"I'm just making this up as I go"
December 12, 2020 8:53 PM   Subscribe

"Now that his retirement is imminent, we must start working on a festschrift for our distinguished colleague Prof Henry Walton 'Indiana' Jones, Jr., provisionally titled 'You Call This Archaeology?'. Submit chapter proposals here"
A Twitter thread by Almost Archaeology.

Examples:

"Collection Management Strategies in the Era of Warehouse 13: A Post-Colonial Analysis"

"Experimental palaeopathology and the lost Ark: Are Melting Faces a Thing?"
posted by thatwhichfalls (12 comments total) 25 users marked this as a favorite
 
“The importance of stylish fedora wear while fighting Nazis.”

“The physics of boulder travel in confined temples.”
posted by mundo at 12:36 AM on December 13, 2020 [1 favorite]


“Examining the Bullwhip’s Effectiveness as a Weapon: an Historical Overview”
posted by chavenet at 1:02 AM on December 13, 2020 [1 favorite]


“Tweed at school,
leather stealing jewels.”
posted by mundo at 1:38 AM on December 13, 2020 [3 favorites]


"Applied Palpebraics in the Expression of Inter-Generational Limerance: Evidence from an Academic Setting"
posted by chavenet at 2:39 AM on December 13, 2020 [5 favorites]


"That Belongs In A Museum, But Which One?: The Art of Repatriation."
posted by drezdn at 3:55 AM on December 13, 2020 [14 favorites]


"Top and Bottom Men: Unimpeachable Archival Storage Competencies and the Psychosexual Dynamic of Office Conflict"
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 4:08 AM on December 13, 2020 [7 favorites]


I wish Threadreader would show this correctly.
posted by fiercekitten at 8:55 AM on December 13, 2020


"Archeology, the Supernatural, Religion, and Aliens: What famous religious artifacts reveal about the universe"

"Making it up as you go: A field guide to Archeology"

"Ethics in peer relationships: Sleeping with underage teenager daughters of your mentor"
posted by nubs at 9:18 AM on December 13, 2020 [4 favorites]


"Forget about the Idol: A treatise on ancient engineering and trapbuilding techniques that survive millenia"
posted by nubs at 3:08 PM on December 13, 2020 [3 favorites]


"Primate brain consumption in the upper Ganges: A comparative risk analysis of prion and pyrocardiac morbidities"
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 3:49 PM on December 13, 2020 [3 favorites]


In-Situ Applications of Advanced Gymnastics In Indigenous Provinces Leading to the Rectification of Semiological Uncertainties via Nonplussed Cranial Hypertrophy
posted by Twang at 6:27 PM on December 13, 2020 [2 favorites]


'Hey Dr. Jones, no time for love: work-life balance in field archaeology'
posted by logicpunk at 9:23 AM on January 7, 2021


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