Beyond the Blast: A Landscape Transformed The air hung heavy with the scent of dust and lingering echoes of the earth’s violent tremor. Where moments before stood a seemingly ordinary expanse of rock and soil, now lay a scene of upheaval. Debris, a chaotic mosaic of shattered stone and displaced earth, littered the landscape, a … Read more
A Heap of History: Defining the Midden What is a Midden? A midden, in its simplest definition, is an accumulation of refuse, a deposit of discarded materials left behind by human activity. These are not simply piles of garbage, but rather complex archaeological features, often consisting of a diverse range of organic and inorganic materials. … Read more
The Dawn of a New Age: Setting the Stage for Creation The Neolithic period, or the New Stone Age, marked a dramatic transformation in human civilization. This era, beginning roughly around ten thousand years ago and varying slightly depending on the region, witnessed a radical shift from a nomadic, hunter-gatherer lifestyle to settled agricultural communities. … Read more
