Dan Lieberman, an executive officer of the ASPR and the organization’s treasurer, recently led an analysis of the Paleo diet using evidence from contemporary hunter-gatherer populations. The Paleo diet, which has become increasingly popular in the last few decades, recommends calorie ranges of 19-35% protein, 22-40% carbohydrates, and 28-47% fat, while also prohibiting dairy, grains,…
Tao River Archaeology Project
The Tao River Archaeology Project (TRAP), the result of a collaborative effort between the Gansu Provincial Institute of Archaeology, Peking University, and Harvard University, and led by ASPR director Rowan Flad, began in 2011 and continued until 2019. During its first two years, TRAP investigated 531 Neolithic and Bronze-Age sites in the Tao River valley,…
Mount Carmel Excavations
Between April of 1929 and August of 1934, the American School of Prehistoric Research partnered with the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem to fund seven seasons of excavation at the caves of Nahal Me’arot in modern-day Israel. The archaeological significance of this area was realized in 1928, when the cliffs were threatened by British…