Humans have used animals for more than just meat, wool, and companionship. Animal bones have been used to make important tools for thousands of years. Learn more tomorrow!

Did you know the oldest bone tools are around 480,000 years old? Learn more about it in today’s blog: projectarchaeology.org/2021/09/17/hum…

This week our blog will be focusing on traditional ecological knowledge people have and have passed down about animals! Check it out tomorrow.

Did you know that Traditional Ecological Knowledge is an almost 2 million year old practice? Learn all about it here: projectarchaeology.org/2021/09/24/hum…

Did you know the Ancient Egyptians associated jackals with death and that the god of death, Anubis, was often drawn with jackal attributes? Some archaeologists think this association came from the jackal’s scavenging or ability to live in the desert.

Did you know that there is archaeological evidence to suggest that humans worshipped chickens and hares in Iron Age England? Learn more with this week’s blog here: projectarchaeology.org/2021/10/01/hum…

Check out the first post in our new series on archaeology and music here: projectarchaeology.org/2021/10/07/mus…

This week in the music series, we’re looking at drums! Learn all about them here: projectarchaeology.org/2021/10/15/mus…

This week we cover many different types of percussion instruments from gongs to sistrums, check it out here: projectarchaeology.org/2021/10/22/mus…

Halloween is coming up, but have you ever thought about the archaeology of fear? Check out tomorrow's blog to learn all about it.

Happy Halloween! Check out this week's blog on the archaeology of fear: projectarchaeology.org/2021/10/29/the…

Did you know that the oldest string instrument is around 2500 years old? Learn more about the archaeology of music in the blog tomorrow!

Interested in the history of string instruments? Learn all about it here: projectarchaeology.org/2021/11/05/mus…

Check out old blogs with Thanksgiving resources! * projectarchaeology.org/.../were-havin… * projectarchaeology.org/.../pass-the-c… * projectarchaeology.org/.../native-ame…

Check out this year’s Thanksgiving blog! Also, we have a search bar now, so you can easily find past Thanksgiving posts. projectarchaeology.org/2021/11/19/tha…

The music and archaeology series is back! Learn all about the brass family here: projectarchaeology.org/2021/12/03/mus…

Did you know bagpipes are found in the archaeological record in Greece and Rome, not just Scotland? Learn more about woodwind instruments in our blog tomorrow!

Today is the last in our music and archaeology series! Learn all about the history of woodwinds here: projectarchaeology.org/2021/12/10/mus…

Project Archaeology is off on break and won't be posting until January 3rd! Happy Holidays to all!

Check out the last blog here: projectarchaeology.org/2022/01/07/goo…. It has some important updates about Project Archaeology. Happy New Year!