Flatirons ≠ pyramids, but they're still cool
I've noticed a few stories recently about Sam Osmanagich, a Bosnian archaeology enthusiast who claims to have discovered several 12,000-year-old 'pyramids' in the Balkans. The whole 'pyramid' saga mainly concerns a case of mistaken identity - the pyramids are just hills - and Indiana-Jones-style archaeology (by which I mean not very methodical, scientific or objective) on Osmanagich's part, and you can read more about it at the links below:National Geographic: Pyramid in Bosnia - Huge Hoax or Colossal Find?Smithsonian Magazi

Little Rock City
Long time, no writing! I hate dropping the ball, but schoolwork has to come first. Anyway, I spent part of this weekend exploring the geology of Western New York - specifically, south of Buffalo in Cattaraugus County.Cattaraugus County moves away from the carbonate sequences that you see around Buffalo and into Late Devonian sandstones and shales. On the map to the left, they're shown in a sort of pistachio green, w

Accretionary Wedge #21: Earth Science Outreach
Happy Halloween! I hope you all are having a fun day of candy-and-costume-filled spookiness. And speaking of playing different roles, Earth scientists wear one hat in particular that's very important: the Outreach Hat!That's why the subject of this month's Accretionary Wedge was Ea

Last call for Accretionary Wedge entries....
The Headless Horseman wants you to know that posting* is very important.*Yes, I did just make a horseback riding joke. I am a geek in many ways. Mwahahaha!

The "Breached Dam Overlook" Field Trip at GSA: perspectives from a participant
Apparently my post on the Steve Austin field trip at GSA caught the attention of quite a few people, although it was already an issue that had come to the attention of the GSA field trip organizers. I chose not to go on the trip myself (for monetary and scheduling reasons, mostly) but have heard from one geoblogger who did (Pascal of Research at a Snail's Pace). He has kindly allowed me to repost his thoughts and observations on the trip, and I've included them below. He has also written several additional posts on the su