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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 […]
“The Chair” is why I don’t blog about archaeology anymore
Since I’m an assistant professor of anthropology, my social media threads are buzzing with conversation about the new Netflix show “The Chair.” Over the past month my friends and family have been asking me things like; Is “The Chair” really what being a professor is like? Is that how academic […]
Who qualifies as an archaeologist?
How many times have you heard this: “The Register of Professional Archaeologists (RPA) doesn’t mean anything; $100 a year! Why should I join?” The lack of widespread professional certifications, aside from a college degree, is cited as a weakness of doing professional archaeology in the United States. It seems like […]
CRM companies: Why not post your starting salaries?
We’re all familiar with archaeology job posting and their biggest shortcoming. A company is looking for some field techs, so they write up a job posting for archaeologyfieldwork.com or shovelbums.org. They’re looking for a good candidate so they start with what they want from us: A Bachelor’s degree, an “accredited” […]
A Trimble is great but field archaeologists still use a compass 2
One of the most controversial blog posts I’ve ever written discusses a situation where a former co-worker and field tech had to teach their PhD supervisor how to draw a plan map. Many commenters told me it wasn’t a PhD’s job to know how to do the work of a […]
The Future of Cultural Resource Management Archaeology, Part I
(This is the first in a 3-part series on a workshop focused on the future of cultural resource management archaeology that was given as part of the University of Arizona’s School of Anthropology Centennial celebration.) Cultural resource management companies in Tucson joke about the fact that some of them have […]
The difference between archaeology journal articles and blog posts
Some people drive cars festooned with bumper stickers. It seems like, in the West, more than half of the cars and trucks traveling our roads have at least one. A few of us have covered our cars in them. Regardless of how many you have, bumper stickers seek to express […]
Crowdfunding and archaeological research: should we do it?
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. […]
What are your project’s goals?
Every cultural resource management, heritage conservation, or historic preservation project has stated and unstated goals. Check out my post on Random Acts of Science to learn more about how you can discern these two types of goals: I would really love to hear from you. If you have […]