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Do you have an archaeologist in your life, a person with dirt under their nails and a fascination with things everyone else sees as a rock but they see as exciting evidence of the advancement of the human species?

Yeah, they’re a special breed, and in order to honor them properly on occasions such as birthdays, graduations and getting desperately needed funding, you’ll need the right cake.

Fortunately, Dig Ventures is here with ten ideas on how to satisfy the sweet tooth of grownups who love nothing more than to dig in the dirt (or classify it…see, we told you they were special).

The Stratigraphy cake

This cake was made for phosphate-analysis specialist Dr Johanna Ullrich. On top there’s an Ogham stone, a grey box marked ‘phosphate analysis’, and the blue book is Renfrew and Bahn’s Archaeology: theories, methods and practice. (via archaeology.co.uk)

The Iron Age Roundhouse cake

Rebekah Hart, we salute you! Not so much one for the Great British Bake Off as an installment of Carry On Baking, this valiant effort was featured in issue 260 of Current Archaeology. Representing an Iron Age roundhouse, we’re sure it tastes delicious. (via Current Archaeology)

Full story at Dig Ventures.

Honoring the archaeologists.

Feature photo credit: Green Jello, Graphics credit: Canva