Martin Rundkvist's blog. Archaeology, skepticism, Sweden. And books and music and stuff.
Dr Martin Rundkvist is a Swedish archaeologist, journal editor, public speaker, skeptic, atheist, lefty liberal, bookworm, and father of two. This is the world's #1 archaeology blog according to Technorati.
Four Stone Hearth
December 31, 2006
Category: Children
As a Christmas present for my eight-year-old son, I bought a miniature hammerworks and had the rubber gaskets (Sw. packningar) on my old steam engine replaced. The gaskets dried out years ago, so it's never been possible to get...
Posted by Martin R at 7:31 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 30, 2006
Category: Archaeology
Here's my reply to the reader's question about the effects of being harshly criticised by a colleague you respect. I was a highly independent grad student. Some might say obstinate and unruly. This was due to a combination of...
Posted by Martin R at 4:42 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogging
Jeez, so much to learn, so many tweaks to do at the new site! I've turned off comment authentication since people were having trouble with TypeKey. Comment away! The RSS feed isn't publicised yet, but it works: http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology/index.xml (Thanks, Johan...
Posted by Martin R at 3:30 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogging
Back before Christmas, as I was waiting for Scienceblogs to open its doors for me, I checked out the people already inside. Specifically, I wanted to know what sort of scientific backgrounds they had, and what their Technorati rankings were....
Posted by Martin R at 12:32 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Food
Here's one for Peezee....
Posted by Martin R at 12:11 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 29, 2006
Category: Archaeology
Dear Reader, I'm really thrilled to be on Scienceblogs! You see, I'm the first second or third scholar from the Arts wing that Seed's let in here. Archaeology was long seen as an adjunct to historical research, which is...
Posted by Martin R at 10:42 PM • 24 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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