THE COMPARATIVE ARCHAEOLOGY WEB ©

Updated April 15, 2008. 14:15 –5 GMT, US Eastern Time

For quick dissemination of archaeological information across the continents.

Comparative Archaeology is an interregional approach to prehistoric culture change and communication. The Comparative Archaeology WEB© is dedicated to further quick publication of archaeological information across continents. Its ultimate aim is to promote detailed comparisons between large cultural regions. Its purpose is to ascertain the causes for similarities and differences in human development in different parts of the world. Publications include news bulletins, announcements, professional quality abstracts, reports, research papers, dissertations, and databases (including chronologies). Emphasis is placed on color illustrations.

MAIN TABLE OF CONTENT

News Bulletins	*Leonardo Da Vonci’s “The Last Supper” Renaissance painting in high resolution* (Added October 28, 2007.) *Russian Megalithic Tombs: 5000 Year Old Gallery-Graves in the Southern Urals?* (Added July 10, 2005. Updated November 28, 2005) *Religion at Nazareth 8000 years before Christ.* (Added October 25, 2003. Updated October 26, 2003) *The Iceman’s Food Fight* (Added January 4, 2001. Updated January 17, 2001) *The Kennewick Man Update* (Added October 9, 2000) *A 30 000 Year Old Ivory Horse Sculpture from South Germany* (Added July 31, 2000. Updated February 15, 2002) *The Kennewick Man and Ancient DNA* (Added February 14, 2000. Updated October 9, 2000) In-between Glaciers: New Evidence of Fauna and Flora of the Eem Period in Central Europe. (Added January 24, 2000. Updated January February 15, 2000) *Jumping to Conclusions: African Fertility Idols or Tourist Souvenirs?* (Added August 6, 1999. Updated December 17, 2001) Nine Ships and their Roman Cargo. Pisa, Italy. (Added August 3, 1999) The Oldest Cave Painting in Central Europe? (Added June 29, 1999. Updated February 2, 2002) Suns, Wheels and Megalithic Tombs: The first color pictures of sun-wheel symbols from the megalithic tomb of Blengow 1, E. Germany (Added May 30, 1999, Updated December 23, 2001) Oldest Cloth/New Test Results. (Added January 28, 1999, Updated December 13, 2000) New Puzzles at North America's first Metropolis. (Added January 14, 1999) The oldest preserved textile from the Neolithic/Eneolithic in Central / Northern Europe? (Added September 18, 1998. Updated October 29, 2007) The First OCR Dates from the Czech Republic. (Added September 18, 1998. Updated December 13, 2000) The Oldest Dated Well. (Added May 13, 1998, Updated February 14, 2006) Mammoth 1, Moos 0: Ancient DNA from blood on Alaska's fluted points. (Added February 28, 1998. Updated February 14, 2006) New German Neanderthal skull fragment. (Added February 28, 1998, Updated February 14, 2006) The Earliest Stone Wall. (Added January 24, 1998) The Oldest Wagon Tracks and a Megalithic Tomb.** (Updated February 14, 2006).
Abstracts and Papers	**Abstracts and Papers of meetings sponsored by “The Comparative Archaeology WEB”, including the Society for American Archaeology (SAA), Union Internationale des Sciences Préhistoriques et Protohistoriques (UISPP) and World Archaeological Congress (WAC) sessions. (Added March 1998. Updated December 4, 2006) Index and English Abstracts for Archäologische Informationen, Journal of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ur- und Frühgeschichte (German Union of Prehistory and Early History). (Added June 6, 1999. Updated September 6, 2004) The World Heritage List: Filling the Gaps - an Action Plan for the Future**. The World Heritage Committee Task Force. (French version) Added August 28, 2004.
Ancient Textiles	Ancient Textiles© (Moved to new location and updated October 28, 2007)
Announcements	None at this time
Articles	Periodically updated
Books and Dissertations	Baldia, M. O. 1995/2004 *A Spatial Analysis of Megalithic Tombs* with links to completed Chapters 1-7, 18, 19, Bibliography, plus summaries and excerpts of most other chapters. (Added January 20, 1999. Updated April 15, 2008) Haldeman, S. S. 1872 *Pennsylvania Dutch: A Dialect of South German with an Infusion of English. A rare linguistics book about the Amish. A digitized version of the book can be downloaded in two PDF files <Part I* and Part II> Copyright © 2004. All rights reserved. A version without the copyright stamp is available for researchers at cost. Please contact Dr. M. O. Baldia for details. (Added April 10, 2004.)
Bibliographies	Munro, John *Bibliography of European Textiles: 1100 – 1750, University of Toronto. (Added April 11, 1999. Updated link May 22, 2007) More …*
Book Reviews/Summaries of non-English Publications	Lippert et al. 1992 Der Götschenberg (A Prehistoric Copper Mining Settlement in Austria). Published in German. (Added April 11, 1999. Updated October 2, 2001)
Chronologies and Databases	New World *The Paleoindian Database of the Americas.* The University of Tennessee Department of Anthropology· Knoxville Tennessee. (Added December 12, 2005) *The Chronology of North America* with summaries of individual phases and cultures. Includes pictures of Mound City, Cahokia, Etowah, Moundville, Spiro, Serpent Mound (Added August 27, 2000. Updated April 15, 2008) *Index of Hopewell Earthworks, Artifacts and Maps* (Added August 27, 2000. Updated September 6, 2004) *More …*
Chronologies and Databases	Old World *Neolithic/Copper Age Link Index: Links to News Bulletins, Articles, Site Reports, Databases, etc. about the Neolithic/Copper Age in Europe. (Added September 11, 1999. Updated May 22, 2007) Megalithic Tomb Index: Scientific database of 5000 North and Central European Long-Mounds (Long-Barrows), Tumuli, and Megalithic Tombs, Including Gallery-graves.* (Added January 1998. Updated April 15, 2008) Central and North European Neolithic Chronology with summaries of individual cultures (Added December 12, 1998. Updated December 31, 2006) C14 Dates of Long-mounds (Earthen Long-barrows) and Megalithic Tombs from North and Central Europe. (Added February 25, 1998. Updated November 16, 2001) RADON: Central European Online Database of C¹⁴ Dates for the Neolithic and early Bronze Age at Jungsteinseite. Germany. A downloadable Microsoft Excel spreadsheet in German. (Added February 17, 2002, Updated periodically). Radiocarbon Database for Scottish Archaeology: Online Database of C¹⁴ Dates. (Added April 27, 2003, Updated periodically). Central Anatolian Neolithic e-Workshop with data sets, articles, maps, etc. on the Neolithic of Central Anatolia 9th - 6th millennia cal BC. More …**
Site Reports Updated periodically	Grigoriev, S. A and Y. V. Vasina 2005 The Megalithic Structures of Vera Island in Turgoyak Lake, Southern Urals. (Added November 28, 2005. Updated November 28, 2005) *More ...*
LINKS to Universities and Departments	Links to Universities, Anthropology/Archaeology Departments, and related Homepages. (Updated September 29, 2005)
Archaeology Resources	Links to Museum, Cultural Heritage Preservation (Cultural Resource Management) Offices, Electronic Journals, etc.
Notes to Authors	The Comparative Archaeology WEB accepts manuscripts for publication, including news bulletins, announcements, professional quality abstracts, reports, research papers, dissertations and databases. Emphasis is placed on color illustrations.

For comments, contributions, questions, information on broken links and technical difficulties contact:

Dr. Maximilian O. Baldia, Senior Editor

Dr. Christel Baldia, Associate Editor

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