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Museum of Anatolian Civilization offers fun to kidsFrom the Turkish Daily News:Turkish Daily News, TurkeySunday, September 24, 2006Museum offers archeology fun (including for children)by BARI? Alt?nta?The best of what all the diverse civilizations of Anatolia left behind isnow in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara, an embodiment ofdiversity, the hallmark of Anatolia. Its artifacts,

This is from a series of books on being people from the past. The web book shows what the life of a gladiator was like, If you mouse over the pictures, a surprise is there. Great fun for kids and adults!You Wouldn't Want to be a Roman Gladiator!

Society for American Archaeology launches Archaeology for the Public Web Pages The Society for American Archaeology (SAA), with the assistance of a grant from the U.S. Dept of Interior Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), has created a set of web pages on Archaeology for the Public www.saa.org/public. The project was coordinated by members of the SAA Public

A short bibliography on archae0-metallurgy by Dr. Chris Salter, Oxford University.Introduction to Archaeo-Metallurgical Bibliography

The Historical Metallurgy Society has made a series of datasheets available on their web site. These files cover the following topics: Crucibles and molds, precious metal refining, iron working processes, geophysical techniques, bloomery iron smelting (what is a bloomery?), currency bars, excavation, hammerscale, metallographic examination, and other aspects.Introduction to Historical Metallurgy

The Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Caribbean Studies announces a field school opportunity for this summer.The institute is a non-profit, research and education foundation based in California, that seeks to integrate various approaches and methodologies to Caribbean research.This announcement has been delayed until site access could be confirmed.The opportunity is tremendous.The field

Mirabilis is a fascinating blog by a woman who lives on an island in the Salish Sea (off Vancouver). Here are her posts on history and archaeology.Mirabilis.ca ? history & archaeology