Musing About Marsala: Do Archaeologists Have a Color of the Year?
My first reaction to Pantone’s announcement about the color of the year, “Marsala” was “delicious!” The name stirred fond recollections of a few nice evenings. … Continue reading
What Scientists Think of the 2015 Pantone Color of the Year: Marsala
Color lovers who follow the latest color trends would know that Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2015 is Marsala, also known as Pantone 18-1438. For Pantone, “Much like the fortified wine that gives Marsala its name, this tasteful hue … Continue reading
Understanding Brown Soils: Why Archaeologists Love Munsell
A fairly common idea about archaeology is that the goal is “to dig up stuff”—bits of pottery, bones, perhaps a stone tool or a hand-wrought nail. While this is indeed part of what archaeologists do, what we look for, in … Continue reading
“Soiled” – Punk Rock, Archaeology, and the Munsell Soil Color Book: A Love Song
I’m an archaeologist, and I’m a musician. My archaeological travels have taken me to the Etruscan sanctuary of Poggio Civitate in Tuscany, to the Isthmus of Corinth in Greece, to a Creole farm on the banks of the Mississippi, to … Continue reading
#123 Munsell: An Archaeologists Perspective
CRM Archaeologist, Chris Webster, talks about using Munsell in the field for analysis. I first heard of the Munsell Book of Colors when I was at field school in Tanzania. The trip was organized by Earthwatch and we were digging … Continue reading
