by Erin-Lee McGuire | Jun 22, 2016 | Blog
Are You Prepared for your Time in the Field? 3 Things I learned from a Month of Cemetery Field Work. #1: Never Underestimate the Elements: Cemetery work is not like other types of archaeological work where you might be in remote areas and unfamiliar settings with no...
by Erin-Lee McGuire | Jun 13, 2016 | Blog
Tuesday May 31st was our last day in the field at the Congregation Emanu-el cemetery. It is now the time for my fellow classmates and myself to take to the pen or in this case, to the keyboard to compile our research into reports, presentation posters, blog entries,...
by Erin-Lee McGuire | May 27, 2016 | Blog
On Thursday, we visited the UVic Archives in the basement of the McPherson Library. Here are Cole’s thoughts from later that same evening. Today we visited the university archives to look for information regarding the cemetery. We were given a lesson on what...
by Erin-Lee McGuire | May 27, 2016 | Blog
On Tuesday of this week, students in ANTH395 were subjected to a field quiz, to see how well they understood the fieldwork they were conducting. Here are Maya and Vanessa’s thoughts on the quiz… Our first out-of-classroom quiz: How to tackle a field quiz...
by Erin-Lee McGuire | May 26, 2016 | Blog
Across the Pond: On Different Projects and Meaningful Ideas A Blog Post for Anth 395 Blog posts in general are an important source of knowledge in our field. They allow for people, not just academics, to have access to the work that is going on in today’s research....
by Erin-Lee McGuire | May 26, 2016 | Blog
It is hard to believe that our last week in the field has arrived. What an amazing, rich, and wonderful educational experience we are having. It will be difficult to say goodbye to our fellow classmates, all of the volunteers, our professor, and our teaching...