adminrjoe On December 29, 1890 alongside Wounded Knee Creek on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota the US 7th Cavalry Regiment. The Lakota were following Chief Spotted Elk of the Miniconjou Lakota nation who had been called to the Pine Ridge Agency. The 7th Cavalry Regiment had met them part way and escorted the Lakota to Wounded … Read more
This has nothing to do with archaeology. It was just one of the best concerts I have got to see. View the original Post by Alejandro Escovedo. Kristy and I don’t get out to see live music much but I was excited to see my favorite still undiscovered by pop culture artist Alejandro Escovedo earlier … Read more
{Please Share} These blokes have been working at this for more than a year to get enough votes for this great idea for a dig in honor of Mick Aston. I think it’s time we lend them a hand. Please follow the link at the bottom and vote. Channel 4 to Commission a Special ‘One-Off’ DIG … Read more
100 Years ago tonight a lesson was taught we can always learn from: Peace is possible when the power is left in the hands of the meek, the oppressed, and the weary. As I tell my kids when they are fighting “We are all in this together.” ~R. Joe The Real Story Behind the 1914 … Read more
[Posted with permission by Tom King. Modified 12-18-2014 to reflect additional information on Pat’s career] She was averse to social media, but since word is getting around, I need to verify for her many friends and colleagues – and mine, that Pat Parker died early Tuesday morning (16 December). Her … Read more
There comes a time when we all become part of that which we always loved, the archaeological record. ~R. Joe Please note: As of December 2014 the Ossuary is not yet fully live (bad pun intended). I started this project years ago but had to put it on the back burner during an upgrade … Read more
50 year old crucible provide further evidence of Norse presence in the Arctic A stone vessel discovered over 50 years ago has been identified by Dr. Patricia Sutherland as further evidence of a Viking or Medieval Norse presence in Arctic Canada during the centuries around 1000 A.D. As reported in Geoarchaeology the artifact was excavated … Read more
As my buddy Jim say’s “Seriously, who still holds on to Clovis first anymore?” The evidence for Native American populations migrating to the America’s prior to 13,000B.C. is irrefutable, but there is still much left to be discovered. National Geographic photo of Naia, Greek for sea nymph, underwater in Hoyo Negro “For most of the … Read more
Drones provide striking evidence of the permanent damage that the asshats at Greenpeace did to the Nazca lines Last week as part of a calculated publicity stunt Greenpeace defaced the cultural landscape surrounding one of the best preserved examples of the Nazca lines. Drone footage just released (link below) shows how significant the damage the … Read more
This is going to be a great story to watch unfold. The cigar sized box was buried in 1795 by Gov. Samuel Adams, patriot Paul Revere, and William Scollay, a militia officer during the Revolution at the cornerstone of the capital that was then finished in 1798. The box is currently being examined and … Read more