jamesofthedrum

Something I didn't know before writing this week's issue: Ancient turd fossils are called "coprolites"

Thanks! Really glad you like it

Really appreciate the feedback, thanks! Yeah, I've been debating images for a while now...

Interesting, thanks! Seems like a solid model.

Hadn't heard of that one before - thanks! I'll keep an eye on it.

Whoa, those are super interesting suggestions, thanks for the feedback! Never considered getting a head start with non-English curation, good thinking.

Re the research, I've actually been toying the idea of doing a paid version of the newsletter that analyzes/summarizes the latest scholarly research (most of which is behind a paywall).

Thanks!

Haha, yeah me too. And I think calling the area an ancient "thing" is about right. We don't understand it. But it's something.

Interesting tidbit about Avebury that I covered a few weeks back, in case you (or our wife) are interested:

Non-descript stones found at Avebury Henge were carried by humans from 280 miles away. Interestingly, these specific stones have only been found at one site. Why the people of this time would take pebbles on their journey is a mystery. Perhaps they simply wanted to bring a piece of home with them, but regardless of why, this discovery speaks to interconnectedness and the amount of travel taking place in ancient times. Summarized from source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxcY28W3F6M

Thanks Benny, I appreciate you sharing it! Have an awesome time at Stone Henge and Avebury - I'm pretty jealous right now

Hi all, I'll just nip this in the bud: Long-time lurker, first-time poster. Hoping to provide value now that I've decided to stop lurking. I'm curating archaeological news for a project and figured I'd share.