Work and such
This week has provided a couple of great experiences worth writing about, so despite being tired and a little sunstruck from an afternoon of stripping bikes at the co-op here I go… On Friday I was invited to present to … Continued
a note to my PE teacher
Dear Ms ______ (My Secondary School Physical Education Teacher) Due to a slightly sore shoulder slowing me down, today as I was swimming I had some time to ponder a few things. No doubt due to being engaged in it … Continued
Reflections on a week of yomping
As we prepared to fly out to the UK for fieldwork just over a week ago, I was struck by the fact that it has been almost two years since I conducted any field research. With PhD write-up, a desk … Continued
Fieldwork Blog
We’re out on fieldwork on Exmoor this week (despite the unseasonable snow) so I’m letting the students do the talking – check out their thoughts and pictures here :- https://sites.duke.edu/vms551ls_01l_s2013/student-blog/
Home Sweet Home
Once again I have been remiss about posting recently but mostly that’s because I have been sans internet at home since moving last week and so the sneeky late night 5min slots that I need to write here have not … Continued
the happy absentee
One of the nice / shocking things I discovered over Christmas was that people other than my mother and long-suffering better-half read this blog. Someone even claimed it was the best thing they’d read in ages, which I took as … Continued
The day after tomorrow (hire car reprise)
Yesterday I was very excited to welcome my first visitor from the UK. Well sort of: Shiv was overnighting between flights in Charlotte and as that’s a mere 2.5hr drive I happily volunteered to head on out there to catch … Continued
the race to cover 98% of history in 60 minutes…
My lectures for the AAB (Archaeology of Ancient Britain) course got off into full swing this past fortnight with a fantastic demonstration of flint tool making from David Cranford of UNC and a canter through 98% of human history in … Continued