Written by: Erika Sutherland So, you need an archaeologist? If you are reading this, then you’ve likely encountered the term HRIA or AIA and been referred to a professional archaeologist, aka someone who works in Cultural Resource Management (like Circle CRM Group – it’s right in our name!). This would have likely come out of … Read More Circle Does: Regulatory Timelines
This month, we’re getting to know Resource Coordinator and Assistant Archaeologist Erika a little bit better! She grew up in New Mexico and has done a lot of archaeological work in Scotland and Alberta. Erika knows a ton about The Ness of Brodgar, an excavation site made up of monumental Neolithic buildings, which she studied … Read More Q&A With Erika
Females in the Field, Field Notes
Photo by: Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford Written by: Erik Johannesson In honour of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, we are debuting our Women in Archaeology series where we highlight both the remarkable careers of women in our field and the lives of extraordinary women in the past. For our first feature, … Read More Women in Archaeology: Dorothy A.E. Garrod
As part of our efforts to better introduce you to each and every one of our team members, we are hosting a Q&A on the blog every month! For February, we want you to get acquainted with Anthony Russell, one of our Project Archaeologists. Anthony is a well-traveled Vancouverite (now Wetaskiwinner) who has done fieldwork … Read More Q&A With Anthony
Written by: Tyler Statz As our team was going through our yearly spring kick-off events, there were lots of discussions about what unique things each of us can bring to the table to help our team move forward. This got me thinking: “What does my background and interests bring to the table?” Looking around the … Read More Results Oriented Thinking
Written by: Erik Johannesson Archaeology often conjures up the image of dust-covered, Indiana Jones-type figures, labouring away under a sweltering sun, sweat beading off their brows as they scrutinize the fine detail of their latest discovery. Or perhaps, that is the Hollywood version. Maybe the true image is one of a high-vis-wearing professional, gazing intently … Read More Winter is Coming: Doing Archaeology in Winter Conditions