…the old-school way, with paperclips. David Hurst Thomas illustrates: “Seriation diagrams were once constructed by hand (literally). Frequencies of temporal types were converted to percentages, then drawn on individual strips, which were then moved up or down until they approximated a series of battleship-shaped curves (Ford, 1962: fig.8). This tedious and subjective procedure has since…… Continue reading How to Make Battleship Curves
Month: February 2018
Huguenot Street Stone Houses in New Paltz, New York
French Huguenots founded the town of New Paltz in New York state in 1677. Their first houses were made of logs, but by the beginning of the 1700s, they were building more permanent stone houses. Several of those buildings survive today on Huguenot Street, a National Historic Landmark.
Tucson’s Presidio and Historical Archaeology in the 1920s
By digging at the site of the Presidio San Agustín del Tucson in 1929, Engineer Donald Page gets the nod as Tucson, Arizona’s first historical archaeologist. That was his only excavation, and less than ten years later, his life took a tragic/stupid turn (alcohol and a handgun were involved). See Donald Page: Tucson’s Tragic First Historical…… Continue reading Tucson’s Presidio and Historical Archaeology in the 1920s
Scholarship for New York Archaeology Undergraduates
For New York state undergraduates interested in a career in archaeology, the Daniel H. Weiskotten Scholarship Fund 2018 awards $750 and a 1 year membership in the New York State Archaeological Association To apply for this award, a student must be a New York state resident enrolled in an accredited New York state college or…… Continue reading Scholarship for New York Archaeology Undergraduates
OMG the next Toyota Tacoma comes with a snorkel
Toyota calls it a Desert Air Intake, but it’s a snorkel. Only available on the top of the line 2019 TRD Pro. As Toyota says: The most eye-catching of the Tacoma upgrades, no doubt, is the available all-new TRD Desert Air Intake. Designed to sustain consistent off-road performance no matter how silty or dirty the…… Continue reading OMG the next Toyota Tacoma comes with a snorkel
Politics, Permits, and Division of Spoils in the 1930s
From the UK’s National Archives, details on politics and permits regarding archaeology in Syria in the 1930s, featuring Jazz Age Adventurer Leonard Woolley: Archaeological business as usual? Digging in the Hatay in the 1930s by Juliette Desplatt