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Archaeology

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Vandals Destroy Archaeological Dig at Southern Illinois - Edwardsville

    SIUE - Archaeology Field SchoolMembers of the school dig along the site in 2010.​Excavating equipment and historical artifacts are missing after vandals looted and destroyed an archaeological dig on the campus of Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville over the weekend. As the Belleville News- ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 24, 2011

    St. Louis Art Capsules

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Culture

    March 17, 2011

    St. Louis Art Capsules

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Culture

    March 10, 2011

    St. Louis Art Capsules

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Culture

    March 3, 2011

    St. Louis Art Capsules

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Culture

    February 24, 2011

    St. Louis Art Capsules

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Culture

    February 17, 2011

    St. Louis Art Capsules

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Culture

    February 10, 2011

    St. Louis Art Capsules

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    Sac and Fox Nation: Missouri Desecrated our Ancestors. We Want 'Em Back (And Some!)

    Image viaThe DNR has been keeping Native American bones like these for decades. ​UPDATE 3:47 pm: The parties just settled today. Details forthcoming....The Sac and Fox Nation wants its grandfathers back.  Right now, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is storing tribal bones in banke ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 6, 2011

    Aqualizard!

    Image viaThe DNR has been keeping Native American bones like these for decades. ​UPDATE 3:47 pm: The parties just settled today. Details forthcoming....The Sac and Fox Nation wants its grandfathers back.  Right now, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is storing tribal bones in banke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Gourmet Returns, Slightly Modified.

    Gourmet's back from the dead. Sort of. The New York Times reports that the stalwart will return to newsstands with three ad-free special editions that recycle recipes from old issues. The first, featuring quick recipes, will be available on September 7, eleven months after the magazine's surprise c ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 2, 2010

    St. Louis Art Capsules

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • News

    March 24, 2010

    Tweakers 'N Diggers: Looters are pillaging Native American burial grounds to finance their meth habits

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Artgasm: This Weekend's Art Openings, February 19-21, 2010

    Now that Mardi Gras (and the hangover) has passed, people are giving up all sorts of crazy things for Lent. Luckily, art isn't one of them! So get your mind off the cigarettes, reality TV guilty pleasure of your choice, and check out one of these openings. If you don't see your show listed, ple ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    10 Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, February 19-21, 2010

    Yet another Mardi Gras has passed in St. Louis and now only memories (and compromising photos) remain. If you're not entirely worn-out from last weekend, look forward to this weekend: fire-breathing burlesque, a Jersey Shore cast member, munching on crickets and worms and a goth versi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Vote for Ass Clown of the Week!

    ​Another week, another round Darwin-defying cretins who made local headlines. You know the rules: Vote for the person you feel was the biggest idiot this week. 1. John Henry: A Missouri man arrested this weekend for possession of drug paraphernalia and what looked to be tools and supplies for a na ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 30, 2009

    Many Layers of Turkey

    ​Another week, another round Darwin-defying cretins who made local headlines. You know the rules: Vote for the person you feel was the biggest idiot this week. 1. John Henry: A Missouri man arrested this weekend for possession of drug paraphernalia and what looked to be tools and supplies for a na ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2009

    Park in Overdrive

    ​Another week, another round Darwin-defying cretins who made local headlines. You know the rules: Vote for the person you feel was the biggest idiot this week. 1. John Henry: A Missouri man arrested this weekend for possession of drug paraphernalia and what looked to be tools and supplies for a na ... More >>

  • News

    August 12, 2009

    From the Blog: Lawn-mower drunks, Juan Encarnación now playing politics, and ancient Cahokian savages

    ​Another week, another round Darwin-defying cretins who made local headlines. You know the rules: Vote for the person you feel was the biggest idiot this week. 1. John Henry: A Missouri man arrested this weekend for possession of drug paraphernalia and what looked to be tools and supplies for a na ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Sacrificial Virgins, Still-Stinky Garbage Pit Discovered at Cahokia

    us.penguingroup.com​There's an interesting article in Salon today about a new book called Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi by an archaeologist named Timothy Pauketat.  Three guesses what it's about, and the last two don't count.According to Pauketat, Cahokia wasn't jus ... More >>

  • Music

    June 24, 2009

    Brothers in Arms: Now settled back in St. Louis, the Brothers Lazaroff mines its own distinctive American artifacts

    us.penguingroup.com​There's an interesting article in Salon today about a new book called Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi by an archaeologist named Timothy Pauketat.  Three guesses what it's about, and the last two don't count.According to Pauketat, Cahokia wasn't jus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2008

    The Saint Louis Art Museum Ka-Nefer-Nefer Egyptian Mask Saga Continues

    A recent Associated Press article reports that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is now looking into the provenance of the Ka-Nefer-Nefer mask, a 3,000-year-old Egyptian relic acquired in the late 1990s by the Saint Louis Art Museum.The mask, said to date back to the Nineteenth Dynasty (1293- ... More >>

  • News

    January 16, 2008

    Sacred Garbage?

    Native Americans trash plans to expand a sprawling Illinois landfill.

  • Calendar

    September 19, 2007

    Dem Bones

    Native Americans trash plans to expand a sprawling Illinois landfill.

  • News

    December 6, 2006

    CSI:IRAQ Goes to Court

    St. Louis archaeologist Sonny Trimble takes the stand in Saddam Hussein's trial, and the nation is riveted.

  • News

    November 29, 2006

    CSI:IRAQ Goes to Court

    Forensic archaeologist Sonny Trimble takes the witness stand in Baghdad, and the nation is riveted

  • News

    September 13, 2006

    CSI:IRAQ

    Sonny Trimble's grave undertaking: unearthing the victims of Saddam's slaughter.

  • Calendar

    August 23, 2006

    Atlatl Tale

    Sonny Trimble's grave undertaking: unearthing the victims of Saddam's slaughter.

  • News

    October 27, 2004

    Before The Ball

    The Century Building fell to the wrecking ball, but Larry Giles got some of the best parts

  • Calendar

    September 29, 2004

    Prints Charming

    Outlaw printmakers ransack town

  • Calendar

    August 25, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Week of August 25, 2004

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Week of December 3, 2003

  • Film

    July 23, 2003

    Film Openings

    Week of July 23, 2003

  • Calendar

    March 12, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Week of July 23, 2003

  • Music

    January 29, 2003

    Roll Over, Tutankhamen

    Pyramids, death metal and a roadie with the mummy's curse? Meet Nile.

  • Calendar

    October 9, 2002

    Who's Your Mummy?

    Bob Brier commands wrapped attention

  • Calendar

    May 1, 2002

    Lindy Hop

    The Missouri Historical Society unveils a new exhibit dedicated to the first true media superstar

  • Calendar

    January 16, 2002

    MacroFun

    Afghan arts and culture get a day in the spotlight at local importer MacroSun

  • Calendar

    December 12, 2001

    Unsinkable

    History buffs and the morbidly curious will be buoyed by Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit

  • News

    September 5, 2001

    Down and Dirty

    There's gold in them thar outhouses, and things are getting ugly

  • News

    August 22, 2001

    Buried Tools, Forgotten Gods

    Nine centuries ago, Mississippian villagers cached 70 celts underground. Was it a ceremonial offering, or did they just forget?

  • News

    June 13, 2001

    Body Solutions

    The circumstances of Linda Sherman's death remain a mystery. Police hope TV will give them a break.

  • Calendar

    November 29, 2000

    Key Concept

    "Hyperpianist" Denman Maroney pulls strings to get the sounds he wants

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 27, 2000

    Best Dig

    American Bottom Archaeology Project

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 27, 2000

    Best Underground Railroad Site

    Tracks Still Under Construction

  • Calendar

    August 2, 2000

    A Loot in the Attic

    Discovering the value of Chubb's Antiques Roadshow

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2000

    FROZEN ASSETS

    Metro Theatre Company brings Nicholas Kryah's cool Iceman to the stage

  • News

    November 17, 1999

    BODY OF EVIDENCE

    Years after Linda Sherman vanished, her skull turned up at a restaurant. Now the cops are hoping that new forensic tests will lead to her remains -- and nail their primary suspect. But he’s not worried.

  • Calendar

    August 25, 1999

    WRAP GROUP

    A new exhibit of some very old mummies at the Washington University Gallery of Art

  • News

    April 28, 1999

    Hit Parade

    A new exhibit of some very old mummies at the Washington University Gallery of Art

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