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Obscure Archaeologist

@calamitycowboy.bsky.social

In existentialism, the equivalent to achieving Nirvana is to embrace absurdity.

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Obscure Archaeologist@calamitycowboy.bsky.social · 4w ago

There's something fitting yet unsettling about skeletons emerging as desert reservoirs dessicate. Perhaps a morbid reminder of the stakes of a protracted climate change driven drought, or of the bizarre & dysfunctional water rights laws of the American West. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Apparent human remains found in US reservoir as water levels hit record low

The skeletal remains in Lake Mead include what appears to be a human jaw with teeth attached, a witness says.

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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸@resistrebelrevolt.net · last mo.

Should we be following in the footsteps of Vienna, Austria's social housing projects? 🌳🏘 This socialism blasphemy 😉 has made them the world's most livable city, with renters paying a third of what people pay to live in London, Paris, or Dublin!

Native News Online@nativenewsonline.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Proposed Changes to Section 106 Rules Draw Strong Opposition from Tribal Organizations Tribal Nations and preservation advocates are voicing strong opposition to proposed revisions by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) to the regulations implementing Section 106 of the National…

Proposed Changes to Section 106 Rules Draw Strong Opposition from Tribal Organizations

Tribal Nations and preservation advocates are voicing strong opposition to proposed revisions by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) to the regulations implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, arguing the changes would significantly weaken protections for sacred sites and diminish the federal government's obligation to consult with Tribal Nations before approving development projects. The proposed revisions would alter the regulations that guide how federal agencies identify and consider the effects of federally funded, licensed, or permitted projects on historic properties.

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Obscure Archaeologist@calamitycowboy.bsky.social · last mo.

Since I was away (from this account) when the ACHP revisions to Sect 106 were getting pushed through, here's a post summarizing the changes and provided ways to act. These changes amount to an existential crisis for archaeologists, Tribal governments, and state authorities.

Exhausted archaeologist-exhausteologist@hknorton.bsky.social · last mo.

I have updated the #S106 Resource page. Currently we are being asked to CONTACT OUR ELECTED REPS. Both CHP and NTHP have great how-to's on this that I will link in a quick thread. #archaeology #historicpreservation #architecture thisblogdoesnthaveanameyet.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/r...

Michael Taylor@ausindimedia.bsky.social · last mo.

The next time someone argues that the Aborigines “did nothing with the country for 65,000 years”, instead of arguing back I will keep my answer simple: “Unlike the white fella, they looked after the place.” theaimn.net/what-if-the-...

What if the highest achievement of a civilisation is not what it leaves behind, but what it leaves intact?

Every so often – very often – someone declares that Aborigines “did nothing for 65,000 years.” Usually it is presented as an indisputable fact, as though it settles the argument. It doesn’t. It merely...

theaimn.net

OPB@opb.org · last mo.

The Bench Fire tore through the Warms Springs Reservation, burning at least six homes and forcing hundreds to evacuate as roads closed and the air filled with thick smoke. The fire is now about one-third contained, but it will likely take years for the tribe to recover from the disaster.

Warm Springs Reservation faces years of recovery after Bench Fire sweeps through

Thousands in the Warm Springs reservation have been without power or clean water for nearly a week. As the government reopens they’re faced with rebuilding — even while the fire still burns.

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