Yup, it’s all ceremonial. ArchInk Prompts 15 and 27.
ARCHINK2020 (INKTOBER), ‘Clay’ and ‘Perspective’
Tag: archaeology
ARCHINK2020 (INKTOBER), ‘Box’
There are so many ways, so many lenses, to understand the past–why just ‘box’ oneself into one kind of interpretation? ArchInk prompt #12, “box”.
ARCHINK2020 (INKTOBER), ‘Act’
Essentially the beginning of archaeology . . .Archaeology Inktober 2020 Prompt #11, ‘Act’
ARCHINK2020 (INKTOBER), ‘Season’
I don’t know about you, but I measure my year in bugs. Archaeology Inktober 2020, Prompt #7: Season.
ArchInk2020 (Inktober), ‘Land’
Archaeology Inktober prompt #5, ‘Land.’
ArchInk 2020 (Inktober), ‘Stone’
Archaeology Inktober, #3: Stone.
ArchInk 2020 (Inktober), ‘Below’
Archaeology Inktober is here again! I’m a bit behind, but here is prompt #2 “Below.” Now, I know that mice are a huge disturbance to subsurface deposits, but what else could sing a Disney parody?
‘ABCs of Archaeology’ Education Video
I made a quick kid friendly video for all of those caregivers out there, filling in the role as teachers during this crazy time. It’s the ‘ABCs’ of archaeology, with terms, bouncy music, and moving images. Some of the terms I chose are ridiculous, but you’d be surprised how hard it is to find an archaeological term for ‘Q’! Click on the link below, which will take you to YouTube.
SHPO on a Hippo!
You may be chuckling to yourself or asking ‘what on earth is a SHPO?’. A SHPO is a State Historic Preservation Officer, which was created by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Every state has a SHPO and a SHPO Office. They oversee the compliance efforts of all federal agencies (i.e. BLM, NRCS, NPS, Forest Service), as well as private companies receiving federal funding. They are there to help ensure that we make a good faith effort in recording, reporting, protecting, persevering, etc. cultural resources.
Women in Archaeology Podcast: Archaeology and the Alt-Right
You can listen to the podcast on the WIA Blog (Click here) or download the episode on iTunes:
I’m very proud to be a part of this podcast and one of the hosts on this episode:
Issues of Alt-Right and White Nationalist Groups Co-Opting History
White supremacists and the alt-right often use of history and archaeology as a mechanism to ‘legitimize’ their claims. Join us as we discuss this trend from the misrepresentation of Norse history to the misbelief of a racially pure Greek and Roman world. These groups have twisted the past to their agenda in dangerous ways. What can we do to combat this trend?
