Rain Won’t Slow Us Down! Except When it Does…

May 11th was our first field day in the Cemetery and it was awesome … and wet, it was awesome and wet! On a quiet street, ringed almost entirely in large trees, and covered in grass, the cemetery is a beautiful space and I was so excited to be out for our first day of...
Cemetery Crew adventures to the SAAs!

Cemetery Crew adventures to the SAAs!

This past weekend a group of seven past students from the Emanu-El field course took part in the Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting in Vancouver BC. As an undergraduate student looking at continuing on to a masters degree, this was a hugely exciting...

Erik asks: Are You Prepared for your Time in the Field?

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...

From Ally and Taylor

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....