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Politics and Economics in Archaeological Practice
Posted Jan.23, 2016Academic Article
In an ideal world the motivations and practices of archaeology should form a study of non-biased, systematic exploration of all aspects and regions of the human past. However, humans are inherently biased creatures, and the subjectivity and personal... Read More!
Exploring the Swedish Runestones
Posted Sept.4, 2015Sweden
Runestones have long held a fascination for me, both because of my Viking blood (my father is from Sweden and we usually go back every year to the family house) and because they are some of the only visible, above-ground remnants of early Scandinavian... Read More!
Adventures in the Middle East
Posted Aug.30, 2015Jordan
In 2008 I spent six weeks in Jordan participating in an archaeological excavation. It was a great experience, if only because it was so difficult that it taught me to appreciate my life in the United States more than I've ever done before. Between heat stroke... Read More!
Visiting The South
Posted Aug.26, 2015Virginia, USA
Over Labor Day weekend in 2014, Ben and I were heading south. Actually, heading into THE South. We were on our way to Virginia to visit my uncle Mark, who does Civil War archaeology and who has an enormous collection of artifacts... Read More!