Tag: archaeology

  • Fascinating Fieldwork and Excavation at Shanidar Cave, Iraqi Kurdistan

    Fascinating Fieldwork and Excavation at Shanidar Cave, Iraqi Kurdistan

    by Emily Tilby | (emct3@cam.ac.uk) When I found out that I would be taking part in this summer’s season of Excavations at Shanidar Cave I was really excited as the cave is so important in our understanding of Near Eastern Prehistory and Neanderthal behaviour. I was also slightly nervous as this would be my first experience taking…

  • 7. Cylindrical Slag Block: Archaeological Discoveries in Lejja, South-eastern-Nigeria

    7. Cylindrical Slag Block: Archaeological Discoveries in Lejja, South-eastern-Nigeria

    By Chioma Vivian Ngonadi (@ChiomaNgonadi12) The process of precolonial metalworking is recognised by the presence of material fingerprints such as slags, remains of blooms, or finished objects (Chirikure 2013). In Lejja-Igboland, southeastern Nigeria, iron smelting is an indigenous craft specialization that flourished on an industrial scale from around 2000 BC (Eze-Uzomaka 2013). Evidence, in the…