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We always wanted to be in a centrefold

Click here for the centrefold spread! If you aren’t aware of the SVG Public Archaeology Program, check it out now at www.svgdigs.com.  It was our chance to rescue and record some signfiicant (and very cool) archaeology on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent earlier this year.  This centrefold piece (by the International Airport Development Company) … Read More We always wanted to be in a centrefold

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I think I found something!

I just found this on diggingthedirt, an often hilarious blog about archaeology by archaeologists (keep up the good work). Even if you aren’t an archaeologist, you need to watch this video. Actually, if you’re not an archaeologist, tell me if it’s actually funny, because I could put it on repeat. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiovfNET2Hc&w=500&h=305]

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Why the past is important to the present – Part 2

As an archaeologist, I am constantly flooded with reminders of the past, some of which I purposely seek.  Some of them are accidental, perhaps coincidental.  These ones are from modern media, which, I have come to realize, may be the only way that people can understand and appreciate the lessons from the past.  I don’t … Read More Why the past is important to the present – Part 2

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Why the past is important to the present – Part 1

People will often ask why it’s important to study the past.  “Why is it important to collect and study all those rocks and stuff?  Don’t we have enough?”  Maybe it would seem more important if our “rocks and stuff” were actually coins, statues, jade masks or terracotta soldiers.  But, in reality, the smallest remnant of … Read More Why the past is important to the present – Part 1

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