Want to vacation like a scientific explorer would? We’ve put together the ultimate travel guide for people who want to journey back to the earliest ages of the Earth. This guide to North American prehistory will take you to valleys full of fossils, mountains carved by ice ages, and petrified forests that are millions of years old.
I’ve seen some of these. But I must see all!
so cool
Top 10 Reasons to Date an Archaeologist
MOD NOTE: If you’re offended by sexual innuendos, turn back. But this made me laugh HYSTERICALLY.
1. We get a little dirty.
2. We’re not afraid of getting sweaty.
3. We’re used to working on our knees.
4. We’re good with our hands.
5. We pay attention to detail.
6. We have the tools and know how to use them.
7. We’re willing to explore different dating methods.
8. We do our research and plan accordingly.
9. We lick things in the field.
10. We handle delicate objects with care!
Archaeology Comic: Munsell Rainbow
What laypeople see when they look at my Shovel Test Pit
What I see
A beautiful Munsell rainbow^
Amazing.
Brendan Fraser hosts Discovery Channel’s Curiosity: “Egypt-What lies beneath?” tomorrow at 8 pm.
He’s obviously qualified for the job :)…I’m excited.
Episode info on curiosity.discovery.com
The best classroom is a classroom full of hominid skulls. (Taken with Instagram at SFSU - Science Building)
agreed!
URBAN ARCHAEOLOGY: SLEEPING BEAUTY’S PARIS APARTMENT DISCOVERED
A woman left her apartment in Paris completely untouched after World War II but still paid the rent up until she died in 2010 - after she died, the apartment was unlocked. It’s like a time capsule.
so cool.
(via think4yourself)
Geek Joke
Q: Why did the lovesick paleoanthropologist go to Ethiopia?
A: Because he could only love you from Afar.
A2: Because he was Awash with emotion.
A3: Because that’s where the hominids are, stupid.A+
This is GLORIOUS.
(via katiepithecus)
archaeology kitty
(by F. Tronchin)
omg. *dies from the cuteness overload* both extremely relevant to my life.
(via zomganthro)
this is very much me.
(via zomganthro)
