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Tweet Fifty years ago, United States legislators signed a law that intended to use historic preservation to make the world better for future generations. This decision did not come out of thin air. It...
View ArticleCan anarchy theory contribute to cultural resource management archaeology?
Tweet The 2016 Anarchaeology Workshop is upon us. For the next 48 hours (4/21 through 4/22/2016), archaeologists, anarchy theorists, and others will converge upon the Amerind Foundation for an series...
View ArticleDo you really want to do cultural resource management archaeology?
Tweet The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book “Becoming an Archaeologist: Forging a Fruitful Career in Cultural Resource Management.” The book hasn’t been published yet; it goes live on the...
View ArticleA career in archaeology won’t happen unless you act
Tweet (The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book “Becoming an Archaeologist: How to Create a Fruitful Career in Cultural Resource Management.” The book hasn’t been published yet; it goes live...
View ArticleThe Archaeology Education Financing Paradox
Tweet Let me tell you a story about how I used money to buy the education (and simultaneously) the social proof that allows me to do cultural resource management archaeology today. Back in 1997, after...
View ArticleWant a job in archaeology? Work smarter not just harder
Tweet (The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book “Becoming an Archaeologist: How to Create a Fruitful Career in Cultural Resource Management.” The book hasn’t been published yet; it goes live...
View ArticleWhy do I try to help cultural resource management archaeologists?
Tweet I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I am selfish. Just like other human beings, my thoughts dwell on things that matter to me most of the time. I only put forth a little effort each day...
View ArticleTransforming a job in archaeology into a career
Tweet Anyone familiar with the cultural resource management industry knows that it’s not easy to land a job as an archaeologist. As is the same with any industry, aspirants need fortitude, persistence,...
View ArticleHow to keep college archaeology classes from sucking, Part I
Tweet (This is the first in a two-part series on how we can use anthropology courses to engage undergraduate students and further the cause of historic preservation. Read Part II to see my suggestion...
View ArticleArchaeology Hack #1: Save 10% of your Income
Tweet (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...
View ArticleHow to keep college archaeology classes from sucking, Part II
Tweet (In case you missed it, this is the second in a two-part series on how we can use anthropology courses to engage undergraduate students and further the cause of historic preservation. Read Part I...
View ArticleArchaeology Hack #2: Save your Per Diem
Tweet (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...
View ArticleArchaeology Hack #3: Use Trulia or Zillow to find Historic Properties
Tweet (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...
View ArticleYear Three—What was it like to go for an archaeology PhD?
Tweet I’ve become addicted to studying World War I. As we are currently living through the centennial of this tragic mistake, I can’t help but compare doing cultural resource management archaeology to...
View ArticleArchaeology Hack #4: Learn Layered Reading
Tweet (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...
View ArticleThe biggest difference between good and bad cultural resource management reports
Tweet Don’t get me wrong. I’ve written garbage before. I have been guilty of writing exactly the same kind of cultural resource management archaeology report that I am about to excoriate in this blog...
View ArticleArchaeology Hack #5: Know how to do archaeology in hot weather
Tweet (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...
View Article7 Essential Archaeology Field Gear Items for 2016
Tweet My Wife: “You’re buying another backpack? What’s wrong with your old one?” Me: “Well…(laundry list of marginal defects that MIGHT or might not cause breakage in the field.)” Wife: With a slight...
View ArticleWhat I learned from going to the ER while doing archaeological fieldwork
Tweet Around 1:30 AM, I knew this pain was not going to go away easily. I sat up in bed, my right ear throbbing. Stabbing pain shot through the right side of my sinuses whenever I moved my cranium....
View ArticleDay of Archaeology 2016: What I Learned from Community-Based Archaeology
Tweet Sometimes I wonder what I could see if I were invisible and had a time machine. Just a ghost that could travel through time and sit back to observe people as they do what they do. They couldn’t...
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