Greg Laden has put up the October 22nd edition of the anthropology carnival Four Stone Hearth. A very remote period presents us with the relevance of archaeology; we have the oldest artifact ever found in Indiana (my home state); and a short piece on James Clifford and contemporary archaeology. Plus more, so check it out.

Greg also provides us a handy summary of recent carnivals, and even points out Sharp Brains’ new proposal for the MetaCarnival, a super carnival bringing together the best of all these other carnivals.

Greg has also featured a lot of political writing lately, including this critical yet funny and endearing video Hey Sarah Palin.