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Applying to Grad School - 10 Steps
Written by: Nikki Simon October 10, 2023 Step 1. Understand why you are pursuing graduate studies Don’t do it just because you think you...
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Oct 10, 20234 min read
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Rome Via Ostiense Bioarchaeology Fieldschool
Written by: Kayreen Dizon September 14th 2023 I recently did a four-week field school in Rome, excavating part of the Necropolis of Via...
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Sep 14, 20236 min read
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Taking a Summer Semester: Soil Micromorphology
Written by: Dylan Braun August 25th 2023 One part of university that many students can struggle with is trying to determine if a summer...
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Aug 25, 20233 min read
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Convocation 101 (SFU)
Written by: Nikki Simon August 11th 2023 Alright folks, we are halfway between the summer and fall convocation seasons! I graduated in...
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Aug 11, 20236 min read
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The Association for Gravestone Studies Conference (2023)
Written by: Nikki Simon June 28th, 2023 Hoo boy, can I tell you that I may have just had one of the top 10 best weeks of my life? ......
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Jun 28, 202315 min read
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Working in Cultural Resource Management (B.C. Perspective)
Written by: Levi Mymko June 20th 2023 Working in CRM on Tla’amin Territory, coastal BC – The First Two Months. Hi, my name is Levi and...
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Jun 20, 20234 min read
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SAA 88th Annual Meeting - Day 5 recap
April 3rd 2023 Written by: Seniha Inceoz We woke up on day 5 to pack up and hit the road. We ate the last of our Voodoo doughnuts,...
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Apr 3, 20232 min read
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SAA 88th Annual Meeting - Day 3 Recap
April 1st 2023 Written by: Levi Mymko Today was day 3 (Friday) of the 2023 SAA Conference in Portland, OR. I was very tired today, and...
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Apr 2, 20232 min read
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SAA 88th Annual Meeting - Day 2 Recap
March 31st 2023 Written by: Kayreen Dizon Our second day in Portland started at 7:30 where we quickly got ready and then grabbed some...
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Mar 31, 20234 min read
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SAA 88th Annual Meeting - Day 1 Recap
March 30th, 2023 Written by: Julian Groll After waking up at 6 am we all met at Emma’s place where our journey began. Once the mandatory...
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Mar 30, 20232 min read
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2023 Archaeology Fieldwork Funding Opportunities
Written by: Nikki Simon February 27th 2023 I was hoping to find you all lots of funding opportunities this year; sadly, there seems to be...
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Feb 27, 20232 min read
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2023 Field School & Volunteer Opportunities
Written by: Nikki Simon February 21st 2023 Hello all! I figured that I might consolidate a little bit of a list of Fieldschool and...
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Feb 21, 202327 min read
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Directed Readings, Directed Research & Archaeology Honours
Written by: Nikki Simon January 23rd, 2023 As an undergrad student, navigating your major/minor/certificates can be complicated enough...
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Jan 23, 20239 min read
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Things to Bring - Tools and Comfort Items
Written by: Nikki Simon June 10th 2022 Alright, the time has come, you've realized why it would be super cool to take a field school or...
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Jun 10, 20223 min read
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Associated Costs & Funding your Fieldschool or Volunteer Experience
Written by: Nikki Simon June 9th 2022 In Tuesday's post on the importance of field school and volunteer opportunities (read it here if...
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Jun 9, 20225 min read
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Monashee Mountain Internment Camp - Day 12: Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
Written by: Nikki Simon August 1st, 2021 Day 12. This was it. This was the ultimate day. The last day that we would, potentially, ever...
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Aug 2, 20214 min read
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Monashee Mountain Internment Camp - Day 11: Water Pipes and Wrapping Up
Written by: Nikki Simon July 30th, 2021 Day 11 of 12, it's sad to consider that we're so close to the end of our journey together. Day 11...
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Jul 30, 20214 min read
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Monashee Mountain Internment Camp - Day 10: Hammer Heads and Hole Shenanigans
Written by: Nikki Simon July 29th, 2021 Being that Day 10 was our second to last day to really get work done on-site, we dove into it...
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Jul 29, 20214 min read
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Monashee Mountain Internment Camp - Day 9: Cast Iron and Condensed Milk
Written by: Colton Saito July 28th, 2021 Day 9, another astounding dig day in Cherryville, British Columbia. Nikki, our wonderful writer,...
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Jul 28, 20213 min read
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Monashee Mountain Internment Camp - Day 8: Shoe Polish and Self-Immolation
Written by: Nikki Simon July 27th, 2021 On Day 8, we were back to our regularly scheduled programming; Greg joined us once again, now a...
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Jul 27, 20214 min read
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