And then came the linkspam.
1. My jury duty check-in was pushed to Monday. Yay?
2. I have nothing to do at work today because I finished everything yesterday, thinking I wouldn't be in today.
3. I need a more stealthy-looking LJ layout for work scrolling purposes.
4. "Dexter" does not work as a Google Alert. Yeah...there are a lot of people named Dexter.
Digital Dark Age Could Destroy Our Cultural Record
Contrary to popular belief, electronic data has proven to be much more ephemeral than books, journals or pieces of plastic art.
Evolution of a Wikipedia Article
37th annual international conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA)
I really want to go to this.
NeuroStar Depression Therapy Cleared (by FDA)
(The magnetic one.)
Magnetic brain therapy gets US green light
Foods to fight depression
*makes a grocery list* Good thing I actually like fish & spinach...
Archaeology in Action Flickr photography group
New method used to date cave art
Rather than radiocarbon, "based on the radioactive decay of uranium"
Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
I love Ba humbugi and Arthurdactylus conandoylensis.
Cavemen and their relatives in the same village after 3,000 years
Thanks to DNA testing of remarkably well-preserved Bronze Age bones, they can claim to have the longest proven family tree in the world.
Dear Media, Bronze Age =/= Cavemen.
Study: Chimps calm each other with hugs, kisses
Researchers studying people's closest genetic relatives found that stress was reduced in chimps that were victims of aggression if a third chimp stepped in to offer consolation.
Chimps keep mental record of helpful acts
But now scientists have discovered that chimpanzees keep a mental record of helpful acts so they can return a favour, a study claims.
Oldest Skeleton in Americas Found in Underwater Cave?
Great Diagrams in Anthropology, Linguistics, & Social Theory
Archaeologist discusses history of booze
Before brew pubs, before wineries, before human ancestors had climbed out of the trees and learned how to walk, there was booze. [...] Primates of all types seem to have an unrelenting attraction to fermented beverages, which they find in nature in the form of degrading fruit [...] We call it the drunken monkey hypothesis.
Born To Run: What Humans Really Evolved To Do
Underwater Museum Planned for Egypt's Alexandria
The proposed museum would be both inland and underwater. [...] The larger, inland museum will have underwater fiberglass tunnels to structures where visitors can view antiquities still lying on the seabed.
Awesome.
Bless the rains down in Annapolis
African religion was intact 300 years ago in the Annapolis area. [...] The discovery provides proof an African community existed in Annapolis and held public rituals
ETA:
New Life Found In Ancient Tombs
The two new bacterial species discovered in the tombs also have the potential to produce molecules that have useful properties, like enzymes and antibiotics.
"The special conditions in the catacombs have allowed unique species to evolve [...] this shows that even small changes in the micro-environment can lead bacteria to evolve separately."
Oh man, I have 2 more hours to kill...
2. I have nothing to do at work today because I finished everything yesterday, thinking I wouldn't be in today.
3. I need a more stealthy-looking LJ layout for work scrolling purposes.
4. "Dexter" does not work as a Google Alert. Yeah...there are a lot of people named Dexter.
Digital Dark Age Could Destroy Our Cultural Record
Contrary to popular belief, electronic data has proven to be much more ephemeral than books, journals or pieces of plastic art.
Evolution of a Wikipedia Article
37th annual international conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA)
I really want to go to this.
NeuroStar Depression Therapy Cleared (by FDA)
(The magnetic one.)
Magnetic brain therapy gets US green light
Foods to fight depression
*makes a grocery list* Good thing I actually like fish & spinach...
Archaeology in Action Flickr photography group
New method used to date cave art
Rather than radiocarbon, "based on the radioactive decay of uranium"
Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
I love Ba humbugi and Arthurdactylus conandoylensis.
Cavemen and their relatives in the same village after 3,000 years
Thanks to DNA testing of remarkably well-preserved Bronze Age bones, they can claim to have the longest proven family tree in the world.
Dear Media, Bronze Age =/= Cavemen.
Study: Chimps calm each other with hugs, kisses
Researchers studying people's closest genetic relatives found that stress was reduced in chimps that were victims of aggression if a third chimp stepped in to offer consolation.
Chimps keep mental record of helpful acts
But now scientists have discovered that chimpanzees keep a mental record of helpful acts so they can return a favour, a study claims.
Oldest Skeleton in Americas Found in Underwater Cave?
Great Diagrams in Anthropology, Linguistics, & Social Theory
Archaeologist discusses history of booze
Before brew pubs, before wineries, before human ancestors had climbed out of the trees and learned how to walk, there was booze. [...] Primates of all types seem to have an unrelenting attraction to fermented beverages, which they find in nature in the form of degrading fruit [...] We call it the drunken monkey hypothesis.
Born To Run: What Humans Really Evolved To Do
Underwater Museum Planned for Egypt's Alexandria
The proposed museum would be both inland and underwater. [...] The larger, inland museum will have underwater fiberglass tunnels to structures where visitors can view antiquities still lying on the seabed.
Awesome.
Bless the rains down in Annapolis
African religion was intact 300 years ago in the Annapolis area. [...] The discovery provides proof an African community existed in Annapolis and held public rituals
ETA:
New Life Found In Ancient Tombs
The two new bacterial species discovered in the tombs also have the potential to produce molecules that have useful properties, like enzymes and antibiotics.
"The special conditions in the catacombs have allowed unique species to evolve [...] this shows that even small changes in the micro-environment can lead bacteria to evolve separately."
Oh man, I have 2 more hours to kill...