I post mostly on academic and political topics related to my own research on environmental change, archaeology, and human interaction with the environment. Geographically, I range across the Americas to Africa and Europe. My brother lives in Japan and so I do have some interest in Asia, although I have yet to visit.
Congo's Bloody Coltan
Coltan is a dull metallic ore containing both columbite and tantalite minerals. Common in the eastern Congo, the exploitation of these mineral resources is intricately connected with ethnic strife and national politics among Congolese and with their neighbors in Rwanda and Uganda.
posted by Don Thieme @ 6:08 PM
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Geologist, archaeologist, and college science teacher. Naturally reserved in person, I more frequently let my political and scholarly opinions escape on the internet.
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