Grassroots Archaeology Conference
Category: Archaeology
This weekend was the fourth time that Michael Dahlin headed the annual Blankaholm conference on Swedish east coast archaeology.
Posted by Martin R at 3:05 PM • 4 Comments •
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February 28, 2011
February 27, 2011
Roman Cavalry Mask Found
Category: Archaeology
Someone in the island province of Gotland has submitted a Roman cavalry-officer's helmet mask to the County Archaeologist.
Posted by Martin R at 2:28 AM • 11 Comments •
February 22, 2011
UK, SE, DA Metal Detector Laws Compared
Category: Archaeology
The title says it all: The Regulation of Metal Detectors and Responsible Metal-Detecting: the Examples of the UK, Sweden and Denmark.
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 5 Comments •
February 21, 2011
Viking Arm Ring Re-Imagined
Category: Archaeology
Here's another artisan taking inspiration from archaeology.
Posted by Martin R at 10:18 AM • 7 Comments •
February 18, 2011
Viking Hoards Around Stockholm
Category: Archaeology
These hoards concentrate at the Mälaren / Baltic narrows, much like the ones along the Stångån-Åsunden waterway south of Linköping that I write about in my forthcoming Östergötland book.
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 12 Comments •
February 17, 2011
George Hrab Hits Scandinavia: The Golden Ticket Tour
Category: Music
When skeptical darling George Hrab released his latest album, Trebuchet, he placed a golden ticket in the sleeve of one copy that went into regular distribution. On the ticket was Hrab's phone number and a promise to come and...
Posted by Martin R at 3:40 AM • 5 Comments •
February 16, 2011
Valsgärde Shield Re-Created by Grzegorz Kulig
Category: Archaeology
Archaeological museums should make a habit of commissioning replicas to display along with the rusted originals, showing visitors what the handicraft of the past was really like.
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 19 Comments •
February 15, 2011
Comet Tempel 1 Re-Visited
Category: Space
Today the Stardust probe imaged comet Tempel 1 and got a clean shot of the surface where a NASA impactor hit 5½ Earth years ago.
Posted by Martin R at 3:31 PM • 7 Comments •
February 14, 2011
Kitchen Osteology
Category: Archaeology
A type of archaeological assemblage that occurs commonly in our house is the chicken or pork bone dump.
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 5 Comments •
February 11, 2011
A Narrowed Social Horizon at Facebook
Category: Tech
Have you noticed that you are only seeing updates in your Facebook feed from the same few people lately?
Posted by Martin R at 3:25 AM • 6 Comments •
February 9, 2011
A Day Spent With Diggers
Category: Archaeology
What interested me most was not what people had found but their methodology.
Posted by Martin R at 3:27 PM • 3 Comments •
February 7, 2011
Weekend Fun
Category: Having Fun
Celebrated 100th birthday of my mom's aunt, a sprightly and clear-minded lady who likes conversation and hugs and has no problem recognising her niece's kids who rarely visit. Attended concert with six kids' choirs (including Juniorette's). One of the...
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 13 Comments •
February 5, 2011
February 4, 2011
Are Today's Allergics Yesterday's Survivors?
Category: Health
The kids who get allergies today: are they the ones who would have survived 200 years ago, or are they the ones who would have died?
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 13 Comments •
February 3, 2011
Halland Archaeology Journal
Category: Archaeology
There's a lot of interesting stuff being done by smart and capable people in Halland's archaeology. I look forward to reading the next issue of their journal Utskrift.
Posted by Martin R at 8:53 AM • 4 Comments •
February 1, 2011
Global Population Speak-Out
Category: Environment
A lot of humanity's main problems could (and will) be solved by shrinking the planet's human population drastically.
Posted by Martin R at 8:20 AM • 37 Comments •
