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Archaeology

Reflecting on First Strike Fest

24. May 2023 / Everyday Anthropology / Leave a comment

Reflecting on the awesome time had by all at the second annual First Strike Festival.

Still Looking at that Caveman in the Mirror

1. February 2023 / Everyday Anthropology / Leave a comment

Another exciting development in the history of our closest cousins, this post talks about the incredible hunting prowess of the Neandertals, and what that means for understanding their cognitive capabilities.

The World’s Oldest Instruments Are Probably Older Than You Think.

27. April 202227. April 2022 / Everyday Anthropology / Leave a comment

A short discussion of the Geißenklösterle flutes, and just how amazing they are.

The Grandparents of My Cousin

14. April 2022 / Everyday Anthropology / Leave a comment

In this very basic write up, we meet Homo heidelbergensis, the top competitor for our shared ancestor with the Neanderthals.

Almost but Not Quite Crazy— a Wee Bit on Cast Iron Repair

13. April 202114. April 2021 / Everyday Anthropology / Leave a comment

This post goes over cast iron repair, using my own success and failure as examples, as well as considerations to make before deciding whether or not to repair at all.

Crazy for Cast Iron Part 2!

14. October 202013. March 2021 / Everyday Anthropology / 5 Comments

After finding a peculiar cast iron bowl at the Rhode Island Antiques Mall, I set out to try and identify it using my fledgling knowledge of cast iron cookware.

Crazy for Cast Iron

27. September 202012. March 2021 / Everyday Anthropology / 2 Comments

Cast iron cookware has a weird...almost mythological status. I don’t mean that to be dramatic, it’s just that they’d always seemed somehow on the periphery of my awareness, up on this pedestal of magical cooking savvy. Every so often a friend would be cooking with one and I’d wonder what the fuss was about. I … Continue reading Crazy for Cast Iron

So Why Cemeteries?

3. September 20201. December 2020 / Everyday Anthropology / Leave a comment

A brief overview of my growing interest in Rhode Island’s myriad historical cemeteries and how it marries my research to critically needed volunteer work

Two Hungry Trees and a Fun Mystery

15. August 20202. December 2020 / Everyday Anthropology / Leave a comment

A mystery surrounding a headstone being eaten by trees to me fits perfectly with what is known about Colonial New England society.

When it Comes to Understanding the Past, the Future is Lookin’ Pretty Crappy (that’s a good thing)

10. April 20202. December 2020 / Everyday Anthropology / 1 Comment

Briefly going into a bit more detail about the work of Taryn Johnson, we learn more about how anthropologists reconstruct our past

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