Should You Go to Graduate School for Archaeology?
You basically need a graduate degree to maintain a fruitful career in archaeology. Here’s why
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What happens when nobody cares about a historic property?
Why don’t students care about saving People’s Park as a historic property?
Why do I blog about archaeology? 1
I feel like archaeology has the potential to make archaeologists better citizens. This is why I blog about archaeology.
A Workation and an Archaeology Conference
Read about my experiences at the 2023 Society for Historical Archaeology Conference in Lisbon, Portugal
My Top 5 Archeology Projects
Learn about the top 5 archaeology projects I’ve worked on in my 20-year-long career
Apology for CRM Archaeology Podcast Episode 249: What to do when field school goes wrong?
Dear Reader, I want to tell you and everyone you’ve interacted with since we published CRM Archaeology Podcast Episode 249 that I am sorry for that episode. I am sorry it did the exact opposite of what we hoped to accomplish. The episode was intended to address the myriad ways […]
Why Antiracism Training is Necessary for Archaeology
American archaeology has roots in American racism. Attending an antiracism training as an archaeologist is the start towards addressing this reality.
What Does the Enrollment Cliff Mean for Archaeology?
What does the enrollment cliff have to do with cultural resource management archaeology?
Eating well as an archaeological field technician 1
Field techs are the foundation of CRM archaeology. They are eager, excited, and essential but grossly underpaid. A dollar saved is worth more than a dollar earned which is why it’s critical field techs save their perdiem and food allowance. While there are some financially frivolous archaeologists who spend all […]
The Archaeological Field School System is Broken, Part II
All archaeology students want to know how their degree is going to translate into a gainful employment. Millennials and Gen-Z are as pragmatic as they are impatient. More than previous generations, I feel like they want to know exactly how each action is going to benefit their own personal goals […]