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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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The Smell of Dead Pig in the Morning: The Search, Pt IV

October 1, 2021by reluctantarchaeologist 3 Comments

On August 4th, a team that consisted of Shari Forbes, a few Calgary Police Services Canine Unit officers and me, put out four pig carcasses in the wilds outside of […]

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The Smell of Dead Pig in the Morning: The Search, Pt III

September 20, 2021by reluctantarchaeologist 5 Comments

On August 4th, a team that consisted of Shari Forbes, a few Calgary Police Services Canine Unit officers and me, put out four pig carcasses in the wilds outside of […]

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The Smell of Dead Pig in the Morning: The Search, Pt II

September 11, 2021by reluctantarchaeologist 2 Comments

On August 4th, a team that consisted of Shari Forbes, a few Calgary Police Services Canine Unit officers and me, put out four pig carcasses in the wilds outside of […]

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The Smell of Dead Pig in the Morning: The Search, Pt I

September 5, 2021by reluctantarchaeologist 6 Comments

A month ago, a team that consisted of Shari Forbes, a few Calgary Police Services Canine Unit officers and me, put out four pig carcasses in the wilds outside of […]

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A Dig at “The Dig”

February 5, 2021by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

I recently watched “The Dig” on Netflix. As a former archaeologist, it seemed a bit requisite that I should. I was amazed how cinematography, pacing, and acting could culminate to […]

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Energetic Currency and Powerlessness

May 15, 2020by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

Archaeology consulting was my pandemic. How so? There was no time or space for me to be me. For those of you who are extroverts, who need to see and […]

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In Print

May 29, 2017by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

What’s this? “Memoirs of a Reluctant Archaeologist” is now in print? And on Amazon? Huh. About bloody time.  

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Stories from the Field: Crisis Management

January 9, 2015by reluctantarchaeologist 1 Comment

Yvonne watched from the corner of her eye as the white car flipped into the air and landed on its hood into the lane beside her, its front bumper swinging […]

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Stories from the Field: Safety Schmozle

December 27, 2014by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

**To me, Christmas holidays means chilling out with family and friends and being entertained. Here’s some entertainment for you all from when I was last in the field. Hope you […]

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