The Early Career of Leonard Woolley
New on the Jazz Age Adventurers page: Leonard Woolley: Prelude to Ur “A tiresome little man but a first class digger and an archaeologist after my own heart” – Gertrude…
Free for All: The Vermont Archaeological Society and the Journal of Vermont Archaeology
The Vermont Archaeological Society is celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, and they have not only made pdfs of their journal free to download, they have also made membership in the…
Who Really Discovered the First Paleoindian Sites in Vermont?
In 1927, the Folsom site in New Mexico, which contained the distinctive fluted stone points of the same name directly associated with an extinct species of bison, was identified by…
Small Towns/Small Cities
Our Towns: A 100,000 Mile Journey into the Heart of America is James Fallows and Deborah Fallows take on American towns that are surviving or thriving. From Curbed: The focus…
3D Passenger Pigeon from University of Victoria at Sketchfab
Passenger Pigeon specimen by UVic Libraries on Sketchfab
Urban Archaeology and Foodways in South Carolina
New book review of Charleston: An Archaeology of Life in a Coastal Community by Martha Z. Zierden and Elizabeth J. Reitz published in the Anthropology Book Forum of the American…
Keeping a Toyota Tacoma Running
After selling an 80s-era Toyota pickup, it makes sense to replace it with an early 2000s Toyota Tacoma. Jalopnik on Here’s What It Cost To Make A Cheap Toyota Tacoma As…
Step by Step Fixing (and Flipping) a 1988 Toyota Pickup
Starting to look like old Toyota Pickups are the next Ford Bronco. Peter Monshizadeh on Jalopnik: Here’s Exactly What It Cost To Buy And Repair An Old Toyota Pickup Truck…