Sounding on Archaeology for June 21, 2010

There’s been some pretty crazy-great archeological news out there.  Some of the stuff I starred to point out specifically, recently, were these:

• Malaysian prehistoric remains 16,000 years old. Holy crap.
• Discover Magazine article continues to confirm that the causes of Angkor’s collapse was ecological, and likely to have been brought about catabolically via two droughts.
• Evidence for Indus script in Southeast Asia? No, wait. Seriously? No, probably not.
• Burnt rice paddies in Hanoi 3,000 years old. Wow. Even crazier, some of seeds are reportedly sprouted. Amaranth FTW?
• Modern archaeology SNAFU: Bodies misidentified at Arlington Cemetery.
• Shamanic transit and the prehistoric hard-on.  Great summary about “the meaning of erection in Paleolithic minds.”
• Ancient stone inscription, possibly in the process of being smuggled out of the country, found near Ta Krabey temple.
• Tracing the origins of the Tai. Via.