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@mossmaker

Heyo! archaeologist. graduate student Fan of art in all forms. musician, outdoorsman. Got a passion for the world and its people. Powered exclusively by black coffee and hardboiled eggs. Alaskan.

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Me and you both

02.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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sharing another little guy to accompany

(Edge of the Cedars museum)

28.02.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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spring is on its way, I can feel it (even though its -35 this week)

26.02.2026 03:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks! It was a pretty walk home from work yesterday (and windy!)

25.02.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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25.02.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing too crazy since i've not put in many field seasons, but i do a lot of lab work (its winter).

Handled an ~22,000 year old microblade core, and a ~10,000 year old shell knife though!

24.02.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i'm an archaeologist and historian!

23.02.2026 08:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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1977 "Seasons In The Arctic II (Winter)," woodcut print by Inupiaq artist Bernard T. Katexac (1922-1997). #alaskahistory #alaska

21.02.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

waow,,, gives you a cool river polished stone

17.02.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What if it is snowing?

17.02.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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this is where I post from btw

15.02.2026 04:25 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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5x5 Friday (the mood is 1/3rd through the semester burnout)

13.02.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Wooden anthropomorphic raccoon figurine, happy expression and arms lifted as if to celebrate

Wooden anthropomorphic raccoon figurine, happy expression and arms lifted as if to celebrate

Wooden anthropomorphic raccoon figurine, happy expression and arms lifted as if to celebrate, view of the back. Backpack and tail are visible

Wooden anthropomorphic raccoon figurine, happy expression and arms lifted as if to celebrate, view of the back. Backpack and tail are visible

Charm of achievement and adventure, valentine's day gift for my girlfriend

13.02.2026 11:31 πŸ‘ 525 πŸ” 137 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

yessss,

I use this as my desktop background now :3

13.02.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Iron Man meme, edited, Obadiah Stane yelling, "Your ancestors made timeless art in a cave! With berries and ash!"

Iron Man meme, edited, Obadiah Stane yelling, "Your ancestors made timeless art in a cave! With berries and ash!"

"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"

06.02.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 14564 πŸ” 5557 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 56

I usually agree with the famous Indiana Jones line "it belongs in a museum", but with two caveats to consider: in what museum and under what circumstances. Because if those are not considered, what is happening is basically looting.

06.02.2026 08:37 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
grass crest shield from dark souls walking hand in hand with someone along a beach. Text: "Never forget who was there for you at your lowest"

grass crest shield from dark souls walking hand in hand with someone along a beach. Text: "Never forget who was there for you at your lowest"

(stolen from tumblr)

06.02.2026 08:38 πŸ‘ 578 πŸ” 183 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

the TA expereince

06.02.2026 00:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of a bunch of NASA research documents, with titles like "STRUCTURAL MARGINS OBSERVED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO EXCEEDANCE", "PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF UNEXPECTED WOBBLE IN A RIGIDLY NON-WOBBLING SYSTEM", "OBSERVED PERFORMANCE OF COMPONENTS KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN INSTALLED BACKWARDS", "COGNITIVE LOAD IMPLICATIONS OF ACRONYMS REFERRING TO OTHER ACRONYMS", "THRMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MATERIALS DESCRIBED AS 'PROBABLY INFLAMMABLE'", "ON THE REPEATED SURVIVAL OF SYSTEMS NEVER INTENDED TO WORK", "THE EFFECT OF CLIPBOARD ON PERCEIVED AUTHORITY IN TEST ENVIRONMENTS", "MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SUBSTANCES EXPOSED TO REPEATED MEETINGS", "ANOMALOUS RESULTS WHICH PERSIST DESPITE STRONG MANAGEMENT DISAPPROVAL", and "A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE MOON'S APPARENT DISINTEREST IN OUR ACTIVITIES"

A photo of a bunch of NASA research documents, with titles like "STRUCTURAL MARGINS OBSERVED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO EXCEEDANCE", "PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF UNEXPECTED WOBBLE IN A RIGIDLY NON-WOBBLING SYSTEM", "OBSERVED PERFORMANCE OF COMPONENTS KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN INSTALLED BACKWARDS", "COGNITIVE LOAD IMPLICATIONS OF ACRONYMS REFERRING TO OTHER ACRONYMS", "THRMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MATERIALS DESCRIBED AS 'PROBABLY INFLAMMABLE'", "ON THE REPEATED SURVIVAL OF SYSTEMS NEVER INTENDED TO WORK", "THE EFFECT OF CLIPBOARD ON PERCEIVED AUTHORITY IN TEST ENVIRONMENTS", "MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SUBSTANCES EXPOSED TO REPEATED MEETINGS", "ANOMALOUS RESULTS WHICH PERSIST DESPITE STRONG MANAGEMENT DISAPPROVAL", and "A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE MOON'S APPARENT DISINTEREST IN OUR ACTIVITIES"

Some terrifically titled papers from a discovered collection of NASA research documents found in a skip

(with thanks to @juliarez.placid.horse)

03.02.2026 09:33 πŸ‘ 1224 πŸ” 473 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 92

In one of my archaeo classes, and just got provided with a fantastic list of authors on Paleolithic art:

Dale Guthrie - Realism and practical
D'Errico - Artificial memory systems
Leroi-Gourhan - Systems of meaning, social identity and affiliation
Breuil - Ritual, sympathetic magic
Mitten- cognition

04.02.2026 03:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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experiment

01.02.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 481 πŸ” 147 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
A group of sketches inspired by different famous cave paintings. It includes a Laxcaux Cave horse, an Altamira Cave bison; a bear, rhyno and lions from Chauvet Cave, and a red animal from the Cave of Swimmers.

A group of sketches inspired by different famous cave paintings. It includes a Laxcaux Cave horse, an Altamira Cave bison; a bear, rhyno and lions from Chauvet Cave, and a red animal from the Cave of Swimmers.

I made these doodles for my cave painting minigame

#art #cavepainting

27.07.2025 15:33 πŸ‘ 314 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Ticketmaster controls rodeos now?

this is a hateful timeline

31.01.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Tiny watercolor scene of a house next to a lake at night.

Tiny watercolor scene of a house next to a lake at night.

keep the lights on.

30.01.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 578 πŸ” 149 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

5 jobs:
1. Dairy cooler worker in a grocery store (never again)
2. Starbucks barista
3. Server
4. Prep/Line cook (couple of different restaurants)
5. Archaeology lab tech

29.01.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

And you've been putting out great art since then!

29.01.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

yup!

27.01.2026 09:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Qamaqtuq α–ƒα’ͺᖅᑐᖅ β€œTo call dogs to oneself”

For the Gender Mutual exhibition @ SUM Gallery

24.01.2026 00:41 πŸ‘ 3156 πŸ” 745 πŸ’¬ 62 πŸ“Œ 6
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labs

23.01.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@manzanitacoyote.bsky.social

23.01.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0