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Don’t Fear God, Fear the Writer

May 10, 2022by reluctantarchaeologist 3 Comments

After I’d written Memoirs of a Reluctant Archaeologist, I approached the subject of publication with trepidation. This novel is inspired by many true people and stories and I was afraid […]

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Online Conferences and the Case of the Missing Links

March 25, 2022by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

Since the COVID pandemic, I’ve attended a few online conferences. One would think that online conferences would have all sorts of benefits, especially for an introvert such as myself. However, […]

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What to do with an Anthropology degree?

March 11, 2022by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

What the hell do you do with an Anthropology degree? This is a good question. If you want to know, you should ask someone who has an Anthropology degree. Like […]

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The Effect of Wild and Domestic Animal Scavenging on Skeletal Remains

March 9, 2022by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

Guest post by Christine Hymanyk (See Scattered, Ep 10 for my chat with Christine about her research project.) My animal scavenging experiment was inspired by several existing studies, some of […]

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Scattered, Episode 10 – A Student Experiment Gone Sideways

March 3, 2022by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

Scattered has now reached double-digit episodes. For this, I am extremely grateful to everyone who has been a guest and to everyone who has listened. Episode 10 is an interview […]

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Passion vs. Skills: So Good They Can’t Ignore, Pt II

February 25, 2022by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

Archaeology was never my passion. I didn’t have dreams of being an archaeologist. It wasn’t my Plan A. It was, in fact, a distant Plan B to my desire to […]

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Passion vs. Skills: So Good They Can’t Ignore, Pt I

February 15, 2022by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

I’ve been reading Cal Newport’s books, “Deep Work” and “So Good They Can’t Ignore You.” What started me on Cal’s work is the notion that I may have lost my […]

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Last Chance – Bone Search and Recovery Course

December 31, 2021by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

The Bone Search and Recovery Short Course will be discontinued as of tomorrow! If you’ve ever wanted to deepen your knowledge of how to search for scattered remains, now is […]

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My Biggest Writing Lesson

December 21, 2021by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

I’ve been writing since I was 14 years old, give or take. I wrote my first real story as a Grade 9 assignment. I wrote it on spare paper that […]

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Scattered, Episode 9 – More Sounds of Dead Pig….

December 17, 2021by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

It seems that the previous episode with Amanda Johnson was a turning point for the Scattered podcast. That episode has an average of 200 downloads per day, so I want […]

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