More Alaska Eskimo Maritime Items: Peabody Museum #3

Let's look at more Aleut and other Alaskan Eskimo maritime and related cultural items at Harvard University's Peabody Museum of Arch...

Alaskan/Aleut Diorama, Kayaks: Peabody Museum #2

Here's a look at a display of Alaskan, and specifically Aleut, items at Harvard's   Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology . (W...

Baffinland Inuit Kayaks, Settlement: Peabody Museum #1

This is the first of several planned posts featuring boat-related displays at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard Un...

"The Boyne Currach" -- A Review

The Boyne Currach: From beneath the shadows of Newgrange , by Claidhgh (I understand it's pronounced "Clive") O' Gibne has...

A Personal-Commercial Note to My Readers

Dear Readers, I've been informed by Amazon that my Amazon Associates account will be terminated after Sunday, October 6, along with the ...

Ancient (?) Dugout Canoe Found in Florida

AP photo . Click to enlarge. According to an AP article carried by Fox News (among others), a well-preserved dugout canoe was recently recov...

A Catamaran with an Outrigger?

A recent BBC story concerning a possibly  marine-related archaeological discovery in Wales  reports some off-the-wall speculation about the ...