Echoes of the Iron Age: The Tintignac Carnyx—A Snarling Boar’s Call to Battle.” In 2004, archaeologists made a remarkable discovery at the ancient site of Tintignac in France: a nearly complete carnyx, a ceremonial war horn used by the Iron Age Celts. Dating back to the 1st century BCE, this intricately crafted instrument, shaped like …
Reading is in Trouble?
Most of our students are functionally illiterate. This is not a joke. By “functionally illiterate” I mean “unable to read and comprehend adult novels by people like Barbara Kingsolver, Colson Whitehead, and Richard Powers.” I picked those three authors because they are all recent Pulitzer Prize winners, an objective standard of “serious adult novel.” Furthermore, …
Pigeons and High End Math
When pigeons outnumber pigeonholes, some birds must double up. This obvious statement — and its inverse — have deep connections to many areas of math and computer science. They say a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, but for computer scientists, two birds in a hole are better still. That’s …
Bee species diversity in each of the six bee families found in Utah.
Utah State University biologists provide a bee species checklist for Utah, an area predicted to have some of the highest bee species richness in the United States. Our findings document 1167 described bee species in the state of Utah, the richest state bee fauna yet documented in North America. MDPI: Insects https://tinyurl.com/5n8ubakx Hymenoptera Research I was amazed …
Pinnated Grouse Hunt, Gos
Recently finished for a client. I’m working on a few different things at the moment some real big! And also some paintings that are not my usual subject matter which I’m finding exiting and challenging. Andrew Ellis Artist Steve should like it as he has written of it many times. Not a common subject and …
A surprising 6% of Americans think they could take on a grizzly bear
A surprising 6% of Americans think they could take on a grizzly bear in hand-to-hand combat, according to polls. Experts strongly disagree, noting the bear’s immense strength, sharp claws, and powerful jaws make it a formidable opponent, far outmatching human capabilities in a direct fight. That is a laughable stat but I wouldn’t doubt it is true. …
6,000 Year Old TX Hunting Kit
While searching San Esteban Rockshelter at Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas, archaeologists came across a 6,000-year-old hunting kit that may be the oldest intact weapon set ever discovered in North America. The cache included part of a spear-throwing tool known as an atlatl, 10 shafts that connected stone points to the weapon, …
No April Fool’s
No April Fool’s I have 300 drafts waiting to be edited and posted. I am spinning in place on too many.
Tank Gilfillan
This is my human, my Dad, my best buddy. We spend a lot of time together. Dad involves me in many things. We visit people at nursing homes, schools, service groups, and businesses. Dad stays right with me and keeps me safe. Dad says there are mean people out there that would hurt a snapping …
Pole Shift Acceleration
This is gonna cause issues with my procrastination. @karensmith4336 Magentic field collapse has been known for a long time. I don’t know how accurate this guy is but he is citing data. I like Karen’s comment.