Prometheus: An Archaeological Perspective (sort of).
Opening scene: Chunky unconvincing CGI chap chases a departing ufo to the top of a hill. Drinks something the aliens...
Digital Digging 99 Problems but a ditch ain't one.
DigVentures – Funding Target Reached – What Now?
The crowdfunded archaeology project has confounded its detractors by reaching the full amount of funding within the allotted time – we catch...
Writing In The Age Of Distraction
Author: Cory Doctorow. Please see the bottom of the post for release notes and more by this author. We know...
Why the Publication of Archaeology 2.0 has Important Implications for the Future of Academic Publishing
A New Publishing Model? For those of you interested in how information has been transmitted from place to place throughout...
Priddy Circles – Court Date Set.
STATEMENT: PRIDDY CIRCLES – ENGLISH HERITAGE ISSUED COURT SUMMONS Following a detailed investigation by English Heritage and Avon...
Academic Publishing and Profit Squeezing – a Way Out.
I just Skyped Dr. George Nash to ask what kind of financial return he gets from having a paper published...
Digital Disengagement (leave some behind).
As I write this I have a Google Doc open on another screen, apparently writing itself, as participants in this...
Good Enough is Perfect.
The animator and director John Lasseter has been quoted as saying that Pixar films are never finished, they just get...
Defining Digital Archaeology.
There are inherent difficulties when defining an object/discipline. I’ve written about it elsewhere, using the word ‘henge’ as an example...
Henges – The Archaeology of Etymology (or vice versa).
Thomas Kendrick made a number of contributions to society. His study of anthropology was ironically interrupted in 1914 by the...