Jake Sauer
@archaeolojake.bsky.social
Anthropological archaeologist, usually in the southern cone; nascent dendrochronology and drone LiDAR afficionado (very nascent); yerba mate enthusiast
I Heart Archaeology.
The American sweet potato was introduced to Polynesia from South America, likely by seafarers crossing the Pacific. It can withstand harsher conditions than taro or uwhi (yam), so its introduction helped early migrants settle cooler southern Polynesia.
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🏺 #Archaeology
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🏺 #Archaeology
November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I Heart Archaeology.
One of the saddest aspects of my job is watching students destroy themselves doing the ridiculous pre-med requirements when they are only doing med school because of parental and peer pressure.
October 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
One of the saddest aspects of my job is watching students destroy themselves doing the ridiculous pre-med requirements when they are only doing med school because of parental and peer pressure.
Anyone surprised by the Young Republicans group chat hasn't spent much time around business school students.
October 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Anyone surprised by the Young Republicans group chat hasn't spent much time around business school students.
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WOW. Posting also to the 🧪 feed
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
WOW. Posting also to the 🧪 feed
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If you're an author and haven't yet signed up for the Anthropic settlement, do yourself a favor (and strike a blow against AI) by checking to see if any of your books were involved.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you're an author and haven't yet signed up for the Anthropic settlement, do yourself a favor (and strike a blow against AI) by checking to see if any of your books were involved.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
I'm not convinced that Richard Hofstadter's book "Anti-Intellectualism in American Life" wasn't recently published.
August 24, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I'm not convinced that Richard Hofstadter's book "Anti-Intellectualism in American Life" wasn't recently published.
Lord grant me the power to not give a damn like a Canada Goose
August 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Lord grant me the power to not give a damn like a Canada Goose
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Oh honey. That’s a lot of hate for someone whose ancestors wouldn’t have survived a single winter without us. Drink some water. Touch some grass. Maybe smudge that black heart of yours.
We’re still here.
#AuntieSaysSitDown #WeAreStillHere
We’re still here.
#AuntieSaysSitDown #WeAreStillHere
July 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Oh honey. That’s a lot of hate for someone whose ancestors wouldn’t have survived a single winter without us. Drink some water. Touch some grass. Maybe smudge that black heart of yours.
We’re still here.
#AuntieSaysSitDown #WeAreStillHere
We’re still here.
#AuntieSaysSitDown #WeAreStillHere
June 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Back in the office. #proyectoantropologiaambientalhuilolanin #paahl #huilohuilobiologicalreserve #huilohuilo #immersionvanderbilt
May 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Smart Tags are a marvelous invention
May 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Smart Tags are a marvelous invention
Only insecure cowards, bullies, and ignorant racists complain about diversity, equity, and inclusion
April 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Only insecure cowards, bullies, and ignorant racists complain about diversity, equity, and inclusion
Fascinating...and not surprising about the schools in Nashville
This year, we launched a database to explore detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country.
Here’s how to use it.
Here’s how to use it.
ProPublica Releases New Private School Demographics Lookup
Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.
propub.li
April 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Fascinating...and not surprising about the schools in Nashville
Last semester in my Climate Change Collapse and Sustainability class I asked, rhetorically, if we were going to witness collapse first-hand. Yes. Yes we are. I wonder what archaeologists will call this one in 1000 years?
April 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Last semester in my Climate Change Collapse and Sustainability class I asked, rhetorically, if we were going to witness collapse first-hand. Yes. Yes we are. I wonder what archaeologists will call this one in 1000 years?
The Democrats in the Senate should challenge each other to break Booker's record. Daily.
April 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The Democrats in the Senate should challenge each other to break Booker's record. Daily.
THIS IS A LIE!! Race is absolutely NOT a "biological reality." Anyone who says otherwise is either ignorant or a white supremacist liar.
March 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
THIS IS A LIE!! Race is absolutely NOT a "biological reality." Anyone who says otherwise is either ignorant or a white supremacist liar.
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To be shared far and wide.
History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
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March 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
To be shared far and wide.
It's sad that we have to equate people with Nazis rather than noting they're not Nazis, but simply the latest in the long American tradition of racist, misogynist, xenophobic, bigoted, jingoistic, anti-education, hateful, exploitative capitalists.
March 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
It's sad that we have to equate people with Nazis rather than noting they're not Nazis, but simply the latest in the long American tradition of racist, misogynist, xenophobic, bigoted, jingoistic, anti-education, hateful, exploitative capitalists.
Whole buncha people never took an Anthropology class and it shows.
March 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Whole buncha people never took an Anthropology class and it shows.
It's almost heartening to have a colleague be very explicit about non-tenure track faculty being second-class citizens. Usually it's just so ingrained into Academia that nobody really has to mention it--refreshing when it's just out in the open!
March 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It's almost heartening to have a colleague be very explicit about non-tenure track faculty being second-class citizens. Usually it's just so ingrained into Academia that nobody really has to mention it--refreshing when it's just out in the open!
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This week's astonishing artifact is a model granary-slash-accountant-office found in a tomb in ancient Egypt (along with two dozen other neat little models). 🏺🧪
Ancient Egyptian 'granary with scribes' diorama: A miniature workplace found buried in a tomb from the Middle Kingdom
A small, wooden diorama found in an ancient Egyptian tomb reflects the importance of grain in an agricultural society.
www.livescience.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This week's astonishing artifact is a model granary-slash-accountant-office found in a tomb in ancient Egypt (along with two dozen other neat little models). 🏺🧪
I choose to hide Anne Frank.
February 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I choose to hide Anne Frank.