I have always loved going to museums as a kid and love it, still! I could spend entire afternoons exploring the artifacts and learning a bit about our history. So when I heard about the Gibson House Museum located near Yonge Street and Park Home Ave in North York, I wanted to learn more! I…
Tag: Archaeology
Fo Guang Shan Buddha Memorial Hall – I have photos!!!
So the Buddha Memorial Hall is finally complete! I remember when I was there last year during construction and you can already tell that it was going to be AMAZING! It was HUGE and despite covered in dust, it was beautiful. I had the opportunity to meet Venerable Master Hsing Yun, founder of the Fo…
Archaeology – It’s the Bog Bodies!
I LOVE archaeology and I LOVE mummies even more. There, I said it. Every time I talk about mummies (and I mean I could go on and on about the topic), my friends and especially my mom, would give me a look of distaste. Like, “Ew”, they would say. “How can you like dead people?”…
St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research: And I get to take part in it!
In just a few days, I will be taking part in an archaeological excavation with the St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research (S.E.C.A.R) team in the Caribbean! Here is some background information about the excavation and what is currently happening over there! Where Are We Excavating? Archaeological investigations of Colonial Period slave sites in…
Genes Says You’re A Neanderthal…Well, A Little Bit Anyway
In my previous post about scientists cloning our extinct cousins, the Neanderthals, I pondered on the idea of what it would be like to actually meet one someday. Well, it seems the latest discovery shows that we have met them….and they are ‘us’ – at least a little anyway. University of California Santa Cruz professor…
China’s First Emperor and his Terracotta Warriors
Little was known about Qin Shihuangdi (259 BC – 210 BC) until his astonishing army of life-sized terracotta warriors was discovered in 1974 by some farmers while building a well in Xi’an, China. Still not fully excavated, the Terracotta Army is estimated to number more than 8,000 figures, including 400 chariot horses and 300 cavalry…
Adventures of ExplorerMF 