One morning, I woke up to an email from the Doug’s Archaeology RSS feed. As I brushed my teeth in my dark bathroom, I read his post about the Blogging Carnival he’s spearheading in anticipation of the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) session “Blogging Archaeology, Again.” (FYI: I’m going to […]
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 […]
This week, I finally started a massive open online class (MOOC) called “The Future of Storytelling” on iversity. So far, the course has exceeded my expectations. Engaging content. Great videos and illustrations. Good recommended readings and projects. It is well produced and much better than the online courses I remember […]
While working for a well-known CRM archaeology firm, I was forced to take part in some of the most worthless meetings I’ve ever witnessed in my life. I won’t name where this took place, but many of you will immediately know the company once I describe the situation. At least […]
In a previous post on health and safety overload in CRM archaeology, I recapped how a certain archaeologist I know was forced to bring a life vest and inflatable raft to the desert in order to work on a project. This was due to a permutation of an Army Corps […]
I remember the first time I gave a presentation at a major archaeology conference. In 2005, I traveled to York, United Kingdom to give a speech at the Society for Historical Archaeology conference on what would become the focus of my MA thesis. The conference was during the first week […]
Two weeks ago, I wrote a post highlighting the dangers of soliciting other archaeologists for crowdfunding archaeology projects. I have previously stated that crowdfunding could quickly become an important means to pay for a variety of archaeology projects. I also felt it could be a good way for me to […]
I vacillate between anger and sadness for the people that do compliance heritage conservation or cultural resource management work for free. I understand we all need a way to break into the market. We all want to find jobs doing archaeology or architectural history or ethnography. I also recognize that […]
A few months ago, I wrote about the new opportunities to be had through crowdfunding archaeological research. It seemed like a solid approach to cover some of the costs of conducting an archaeology or historic preservation project, especially if the crowdfunded project paid dividends to the local economy and community. […]
