Tag Archives: archaeology

The Grand Challenges for Archaeology: A Blogging Carnival

Posted on January 31, 2016 by JB

A few years ago I participated in a Blogging Archaeology Carnival organized by Doug Rocks-Macqueen, a man whose surname manages to combine aspects of both lithic analysis and 1970s British rock. The carnival tasked participants with answering one question per month, beginning in November … Continue reading →

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Bone Broke Year in Review 2015

Posted on January 1, 2016 by JB

2015 was a year of firsts. It was the first time I spent the summer in Ann Arbor, rather than the field. It marked my first experience solo teaching my own class, the summer session Science of Skeletons. I also began applying … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Christmas Gifts for Archaeologists

Posted on December 14, 2015 by JB

This time of year the internet abounds with practical suggestions for gifts, no matter what your hobbies. Ailurophile? How about some Taylor Swift cat sneakers? Kitchen novice? What about a bagel-slicer? Wealthy scion of Hollywood elite? You’re clearly in the … Continue reading →

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Four-Field Talk Tomorrow: Bare Bones?

Posted on November 8, 2015 by JB

The department that I’m part of is a four-field anthropology department, meaning that it contains archaeologists, cultural anthropologists, linguistic anthropologists, and biological anthropologists. Four-field approaches are valuable because they encompass the whole scope of human cultural practices and behaviors, examining … Continue reading →

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Piecing together the puzzle: Brown bag at UMMAA

Posted on October 1, 2015 by JB

I’ll be giving a talk today at noon at the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. The talk will take place in the Ruthven Museum of Natural History, Room 2009. If you attend, you’ll also get to hear from … Continue reading →

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Anthropology Teaching Tips: Playdoh

Posted on September 28, 2015 by JB

As you may have garnered from the radio silence that blanketed the blog for week-long periods this summer, in July and August I solo taught my first self-designed course. Now, at this point in my academic career, I have a … Continue reading →

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Skeleton Keys – Talk for the Michigan Archaeological Society

Posted on September 17, 2015 by JB

Tonight I’m going to be giving a public talk for the Huron Valley chapter of the Michigan Archaeological Society. The talk will discuss how to lose ten pounds in a single week, how to make $10,000 a month while working from … Continue reading →

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Osteology Everywhere: Innominate Edition

Posted on July 23, 2015 by JB

Two weeks ago, during our second week of The Science of Skeletons, I covered the osteological estimation of sex and bioarchaeological approaches to reconstructing gender in the past. Unsurprisingly, that was the week I started to see ossa coxae everywhere I … Continue reading →

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NSF Funding Needs Your Support!

Posted on June 3, 2015 by JB

I was describing the nature of my blog to someone recently and glossed its contents as consisting essentially of “Amusing pictures of animals. And some osteology.” However, in sharp contrast to my usual tongue-in-cheek self deprecation, this is one of … Continue reading →

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New Series of Posts – Bioarchaeology Vocabulary

Posted on May 22, 2015 by JB

A month or so ago I attended a brief workshop on academic blogging held at my university. For most of the session I sat in the corner, raising my right eyebrow and nit-picking the recommendations listed on the handouts. “Post three times a week? Who has … Continue reading →

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