American Bar Archaeology Excavation 2008

This film shows the 2008 Oregon State University Archaeology Field School excavation at the American Bar site in the Salmon River canyon of western Idaho. Film production involved a pole mounted camera with an intervalometer set to capture a digital image every 60 seconds. The film includes more than 9,000 digital photos shot over a five week period. For more information about the 2008 OSU Archaeology Field School visit our webpage at http://oregonstate.edu/cla/anthropology.

Haslar archaeological dig 2008

An archaeological dig at the Haslar Royal Naval Navy Hospital during the summer of 2008. Part of the Cranfield University Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology MSc programme.

Can a $50 Solution Save Archaeological Sites?

Archaeologist Lawrence Coben suggests creative solutions for preserving archaeological sites with little or no police protection. "You don't have to throw a lot of money," he says, outlining how a $50 gate for a monumental Inca site benefited both archaeologists and the local community.

While archaeological sites from China to Peru are being destroyed by looters in search of saleable antiquities, those charged with custodianship of the past are locked in fierce debate.


Archaeologists, leaders of cultural heritage organizations, and ministers of culture, dealers, collectors, curators, and museum directors cannot come to terms. Who is responsible for preserving cultural heritage? - CUNY


Lawrence Coben is an archaeologist affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania, where he has received an M.A. and is completing a doctorate in Anthropology. He was most recently the director of Proyecto Inkallakta, a multidisciplinary project at the monumental Inka site of that name in Bolivia.


He has also conducted research and surveys in the Carabaya and Lake Titicaca regions of Peru. He co-edited Archaeology of Performance: Theater, Power and Community(2006), a seminal study of the nature and political implications of theatrical performance at public events in ancient societies.


He is also the author of several papers and articles on the Inka, the use of space, the role of performance and spectacle in ancient societies, the use of digital reconstruction and virtual reality in archaeology and the role of local museums in archaeological study and preservation.

New Discoveries in Chinese Archaeology

Features some of the most prolific archeological sites in China, including the Tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi, the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) and Sanxingdui.

Maritime Archaeology at UWF

Discussion of current research in Maritime Archaelogy highlighting exacavation of various 16th century Spanish shipwrecks in Pensacola Bay.

Maritime archaeology is a discipline that studies human interaction with the sea, lakes and rivers through the study of vessels, shore side facilities, cargoes and human remains. One speciality is underwater archaeology , which studies the past through any submerged remains. An other specialty within maritime archaeology is nautical archaeology, which studies vessel construction and use.

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