Category: Archaeology
Field work, excavations, traditional archaeological research.
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What Streedagh Still Holds
The Galeón Andalucía in Sligo, June 30th 2026 Article modified to correct errors on mass and scale in the first version. This research is ongoing! Four hundred and thirty-eight years ago, three ships of the Levant squadron drove ashore at…
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Digging in the Wrong Place : The Archaeological Value Chain
Indiana: Balloq’s medallion only had writing on one side? You sure about that? Sallah: Positive!Indiana: Balloq’s staff is too long.Indiana, Sallah: They’re digging in the wrong place! There is a particular conversation you only have while leaning on a shovel.…
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Why Archaeologists Couldn’t Respond to SETI in 2014
The Unanswered Question In 2014, NASA published “Archaeology, Anthropology, and Interstellar Communication,” edited by Douglas Vakoch. The initiative called for archaeologists to contribute their expertise in understanding past cultures to help SETI researchers design communication strategies for extraterrestrial contact. It…
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Are We the Transmission?: The Archaeological Record Future Civilizations Will Discover
Introduction Four billion years of planetary history, the complete evolutionary record of life on Earth, from single-celled organisms to technological civilization. The geological transformations of a living world. The extinctions, the radiations, the slow accumulation of atmospheric oxygen. The emergence…
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SETI is Archaeology: Signal Science Across Spacetime
Dylan Foley – Archaeological SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) Philosophy of Archaeology Series Words:1823 We Know Exactly One Thing About SETI In the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, we face a lot of uncertainties. Although we can make educated guesses, we…
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The Persistence of Dualism: Why a Decade of Theoretical Innovation Has Failed to Advance Archaeological Science
Update of 2014 article Dualism: The “Great Divide” in the Philosophy of Archaeology. “They made up their minds to name two forms, of which they must not name one—in this they have gone astray.” Parmenides of Elea Archaeology is a…
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The Archaeological Peninsula: Sligo’s Development Constraints and Planning Crisis
Sacred Ground, Modern City Planning Within Ancient Landscapes Article 1 of 7 Archaeological Constraints • UNESCO Heritage • Urban Planning • Neolithic Landscape How one of Ireland’s most significant Neolithic landscapes is reshaping urban planning in the 21st century Sligo…
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Beyond Typologies: Why Archaeology Needs a Signal Processing Revolution
First in a three-part series introducing a groundbreaking approach to archaeological data science The Hidden Patterns in Ancient Landscapes Imagine standing in a field in County Roscommon, looking at what appears to be just another Irish pasture crossed by modern…
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Why Sligo Needs a World Class Museum
The case for a world class museum in the town of Sligo, northwest Ireland.