Laura
@archaeobruns.bsky.social
Archaeologist. Traveler. Avid reader. Hiker. Pet Mom of Cassius, Artemis, and Perseus.
Recording a historic 2-vault pit toilet on the Dixie National Forest in 2022.
January 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Recording a historic 2-vault pit toilet on the Dixie National Forest in 2022.
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📰 Experimental archaeology suggests modern humans could have begun hunting with bows and arrows as early as 40,000 years ago, 28,000 years earlier than previously believed
🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via Sci.News
🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via Sci.News
European Homo sapiens May Have Been Hunting with Bow and Arrow Earlier than Previously Believed
In a new paper published this month in the journal iScience, researchers from the University of Tübingen and elsewhere present a multidisciplinary analysis of stone and bone projectile points…
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January 5, 2026 at 2:25 PM
📰 Experimental archaeology suggests modern humans could have begun hunting with bows and arrows as early as 40,000 years ago, 28,000 years earlier than previously believed
🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via Sci.News
🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via Sci.News
December 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Recent fieldwork views in Southern Illinois.
December 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Recent fieldwork views in Southern Illinois.
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Today, in stories that will make white supremacists' heads explode...
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Most ancient Europeans had dark skin, eyes and hair up until 3,000 years ago, new research finds
A new study charts the genetics of skin, hair and eye color in Europe over 45,000 years.
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March 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Today, in stories that will make white supremacists' heads explode...
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Documenting the Mount Bonaparte Lookout on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, 2018. This is when I overheard the radio traffic about the wildlife intern being treed by wolves!
March 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Documenting the Mount Bonaparte Lookout on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, 2018. This is when I overheard the radio traffic about the wildlife intern being treed by wolves!
Pedestrian survey for a timber sale on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, 2017.
March 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Pedestrian survey for a timber sale on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, 2017.
I also completed an internship with the Malheur National Forest and volunteered on my first Passport In Time project in 2016. That internship and the Heritage Program Manager, Don, are the reason I decided to become a federal Archaeologist.
March 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I also completed an internship with the Malheur National Forest and volunteered on my first Passport In Time project in 2016. That internship and the Heritage Program Manager, Don, are the reason I decided to become a federal Archaeologist.
I was able to complete a survey of a multicomponent site with my friend/ex-coworker during my internship during graduate school. The best was hearing live ammunition training at the nearby white supremacist compound.
March 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I was able to complete a survey of a multicomponent site with my friend/ex-coworker during my internship during graduate school. The best was hearing live ammunition training at the nearby white supremacist compound.
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"Billionaires, not federal employees, are hoarding America’s wealth: total yearly pay for all 2.3 million civilian federal employees ($271 billion) is significantly less than Musk’s personal net worth of $412 billion." (Jacobin)
February 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
"Billionaires, not federal employees, are hoarding America’s wealth: total yearly pay for all 2.3 million civilian federal employees ($271 billion) is significantly less than Musk’s personal net worth of $412 billion." (Jacobin)
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Every single federal employee who keeps showing up to work and doing their jobs despite the threats are resisting and upholding oaths just by showing up. Support federal employees because they are the canaries in the mine.
February 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Every single federal employee who keeps showing up to work and doing their jobs despite the threats are resisting and upholding oaths just by showing up. Support federal employees because they are the canaries in the mine.
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Here is my Federal Employment Termination story:
February 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Here is my Federal Employment Termination story:
That time my parents volunteered with me and watched me get excited to record a ca. 1930s vault toilet!
February 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
That time my parents volunteered with me and watched me get excited to record a ca. 1930s vault toilet!
It’s been a rough couple of weeks but these guys make me happy.
February 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
It’s been a rough couple of weeks but these guys make me happy.