Category Archives: Travel

Field Trip to Ampoița

Posted on June 25, 2018 by JB

I have been absent from the blog for several months because I’ve been working with my friend and collaborator Colin Quinn to prepare our first season of excavation in Alba County, Romania as part of the ongoing Mortuary Archaeology of the Râmeț Bronze … Continue reading →

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AAA 2017 – Washington D.C.

Posted on December 30, 2017 by JB

I moved to the UK at the beginning of October, so it no doubt seems strange that I scheduled a trip abroad less than two months later. However, the quick turnaround was for a worthwhile anthropological cause: in late November … Continue reading →

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Workshop on Entheseal Changes at the University of Sheffield

Posted on November 16, 2017 by JB

The first week of November was rough. I came down with a virulent strain of English cold that involved sleeping poorly, mild fever, a runny nose, congestion, a hacking cough, and remarkably low energy levels. Of course, the first week … Continue reading →

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Osteology Art: Alba Iulia

Posted on July 17, 2017 by JB

Hello from Alba Iulia, Romania! After a mere 42 hours of travel, I arrived back in Transylvania on Thursday, July 13, to continue working on the collaborative project I began back in October. After arriving, and fortifying myself with my … Continue reading →

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Osteology Everywhere: Mohonk Edition

Posted on July 11, 2017 by JB

As part of my summer campaign to explore the Hudson Valley region (read: to avoid working on manuscripts/cursing at R), I recently bought an annual membership to Mohonk Preserve. The preserve is just outside of the town of New Paltz, … Continue reading →

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Osteology Everywhere: Storm King Edition

Posted on June 21, 2017 by JB

I’m spending part of this summer in southern New York, and have been doing my best to distract myself from various overdue manuscript drafts by exploring the area. To that end, a few friends and I went to an outdoor … Continue reading →

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Osteology Everywhere: Heliconia Edition

Posted on May 30, 2017 by JB

When I spent a week at the Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine last year to visit my friend Cleo, the experience made me realize how little I know about the natural world. The names of even basic north-eastern birds … Continue reading →

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AAPAs 2017 – New Orleans

Posted on April 18, 2017 by JB

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SAA 2017 – Manipulated Bodies: Investigating Postmortem Interactions with Human Remains

Posted on April 5, 2017 by JB

I’m currently in Vancouver, spending a few extra days in the city after attending the 2017 Society for American Archaeology meetings. At the moment I’ve been waylaid by a merciless head cold, but you don’t have to be at the … Continue reading →

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Archaeological fieldwork in Romania

Posted on December 15, 2016 by JB

In mid-October I had one of those hellish trans-Atlantic journeys that are the stuff of nightmares. I left for the Pittsburgh airport at 230 am, flew to Chicago, spent 9 hours in O’Hare, flew to Dublin, booked it through the … Continue reading →

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