One of the most controversial blog posts I’ve ever written discusses a situation where a former co-worker and field tech had to teach their PhD supervisor how to draw a plan map. Many commenters told me it wasn’t a PhD’s job to know how to do the work of a […]
Recently, I took a job as an assistant professor at a major university that shall (at this time) remain unnamed. This means I have an opportunity to create change in the cultural resource management archaeology field by building the kind of courses that actually prepare graduates to work in the […]
This summer (2017) is the first time I haven’t had to do archaeological fieldwork since 2004. It’s not that I didn’t have the chance to do archaeology. I’ve been invited to volunteer on several projects but am between jobs so I have to watch my pennies (Y’all know how that […]
“Control thy expenses” The Richest Man in Babylon (George Cayson, 1926) Right after saving a portion of your income, this is the second rule to generating wealth in the landmark personal finance book “The Richest Man in Babylon.” It’s also essential for anyone who wants to stay out of debt […]
If you were going to land a job in cultural resource management archaeology, you’re hitting the job search kinda late. December through February is the best time to start your job search but there are still dozens of jobs advertised. Companies need archaeological field technicians, crew chiefs, and project managers. […]
If you’re reading this blog, there’s a strong chance you are, or want to become, an archaeologist. If this is the case, think back to the day you decided this was what you were going to do. There was probably an event that sparked your interest in becoming an archaeologist. […]
(This is the second in a two-part series on how cultural resource management professionals can further historic preservation by purchasing properties with historical buildings or archaeological sites. You can read Part I here.) I started writing these two posts because, as usual, a fellow cultural resource management archaeologist swiftly dismissed my […]
(This is the first in a two-part series on how cultural resource management professionals can further historic preservation by purchasing properties with historical buildings or archaeological sites.) From its conception, property ownership has always been integral to historic preservation in the United States. The most influential historic preservation groups in […]
I am currently in the final stage of the final lap of my final year of my anthropology PhD, which will be the final degree I will get (hopefully). As I enter this stage of my education, I’ve been thinking a lot about how this will change the way I […]
If you’ve been reading this blog for any time, you probably know I started Succinct Research as a reaction to my being laid off from a cultural resource management archaeology position in 2012. Back then, I was angry. I used to believe that the fact CRM businesses suffered from the […]
