The 2013–2014 Polar Vortex drastically altered the travel plans for dozens of attendees of the recent Society for Historical Archaeology conference (#SHA2014). Set in beautiful, friendly Quebec City, the reputation of this conference will be forever marked by memories of delays, unexpected hotel layovers, lost luggage, and icy streetscapes. I […]
Keywords: cultural resource management jobs, historic preservation employment, job search, job tips Hashtags: #CRMarch, #archaeology, #jobs, #jobtips, #recruiting, @succinctbill In case you didn’t already know, the best way to get a job in archaeology, cultural resource management, and historic preservation is NOT by responding to job posts. Of course, responding […]
I was pleasantly surprised at all the responses to the first question in the Blogging Carnival on Doug’s Archaeology. First, I had no idea there were so many archaeologist bloggers actively adding to their sites. This is really impressive because I strongly feel like blogging is one of the easiest […]
Earlier this month, I was talking to a fellow graduate student about the reasons why we both went back to school. My answer was straightforward: I went back to school in order to qualify for the highest level of CRM archaeology management. I also want to take my chances as […]
Keywords: travel, archaeology research, conferences, archaeology job tips Hashtags: #SHA2014, #SAA2014, @succinctbill, @chrisguillebeau “As for study, did not our wise teacher teach us that learning was of two kinds: the one kind being the things we learned and knew, and the other being the training that taught us how to […]
Is college worth it? That seems to be the question of our generation. In November, panelists on the CRM archaeology podcast discussed getting into graduate school. A college degree is considered necessary for work as a CRMer, but an increasing number of CRMers are getting graduate degrees. There are good […]
Keywords: cultural resource management, archaeology, higher education, Doug’s Archaeology Hashtags: #archaeology, #CRMarch, #higherlearning, @succinctbill, In November, Doug Rocks-MacQueen wrote the post, “With each passing year your degree means less and less and less and less……..” This post analyzes data collected for the report “Archaeology Labour Market Intelligence: Profiling the Profession, […]
A few weeks ago, I received a lot of input from other female archaeologists because of some comments I made about Episode 18 of the CRM Archaeology Podcast. Nearly all of these comments were negative (including the ones from my non-archaeologist wife). Every female CRM archaeologist I’ve spoken to thought […]
Last week, I was listening to the Episode 20 of the CRM Archaeology Podcast (Women in Archaeology, Part II). In the first few minutes of the podcast, the panelists were discussing how acknowledging the prevalence of male privilege in CRM archaeology could give way to a larger discussion of other […]
Last month, the Gender and Minority Affairs Committee (GMAC) of the Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) announced its first ever Diversity Field School Competition. I am honored to be judge in this competition. The photo competition was established to recognize archaeological projects that demonstrate a commitment to diversity and increase […]
