The excavation of a landfill site in New Mexico last weekend generated considerable media attention. The exavation was led by a self-described punk archaeologist and the project focussed on finding evidence of the purported secret dumping of hundreds of thousands or more games of 'ET: the Extra-Terrestrial', which many have described as the worst video game. Ever.

I wrote a column on it that was uploaded today. Mostly, it is an interview with the archaeologist.

It is historic archaeology. The games apparently entered the landfill in 1983.

Here is the link:

http://www.anthropology-news.org/index.php/2014/05/01/punk-archaeology-and-excavating-video-games-in-new-mexico/