excavations. Nothing looked similar.

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How does an NCHE Colloquium come together?

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Army Heritage and Education Center (4 times) in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee, the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, and the Museum of History and Innovation in Seattle, Washington have made these colloquia special. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia (3 times), the U.S.

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Tracing the Hands of Time: Neanderthals and the Cave Art of Maltravieso

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A Shared Heritage: What Maltravieso Teaches Us Maltravieso Cave offers a rare glimpse into the shared artistic legacy of humanity. By refining dating methods, researchers have expanded the horizons of archaeology, enabling more nuanced interpretations of our ancestors’ lives and creativity. Journal : Updating Neanderthals , 2022.