Because of the Memorial for Karin Goldstein, the Thesis Process Mini-course will be rescheduled for Thursday from 3-4. For some students, that may make for a long day.  On Thursday, we will discuss how to make  questions answerable, no matter … Continue reading →

Our good friend and colleague Karin Goldstein passed away on January 28, 2015.  She will be sorely missed. There are so many students of Plymouth who owe so much to Karin.  She was an amazing resource who knew so much … Continue reading →

Here is the new Mini-Course schedule,  running for five weeks on Wednesdays 3:00-4:00 pm, just before Anth 625 in Room 503: In the first two weeks we will talk about connecting data-method-theory and how to create research questions out of … Continue reading →

The UMass Boston Office of Communication put out a  story on our recent work at the Fowler-Clark Farmstead on behalf of Historic Boston Inc.

When I was asked to appear on this History Channel show, Search for the Lost Giants, Episode 3 the producers told me that it concerned local mysteries and stone structures. I had recently visited several stone structures in Massachusetts, the … Continue reading →

I was surprised and disappointed to see my appearance on the History Channel’s Search for the Lost Giants, Episode 3, used in a manner that appeared to give credence to a long-discredited theory concerning giants. Who said anything about giants?  … Continue reading →

Fiske Center conservator Dennis Piechota has been teaching a mini-course on conservation for archaeologists for the past four weeks.  Included in this mini-course was a demonstration on excavating and retrieving composite objects, in this case a wood handled iron knife.  Listed … Continue reading →

Dr. Alexandra Jones, founder and director of Archaeology in the Community (AITC), a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., will speak today at 4:00PM in M-1-503 during the graduate seminar “Public Archaeology.  AITC’s mission is to promote and facilitate the study … Continue reading →