by Richard | Mar 1, 2022 | March, Tell me about process, Uncategorized
Hello all! Just because this blog is seemingly dead, does not mean that work isn’t going on behind the scenes. With a year left on my postdoc project, I am madly trying to get the post-excavation stage of analysis completed. For those who are paying attention,...
by Richard | Dec 9, 2021 | Tell me about process
Back in the dim-dark past the sight of an archaeologist clutching a drawing board, bent double over a planning frame or stringline (generally in the pouring rain/high wind) was a common occurrence. Site planning was a fine art, something which I used to enjoy...
by Richard | Nov 9, 2021 | November
Archaeologists hate the word ‘treasure’. It conveys an image of jolly digging at the end of a day’s quest, or *shudder* metal-detecting. If doing work in a public place, odds are an archaeologist will get asked if they ‘have found any...
by Richard | Sep 1, 2021 | Media, Tell me about process
The archaeological process is a long and painstaking one. It can take years, if not decades, from the moment of a project’s inception, to the release of the final report. In many cases the report is the end of the process. The archaeologist moves on to...
by Richard | Aug 27, 2021 | Media
Have you always wanted be an academic? Have you always wanted to read boring articles and come away with no recollection of what they were actually about? Do you want to challenge your vocabulary with made-up words that make you sound slightly insane? Then have I got...
