Why do we use so many terms to mean basically the same thing? One of the things that frustrates me about academia is that in search of precise meanings, we create new terms incredibly frequently. We still have to explain in what sense we mean it, so why keep adding to the pile? […]
Follow me on Mendeley (you’ll need an account) if you’d like to follow the progress of both the broad public archaeology bibliography and my other dissertation-related bibliographies. Keep in mind I’m translating all my previous work into this format so it’s not in a state of completion. I welcome feedback […]
I suppose this is when I give up after 3 days trying to avoid committing myself to Academic Writing Month and establish some goals for myself. I can’t resist! (That and I am unlikely to benefit at all from ‘no shave november’ or ‘novel writing month’ since I have neither […]
I’ve recently submitted my Wenner-Gren grant proposal and now am finally returning to normal, including collecting hundreds of articles for my dissertation database, updating this blog, and my duties for various professional organizations. This evening I posted the first in what I hope becomes a series for the World Archaeological Congress’ International […]