Tis the season for presents. Cultural resource management archaeologists are no different than others when it comes to the joy of opening new stuff brought to you courtesy the big guy with a flying sleigh. Each year I make gear recommendations for folks looking for a few items to make […]
I’m not a fortune teller but I’m pretty sure the recent unpleasantness associated with the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) will spawn a number of books and articles about cultural resource management archaeology, historic preservation, and environmental justice. It’s likely a few individuals will generate whole careers based […]
Okay. I just watched the video of the “CRM in the Age of Trump” webinar hosted by the American Cultural Resources Association (ACRA) and hearing what I already know was shocking (HINT: Conservatives are probably going to do their best to roll back cultural resource management [CRM] regulations). Since I’ve […]
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 […]
