I undertook this task in the dark of night, so as not to arouse the suspicions of the natives, who would most likely not appreciate artifacts being removed from their resting places. I suspected that this site was rich in relics, and even began to f...

Quite often, urban archaeology is all about rescue archaeology, which wikipedia defines as "archaeological survey and excavation carried out in areas threatened by, or revealed by, construction or other development." That is, someone wants ...

The new house I've moved into has a disused barbecue/concrete-thing in the far corner of the backyard. The backyard is quite big, and a gorgeous pair of kangaroos (a mum and a little joey) come in and nibble our grass most days. The barbecue was c...