Paul Zimmerman
@paulczimmerman.bsky.social
Archaeologist and Übergeek. PhD and RPA. When I’m not in the field I’m on my computer wrangling data. Research focused on Mesopotamia and Arabia.
Unsolicited review: I’d been meaning to try the Yemeni restaurant on 125th near Morningside since I learned about it some months ago, and finally got the chance. Phenomenal! The lamb zurbian was excellent and the saltah was the best I’ve had outside of Sana’a. Definitely worth checking it out.
September 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Unsolicited review: I’d been meaning to try the Yemeni restaurant on 125th near Morningside since I learned about it some months ago, and finally got the chance. Phenomenal! The lamb zurbian was excellent and the saltah was the best I’ve had outside of Sana’a. Definitely worth checking it out.
Hey Darth, here’s part of a magnetogram that my team and I did at the Sumerian site of Lagash in Iraq. Those black-and-white cookie looking things are jars that were dropped into a canal some 4500 years ago. Their pattern and location suggest that they may have been the cargo of a sunken boat.
September 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Hey Darth, here’s part of a magnetogram that my team and I did at the Sumerian site of Lagash in Iraq. Those black-and-white cookie looking things are jars that were dropped into a canal some 4500 years ago. Their pattern and location suggest that they may have been the cargo of a sunken boat.
So due to some dumb luck Yelena and I ended up courtside today at the US Open, and had a great time soaking it all in.
September 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
So due to some dumb luck Yelena and I ended up courtside today at the US Open, and had a great time soaking it all in.
Grade A, 100% pure, undiluted little weirdo
June 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Grade A, 100% pure, undiluted little weirdo
This is what a superstar magnetometry team looks like as they knock out over a hectare of magnetometry before breakfast on Tell Al-Hiba, ancient Lagash.
April 21, 2025 at 6:11 AM
This is what a superstar magnetometry team looks like as they knock out over a hectare of magnetometry before breakfast on Tell Al-Hiba, ancient Lagash.
Magnetometry says “hold my beer”
April 16, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Magnetometry says “hold my beer”
Guess where I am today.
April 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Guess where I am today.
One guess where I am today.
February 26, 2025 at 8:09 AM
One guess where I am today.
When someone calls you an absolute dickhead, and you choose to take it as a compliment.
February 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
When someone calls you an absolute dickhead, and you choose to take it as a compliment.
Trump’s platform
February 7, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Trump’s platform
They’re playing this, and in the spirit of goodwill and healthy competition are always letting their opponent get the first move.
January 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
They’re playing this, and in the spirit of goodwill and healthy competition are always letting their opponent get the first move.
For no particular reason I just remembered about the funniest fake license plate that I’ve ever seen, directly in front of me in traffic a few months ago.
January 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
For no particular reason I just remembered about the funniest fake license plate that I’ve ever seen, directly in front of me in traffic a few months ago.
Oh yeah? Well the dumber of our two dogs did this. He’s no worse for wear, but I’ll feel the vet bill until well after he dies of old age.
January 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Oh yeah? Well the dumber of our two dogs did this. He’s no worse for wear, but I’ll feel the vet bill until well after he dies of old age.
This is literally the next post on my feed, and I thought at first that you’d zoomed in on his eyeball.
November 25, 2024 at 1:21 AM
This is literally the next post on my feed, and I thought at first that you’d zoomed in on his eyeball.
Hey, do you like archaeology? And do you also listen to podcasts? Well of course you do! So why don’t you join us tomorrow to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Archaeological Podcast Network? #APN10
discord.gg/DbpGNquS
discord.gg/DbpGNquS
November 23, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Hey, do you like archaeology? And do you also listen to podcasts? Well of course you do! So why don’t you join us tomorrow to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Archaeological Podcast Network? #APN10
discord.gg/DbpGNquS
discord.gg/DbpGNquS
…or maybe this water buffalo and her proud owner strolling across Tell Al-Hiba (ancient Lagash)?
November 20, 2024 at 1:16 PM
…or maybe this water buffalo and her proud owner strolling across Tell Al-Hiba (ancient Lagash)?
First post…so much pressure. Gotta start out on the right foot. Something wholesome, like maybe these two knuckleheads:
November 20, 2024 at 1:14 PM
First post…so much pressure. Gotta start out on the right foot. Something wholesome, like maybe these two knuckleheads: