bobmuckle.bsky.social
Archaeologist. Broad experiences and interests in archaeology. Currently focussed on arch of recent and contemporary times. Written several books, incl textbooks. Series editor for Teaching Archaeology (U of Toronto Press). Now also trying to write fiction
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It was somewhat formal, and it has been my plan to revisit it in 5 years (eg. Compare what we see in 2025/2026 with what we saw in 2020/2021).
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Not scrunchies but I recall @drspacejunk.bsky.social did some archaeology of cable ties
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Thank you for writing the alt text
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Yes, this is in British Columbia. On the margins of Metro Vancouver, in the Seymour Valley.
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Yes, Canada had internment camps for Japanese
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Entire settlement was abandoned relatively quickly, leaving many useful things behind (eg. Tableware, clocks, lanterns). Perhaps left in anticipation of being sent to internment camps.
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Typical early 1900s ofuro in N America was 3 wall foundation (about 6’x4‘)made with rock or bricks supporting a tub constructed with metal base and wood sides. Fire was built beneath the tub to heat water. Surrounded by small wood building. Fire was fed from outside through open end of foundation.
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Arch project in 1980s, northern Canada
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Please add me.
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My most recent book is “Forgotten Things” which describes a 20 year low-budget archaeology project. There will be some scholarly interest but it’s written primarily for the public to show how archaeology works, including problems and difficulties like unexpected discoveries, and bears.