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Anthropology Community Mourns Loss of Father of Modern Archaeology
The archaeological world is still reeling from the recent loss of the eminent American archaeologist, Lewis R. Binford. The highly influential anthropologist was born in 1931 and leaves behind a legacy...
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Plagiarism and Academic Integrity
I wanted to start the new blog off with a topic that hits close to home for many academics, writers, and teachers: plagiarism. I first thought of doing a piece on stealing intellectual property when I...
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New Primates at the Virginia Zoo
So I finally got around to checking out the new Trail of the Tiger habitat at the Virginia Zoological Park in Norfolk. The addition almost doubles the amount of animals and habitat space at the zoo. I...
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MSU Anthropology Department Visit
As many of the readers may know, I am currently researching and visiting universities around the country. I plan on applying to a handful of Anthropology PhD programs that seem like a good match for...
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Anthropology Under Attack
So the Governor of your state just publicly attacked your college major and declared it useless; what do you do? Well, if you are an anthropologist from the state of Florida, you fight back. Last...
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America’s Heritage is Not for Sale
I wanted to create a post in order to draw more attention to two American television shows that are currently promoting the looting and destruction of archaeological and historical sites around the...
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17th Century Brick Pottery Kiln Site
I recently had the good fortune of being involved in the excavation of a pottery kiln dated to 1680 located on the James River in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Thought I would share a photo. (Author...
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Anthropology Blogs 2013 List
In the interest of fostering a more connected anthropology network I thought I would post the Anthropology Blogs 2013 list compiled by Jason Antrosio over at Anthropology Report. He has done an...
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Relative Dating and Ceramic Typologies
I have been asked a number of times how we archaeologists date our finds and sites. There are a number of ways researchers can accurately date an artifact; but many times more than not, objects cannot...
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Day of Archaeology 2013
Today, July 26th, is the 2013 Day of Archaeology! Head over to www.dayofarchaeology.com and check out what archaeologists are doing all over the world. If you are an archaeologist, contribute! My...
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Anthropology Community Mourns Loss of Father of Modern Archaeology
The archaeological world is still reeling from the recent loss of the eminent American archaeologist, Lewis R. Binford. The highly influential anthropologist was born in 1931 and leaves behind a legacy...
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17th Century Brick Pottery Kiln Site
I recently had the good fortune of being involved in the excavation of a pottery kiln dated to 1680 located in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Thought I would share a photo. (Author pictured)
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The Daily Anthropologist Enters Seventh Year as News Resource for Anthros
Hello, all! It’s been quite some time since I have posted on the old WordPress site. I have been busy with fieldwork during the last two years and have mostly kept my online presence limited to...
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First Ever Public Archaeology Twitter Conference was Groundbreaking
On Friday, April 28, 2017 Twitter hosted a public archaeology conference that boasted more than 50 presenters from seven countries over the course of 15 hours. There were no fees to pay and no travel...
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