The world of archaeology is shifting. Funding cuts, limited academic posts, redundancies, legislative shifts, and the ever-changing landscape of heritage work have left many archaeologists wondering what’s next? The good news, archaeologists are already equipped with a toolkit of highly sought-after skills that translate into other industries. If you’ve ever excavated a trench, curated a... Continue Reading →
Zeng explaining the Nanking museum collection to the staff. From Zeng Zhaoyu Collected Works, Diary and Letter Volume, Nanjing Museum, Cultural Relics Publishing House. By Meilin Lyu, an archaeologist living in Athens. Zeng Zhaoyu, also known as Tseng Chao-yu in English, was one of China’s pioneering female archaeologists, museologists and poets who built her legacy... Continue Reading →
By Chelsi Slotten ChatGPT took the world by storm at the end of 2022 and has grown significantly since then. Companies are integrating AI into search functions, new models are released somewhat regularly by a variety of existing companies, schools are stressing about plagiarism, startups seem to be spinning up every day using this technology,... Continue Reading →
“You guys dig up dinosaurs, right?” Upon hearing that dreaded phrase, most archaeologists wish they could throw up their hands and scream a resounding “no!” in that person’s face and walk away. While that would be satisfying, it’s not exactly helpful in dispelling the numerous myths surrounding our field. It’s hard to not have the... Continue Reading →
Finding a job in archaeology can feel a little bit daunting at times. Where do you look? What kind of job do you want? Who is hiring? These are all questions that we ask ourselves when looking for jobs. While you can always check out sites like LinkedIn, Monster, or Indeed, there are better, industry... Continue Reading →
By Chelsi Slotten Archaeologists use a lot of different tools when excavating. These will differ depending on the geographical area you are working in, the site conditions, and the type of archaeology you are doing. For example, a lot of bioarchaeologists (aka archaeologists who study bones) have dental picks in their toolkit, which other archaeologists... Continue Reading →
By Chelsi Slotten As I’m sure many of you have heard by now, UK archaeology has a problem. Departments at Sheffield, and Chester are under threat of closing and the government wants less “red tape” around construction projects. This is code for removing archaeology requirements before digging. These are alarming trends. Furthermore, major projects are... Continue Reading →
By Kari Fossum The Homeric Question On the Mediterranean island of Crete, 1900 marked something more than just the start of a new century: it was also the year in which the crew employed by British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans broke ground at Knossos. This site would, within a few months, yield the now-famous ‘Palace... Continue Reading →
By Chelsi Slotten I’ll be honest, I’m a little amazed that I'm writing about our 5 year anniversary. How has it been 5 years?! When we started the podcast and blog back in 2016 there was no plan for how long it would continue. We simply saw an issue with representation in archaeology podcasts and... Continue Reading →
By Chelsi Slotten This spring we put together a podcast listener survey with the goal of getting some feedback and learning more about what our audience wants. This was done to make sure that we continue creating content that appeals to you, our listener. A huge thank you to everyone who participated. This would not... Continue Reading →
