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- @richardhicks true. but its more fun on windows :-) 2010/09/02
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Category Archives: Anthropology
Flintknapping Perspectives
I took classes way back when in how to make flaked-stone tools from this master flintknapper in Oregon. He had this uncanny ability to strike just the right flakes from his tool. Its this crazy touch of person, stone, tools … Continue reading
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Crawling through History
While gone to OSCON in Portland, I watched the History Channel in my lesser favorite Motel 6 from Hell room. One of the shows which really got me going was the Tunguska Event. This event occurred in a very remote … Continue reading
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Days of Other Days
I waited 15 years to see my friend. This person that guided me through summers of digging up archeological sites, told me how to better at what I am and do, how to become something more. He taught me that … Continue reading
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Philosophies of sun and sky
This is one of those rambling posts so move on along to here or here if you are not interested. Its Sunday morning here in the Raintree Hotel in Chennai, sun is shining here. Its beautiful outside. I’m here for … Continue reading
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Keep the Sidewalls Straight
Way back when, I was working on this prehistoric human remains site up by Redding. Our project leader was this rather fearful type that we all secretly admired but openly were deathly afraid of. If you have seen pictures of … Continue reading
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Lemonade and Life
Sometimes you get lemon and you can make a nice drink out of it. But this is not really about life or lemonade since we all know the age old saying about when life does hand you lemons what to … Continue reading
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Back to this thing…
So I am weakling and need my wordpress I guess. I lasted a few days and felt horrible. I facebooked and linked-ined. But I just read what others blogged about. No nonsense from my pen. I also have had to … Continue reading
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Lesser than
A friend of mine from the those other days every so often drops me email or calls. He used to travel up to Alaska every year doing physical anthropology. I called him “bone man” but he’s Theo. I met him … Continue reading
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Music as a Universal
Way back when, when I first studied anthropology; I read about these things called cultural universals. It was an interesting set of ideas that Murdock, Strauss, and others defined. They saw these as an element, pattern, trait, or institution that … Continue reading
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The Hearst Museum
As I’ve blogged here before, I did over 15 years of archeology mostly focused in the desert southwest; but also around the south central plains and even the Great Basin Desert. Most of my time though was spent in the … Continue reading
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