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Obscure Archaeologist

@calamitycowboy.bsky.social
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In existentialism, the equivalent to achieving Nirvana is to embrace absurdity.

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Delete System32 @delete-system32.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Fellow archaeologists, know your rights! Corporate crooks rely on ignorance, but there are resources to inform and defend you. www.instagram.com/p/DeAFyxXmKZ...
Hundreds of archaeologists across the country just lost their jobs with no notice, but did you know that companies are actually required by law to provide formal notice of mass layoffs at least 60 days in advance? Chronicle Heritage may be leaving the industry, but we can't let them get away that easily! If your rights under the WARN act were violated, you and your co-workers have a right to restitution!
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Really saying the quiet part out loud these days.
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Idk why the visitors are all throwing a fuss. It delivers exactly what it promises!
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
RIP Chronicle. Your time in CRM was brief (under that name), but... well, notable. I'd say "you'll be missed," but based what some of your former staff have shared, that would be a stretch.
The Chronicle Heritage webpage being taken over by Spirit Halloween
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 30/09/2026
these river otters are blissfully unaware the Cuyahoga has 13 fires in its history
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 30/09/2026
ok leaving this up on the conference room whiteboard
“they don’t know” meme but the man wears a NEORSD hat and stands waist deep in water with otters swimming around him. he says “they don’t know this river burned 13 times”
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OUGS Social Media @ougeolsoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
That's hard! Amazing #quartz - so ubiquitous, so many uses - deserves to win #MinCup26 but I have a sneaking fondness for my local minerals. This is an example of the chalcotrichite variety from Old Gunnislake Mine in the Tamar Valley. So, #teamcuprite join me and vote #cuprite!
Delicate needles of chalcotrichite "hairy copper" grow as secondary crystals in cavities in copper rich rocks
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Alright, while I maintain that #quartz is just the coolest thing, the properties of cuprite are one surprise after another! For being a pigment stone with conchoidal fracturing, I'm voting #cuprite for #MinCup26 champion!
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Seb Breitenbach @speleoseb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You probably need a coffee break! @olakwiecien3.bsky.social @pucicu.de @mariabox.bsky.social @simonhammann.bsky.social @speleojacek.bsky.social @annabelwolf.bsky.social 😎👇
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As a (former) New Mexican with Polish roots, I gotta represent and vote for #Halite
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rosebrier @rosebrier.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Always gonna vote for the "do not lick" minerals.
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So... Not the best time to sail to Hawaii?
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Chehalis tribe of Washington State just south of Olympia have retaken possession of land along the I-5 corridor. This is how they repurposed the billboard facing the freeway.
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Glyn Williams-Jones @volcancanuck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Shared on behalf of the USGS: YVO Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles for September 28, 2026 "Yellowstone’s newest hydrothermal monitoring station and "renewed" camera" www.usgs.gov/observatorie...
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Yellowstone’s newest hydrothermal monitoring station and “renewed” camera
In early September, monitoring capabilities in Yellowstone received a significant boost with the renewal of the Yellowstone Lake camera and the installation of a new monitoring station at Geyser Hill,...
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Elephant Butte Lake has been in sad shape for a very long time. The beautiful CCC buildings on the south end make the contrast between the historic and current water volumes even more stark.
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Aliens. Atlantis. Time travel. Anything that avoids crediting indigenous people for the creation of their own cultural heritage.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The doors of the Academy of Natural Sciences will be closing on Sunday...for now. But this isn't over. We're meeting at the Academy of Natural Sciences when doors close to gather for a moment of resolve followed by a march to City Hall. Join us. art by @lindzeamays.bsky.social luma.com/7ggkgtjb
a t. rex holds a candle in front of the words This isn't over, next to save the academy candle vigil, 5pm Sunday Sept 27, 1900 ben franklin parkway
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Dr. Angry Anarchist (Free 🇵🇸) @archhelmer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If anything makes me question that these people were archaeologists, it's that I am honestly surprised the admin would be bothering with Sec 106 compliance on this thing
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Kathy 🌻🚀🪐🏺🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱 @kathy13.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The more I think about this, the more I think they’re trying to pull the wool over you/our eyes. They know an archaeological survey is generally required for this kind of thing, so that’s what they’re telling you. Ask them what archaeologist or archaeological organization is sponsoring the work.
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👻Skulliam🎃Boo-tler🍂Yikes🕷️ @yeets.biz · 19/09/2026
i need to know what happened
sign in a restaurant "due to recent events Bigfoot discussions are no longer permitted on the patio"
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Hol' up, I've seen this movie *Cue Black Sabbath & Grand Funk Railroad*
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Rollin' into Friday like...
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Questionable business practices of Ea-naṣir notwithstanding, the real criminals are the hackneyed excuses for what passed as archaeologists in the 1920s-1930s like Sir Woolley. The utter lack of controlled context is bonkers!
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Jocelyne Gregory @jocelynegregory.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We get a new cat species and new Ea-naṣir lore
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
All evolutionary roads lead to crab
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Been there buddy
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Reminds me of Leslie White's pseudoscientific gibberish
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Soluble silica caught in the act
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Long live Emil! notesfrompoland.com/2026/09/14/m...
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Moose on the loose at Warsaw's main station brings trains to a standstill
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It would be lovely if Russia could go a whole week without threatening to genocide my people. An unrealistic ask, though. www.hindustantimes.com/s/deeplink?t...
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Putin aide threatens Poland’s existence after Warsaw says NATO can defeat Russia ‘quite quickly’
Russian presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev has threatened that Polish statehood would “cease to exist” within two or three days if Poland entered a war with Russia, saying Moscow would use its full a...
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Me when my editor calls asking where the two months late book draft is
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ve, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 16/09/2026
A non-electric car with a touchscreen dashboard that shows advertisements and that spies on you is really peak technology
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Crucially MAGA has systematically dismantled the systems tasked with countering Kremlin disinformation campaigns like this onslaught of deepfake slop. It's not just in the US, either - the rise of AfD in Germany wreaks of Russian sympathy, & Putin's remarks are suspiciously favorable. rfi.my/D2xv
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Russian disinformation campaign sets sights on US midterms
A Russian disinformation operation has turned its attention to the US midterm elections, unleashing a series of deepfake videos that depict celebrities attacking Democrats, researchers said, with more...
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Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A screenshot of a Tumblr post about scientists wanting to tell people about their science
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The strike, target, and timing were no accident. Putin will absolutely assassinate foreign heads of state given the opportunity. Just ask Poland. youtu.be/Tn5xyiSoNtA?...
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'Very unusual': Fareed's firsthand account of Russian strike on train
YouTube video by CNN
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 15/09/2026
The Ukrainian military is one of the most innovative fighting forces on earth, and its people are even more remarkable. That's exactly why our commitment to them matters more than ever. I review my full trip at the link below in the comments, give it a listen and a read!
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Brandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Accurate Bill Hader as Stefon on SNL
Alt: Bill Hader as Stefon on SNL saying "Accurate!"
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
They're only admitting this after ~40yrs bc they don't want to deal with space platforms hitting 50 & getting NRHP nominated, thus rendering them inoperable to prevent diminishing their historic "integrity" U.S. Military Confirms It Has Deployed Weapons in Space ground.news/article/us-m...
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U.S. Military Confirms It Has Deployed Weapons in Space
U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Monday at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference in Maryland that Washington has deployed weapons in space "capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile a...
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It's all busted up trash
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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The title really says it all.
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Sam King @samcking.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Today’s Italy update: we went in a church and there was a big inflatable bug
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Landing on a mysterious vanishing island is definitely how you get kidnapped by ghosts
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This specimen *definitely* bites
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Sexy Devonian Stone @devonianstone.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
i don't know who needs to hear this but MAKE 👏 YOUR 👏 CATFISH 👏 WEAR 👏 A 👏 HELMET 👏
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Mer @bookwrm626.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A Caucasian hand holds a container for Ea-Nāsir 1-2” Copper Fittings that are dented and rusted, as a longstanding joke about the man’s products.
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Obscure Archaeologist @calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
As a Millennial, I also partied all night, showed up the next day, and worked with my wristband/handstamp still visible. All through grad school, as a TA and doing lab work. Turns out, when you're young a lot of people can pull this off. Oh yeah and still got my PhD. 😎 🤓
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