Author Archives: Paleotool

About Paleotool

archaeologist, archer, primitive technologist, and wannabee fiddler...mostly

An Excursion to Water Canyon

Posted on Monday, June 3, 2013

Reblogged from BLACKWATER LOCALITY #1: A tardy post. Several weeks back I, along with David Kilby, was fortunate to be asked to come help with an excavation in  central New Mexico. The project was the brainchild of Robert Dello-Russo from … Continue reading →

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Mari Lwyd Yurt

Posted on Monday, May 20, 2013

Reblogged from lastactonearth's Blog: Story coming soon: the White Horse and how it wove itself into our story in various guises. Read more… 39 more words

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The Beauty of Deception

While pretend to all participate as capitalists, mostly we are their tools.

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Does This Thingy Add Value…

Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2013

A new post from the Minimalists. “I don’t own many things. But everything I own adds value to my life. Each of my belongings—my kitchenware, furniture, clothes, car—functions either as a tool or gives some sort of positive aesthetic value to my life. That … Continue reading →

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Sheep Wagon

Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Spotted a couple years ago in southern Arizona… Pretty basic but gets the job done.

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Crafts

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Storm over Central New Mexico

Posted on Saturday, May 11, 2013

Some much needed rain this week in central New Mexico…  

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Anthropology and Reporting

Posted on Sunday, April 21, 2013

Reblogged from BLACKWATER LOCALITY #1: I feel we are in a constant struggle with BAD journalism… from the local paper to Smithsonian Magazine to the History Channel, we constantly fight to print real information.  Catch phrases, bad researchers, political lobbyists … Continue reading →

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Rancho La Brea Photo Album

Posted on Thursday, April 18, 2013

Reblogged from BLACKWATER LOCALITY #1: Recent travels allowed for a quick visit to the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits.  Now in their one hundredth year of excavation, the site has yielded over 600 species to date with … Continue reading →

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Bike Storage

Posted on Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Saw this posted on Facebook: The ultimate picnic bike.  I like the fact that it is a bar on wheels but you could also pack i full of less fun stuff like food, tools, spare parts, or other flat goodies.  … Continue reading →

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