James R. Allison
@jamesrallison.bsky.social
Archaeologist and Professor. I study the ancient farmers of the Southwestern U.S. and eastern Great Basin. Also interested in quantitative methods, archaeological science, computer applications, ceramic analysis, and archaeological theory.
Here's another view. The Ohio Historical Society overlaid an 1848 map of the Newark Earthworks on the satellite image (www.ohiohistory.org/x-marks-the-...; the first image I posted.came from there as well). The golf course is in the upper left corner.
January 23, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Here's another view. The Ohio Historical Society overlaid an 1848 map of the Newark Earthworks on the satellite image (www.ohiohistory.org/x-marks-the-...; the first image I posted.came from there as well). The golf course is in the upper left corner.
My favorite example is the Newark Earthworks, a world heritage site in Newark, Ohio. A large octagonal earthwork connected to a circle take up the entire golf course. The earthworks are still visible but difficult to see because of vegetation and golf course features (zoom in for a better view).
January 23, 2026 at 7:23 AM
My favorite example is the Newark Earthworks, a world heritage site in Newark, Ohio. A large octagonal earthwork connected to a circle take up the entire golf course. The earthworks are still visible but difficult to see because of vegetation and golf course features (zoom in for a better view).
Could you add bsky.app/profile/CAA-... to the Digital Archaeology starter pack? It is an account for the CAA-International special interest group on scientific scripting languages in archaeology. The SSLA group promotes digital archaeology, particularly the use of R and other open coding languages.
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January 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Could you add bsky.app/profile/CAA-... to the Digital Archaeology starter pack? It is an account for the CAA-International special interest group on scientific scripting languages in archaeology. The SSLA group promotes digital archaeology, particularly the use of R and other open coding languages.
As an archaeology professor, one of my main jobs is teaching students to dig holes together. If they can learn to keep the sidewalls straight and document what they find, they'll learn a lot. And maybe they'll find out what's making that noise.
January 5, 2025 at 5:47 AM
As an archaeology professor, one of my main jobs is teaching students to dig holes together. If they can learn to keep the sidewalls straight and document what they find, they'll learn a lot. And maybe they'll find out what's making that noise.
There are a couple of foreign films I can think of: The Night of Counting the Years, an Egyptian film made in 1969 that you can find on youtube (but maybe not anywhere else), and Ragnarok -- a 2013 Norwegian movie about an archaeologist looking for Vikings and finding a monster.
December 6, 2024 at 5:54 AM
There are a couple of foreign films I can think of: The Night of Counting the Years, an Egyptian film made in 1969 that you can find on youtube (but maybe not anywhere else), and Ragnarok -- a 2013 Norwegian movie about an archaeologist looking for Vikings and finding a monster.