PRESS & MEDIA

I have been fortunate that my research has, from time to time, attracted press coverage over the years. A few noteworthy examples are included below, but a more complete list of news stories and media appearances can be found in my CV.

OBSIDIAN CLIFF: HUMANITY’S TOOL SHED FOR THE LAST 11,500 YEARS

The New York Times

"X-ray technology has allowed researchers a glimpse at the reaches of the Yellowstone landmark’s prized stone and its importance to Indigenous people"

OLOGIES WITH ALIE WARD

Episode: Pyrotechnology (Firemaking)

"Get ready for sharp rocks, hairy jello, sooty caves, glowing coals, iron sparks, burnt feet, wolf skulls, fluffy fungus, molten metal, ember tending and more with Yale anthropologist and pyrotechnologist, Dr. Ellery Frahm."

WHO WERE WE AND WHAT WERE WE THINKING? A RETURN TO OFFICES FROZEN IN TIME

The Washington Post

"Ellery Frahm is an archaeologist who unearths artifacts spanning half a million years of human history, all around the globe. But he recently unearthed a perplexing ancient artifact close to home. It was a Post-it note from last March, recovered from the debris of his Yale University office."

THE REAL DRAGONGLASS: NOT JUST THE STUFF OF FANTASY, OBSIDIAN CHRONICLES OUR DEEP PAST

Discover Magazine

"Shiny and sharp, obsidian is enjoying a bit of a pop culture moment. It plays a central role in HBO’s hit fantasy series Game of Thrones, now wrapping its final season. In the real world, the volcanic glass reveals the human story in a way no other material can."

TOOL SHARPENS FOCUS ON STONE AGE NETWORKING IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Science News

"A stone tool found in Syria more than 80 years ago has sharpened scientists’ understanding of Stone Age networking."

DIGS REVEAL STONE-AGE WEAPONS INDUSTRY WITH STAGGERING OUTPUT

National Geographic

"Under a cloudy winter sky, the eastern slope of Mount Arteni has the dull monot feet, its spare crest is dwarfed by the snow-capped 13,419-foot summit of nearby Mount Republic of Armenia. The only signs of life are ragged clumps of wild grass, bent horizon Caucasus."

ARCHAEOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY: RAPID DIGGERS

The Economist

"A team led by Ellery Frahm from the University of Sheffield has found a way to pinpoint the source of artifacts made of obsidian, a glassy rock formed after volcanic lava hardens, on the spot, in ten seconds."

A KING’S OVERREACHING, TRACED IN BLACK GLASS

The Wall Street Journal

"Because sources of obsidian are few and far between, obsidian artifacts are considered some of the earliest evidence of commerce: Long-distance movement of obsidian, even hundreds of thousands of years ago, suggests the early stirring of true trade."

YEAR IN SCIENCE

NBC News

"Here are five of the year's leading themes... The methods available to archaeologists today would make Indiana Jones green with envy. 'I go out and do archaeology with a ray gun,' Ellery Frahm told LiveScience. 'It doesn't get more sci-fi than that.'"

ARCHAEOLOGISTS TODAY MAKE INDIANA JONES LOOK LIKE ANCIENT HISTORY

LiveScience/NBC News

"From X-ray guns that can identify an artifact's chemical makeup to ground-penetrating radar that can detect buried pyramids, the technologies used to study ancient human civilizations are anything but ancient. 'Like all technology, we get this faster, smaller, better trend,' said archaeologist Ellery Frahm of the University of Sheffield in England."

GLASS ACTS FROM AN ANCIENT WORLD

The Star

"It's sharper than a scalpel, paved the way from one of the world's earliest empires – and is now at the heart of pioneering research. Rachael Clegg talks to Dr Ellery Frahm about his discoveries."

PRESS & MEDIA

OBSIDIAN CLIFF: HUMANITY’S TOOL SHED FOR THE LAST 11,500 YEARS The New York Times "X-ray technology has allowed researchers a glimpse at the reaches of the Yellowstone landmark’s prized stone and its importance to Indigenous people"

OLOGIES WITH ALIE WARD Episode: Pyrotechnology (Firemaking) "Get ready for sharp rocks, hairy jello, sooty caves, glowing coals, iron sparks, burnt feet, wolf skulls, fluffy fungus, molten metal, ember tending and more with Yale anthropologist and pyrotechnologist, Dr. Ellery Frahm."

TOOL SHARPENS FOCUS ON STONE AGE NETWORKING IN THE MIDDLE EAST Science News "A stone tool found in Syria more than 80 years ago has sharpened scientists’ understanding of Stone Age networking."

ARCHAEOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY: RAPID DIGGERS The Economist "A team led by Ellery Frahm from the University of Sheffield has found a way to pinpoint the source of artifacts made of obsidian, a glassy rock formed after volcanic lava hardens, on the spot, in ten seconds."