Elizabeth Tarulis
@elizabethtarulis.bsky.social
Archaeologist and PhD candidate at UTK.
Talking about history, books, and baked goods!
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Talking about history, books, and baked goods!
She/her/hers.
All views mine.
Honored to have been recognized by UTK for extraordinary teaching! This is bittersweet, since I won't be teaching next year, but I look forward to ending the year with some of my favorite topics — tobacco and colonialism, then Moundbuilders and Pseudoarch Bingo next week!
📸 Britt Cole Photography
📸 Britt Cole Photography
April 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Honored to have been recognized by UTK for extraordinary teaching! This is bittersweet, since I won't be teaching next year, but I look forward to ending the year with some of my favorite topics — tobacco and colonialism, then Moundbuilders and Pseudoarch Bingo next week!
📸 Britt Cole Photography
📸 Britt Cole Photography
Continuing to work on research into early condom use in the Americas, and early medicine is absolutely fascinating. While a lot of medical history looks at the things that *don't* work, it is incredible to see when folks figured out what does work. A lot of times, things that work don't catch on...
April 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Continuing to work on research into early condom use in the Americas, and early medicine is absolutely fascinating. While a lot of medical history looks at the things that *don't* work, it is incredible to see when folks figured out what does work. A lot of times, things that work don't catch on...
When you're only in the field for a long weekend and don't want to buy your usual food...
April 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
When you're only in the field for a long weekend and don't want to buy your usual food...
First fieldwork of 2025 starts tomorrow!
April 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM
First fieldwork of 2025 starts tomorrow!
There has been a lot going on recently, but I am reading through my students' midterms and I am genuinely so proud of how much they've learned this semester. Have to embrace the small wins right now
April 3, 2025 at 2:08 AM
There has been a lot going on recently, but I am reading through my students' midterms and I am genuinely so proud of how much they've learned this semester. Have to embrace the small wins right now
Folks here may already know that the Overfield Tavern Museum experienced a fire on December 7. Museum personnel and volunteers have been working hard to assess the damage and make a plan for recovery.
Fortunately, the archaeological materials were stored off-site at UTK at the time of the fire 1/2
Fortunately, the archaeological materials were stored off-site at UTK at the time of the fire 1/2
February 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Folks here may already know that the Overfield Tavern Museum experienced a fire on December 7. Museum personnel and volunteers have been working hard to assess the damage and make a plan for recovery.
Fortunately, the archaeological materials were stored off-site at UTK at the time of the fire 1/2
Fortunately, the archaeological materials were stored off-site at UTK at the time of the fire 1/2
Thrilled to have been chosen as a 2025-2026 Graduate Fellow at the Denbo Center for Humanities and the Arts!
February 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Thrilled to have been chosen as a 2025-2026 Graduate Fellow at the Denbo Center for Humanities and the Arts!
I haven't spoken much about research projects on here, but one that is wrapping up looks at the use of prophylactic devices in North America, specifically condoms. Here is the article that inspired this project:
www.mentalfloss.com/article/9138...
www.mentalfloss.com/article/9138...
Is This America’s Oldest Condom?
“In terms of its dimensions, it’s clearly the right shape and everything,” Sara Rivers-Cofield told mental_floss.
www.mentalfloss.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I haven't spoken much about research projects on here, but one that is wrapping up looks at the use of prophylactic devices in North America, specifically condoms. Here is the article that inspired this project:
www.mentalfloss.com/article/9138...
www.mentalfloss.com/article/9138...
On a brighter note, bookshop.org is now offering ebooks! So excited to check out this app
@bookshop-org.bsky.social
@bookshop-org.bsky.social
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
bookshop.org
January 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
On a brighter note, bookshop.org is now offering ebooks! So excited to check out this app
@bookshop-org.bsky.social
@bookshop-org.bsky.social
I have been considering the ramifications of this all day. As a grad student, most of us are already underpaid. We cannot afford a "pause" on the funding lines that come partially or entirely from federal grants.
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I have been considering the ramifications of this all day. As a grad student, most of us are already underpaid. We cannot afford a "pause" on the funding lines that come partially or entirely from federal grants.
Finally warm and well enough to get some yard work done. Trimmed back the rosemary A BUNCH to dehydrate and make room for other plants later this spring.
January 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Finally warm and well enough to get some yard work done. Trimmed back the rosemary A BUNCH to dehydrate and make room for other plants later this spring.
Reposted by Elizabeth Tarulis
Analyzing the chemistry of some ancient teeth has revealed what human ancestors were eating around 3 million years ago.
A new way to see what was for dinner 3 million years ago
Analyzing the chemistry of some ancient teeth has revealed what human ancestors were eating around 3 million years ago.
www.npr.org
January 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Analyzing the chemistry of some ancient teeth has revealed what human ancestors were eating around 3 million years ago.
I love seeing everybody's work at #SHA2025 so far. I gave a talk Thursday morning and have been able to bounce around to different papers and posters since. Some highlights so far include "From Turtle Soup to Turtle Ecology" and "The Lost Beads of the Lost Colony."
January 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I love seeing everybody's work at #SHA2025 so far. I gave a talk Thursday morning and have been able to bounce around to different papers and posters since. Some highlights so far include "From Turtle Soup to Turtle Ecology" and "The Lost Beads of the Lost Colony."
I am recovering from a surgery (I am fine, it's routine) and the wildest thing is that scammers GOT THE PHONE NUMBER TO THE HOSPITAL BED and are repeatedly calling offering to pay all my bills through a "gov subsidy" if I just "answer some questions" and this is so slimy and manipulative I hate it.
December 6, 2024 at 4:39 PM
I am recovering from a surgery (I am fine, it's routine) and the wildest thing is that scammers GOT THE PHONE NUMBER TO THE HOSPITAL BED and are repeatedly calling offering to pay all my bills through a "gov subsidy" if I just "answer some questions" and this is so slimy and manipulative I hate it.
Samwise, loyal friend and true hero of our household, loves the chilly weather and cozy fire
December 2, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Samwise, loyal friend and true hero of our household, loves the chilly weather and cozy fire
Check out this neat update on campus archaeology at UTK, led by Kandace Hollenbach and Will Joseph! torchbearer.utk.edu/2024/10/digg...
Digging into the Past
Archaeology students get hands-on experience by excavating a Civil War trench just below the surface of campus.
torchbearer.utk.edu
November 25, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Check out this neat update on campus archaeology at UTK, led by Kandace Hollenbach and Will Joseph! torchbearer.utk.edu/2024/10/digg...
Reposted by Elizabeth Tarulis
Colin Renfrew has passed away. A hugely influential figure in archaeology throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries.
Here are a few photos of him from about 15years ago, when I was working on his Keros Project.
Here are a few photos of him from about 15years ago, when I was working on his Keros Project.
November 24, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Colin Renfrew has passed away. A hugely influential figure in archaeology throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries.
Here are a few photos of him from about 15years ago, when I was working on his Keros Project.
Here are a few photos of him from about 15years ago, when I was working on his Keros Project.
Reposted by Elizabeth Tarulis
A Public Letter to Joe Rogan from Flint Dibble
YouTube video by Archaeology with Flint Dibble
youtu.be
November 24, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Currently reading "Aloha Betrayed: Native Hawaiian Resistance to American Colonialism" by Noenoe Silva, narrated by Kaipo Schwab. It is so good! Silva looks at Native Hawaiian sources to challenge previous histories of the archipelago's colonization.
app.thestorygraph.com/books/788ce3...
app.thestorygraph.com/books/788ce3...
Aloha Betrayed: Native Hawaiian Resistance to American Colonialism by Noenoe K. Silva
In 1897, as a white oligarchy made plans to allow the United States to annex Hawai'i, native Hawa...
app.thestorygraph.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:30 AM
Currently reading "Aloha Betrayed: Native Hawaiian Resistance to American Colonialism" by Noenoe Silva, narrated by Kaipo Schwab. It is so good! Silva looks at Native Hawaiian sources to challenge previous histories of the archipelago's colonization.
app.thestorygraph.com/books/788ce3...
app.thestorygraph.com/books/788ce3...
It's #fieldworkfriday! Over the summer of 2024, I worked with the Overfield Tavern Museum in Troy, Ohio to run a field school through UTK.
The Overfield Tavern is the oldest building in Troy. When it was built, it also served as the town courthouse and a communal gathering space.
#archaeology
The Overfield Tavern is the oldest building in Troy. When it was built, it also served as the town courthouse and a communal gathering space.
#archaeology
November 22, 2024 at 7:33 PM
It's #fieldworkfriday! Over the summer of 2024, I worked with the Overfield Tavern Museum in Troy, Ohio to run a field school through UTK.
The Overfield Tavern is the oldest building in Troy. When it was built, it also served as the town courthouse and a communal gathering space.
#archaeology
The Overfield Tavern is the oldest building in Troy. When it was built, it also served as the town courthouse and a communal gathering space.
#archaeology
Look at this little fella!
this was the first weird medieval guy to ever go viral 🥰🥰
November 21, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Look at this little fella!
We grew sweet potatoes for the first time this year! Here's hoping the curing stage goes well 🤞
#gardening
#gardening
November 21, 2024 at 1:40 AM
We grew sweet potatoes for the first time this year! Here's hoping the curing stage goes well 🤞
#gardening
#gardening