“I’m a rocket. But a silent one.” BMW CE 04 Electric Scooter
Starting at $11,795, the CE 04 is a long, low, 500+ pound all-electric scooter with an 80 mile range. Here’s how BMW thinks you’ll feel when you have one: “cool…
Sometimes, the Jazz Age becomes Archaeology
This artifact, likely a brooch, depicts a 1920s-era flapper, cloche hat and all. It was found at an archaeological site in Jersey City, New Jersey. This and the many other…
Woolsey Park and an Abandoned Railbed
Perfect Spring day for walking the trails at Woolsey Park in Hopewell Township, New Jersey. Green up is well underway here. The total length of trails is only about two…
Study Cats in Italy; Ph.D. Required
Curious about cats? Completed your Ph.D? Competent in either aDNA or stable isotope analysis? Two postdoctoral positions are available at the Centre of Molecular Anthropology, University of Rome Tor Vergata…
Sheffield Archaeology Under Threat
University of Sheffield’s archaeology team argue vital work will be lost if threatened closure goes ahead University of Sheffield Archaeology department threat ‘blow to UK’
The Archaeologist on the River Kwai
Cyler Conrad writes about Dutch archaeologist Hendrik Robert van Heekeren, who after being captured by the Japanese during World War II, managed to collect prehistoric artifacts while a prisoner-of-war forced…
Massive and Free Archaeology Book on the Onondaga Iroquois
The New York State Museum has just published James W. Bradley’s new book, Onondaga and Empire; An Iroquoian People in an Imperial Era. The book is available to freely download…
Visiting the Historic Site of Woodstock and the Bindy Bazaar
As the plaque above clearly shows, the 1969 Woodstock Concert is legitimately a site of historical importance. While the rule of thumb is that only sites at least 50 years…
Send Texts in Hieroglyphics, or Do Some Serious Work
Fabricius is a Google Arts & Culture project to use AI to translate Egyptian hieroglyphics. Use it to translate your emoji-filled text messages to hieroglyphics with the Fabricius Text to…
G.I. Joe Recovers the Lost Mummy!
Source: 1972 Sears Wishbook. This 1972 set has all the essential/most fun archaeological gear: helicopter, ATV, machete, pick and shovel (the shovel is my pick), and … animal trap (what,…