LAND OF THE DEAD

Exploring ancient worlds and the plants and animals that lived in them

Sunday, September 5, 2010

KNITTING WITH REBAR

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Improving the strength and stability of the QVC involves better anchoring of the building’s steel skeleton to the ground. One part of that w...
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Thursday, September 2, 2010

THEN AND NOW (INTERMEZZO)

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The QVC project is in a transition phase. The major demolition actions (gutting of building, removal of administrative wing, extraction of ...
Wednesday, August 25, 2010

THE TIE THAT BINDS

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Well the QVC project is continuing to focus on work that will improve the future stability of the QVC. The forty 60+ foot deep pilings just ...
Sunday, August 22, 2010

DRILL, BABY, DRILL

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It has been a few weeks since I’ve posted anything here but we’ve been finishing up a busy and very productive summer field season in the pa...
Sunday, August 1, 2010

THE GREAT OPHIOMORPHA DANCE FLOOR

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We’ve looked at various aspects of the relationship between architecture and fossils at Mesa Verde. Here we will discuss the most spectacula...
Saturday, July 31, 2010

RUMINATIONS ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF ARCHITECTURE AND FOSSILS

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Continuing with revelations uncovered during my visit to Mesa Verde, let’s reflect upon the relationship between fossils and architecture. A...
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DAN CHURE: I have been the paleontologist at Dinosaur National Monument for 34 years. My main research interests are dinosaurs & the ecosystems they lived in. I am also interested in fossil resource management & preservation, & the impacts of 20th century warfare and social revolutions on fossil collections & scientists. This blog is personal and not an official blog of Dinosaur National Monument or the National Park Service.
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