Published inCultural Resource ManagementBe Safe & Sane When Investing In StocksThe recent GameStop and r/WallStreetBets mania spread its toxic tendrils far and wide, and I am likely not alone in knowing several people…Feb 9, 2021Feb 9, 2021
Published inCultural Resource ManagementCRM Data Collection Would Get Your Kid An F In School. Seriously. An F.Imagine that you want to know whether green is more likely to be the favorite color amongst men or women.Jan 8, 2021Jan 8, 2021
Published inCultural Resource ManagementStep-By-Step Guide To Creating & Updating A Predictive Model That Any Agency Or Firm Can Do TodayDon’t know statistics? Have garbage data to work with? No funding for a model? Not a problem when modeling archaeological sites this way.Jan 1, 2021Jan 1, 2021
Published inCultural Resource ManagementDitch GIS Models That Try To Replace Professional ExperienceLately there’s been some renewed discussion in the archaeological community about the value of predictive models. This has been partly…Dec 30, 2020Dec 30, 2020
Published inCultural Resource ManagementPoor Oversight Leads To A State Wasting $365k On A Broken Model That Archaeologists Are Told To UseThe last week has seen a flurry of emails exchanged with the SHPO and DOT of a state on the East Coast that were a mix of sad, bewildering…Dec 23, 2020Dec 23, 2020
Published inCultural Resource ManagementOur Predictive Models Are Busted. Here’s How To Fix Them (Cheaply)Whether you use a “100 meters from water” type of model or a prohibitively expensive GIS-based model, archaeologists don’t have a lot of…Dec 11, 2020Dec 11, 2020
Published inCultural Resource ManagementCommon TPQs For Archaeologists: Metal ObjectsAs archaeologists, the main way we determine the age of a site is from the artifacts. Luckily, we live in a time where we have quite a bit…Sep 2, 2020Sep 2, 2020
Published inCultural Resource ManagementThe Crisis In Archaeological ResearchMany of you are aware that I took on a Sisyphean task to sort out the hot mess that is projectile point/stone knife classification. I…Aug 23, 2020Aug 23, 2020
Published inCultural Resource ManagementClassicists Acting ClassistYesterday, I was treated to the pretty funny sight of a badly translated Latin motto. It was for the band program of a university in West…Apr 8, 2020Apr 8, 2020
Published inCultural Resource Management“I Knew The Future Would Bring Wonders. I Did Not Know It Would Make Them Ordinary.”Fans of Netflix’s Dracula mini-series (only three episodes) might recognize that quote. It comes from a conversation Dracula has with a…Jan 26, 2020Jan 26, 2020
