From the Desk of Jens Notroff

Trowel & Pen

Grave concerns: The bold line between grave robbing and archaeology

26. Feb 2025

archaeology, ethics, excavation, grave robbers
From Akakor to Akator: Tatunca Nara and the real story behind “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”

20. Feb 2025

Ancient Aliens, archaeology, Indiana Jones, movies
Was haben die Römer je für uns getan? – Geschichtspsychologie, oder: Der lange Schatten des Limes

13. Feb 2025

Archäologie, Deutschland, Geschichte, Limes, Rom
Nachlese: Januar ’25

31. Jan 2025

Afrika, Archäologie, Bronzezeit, Daker, Paläolithikum, Rom, WissKomm
Customers who bought “It’s a Roman salute” also bought “Swastikas are just ancient symbols of luck”

22. Jan 2025

fasciscm, history, News, roman
WissKomm auf X (formerly known as Twitter): Should I stay or should I go?

19. Jan 2025

Social Media, Verschwörungsmythen, WissKomm
“Don’t dig here!” – The challenge of hiding and marking our nuclear waste, long-term

28. Aug 2024

archaeology, communication, future, iconography, trash
Weapons of choice: A Pre-Pottery Neolithic hunting scene (?) from Sayburç, SE Turkey (and some thoughts on prehistoric hunting equipment)

14. Dec 2022

archaeology, hunting, iconography, Neolithic, Turkey, weapons
Skagerrak: The Battle of Jutland, written in stone

17. Sep 2022

comic, Denmark, history, Sweden, World War I
“A-Digging on a Tell”, or: A day in the field – An illustrated excavation diary

03. Apr 2021

archaeology, comic, diary, excavation, illustrations, Turkey