“Archaeology holds all the keys to understanding who we are and where we come from.”
– Sarah Parcak
Each week on To the Point we share a few articles from the world of archaeology (and its many interconnected fields).
Farm Field Find Rewrites Archaeological History in Michigan
news.umich.edu | August 23, 2021
A 13,000-year-old Clovis campsite has been identified as Michigans earliest archaeological site. University of Michigan researchers have found many undisturbed artifcats that tell the story of the Clovis people settling in the Great Lakes region.
Historical Timeline is Inaccurate: Advanced Radiocarbon Dating Reveals Machu Picchu Older Than Expected
scitechdaily.com | August 22, 2021.
Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) dated human remains recovered in Andes Mountains has dated Machu Picchu 20 years older than the accepted historical record suggests. This finding raises questions about our understanding of Inca chronology.
sciencedaily.com | August 18, 2021
Researchers at Okayama University have been examining skeletal remains to explore the effects of population pressure on violence levels. In Japan, northern Kyushu is being studied as remains indicate a significant increase in the frequency of violence compared to other areas during a certain time period.
