Growing up in Idaho, the closest I ever came to meeting a real-life archaeologist is when I touched a cardboard cutout of Indiana Jones at my local video store when the Last Crusade came out. I knew that was what I wanted to do as an adult (or become an […]
A co-worker recently told me a story about a job applicant who called inquiring about a position but inadvertently submarined any chance of her getting the job. My amiga helps hire people for a small department within a larger company and frequently fields phone calls about job postings. A few […]
In downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia there’s a coffee shop—Hyperion Coffee—at the corner of William and Princess Anne Streets. I used to go there often on the weekends when I worked at George Washington’s Ferry Farm. Fredvegas is hot in summer, but I still hung on to the tradition of drinking a […]
I recently recorded an episode of Chris Sims’ excellent Go Dig a Hole Podcast and a live episode of the CRM Archaeology Podcast at the 35th Great Basin Anthropology Conference (GBAC) in Reno, Nevada. One of the other co-hosts, Sonia Hutmacher, spent a significant portion of both podcasts describing her […]
Aside from its nickname—The Biggest Little City in the World—I only know two things about Reno, Nevada: It’s the stage for the comical show “Reno 911” and it is the site of the final bowling match in the cult classic comedy “Kingpin”. I’m a huge Bill Murray fan, so Reno […]
(This is part of a new and ongoing series called Thor’s Day Cultural Resource Management Archaeology Hacks. Quick as lightning, these tips are designed to help you make the impact of Mjölnir on your next project.) Proper archaeology is synonymous with writing. If we didn’t write stuff down, archaeology and […]
(This is part of a new and ongoing series called Thor’s Day Cultural Resource Management Archaeology Hacks. Quick as lightning, these tips are designed to help you make the impact of Mjölnir on your next project.) Today’s hack isn’t as lightning quick as I thought it would be, but I’ve […]
Cultural resource management archaeologists: Want to hear something that will make your blood boil? Remember that grave-robbing, site-looting show “Nazi War Diggers”? It’s baaaaaack. The most recent rendition is called “Battlefield Recovery” and airs on the UK’s Channel 5. More digging skeletons out of context. More unnecessary burial excavations. More […]
I’m trying to get in shape so I’ve started working out. The only problem is: I don’t like working out. I know it’s important for a cultural resource management archaeologist to be in good physical shape, but why can’t exercise be as much fun as eating a plate of super […]
I wasn’t truly a morning person until my son was born. I was still doing cultural resource management archaeology fieldwork at the time—running crews during the day and coming home to be husband/daddy at night. It was grueling. There’s something about wandering in the hot, desert sun all day and […]
