#archaeology problems

We’re all professionals, but sometimes you catch yourself realizing how weird things are looking when handling human remains

Trying to shake out clumped together dirt from someone skull

Brushing someone’s teeth with an actual toothbrush, something they have never done in their lives

Comparing someone’s bones to yours

Judging their dental hygiene

When the earworm of the day is Johnny Cash’ s “Ain’t No Grave”.

Scooping someone’s eye sockets clean with a spoon (or just their whole brain)

When some bones are just … off … you judge hard

One of the graduate students, who was so keen and enthusiastic, and who said he wanted to apply to write his thesis with me, for whom I organised the chance to write a review of a book wrote a rubbish dissertation, making it up with AI, because the Machine came up with a paper of mine I didn't write, and the same with A QUARTER of his ref list! Including stuff written supposedly by mates of mine!

The tattoos weren’t even hand tapped!