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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
March 31, 2008
Category: Tech
For the past two years I've been packing a soap-sized handheld computer named the Qtek 9100. It's a version of a design named the HTC Wizard, sporting a slide-out qwerty keyboard and running Windows Mobile. The machine's been good to...
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 7 Comments •
March 30, 2008
Category: Music
It's a running joke around Sb that the single most popular blog entry on the whole site is one where a scibling calls Britney Spears the High Priestess of something not very flattering. In fact, as Spears's latest hit...
Posted by Martin R at 3:16 PM • 7 Comments •
March 28, 2008
Category: Archaeology
The last time these enthusiastic gentlemen interfered with the site, they were reprimanded by the County Archaeologist.
Posted by Martin R at 12:27 PM • 8 Comments •
March 27, 2008
Category: Music
Bluegrass music is rootsy acoustic proto-country. 70s heavy metal is bluesy electrified hard rock. Imagine what classic heavy metal songs would sound like if played by a bluegrass band -- banjo, fiddle, mandolin, bass... Imagine that. Imagine Hayseed Dixie!...
Posted by Martin R at 1:15 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: Archaeology
The thirty-seventh Four Stone Hearth blog carnival is on-line at Hot Cup of Joe. Archaeology and anthropology from outer space!!! And check out the new Skeptics' Circle!...
Posted by Martin R at 7:04 AM • 1 Comments •
March 26, 2008
Category: Biology
Water suppliers use natural water to make tap water.
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 25 Comments •
March 25, 2008
Category: Language
A dialect is split into sociolects, that have to do with social class.
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 35 Comments •
March 24, 2008
Category: Archaeology
In an attempt to check out the view from the kitchen window, the cat created an archaeological pottery assemblage.
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 27 Comments •
March 22, 2008
Category: Art
There's actually a use for onion peel. Wrap it around an egg, wrap egg and peel in aluminium foil, and boil the egg the usual way. Red onion peel dyes the shell yellow, while yellow onion peel dyes it...
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 11 Comments •
Category: Skepticism
A reader has pointed out that a propaganda website friendly with the Chinese government and hostile to Falun Gong is quoting a recent blog entry of mine. She suggests that this means that I am aiding the government in its...
Posted by Martin R at 4:06 AM • 5 Comments •
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