The holiday season is upon us, and it’s time to come home from the field, spend time with your loved ones, and get your stretchy pants ready for a delicious meal or two. But then, of course, there’s the sometimes arduous task of gift giving – finding that one perfect thing, an actual tangible … Read More Circle’s Favourite Things
We don’t enjoy saying ‘goodbye,’ so in this case, we’re opting for ‘see you soon’ when it comes to sending off Field Archaeologist Mackenzie. We had the pleasure of meeting Mackenzie at a career fair in 2019. He was later hired on as a new graduate and ended up sticking with us for three seasons … Read More Farewell Field Archaeologist Mackenzie
Every year Circle hires several student archaeologists to help out for the summer. One way in which we connect with students is through the Career Fair hosted by the Chacmool Archaeology Association and the Association of Consulting Archaeologists (Alberta) at the University of Calgary. This year we were lucky enough to talk with Noah Miller, … Read More Budding Arcs – Q&A with Noah
There have been so many exciting advancements and changes happening at Circle this year, but the thing we’re most proud of for 2021 has been our team’s achievements and career milestones. The most recent one is Ewald becoming an approved Field Director for the Interior Plateau in BC! To recognize this achievement, we wanted to … Read More Q&A With Field Director Ewald van Rooyen
By: Brooke Gerard It is no secret that archaeological consulting work has its obvious challenges. After reading that, I know you’re instantly thinking of the long hikes, the physical labour of digging and navigating the challenging weather, and you’d be right! Those things make the work hard, but I want to talk about something different. … Read More Balancing Personal Relationships and Work While in the Field
Welcome back to Females in the Field, a blog series that aims to showcase women in the industry, how they got to where they are and what is needed for other females to elevate themselves in the field! We recently sat down with another one of our beloved staff members, Jenn Gainer, for a little … Read More Females in the Field – Q&A With Jenn