Do Archaeologists Ever Get Called to Construction Sights?

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In certain parts of the world, particularly this newly colonized continent we call merica, they just built right on frick and topa stuff. In commercial archaeology, if if there's a body found, we would get called, for sure. That's not what the construction people want to hear. So that was from the film polter gise code, written by stephen spilberg. And, yes, a tiny spoiler, but you'll have had 30 years to catch this flick, so see it at your own risk. It's the worst. Also, they used real human skeletons in it, which the actors who were working with the skeletons didn't know until after

Bidding farewell to the sweetest and spookiest month, we traipse past graves with archeologist, conservator and Taphologist Robyn Lacy. What’s the difference between a graveyard and a cemetery? Is it wrong to picnic in one? And can tombstone scrubbing help the world and soothe your living soul? Plus, font trends on headstones, old-timey gravestone emojis, a coffin-within-a-coffin, the best epitaphs and knowing the difference between slate, marble, and granite monuments. To celebrate Halloween, stop by the cemetery gates to do zinckies with your best ghosties. (That will make sense later.)

Robyn S. Lacy’s website: spadeandthegrave.com

Follow her @graveyard_arch on Twitter and Instagram

Gravestone conservation info: blackcatcemeterypreservation.wordpress.com

A donation went to UNICEF Canada's COVID-19 vaccine initiative: https://www.unicef.ca/en/what-we-do/donate-to-coronavirus?fbclid=IwAR2df-h92Svs5lURmjea4qsq-8P6xbeieDajBFbQPfkHvQYjNGHhPzOePJk

Halloween Scavenger Hunt info: https://www.talkdeath.com/talkdeath-halloween-cemetery-scavenger-hunt/