Just downloaded the article (rare case of my actually having access behind a journal paywall) and they did examine all other animal burials at the site and, with the exception of a roseate spoonbill (bird), the rest were indeed dogs (from the abstract). Reading now to see if they discuss other dog burials from the…

Yeah, there are definitely a number of pre-Columbian dog burials (I once uncovered a pre-Columbian dog skeleton in Texas, but it wasn’t an intentional burial). I don’t have much faunal knowledge, but I’m not sure how much evidence there is for domesticated felines in the pre-contact Americas period.

What I love about this story is that it shows the value of maintaining, and reexamining/reevaluating archaeological collections. When people say “all you do is put the stuff in some box and store it where no one can see it”, well, this is actually what we’re hoping will happen.

it would have had to be a very important child to then have the bobkitten buried in such a unique fashion.

Surely the legions of trustafarian Bob Marley fans who own Legend and that one song about smoking weed should be on this list.

We’re gonna need a bigger planet.

There’s also this anthem by The Queers:

It’s cheap relative to craft beers, but usually costs a buck or two more than the Pabst-owned regional yellow beer.

I want George Miller to do something ala Fury Road with Han Solo and bounty hunters. It would make all the money.

This list is just spot on, although I might move the lawnmower from Dead Alive to #3.

I really like the Real Ale Gose, a nice tart lime taste. I love Wild Bear and have 3 bottles at home aging/waiting to be imbibed. Haven’t found the Live Oak berliner weisse yet, and I don’t recall being very impressed by Boiler Room.

I’ll be passing through Birmingham around lunchtime this Friday and was hoping to grab some local beers to bring back with me. Are these available in cans/bottles?

Festina Peche was my introduction to the world of sour beers, and still in my top 5.

Meanwhile, Austinites are blessed with the fantastic Redbud Berliner Weisse by Independence Brewing, which at ~$9 per 6-pack is flying off the shelves faster than they can brew it.

In Austin, people are surprised by the cost of living. To the people moving here from California and NYC, it’s cheap. To anyone else moving here, and to people who’ve lived here for more than 5 years, it’s expensive.

The Big Texan 72 oz challenge in Amarillo: http://bigtexan.com/72-oz-steak/

it’s like we’re being tantalized, it’s not like it requires a sisyphean effort.

re #7 That would be Sisyphus, not Tantalus. Tantalus’ punishment is to be eternally hungry and thirsty. He’s stuck in a pool of water that, when he tries to drink from it, drains below his reach. Above him is a fruit tree that moves out of reach whenever he tries to eat from it. Thus, the term “tantalizing.”

Sweet Tea Vodka plus Lemon Vodka (both available from Austin’s Deep Eddy vodka) kicks that up another notch.

Trying to think of a “surprising” archaeology tool, but drawing a blank because I (probably wrongly) assume that the things I use are things that everyone would think of in an archaeologist’s tool kit. We also use a wide variety of tools depending on the nature of the project. For example you rarely, if ever, need a…