I realized how hard creating a CRM archaeology-specific health and safety plan (HASP) can be while talking about improving archaeology workplace health and safety with my friend (the President of Northwest Safety and Risk Services in Boise, Idaho). In our conversation, I described some of the situations I found myself […]
With the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) conference just behind us and the call for papers for the 2014 Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) conference just around the corner, I started thinking about all the CRM archaeology projects I’ve worked on that I turned into academic presentations at these two […]
(In Part 1 of this series, I discussed how the field of archaeology is negatively affected by its portrayal in the national media, specifically on NatGeo’s Diggers and Spike TVs Savage Family Diggers. I also addressed some relevant questions regarding why archaeologists may be angry with these “archaeology looter” shows—coming […]
Recently, I read Paul Mullins’ blog post “Historical Archaeology will be Televised” on the Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) Blog. Among other salient topics the SHA has chosen to address, this article discusses efforts taken to revise/ alter the new popular shows that glorify archaeological site looters: NatGeo’s Diggers and […]
In case you didn’t already know, there’s a new archaeology podcast online. It started in late 2012 and, after some remodels and improvements, the CRM Archaeology Podcast has stormed into the Year of the Snake. And just like the Chinese zodiac Snake sign tells us, the podcast is keen, cunning, […]
I recently overheard a couple of co-workers arguing about who was going to help the new CRM archaeology principal investigator (PI) with a problem that I encountered earlier in my tenure at this company. The PI didn’t know how he was supposed to formally request information from the lab, which […]
As a cultural resource management practitioner and historical archaeologist familiar with FCC Form 620 and 621, I closely follow the news headlines in historic preservation. Yesterday, I got a Google Alert for an article on the plans of a Verizon subcontractor that is trying to get a permit to build […]
“No man was ever wise by chance” Lucius Annaeus Seneca Finding a job in archaeology can be tough. Because there are so few of us, CRM archaeology is a tightly knit field where, in order to find a job, you have to know something, know how to network, and know […]
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post that asked if developers hated historic presentation. I don’t believe they do, but there are many signs that historic preservation isn’t important to many construction companies and developers. This topic was also picked up in a recent episode of the CRM […]
In case you didn’t already know, I’ve been helping a friend find a job in archaeology. Writing a résumé was covered in Part 1. Targeted online networking was covered in Part 2 of the series. Here’s what happened in the first 6 weeks of the search: Since I hadn’t talked […]
