Enormous Animals and Human Hybrids Interact in Enigmatic Landscapes by Bill Mayer
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I just watched this YouTube video by Wired, “archaeologist answers archaeology questions” and honestly, i hate it.
Disclaimer: I don’t want to imply that the professor is a fraud or saying untrue things, but to simplify: stereotypical and americentric. (Most likely forced on him)
Why the F is he wearing a safari hat?
His trowel is clean and isn’t worn
Hieroglyphs, not hieroglyphics
“I found a Mayan pyramid on google maps”. Good for you, but no one will manage to repeat that feat
I know it’s the American way, but the rest of the world doesn’t do “Indiana jones-ing” I.e. just going around looking for things.
Hand-held GPS gets you nowhere. Accuracy zero
I haven’t worked at an archaeological company that had working compasses, let alone a company that uses them (it’s called the sun)
Knows everything about all things around the world. Sure… (he’s a professor so it’s his job, but it’s too Indiana Jones for normal field archaeologists)
Nice for him to do something that involves him traveling out of the country for his specialization, but not all of us are that special
Talks a little too much about “big” things. Mayan pyramids, King Tut,… while archaeologists get hyped about two pieces of flint and a burn mark in the middle of nowhere. Archaeology is not blitz (I know it’s not video click-able but still…)
We indeed don’t use brushes for everything. But we also don’t use them on wet sand. Ruins the point. Also we usually use sticks and brushes on delicate stuff. Not silex tools
Did any non archaeologist/nuclear physicist actually understand his explanation of C14 dating? Cuz man…
Anyways
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Classical Figures Plunge into Contemporary Life in Alexey Kondakov’s Era-Blurring Paintings
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