A new article in the open-access journal Nature Communications discusses the discovery of the residues of beeswax in ceramic vessels in the West African Nok pottery, about 3500 years ago (~1500 BCE). ow.ly/Dutt50EohHP

Wasteflake's op-ed writer Mag Stephens takes issue with WaPo conservative columnist Henry Olsen on what to do about unfilled service industry jobs. wasteflake.com/tiki-read_arti…

Looking for someone to tell you about an artifact you have? Use this guide to contact a specialist in the field of archaeology. ow.ly/Ptjh50EzFRW

Ian Bremmer on GZero pointed me to Oxygen Concentrators for India gofund.me/2bc18632

The poppy that produces opium is the same plant where we get those tiny blue-black pops of flavor on your morning bagel. New research supports the notion that poppies were at least partly domesticated in northern Europe. ow.ly/tM5R50ESWiH

According to IMDb, at least 1,000 films have been created about archaeology and/or archaeologists since 1911. Here's a list compiled here by the Wasteflake UberData Nerd. ow.ly/sCPq50F0XHC

In 2003, George Hirst wrote an article for the Stark County Illinois paper describing the history of GMOs. Published today on Wasteflake. ow.ly/psGi50FU377

Lakota Man The variety found in Native American corn is stunning. There are also solids in amazing colors like turquoise, pink and black.

A brief homage to Roger Angell involves a visit to the local minor league baseball stadium ow.ly/jerg50Jmpsr

The editors of Wasteflake proudly confess the publication of the first chapter of K. Kris Hirst's first serial novel, "The Monitors, Or How to Overthrow the Empire One Graduate Student at a Time." Future chapters will be published on Fridays ow.ly/NBJE50JKtBJ

In Chapter P1 of The Monitors, the exo-anthropology student (and refugee from the palace) Molly gets some unpleasant news. #the_monitors_scifi #scifi #anthropology #craiyon wasteflake.com/tiki-index.php… ow.ly/XCa450JMtJS

Chapter P1.1 of The Monitors describes the art of transcreation and the sad plight of the Babel Fish. #The_Monitors_scifi #SciFi #anthropology #craiyon wasteflake.com/tiki-index.php…

In Chapter A01 of The Monitors, our students attend the Bozartene Molting Festival, where Molly falls in love again and Stilts finds his Achilles heel. #The_Monitors_scifi #SciFi #anthropology ow.ly/7cvO50JOsZ0

In Chapter A02 of The Monitors, the head of the Royal Grapes dynasty makes plans for their black sheep daughter. #The_Monitors_scifi #SciFi #anthropology ow.ly/6i8P50JPNXc

In Chapter A02.1 of The Monitors, a sales brochure outlining the features of the Adamantine Waldo Mach 7. #The_Monitors_scifi #SciFi #anthropology ow.ly/5tGj50JPO07

This week in The Monitors (Overthrowing the Empire One Grad Student at a Time), a conspiracy against the empire is engendered among the business associates of Adamantine Waldo Inc. #The_Monitors_scifi #SciFi #anthropology ow.ly/5EJo50JZZyo

In Chapter A04 of The Monitors, we learn about Alice's checkered past as she says farewell to the Cuttlefish Cafe. #The_Monitors_scifi #SciFi #anthropology #archaeology ow.ly/SpLr50K5hCz