#SavetheNEH
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by Kurt Thomas Hunt
3y ago
The attack on archaeology has begun.  Unless you’ve been excavating under a rock this past week, your social media feed has probably been full of posts regarding the Trump administration’s budget proposal that includes eliminating two cultural organizations: the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.  While both are equally important, my immediate focus will be on the National Endowment for the Humanities as it is the organization with which I’m most familiar. What is the NEH?  Created in 1965, the National Endowment for the Humanities pro ..read more
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Staying busy in the off-season
Sexy Archaeology
by Kurt Thomas Hunt
3y ago
In the 10 years I’ve been doing this, I’ve had the opportunity to work in both the Federal system and the CRM industry.  In either case work can ebb and flow; it is the nature of the business.  Personally, I don’t think this was emphasized enough through the course of my BA.  I thought I’d graduate and slide seamlessly into a full-time career as an archaeologist.  Is it possible?  Yes.  Did it happen to me?  No.  Will it happen to you?  Perhaps.  But if it doesn’t… that is okay! Working as an archaeologist (field tech, shovel bum, etc ..read more
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Archaeology Survey
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by Kurt Thomas Hunt
3y ago
Attention New York State Archaeologists: A survey is being conducted as part of a graduate archaeology dissertation project assessing certain current aspects of archaeology in New York State as of the end of 2015. If you have the opportunity to identify some contemporary archaeological practices and experiences in New York State, your involvement in them, and to express your preferences and opinions regarding them, please click the link below. Open till 15 Apr 2016. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYarchaeology2015 ..read more
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Questionnaire: Blogging about archaeology
Sexy Archaeology
by Kurt Thomas Hunt
3y ago
Dear readers: Fleur Schinning of Leiden University in the Netherlands is researching the use of blogs and social media within archaeology as outreach methods. The goal of this research is to gain insight in how blogs and social media can improve the accessibility of archaeology, primarily focusing on the target group young adults. Below is the link to a questionnaire. Answering the questions will not take more than 5 minutes. Your answers are processed confidentially and anonymously and will not be used for any other purpose than this research. Additionally, all participants of the questionnai ..read more
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SUBMERGED FORTRESS OF DOOM: An island fort under the St. Lawrence River
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by Kurt Thomas Hunt
3y ago
Check out this post on the remains of Fort Royale in the St. Lawrence River. OTTAWA REWIND A concept sketch of how the fort would have looked on Isle Royale in 1759. Flooded by the St. Lawrence Seaway project, whatever remains of the 1759 island fort are currently underwater. A 250 year old island stronghold underwater near Prescott, On Driving south of Ottawa on the 416 for about an hour you can cross the border into the United States over a bridge which spans the St. Lawrence River near Prescott. Like thousands of others travelers, I’ve crossed the suspension bridge at a great heigh ..read more
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New York State Archaeological Association 99th Annual Meeting & Conference
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by Kurt Thomas Hunt
3y ago
New York State Archaeological Association 99th Annual Meeting & Conference May 1-3, 2015 Ramada Inn, Watertown, NY The Finger Lakes and Thousand Islands Chapters are proud to host the 99th Annual Meeting & Conference of the New York State Archaeological Association and the annual Fall meeting of the New York Archaeological Council. NYAC will meet Friday. The NYSAA annual business meeting will be Friday evening, with the paper presentations Saturday and Sunday morning. The annual banquet, awards ceremony and special guest speaker will be held Saturday evening. Our special guest sp ..read more
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Call to Arms: Please ask Channel 4 to Commission a Special ‘One-Off’ Dig in memory of Mick Aston
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by Kurt Thomas Hunt
3y ago
When studying at the University of Bristol, I had the distinct pleasure of working with Mick Aston both in the classroom and on Time Team.  Mick was a fantastic individual; brimming with knowledge, incredibly outgoing, and a genuinely nice person. Lee Brady recently started a change.org petition encouraging the UK’s Channel 4 to produce a one-off televised dig in memory of Mick.  Time Team, which ran for an astounding 20 season, was axed by Channel 4 in 2013.  This presentation would be an outstanding way to pay tribute to Mick, a man whose legacy as both a profe ..read more
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Book Recommendation: The Dead Travel Fast
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by Kurt Thomas Hunt
3y ago
Roughly a year ago, I reviewed Skendleby, a mindblowing archaeo-horror/mystery by archaeologist and author Nick Brown.  I’m thrilled to say that the second book in his Ancient Gramarye series, The Dead Travel Fast, is now available for public consumption. Now I really despise spoilers and I’d hate to give away too many details of this novel’s well weaved plot.  I’ll do my best to tease the central story and fill you in on what kept me turning pages late into the night. The story picks up some time after the events of Skendleby.  Archaeologist Steve Watkins ha ..read more
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Aluminum Debris Identified as Amelia Earhart Artifact
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by Kurt Thomas Hunt
3y ago
A piece of aluminum recovered from Nikumaroro, an uninhabited atoll in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, has been identified to a high degree of certainty as a patch that had been applied to Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra on a stop during her attempt to circumnavigate the globe. The repair can been seen in a photograph published in the Miami Herald on June 1, 1937. The aluminum debris was discovered on the island in 1991 by researchers from The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR). They compared the patch’s dimensions and features with the window of a Lockheed Electra ..read more
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Franklin expedition ship found in Arctic ID’d as HMS Erebus
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by Kurt Thomas Hunt
3y ago
The wrecked Franklin expedition ship found last month in the Arctic has been identified as HMS Erebus. Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirmed the news Wednesday in the House of Commons. “I am delighted to confirm that we have identified which ship from the Franklin expedition has been found. It is in fact the HMS Erebus,” Harper said in response to a question from Conservative Yukon MP Ryan Leef. Harper noted the discovery has been of “interest to Canadians across the country and people around the world.” Two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, were part of Sir John Franklin’s doomed expedition ..read more
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