Similar to World Archaeology News, Archaeologica is another venue to get the latest news on archaeology. With so many news media outlets putting out secondary coverage of archaeological discoveries, this type of website is truly useful. The news stories here are updated daily with discoveries from around the world. This website is also completely free of ads, which is a plus. However, again the appearance is incredibly drab - a rock like background is the only decoration of the layout, which is clearly designed to come off as basic and functional. This is a place for finding current news on archaeology, plain and simple. There is a resource tab that connects to other archaeological websites, many of which have already found their way onto this blog. The world of archaeology on the internet appears to be smaller than expected. The design of archaeology websites are all starting to look vaguely familiar. Layouts use a large amount of bland colors such as brown, black, tan, and white, sticking to the trend of being generally boring and lackluster. Obviously Archaeologists do deal with brown and tan frequently, but this does not seem an effective attention grabbing color for a website layout. Aesthetically, this website is undeniably boring. Utility wise though, this site is excellent for keeping up to date with discoveries. And viewing the stats of the website, it is clear that it is receiving heavy readership with an average of around 9,000 page views per day. I guess that shows that layout isn't everything.
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http://www.archaeologica.org/NewsPage.htm
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