Where to go in January 2014: Quebec City
Québec City has everything a city needs to welcome visitors to our part of the world—and keep them coming back for more. Come and discover it during the SHA’s and…
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An invitation to participate in Military Archaeological Resources Stewardship
Whenever I meet someone for the first time, inevitably the question of what I do for a living comes up. When I tell them that I work for the U.S.…
Carry the One: Archaeology Education at a Math Teachers’ Conference
“Ooh! I need this! I’m teaching my kids about this soon. This one too!” The teacher walked away from our table, two new archaeology- based math lessons in hand. I…
Living Archaeology Weekend
Welcome to Living Archaeology Weekend in Kentucky! On the third weekend of September, every year, over 1500 people travel to the Gladie Learning Center in the Red River Gorge in…
The World Archaeological Congress, January 14-18, 2013
http://wac7.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/ Early registration ends October 20, 2013. As members of the Society for Historical Archaeology, I would like to invite you to the Seventh World Archaeological Congress, held in Jordan from January…
National Archaeology Day 2012
On Saturday, October 20, 2012 archaeology enthusiasts will have a chance to participate in a nationwide suite of events during the second annual National Archaeology Day. Not to be confused…
Archaeology and the Community
Over the past two years, I have been responsible for creating a wide variety of educational outreach programs for the Exploring Joara Foundation, a small public archaeology organization in western…
National Geographic’s Diggers Redux
In my previous blog I reported on a meeting I attended at the National Geographic’s headquarters in Washington to discuss the problems with their reality show, Diggers (not to be…
Critical Heritage, African Diaspora Archaeology and the Moment When My Eyes Were Opened.
I am a blogger. Blogging has become an extension of how I process complex thoughts and ideas. Composing a blog entry is like creating a work of art, allowing me…
Teaching, public archaeology, and miscellaneous intersections
Having just yesterday finished up my teaching of a 6 week archaeology field school, it’s still hard to get my thoughts off of it, or to refocus on strictly public…