Monthly Archives: May 2013


What crappy résumés and toilet paper have in common

Here is a section from Résumé-Writing for Archaeologists explaining the similarities between the most of the résumés archaeologists write and toilet paper. Enjoy. What would our lives be like without toilet paper? We don’t think about it most of the time, but toilet paper is an absolute must in American […]


CRM Archaeology Podcast Recap: May 2013

In May, the CRM Archaeology Podcast continued to tackle important issues for people working in CRM archaeology, historic preservation, and heritage conservation. In case you didn’t know, the podcast is produced bi-weekly by Chris Webster, Principal Investigator at DigTech, LLC in Reno, Nevada (http://www.digtech-llc.com) and features a cast of young […]


Resume-Writing via Slideshare

This week I finished addressing the comments from my editor on my newest eBook, Résumé-Writing for Archaeologists. It’s an upgraded version of Résumé-Writing for Scientists that focuses entirely on the job search issues faced by archaeologists, historic preservationists, and heritage conservation specialists. I never thought I’d be saying this, but, […]


Crisis in CRM archaeology is actually a changing of the guard, Part 3 2

This is the third and final post in a 3-part series on three articles written by Lawrence E. Moore. These three articles focus on the decline of CRM archaeology, the future of this industry in the United States, and they were published in the SAA Archaeological Record in 2005 and […]


Crisis in CRM archaeology is actually the changing of a generation, Part 2

This is the second post in a 3-part series featuring three articles written by Lawrence E. Moore in the SAA Archaeological Record. His focus is the future decline of CRM archaeology and how that will affect the future of our industry. The articles are available for free on the Society […]


Crisis in CRM archaeology is actually a changing of a generation, Part I

“…CRM, the most industrious part of American archaeology, is an aged industry that has worn out its welcome. American society values historic preservation, but is also increasingly resistant to standardized federal compliance.” Lawrence E. Moore, CRM: Beyond its Peak (SAA Archaeological Record 6[1]:30–33). I love it when I read something […]