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Ooh, this is addicting. 0.0027

Much of what these kids created was truly mind-blowing. Although we weren't prepared this deluge, I'm thankful that we could contribute as much as we did! Because now, THOUSANDS of kids have increased their awareness, appreciation and knowledge of archaeology. And that is HUGE. 🏺

Both my gpas had the same name. One was a CCC tree planter, then worked for Standard Oil. The other died while on his rural newspaper delivery job in the 60s. To avoid a cow in the road, he slammed on his brakes with his wooden leg, which caused his head to slam the car roof. Absolutely brutal.

This is so exciting! My immense thanks and gratitude to this army of public archaeologists for contributing their time, expertise, and experience to help make this book happen! We can only improve public archaeology by learning from and collaborating with each other 🫶🏺 #pubarch

A black cat laying on a southwestern style woven blanket, next to a beige desk mat that is partially wet with spilled water

Just did a virtual guest lecture to an undergrad Public Archaeology class in Illinois and this bozo of course launched onto my desk and knocked over a can of sparkling water, right in the middle of everything. This is part of his handiwork, I just left the puddle until I finished the talk 😂

A Practitioner's Guide to Public Archaeology Many archaeologists learn by trial and error while developing public programs and events and are mostly unaware that others in the profession are undergoing the…

Got an email from an ECR that's lifting me up just as I need it most! The youths are making me hopeful for #pubarch "I was able to finish your public archaeology book over the weekend and I really loved it. It helped me narrow down what it is I would like to do with my career." tinyurl.com/4dwfmt2b

I see no lies here

A text-heavy graphical flyer in black, white, gray, and gold, that advertises the OSA Brown Bag Hybrid Lecture Series. It includes a QR code link for Zoom registration. Text says, "Join us in person or on Zoom with Clayton Schuneman, Administration Director, Johnson County Medical Examiner Department." Talk title: Anthropological Applications in Death Investigation. When: Friday, February 13, 2026 at noon. Where: OSA Main Lab, 700 S. Clinton St. Iowa City, IA. Learn more at https//events.uiowa.edu/event/365136. Registration required for Zoom. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program please contact elizabeth-reetz@uiowa.edu in advance.

Winter is OSA Brown Bag season & we've got three talks on the calendar! First up at noon on 2/13, Clayton Schuneman of the Johnson County Medical Examiner Dept will present Anthropological Applications in Death Investigation. Full details & Zoom registration: events.uiowa.edu/event/36153 #iowa 🏺

Nevermind the jobs you've had, tell me five classes you took in college.

Hmmmm...

Finnish language (2 years!)
Five Nobel-winning Authors seminar
Teaching Indigenous Students
The Archaeology of Death
Irish History

It's a pretty fantastic story that began with someone illegally hunting in private creeks and resulted in a huge rural, community initiative!

3d printed mastodon tusks and teeth on a work station with spackling material

3d printed mastodon tusks and teeth on a work station with spackling material and a large jar of acrylic paint

3d printed mastodon tusks and teeth on a work station with after being painted with a base coat of unbleached titanium oxide

The crown of a mastodon molar after some acrylic painting

Many thanks to Bernard Means of VCU for his guidance on prepping! Sanding, sanding, sanding, spackling, sanding some more, and painting a base coat.

At least I'm able to work on a creative project. I'm replicating mastodon teeth and tusks on 3D prints to gift to the landowner as a thank you for donating everything to a small, rural museum. My grit is 2 different kinds of sugar! 🏺

a woman is holding a bowl of food and talking to a man who says " you just fold it in " Alt: A GIF of Catherine O'Hara acting as Moira Rose on Schitt's Creek, holding a bowl of food and a recipe, telling David "you just... fold it in"

I have an urge to make enchiladas this weekend 😭😞

NOOO!!

At a book signing, David Sedaris looked at me for a nano-second before I even spoke and went, "Gemini, huh?" Then he dug into his tote and found a hotel mini lotion to gift me, because my birthday had just passed.

I lost or let go of all my UMN gear long ago, but I have a big oversized sweatshirt that I gifted my dad in the 90s that I was saving for a craft, and I'm gonna dig it out tomorrow and start rocking it.

Minneapolis truly is one of the best cities.

For students from any state/any institution studying Iowa history or archaeology - this is a low effort application with a HIGH rate of success! You can even use some of it for conference travel! 🏺

The Society for American Archaeology has had several sessions on this over the years. Here are abstracts from a big session in 2019. I'm sure some of these people have published on it - I know I've seen stuff too! core.tdar.org/collection/6...

A black and white poodle laying on his back with his legs all up in the air sleeping on a couch surrounded by blankets

My dog, who's afraid of fireworks, has been sleepy soundly through 2 hours of jackhammering and house shaking after the neighbor's water main burst due to the extreme cold. This day is nuts.

Same 🤣 I put a coat on mine, he stood on the deck for 5 seconds before turning around and noped it. But now all is fair game since I shoveled a backyard path for him

You will be visited by 3 spirits...

Getting emails from LEGO First robotics teams that we mentored who advanced to the state competition. One team took 1st out of 31 teams at their regional! Archaeologists who participated in the global competition, you matter to these kids! 🤩🥹🏺

I've been contemplating a PhD by publication, but it's not done here in the US! 25+ years in archaeology and 15 in archaeology/heritage education... probably a PhD or EdD isn't needed, but everything is wonky and unsecure here.

I'm delighted by this collective joy felt because of the Northern lights 🩷💚💜💚

Magenta and green Northern lights backlighting a tree and power lines

Green Northern lights lighting up the skyline

Iowa City, go outside now! The Northern Lights are visible from the naked eye, in town. I drove out to Hoover highway to get some photos, and the colors are almost more striking in town.

Maybe you don't need an I ❤️ Archaeology "ugly" sweatshirt, but you don't NOT need it either! 🎅☃️🎁

a man is holding a large rock over his head while crawling out of a hole in the dirt . Alt: An animated gif of a man in a green shirt and floppy hat holding a pile of leaves over his head while lowering himself into a hole in the dirt to hide and be camouflaged.

Me, trying to hammer out my two-hour public archaeology workshop for #PACMAC2025 on Friday, but the Lego robotics emails and calls just keep coming. #helpme

To anyone visiting Iowa City this week for #PACMAC2025, I highly recommend taking a quick break from the conference to go visit some kittens! $5 15-min visits on Thursday when you book with code "treats" www.facebook.com/events/85705... 🏺

I hear my cats stress eating their kibbles, because how dare I have a plumber invade their space to install a hot water heater and force them to hide in fear in the bedroom for four hours?