Every now and then when I’m in the field, I panic about falling behind in my journal reading and letting the ENTIRE DISCIPLINE PASS ME BY. WHAT?? Archaeological Dialogues has an issue dedicated to ROMANIZATION? I thought about that once, like four years ago! I must… read… now! WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY has forthcoming volume dedicated to… More Sounds of Survey

This is mainly to start a blog post with the line that I want you use at the beginning of an important article: “The study of Ottoman bridges in the Western Argolid remains in its infancy. The goal of this brief article is to bring attention to a small, but important body of Ottoman bridge… More A Bridge

Last week I posted about how sometimes a cave is just a cave. This week, I can post that sometimes a cave is a super cool cistern from the modern period with a great view and an opportunity to practice my field drawing skills. Sorry to miss posting for a few days, my usually reliable… More Sometimes a Cave 2

After another week of the Western Argolid Regional Project, I’m once again prompted to ask whether this is over yet. This isn’t to suggest that I’m not having fun, but to say that this has already been a long field season! But we’re hard at work. As you can see, Scott Gallimore, one of the directors,… More Photo Friday on the Western Argolid Regional Project

I know it’s cliche, but archaeology provides a good context for thinking. Over the last few weeks, I’ve gotten some good thinking done. In fact, my colleagues, The Directors of the project, have been extremely patient interlocutors this summer. I am convinced that an important part of archaeology remains the close and continuous intellectual and… More Three Thoughts from the Western Argolid Regional Project

 It is almost inevitable. People invite me to join survey projects hoping that I can become a valued contributor to a well-ordered field season. Before long, however, I am sent off into the field as the “Extensive Team”. Most intensive survey projects have a team responsible for exploring areas not suitable for intensive survey methods.… More Extensive Survey on the Western Argolid Regional Project

It’s the end of the first full week of WARP, and I am glad we only have a few more days of field work left this season.  So I stepped up my efforts for photo Friday in celebration of our vigorous activities. First, I’ve been trying to capture the “essence” of survey archaeology. For me… More Photo Friday on the Western Argolid Regional Project

A good archaeologist once told me that excavation required hands in the dirt. The feel of the soil, the sound of the trowel in the matrix, and the appearance of each layer of strata combined to organize archaeological space.  A survey archaeologist spends much less time with dirt between his or her fingers and no… More Archaeology with your Feet

This past week, I went on a little hike up the side of a hill to look at a cave situated to the west of a high saddle in the mountains that bound the south of our survey area in the Western Argolid. The cave, of course, was natural and was probably used at some… More Sometimes a Cave is Just a Cave