Rolling Archaeology Thread

[catalog]

someone trendy has written a book about it, i think on that blue book imprint, fitzcarraldo

 

[catalog]

just read a line in robert graves' white goddess' where he references "The Great Flood"

"The Goddess was Ariadne, ('Most Holy',) alias Alpheta - alpha and eta being the first and last letters of her name. She was the daughter, or younger self, of the ancient Cretan Moon-Goddess Pasiphae, 'She who shines for all', and the Greeks made her a sister of their ancient vine-hero Deucalion, who survived the Great Flood."

 

[william kent]

Sharp-eyed diver finds crusader’s ancient sword on Israeli seabed

Metre-long relic, encrusted with marine organisms, is believed to be about 900 years old

www.theguardian.com

 

[william kent]

'Sea dragon' longer than a double decker bus found in Rutland reservoir

The remains are the biggest and most complete Ichthyosaur skeleton ever found in the UK

inews.co.uk

 

[sufi]

'Sea dragon' longer than a double decker bus found in Rutland reservoir

The remains are the biggest and most complete Ichthyosaur skeleton ever found in the UK

inews.co.uk

is that archaeology or paleontology?

 

[Clinamenic]

is that archaeology or paleontology?

I'd say archaeology can generalize to apply here, overlapping with paleontology.

Unless there is a consensus among archaeologists that their biological scope is limited to certain (i.e. human) findings, which I doubt.

 

[Clinamenic]

I think of archaeology most generally as probing the past via its leftovers, but then again I'm totally ignorant about how actual archaeologists would define their field.

 

[Clinamenic]

As in galactic archaeology, studying the histories of galaxies based on whatever delayed information we can observe.

Galactic Archaeology – Kirby Group at Caltech Astronomy

galacticarchaeology.caltech.edu

 

[sufi]

I'd say archaeology can generalize to apply here, overlapping with paleontology.

Unless there is a consensus among archaeologists that their biological scope is limited to certain (i.e. human) findings, which I doubt.

i'll take that

 

[Murphy]

Palaeontology

Big creature, looks like a crocdolphin, kids love it and already named the cunt Bruce (?)

 

[craner]

Archeologists are wankers.

 

[william kent]

Archeologists are wankers.

Prepare to meet Kali... in Hell!

 

[Mr. Tea]

Massive human head in Chinese well forces scientists to rethink evolution

‘Dragon man’ skull reveals new branch of family tree more closely related to modern humans than Neanderthals

www.theguardian.com

 

[Murphy]

Archeologists are wankers.

it’s true

 

[Murphy]

But it would be more accurate as most archaeologists are wankers

Closed church, strange agendas

 

[luka]

They're just genial real ale and folk music nerds surely?

 

[craner]

To be fair, like Kodwo Eshun described music journalism, archeology is a devotional act that includes a vow of poverty.

 

[craner]

If Luke wasn't a street poet he'd happily be a member of Time Team.

 

[luka]

Being an archaeologist was my childhood ambition

 

[craner]

Being an archaeologist was my childhood ambition

This was before you renounced facts?