Jun 26
Shaginora! Check out these brand spanking new Shag Props! Specially designed to make you 2.5% more attractive, these cheeky little numbers are an odds on favourite to get you shagged on the 23rd July. Read more
Just in time for the start of Wimbledon, internationally respected carrot cruncher Cllr. Alan Melton fired forth with yet another volley of gobshite tennis yesterday, with this little gem lapped up by the local rag: Read more
Archaeologists in Cambridgeshire preparing to ‘Shag Like Bunnies’ on 23rd July, met with grim news this morning – learning that ‘Shag an Archaeologist day 2011’ has been cancelled in their district. Read more
If you were lucky enough to purchase one of the original Shag an Archaeologist Day T-Shirts, then hold onto it tight. Selling faster than a beach volley ball Olympic final ticket, the original Union Jack ‘care for a shag’ T-Shirts have now sold out – thanks in no small part to a bulk order of several thousand placed by those saucy devils at the CBA. Good effort guys! Read more
The Great Beer Experiment produced a passable ale, but the proof of the pudding is not just in the drinking. The strength of an experimental hypothesis is underpinned by what we find in the dirt; if there is a general lack of animal bone to support O’Kelly’s cooking explanation, the archaeobotanical evidence to support the brewing interpretation is equally sparse. Read more
The long lost art of letter writing, expertly executed by Koop and Earl Zinger. Friday’s tune for the facebook generation… Read more
‘Hey did you catch Conor’s new Blog?’
‘What? Conor’s not got a blog. I’d have known if Conor had a blog.’
‘I was reading it yesterday.’
‘Eh? Conor Conor or the other Conor?’
‘Not Conor (obviously!) – or the other.
‘Conor the other the other? Didn’t know he was blogging. What’s it like?’
The Bronze Age burnt mounds of Ireland are enigmatic; many theories have been proposed for their purpose, from cooking sites to prehistoric saunas. But were these monuments actually microbreweries for Bronze Age beer? In part two of our three part series, we get down to business with archaeologists who like to experiment… Read more
Ever heard the expression you can’t have your site and eat it? No, neither have we. But checking out these beauties on the ‘cakes’ section of the Current Archaeology website, it seems the lost art of competitive baking is alive and well on digs up and down the land. Read more
The Bronze Age burnt mounds of Ireland are enigmatic; many theories have been proposed for their purpose, from cooking sites to prehistoric saunas. But were these monuments actually microbreweries for Bronze Age beer? In the first of a 3 part series, Diggingthedirt samples the evidence. Read more
Field season’s a coming – good luck to all you bright young things about to start your archaeological careers, and have your lives changed for ever. Read more
Archaeology – no laughing matter – unless of course you’re taking the piss out of Time Team, in which case it’s hilarious. Pulled from the YouTube, these top ten videos are some of the best we’ve found – but perhaps you know of more? Stick your favourite’s down in the comments, or post them up on our facebook page. There’s a poll there too, for you to rearrange our top ten into your top ten and pick out your own number one. Enjoy – and Happy Friday from all at DtD!
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‘Shag an Archaeologist Day 2011’ is an online project to help convince the general public to have sex with an archaeologist on Saturday July 23rd 2011. This date coincides with the Festival of British Archaeology, which runs from 16th – 31st July 2011. Read more
First came the Stone Age, then the Bronze Age, followed quick sharp by the Iron Age. Then there was a good while when nothing really happened. Until, that is, we invented archaeology, and so began the Herit Age. Read more
Former vegetarian restaurant owner Mike Pitts is Editor of British Archaeology, and like the wholesome food he used to purvey, our Royal Wedding series seems to have given him wind and self-righteousness. Read more
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