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Stephen E. Nash

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Stephen E. Nash is a historian of science and an archaeologist at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. He studies a wide range of subjects, including dendrochronology (tree-ring dating), the history of museums, the archaeology of west-central New Mexico, and Russian gem-carving sculptures by Vasily Konovalenko. Nash has published numerous books, most recently Stories in Stone: The Enchanted Gem-Carving Sculptures of Vasily Konovalenko and An Anthropologist’s Arrival: A Memoir. He lives in Denver with his wife and three boys. Follow him on Twitter @nash_dr.

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    history of masks

    The Masked Man

    A history of masks reveals how humans have used them to hide, disguise, transform, and protect themselves.

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    radiocarbon dating

    The Scientific Sorcery of Radiocarbon Dating

    An archaeologist explains why figuring out an object's age is harder than you think.

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    panic buying coronavirus

    Why We Buy Weird Things in Times of Crisis

    With COVID-19 making its way around the United States, people are emptying stores of toilet paper. Archaeology throws a light on other bouts of odd consumer behavior.

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    Sensory deprivation tanks purportedly help floaters enter a deeply relaxed state.

    What Modern Extremes Taught Me About Noise in the Ancient World

    After floating in a sensory deprivation tank and visiting Dave & Buster's, one anthropologist ponders our ancient ancestors' soundscapes.

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    In this undeveloped section of Rio Rancho Estates, New Mexico, roads have been cut, but virtually no homes have been constructed for decades.

    A Tale of Two Ruins

    New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon showcases magnificent structures that were built on ingenuity. By contrast, the state’s Rio Rancho Estates was built on fraud.

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    Stela 3 from Caracol was on display at DMNS but is currently in the museum’s basement.

    What Do Monuments Reveal About Their Makers?

    An archaeologist ponders memorials—from the Monti gate to the Taj Mahal—and finds clues about the reasons people want to be remembered.

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