adminrjoe What is the best song that sums up the life of an archaeologist? I was in Copan, Honduras when the Joshua Tree by U2 came out in March of ’87. Mail was slow and expectations were high when someone finally got the cassette mailed to them. But this song made me me chuckle thinking of … Read more
Rexdale Henry, 53, a member of the Choctaw tribe and a lifelong community activist was found dead in his cell on July 14th. Rexdale, who coached stickball and was a candidate for the Choctaw Tribal Council from Bogue Chitto was arrested for failure to pay a fine. “Rexdale W. Henry, 53, long-time Native American civil-rights activist and beloved leader … Read more
From SMU http://www.smu.edu/News/2015/fred-wendorf-dies-15july2015 If I recall right Fred met Alley Cat (backhoe operator extraordinaire) over in New Mexico on a dig and liked him so much he flew him to Egypt to work on a dig. The man recognized talent for sure! World renowned SMU archaeologist Fred Wendorf has died July 15, 2015 DALLAS (SMU) … Read more
VIA Jezebel – Thanks for the heads up Lucy! Key & Peele’s Pirate Chantey Is the Feminist Anthem of the Summer 77,557 91 Madeleine Davies Filed to: COMEDY 7/09/15 5:50pm “I once met a lass so fine. She was dunk on barley wine. I’d been at sea for months a three. I knew I … Read more
VIA NPR Marking Historic Moment, South Carolina Removes Confederate Flag JULY 10, 2015 8:32 AM ET EYDER PERALTA Twitter Jaluladin Abdul-Hamib shouts “Take It Down” on the grounds of the South Carolina State House back in June. Win McNamee/Getty Images During an emotional ceremony and amid popular cheers, the Confederate battle flag was brought down from … Read more
Great news for anyone with Irish Catholic ancestors who is into genealogy. The National Library of Ireland (NLI) has announced today a website dedicated to presenting over 390,000 microfilm images dating from the 1740’s to the 1880’s covering 1,091 parishes throughout Ireland. These are primarily baptismal and marriage records and can be accessed at the Catholic Parish … Read more
Note: This is iOS only right now. It will be coming to other platforms soon. This is great news! Facebook has introduced a way to actually prioritize who you see on your news feed (though it caps at 30 unfortunately). It has also simplified who you are friends with (anyone have crazy uninformed friends on … Read more
Have a safe 4th everyone! And remember the lesson my friend Arnie showed me when I found him on a country road in Texas or Arkansas. Don’t Drink & Drive.
From Slate: Usually, when we say “American slavery” or the “American slave trade,” we mean the American colonies or, later, the United States. But as we discussed in Episode 2 of Slate’s History of American Slavery Academy, relative to the entire slave trade, North America was a bit player. From the trade’s beginning in the … Read more