Full Disclosure: I now teach at a R1, state university. It is in my best interest for university enrollments to continue growing. Therefore, its controversial for me to second guess the university system because its literally taking food from my kids’ mouth. The following blog post is heresy. However, this […]
A Bachelor’s is what you need to get a job as an archaeologist. A Masters is what you need to keep working in CRM. A PhD is overkill at the present moment, but probably will not be in the near future. The following post is not intended to dissuade anyone […]
Recently, I took a job as an assistant professor at a major university that shall (at this time) remain unnamed. This means I have an opportunity to create change in the cultural resource management archaeology field by building the kind of courses that actually prepare graduates to work in the […]
“Control thy expenses” The Richest Man in Babylon (George Cayson, 1926) Right after saving a portion of your income, this is the second rule to generating wealth in the landmark personal finance book “The Richest Man in Babylon.” It’s also essential for anyone who wants to stay out of debt […]
If you’ve been reading this blog for any time, you probably know I started Succinct Research as a reaction to my being laid off from a cultural resource management archaeology position in 2012. Back then, I was angry. I used to believe that the fact CRM businesses suffered from the […]
(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 […]
I didn’t want to believe it but maybe Doug Rocks-MacQueen is right; maybe your degree is worth less, and less as each year passes by. The other day I saw a job posting for a temporary archaeological field technician position that stated in the educational requirements section “minimum BA, MA […]
A friend of mine recently asked if I could help him hire an employee to help with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance. He was interested in someone with technical writing experience but understood the intricacies of both biological and cultural resource assessments. Throughout the conversation, he insisted that the […]
For over a decade I have been traveling around the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom for the yearly Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) conference. I always have a good time, especially when it’s in the land of the PacNorwies and even when it’s in the icy grip of […]
Yesterday, I received good news. The property owner of the Erma Hayman House in Boise, Idaho has given permission to conduct an archaeology project on this property. This will be the next step in my dissertation work on The River Street Digital History Project, but it is also an excellent […]
