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Why it all matters
July 27, 2009 —
The last several weeks have been a bit of a blur. My fellow researchers and I have been rushing to finish final projects, which consist of a poster and a final research paper. In the archaeology lab we have just finished cataloging all of the finds from the dig; outside of the lab we have each spent hours researching our various topics. Full story
The Archaeologist's Second Best Friend
July 6, 2009 —
One week into the research portion of field school, and there are already several new lessons that I’ve learned. The first, is that while finding artifact after artifact in the field seems amazing at the time, in fact the discovery of artifacts often keeps one motivated in ninety degree weather, the lab portion of dealing with artifacts is often less exciting. Each chip of bone and shard of glass must be cleaned, dried, and catalogued; and I am here to tell you that we found no small amount of either. Lisa, Alex, Jordan and I spent the better part of four days, with no small amount of help from volunteers, cleaning each artifact. Full story
The Next Step
June 17, 2009 —
It is with mixed emotions that I report that the field school will be over in one week. The field school has managed to be the most "hands on" learning experience that I have ever had, and at the same time has also been the most uncomfortable and dirty. I began this portion of the blog wondering whether or not I would fall into the ‘love’ or ‘hate’ camp in respect to archaeology. Well I can certainly say that I don’t hate it. In fact, once you get past the heat, and being covered in dirt and sweat for eight hours it really isn’t that bad. A particular maxim of Dr. Mullins’ comes to mind every time I think about taking another field school, “Hey, it beats work.” However, the positive benefits of a field school go beyond escaping a cubicle. Full story
