Monthly Archives: July 2011
Shovels: Regional Diversity in One of Our Most Indispensible Tools
“…the shovel is the trademark of archeology and perhaps its most indispensible tool.”– Heizer A Guide to Archaeological Methods (1949:32) “Lucille, God gave me a gift. I shovel well. I shovel very well.”– The Shoveller, Mystery Men (1999) When I … Continue reading
Filed under archaeology, archeology, catch all, history
The Mysterious Case of the “Social Core” in Texas Anthropology
When I was a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin I, like most other anthropologists interested in the “humanistic” side of anthropology, took what they called “Social Core.” This class, formally entitled “Introduction to Graduate Social Anthropology … Continue reading
Filed under anthropology, catch all, history
