The longest Wednesday ever: woke up yesterday around 10am Hawaii time to feed the dog, hung around til 9pm Hawaii time when it was time to go to the airport, flew all night, landed and it was somehow 10am Hawaii time on Wednesday again, now here I am around 10pm Hawaii time and somehow it is still Wednesday. #travel #hawaii from #australia #timezones

Quack https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/13/flying-duck-caught-in-swiss-speed-trap-believed-to-be-repeat-offender?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #duck #birds #crime #speeding

The existence of a Chicago Pope implies the existence of an M.L.A. Pope and an A.P.A. Pope. #ManualeStyliHabemus

Not surprised just disappointed (as usual) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02325-x #climate #science

Sample bag used by archaeologist Professor D J Mulvaney

Sample bag made of cloth with two green ties sewn to the sides of the bag, near the top seam.

Textile - non specific

https://collectionsearch.nma.gov.au/s/hw/EMU.EMUIRN/59170

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Is it weird that I nearly said “Happy Election Day” to strangers on our morning dog walk? It’s our first time voting in #australia #auspol #politics #democracy. Looking forward to our obligatory #sausage

A fresh take on #radiocarbon dates gives a different picture of the early generations of #European coloniser and #Indigenous North American interaction.

'the new dates show that a lack of European trade goods doesn’t mean a site was precontact. “Just because European stuff exists, that doesn’t mean Indigenous people want it. They’re not passive recipients,”'

#archaeology #anthropology #Amerindian

https://www.science.org/content/article/redated-artifacts-rewrite-how-indigenous-people-responded-european-contact

Bath time for ruru at BirdCare Aotearoa #owlsintowels
https://birdcareaotearoa.org.nz

This! Pivotal reading on how serious the situation for #science is in the US and how much #openaccess is needed to help safeguard #research results. And yes, it is a lot worse (already) than I thought it was. https://www.zbw-mediatalk.eu/2025/04/peter-suber-on-science-in-danger-host-your-open-and-uncensored-research-in-more-than-one-place-and-preferably-more-than-one-country/

Listen to a random forest. #trees #forest #audio #nature #sounds https://www.tree.fm/

I reviewed a #book on Moravian architecture in the 18th and 19th centuries for a #history of #architecture journal. First 50 downloads are free: https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/1vcTCOMKzVTv59BqvSACxcGpsFa?domain=tandfonline.com

My dog
Has decided
In his old age
To become a NASCAR driver
Who only turns left
#dogs #poem #apoemaboutmydog

@barkaeology and it’s only a three day week this week! Happy “wellness week” 🙃

Interesting but depressing https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq6529 #science #climate #water #earth

Convict love token from J. Clark, 1831

A convict love token, made up of a coin, engraved on both sides. One side features an image of a man, a woman and a child holding hands beneath a sun,…

Metal - non specific

https://collectionsearch.nma.gov.au/s/hw/EMU.EMUIRN/161129

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Good Friday in #australia, when the stores are all closed but the bars are open. Take your retail employee to the pub day. #happyeaster #immigrant

Anyone need a cheap hat? #betootaadvocate #dugongs #australia #cricket https://shop.betootaadvocate.com/products/betoota-dugongs-cricket-club-cap

Inverell P & A Association 'Rough Hair Terrier 1882'

A silver coloured agricultural medal with inscribed text on one side which reads 'INVERELL P. & A. ASSOCIATION.' and in centre 'AWARDED TO / M. L. Gil…

Metal - non specific

https://collectionsearch.nma.gov.au/s/hw/EMU.EMUIRN/219841

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Bin chooks at the farmers market in Sydney #australia #birds #nature #urban

Hunter-gatherer sea voyages extended to remotest Mediterranean islands (Nature)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08780-y