Arthurian Romance in the Gritty Field
Category: Archaeology
Thanks to Dear Reader Kate L....
Posted by Martin R at 4:21 AM • 4 Comments •
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Dr. Martin Rundkvist is a Swedish archaeologist, journal editor, public speaker, chairman of the Swedish Skeptics Society, atheist, lefty liberal, bookworm, and father of two.
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October 31, 2010
October 29, 2010
My First UK Job Interview
Category: Archaeology
I recently had the pleasure of receiving my first invitation to an interview for a UK academic job. Though in the end I didn't actually get the job, it was overall a very friendly and pleasant experience.
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 17 Comments •
October 28, 2010
Double-False Conditionals
Category: Language
Apparently, what these writers do is take opinion A and the unrelated opinion B, and just slot them blindly into an IF A THEN B statement.
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 11 Comments •
October 27, 2010
New Guide Book to Medieval Södermanland
Category: Archaeology
The book offers many cool sites to visit and lots of high-quality supplementary information on the period c. 1100-1550. I read it from one end to the other and enjoyed it greatly.
Posted by Martin R at 2:16 PM • 6 Comments •
October 26, 2010
Archaeological Stratigraphy Conference, Sweden, February 2011
Category: Archaeology
Interested in archaeological stratigraphy? In 3D fieldwork methodology? Then come to Jönköping in southern Sweden for the VIIIth Nordic Stratigraphy Conference, 25-26 February 2011. The theme of the conference is Modern Times - New Epochs & New Roads over Familiar...
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 2 Comments •
October 25, 2010
Fornvännen's Spring Issue On-Line
Category: Archaeology
Swedish archaeology journal Fornvännen's spring '10 issue is now on-line and available to anyone who wants to read it.
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 7 Comments •
October 22, 2010
Surrender to Your Darkest Dreams, Kids, in Church
Category: Music
Last night I attended Junior's school concert in the church of St. Catherine in Stockholm. Here are some of the lyrics sung by the 13-14-year-olds in front of the altar. Because the world is round it turns me on Because...
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 8 Comments •
October 21, 2010
New Black Metal
Category: Music
My brother's black metal outfit has just released its first EP, Arcane Secrets. Check out Astrophobos for some furious yet epic tunes with lyrics inspired by H.P. Lovecraft! And tell me how you like the record! Spotify - Myspace...
Posted by Martin R at 9:55 AM • 15 Comments •
October 19, 2010
Girl Power
Category: Children
Asked by her teacher to write five things she's good at, and to illustrate them, 7-y-o Juniorette just produced this. The speech bubble reads "Yes I win". Then "I'm good at writing running putting my hand up eating candy...
Posted by Martin R at 2:36 PM • 13 Comments •
October 17, 2010
TAM London, Sunday
Category: Travel
Does a pro-science critical-thinking approach automatically lead to liberal humanism? Maybe.
Posted by Martin R at 12:37 PM • 14 Comments •
TAM London, Saturday
Category: Travel
The first day of the James Randi Educational Foundation's second London conference was jam-packed.
Posted by Martin R at 4:00 AM • 3 Comments •
October 14, 2010
Recent Archaeomags
Category: Archaeology
One of the perks of keeping Aard is free magazine subscriptions.
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 6 Comments •
October 13, 2010
European Commission Rules Against Swedish Metal-Detector Legislation
Category: Archaeology
If Sweden doesn't take measures towards legislative reform within two months, the issue will be referred to the EU Court of Justice.
Posted by Martin R at 8:29 AM • 37 Comments •
October 12, 2010
Dorrik Stow's Vanished Ocean
Category: Biology
I found Vanished Ocean to be a lively, engaging and solidly informative read, which even manages to make deep-ocean sedimentology look pretty exciting.
Posted by Martin R at 3:08 PM • 0 Comments •
October 11, 2010
A Message From Uncle Norm
Category: Music
I got an ambiguous greeting from Norm Sherman when I bought his latest CD (2 for $10!). He is messing with my mind....
Posted by Martin R at 2:00 PM • 3 Comments •
October 10, 2010
Elitism?
Category: Politics
I can really see why people would be angry with their political class, their "elite", if the only way to join it was to pay huge term fees at Harvard or Princeton. But in Sweden, that is not the case.
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 38 Comments •
October 9, 2010
Sensible Archaeology?
Category: Archaeology
Rather than sensible archaeology, I think we should aim for mind-blowing, flamboyant, outrageous archaeology.
Posted by Martin R at 7:25 AM • 7 Comments •
October 7, 2010
Trendy 90s Archaeological Theory Lives On In India
Category: Archaeology
This, Dear Reader, is a clutch of outdated buzzwords from UK theoretical archaeology. The words are badges that used to identify the theoretically hip in about 1997.
Posted by Martin R at 9:37 AM • 20 Comments •
October 6, 2010
Stoner Caravan From Deep Space Arrives
Category: Music
Thanks to Pär for the tip-off. OM's singer/bassist used to be a member of the legendary doom band Sleep....
Posted by Martin R at 4:01 PM • 0 Comments •
October 4, 2010
Sunday Mushrooms
Category: Biology
I've never picked the ink caps before as I knew that the Common ink cap is poisonous at least in combination with alcohol. But now I know better. The shaggies are always plentiful around here!
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 17 Comments •
October 3, 2010
Absurd Tractor
Category: Children
A buddy and namesake of mine has a father who is a literature scholar. He wrote his thesis on absurdist drama, Beckett and Ionesco, that sort of thing. This influenced his son's vocabulary. Once about 1970, when the scholar was...
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 5 Comments •
October 2, 2010
Gardening Clearance Cairn
Category: Archaeology
While digging a hole for the peony, I set aside all the stones I came upon as lo-tech farmers have done for millennia, only at a smaller scale.
Posted by Martin R at 5:03 AM • 14 Comments •
