News December 27, 2012
JERUSALEM—Lesley Gregoricka of the University of South Alabama analyzed the bones of Byzantine monks who lived in Jerusalem’s St Stephen’s Monastery. She found that many of the bones were rich in nitrogen-15, suggesting that the monks, who were encouraged to live on meager rations, ate plenty of animal protein. “Only fallen, weak, mad and demonic monks ate meat,” commented Peter Hatlie of the University of Dallas.
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Features November/December 2012
As one Maya calendar reaches the end of a cycle, we take a look at how an ancient people understood their place in the cosmos
Features November/December 2012
New excavations continue to tell the story of an ancient city at the crossroads between east and west
Letter from India November/December 2012
Searching for a new approach to development, tourism, and local needs at the grand medieval city of Hampi
Artifacts November/December 2012
Ceramic beakers were the vessels of choice for the so-called “Black Drink” used at Cahokia by Native Americans in their purification rituals
Digs & Discoveries November/December 2012
