For those of you who would like to see an Anasazi scarlet macaw cloak, we recommend the Edge of the Cedars museum in Blanding, Utah. Even after centuries, the colors are still stunning. Scarlet macaw feathers unquestionably had a religious significance. That’s what makes this latest study so fascinating.
http://westerndigs.org/exotic-macaws-found-at-chaco-canyon-reveal-trade-hierarchy-ancestral-pueblo/
Pueblo Bonito as it appeared in 1930 (left) and in 1970 (right). In our opinions, this is one of the grand moments in Native American prehistory. The Ancestral Puebloans, better known as the Anasazi, were master astronomers, architects, engineers and artists. Chaco is one of our favorite places in North America.
Early photographers were obsessed with archaeology. We owe them such a debt of gratitude for documenting those sites before vandals and tourism took their tolls. http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/jul/15/sacred-mystery-the-photographers-obsessed-with-the-crumbling-sphinx?CMP=share_btn_tw
For those of you wanting to fill out your e-libraries, our great publisher just put PEOPLE OF THE WOLF on sale for $2.99!
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/people-of-the-wolf-kathleen-oneal-gear/1100226098?ean=9781466818521
This is a fun video about the clues we get from filming underwater archaeological and historical sites!
http://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2015/07/14/wwii-australia-shipwreck-survey-orig.cnn