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August 2014 Newsletter ShovelBums Beta Newsletter, August 2014 Welcome to the first monthly ShovelBums Note from R. Joe Newsletter! For almost as long as ShovelBums has been around (April 1999) I have been Well maybe this should not be called the toying with the idea of putting out a first. This is probably better thought of monthly newsletter. The primary goal of as a Beta and depending on feedback, it the newsletter has always been to put might be the last ;-) together a summary of the last months jobs, but, well, that just seems kind of dry. To make it more useful and interesting to Table of Contents all of us I have considered adding in Welcome..............................................1 some regular features and I would like Ideas for Newsletter.............................2 your feedback on. I would also like your ideas for other things that could be added New books of note...............................4 to the newsletter that would be helpful to Heading to college?.............................5 the community. News - Introducing the Archaeology Podcast Network.................................12 Some of my ideas are: Coming soon Time Team America II...14 Jobs in the last month. Special note from Chelsea Rose........15 Featured Jobs (special ads for high Where do you wear your ShovelBums level jobs). Gear?..................................................16 Profile of a company/regional office Back in the Day...................................17 Profile of a ShovelBum suggested by Letters from the Other Side.................18 you (we never get any glory). Jobs in August.....................................22 Profile of a Professor/educator suggested by you. Jobs in July..........................................26 Profile of an anthropology club. Page 1 of 33 Download old issues at www.shovelbums.org ShovelBums Beta Newsletter, August 2014 Profile of a field school. have an artifact you can't identify you Project updates - for big long running can submit it (ok maybe the name will project that want to keep their peers change from WTF ;-) current. Errata - Marriages, engagements Upcoming meetings/events. and the spawn of ShovelBums. Submitted archaeology/CRM news. Ossuary - It seems only the most illuminating luminaries ever seem to Submitted crew group photos (where get any exposure. What happens permissible). when you or I become part of the Submitted photos - Where do you archaeological record? A 60 word obit wear your ShovelBums gear? (Yeah in your town paper? I would like us to so it smacks of crass commercialism, recognize, and in the spirit of an it’s still fun). ossuary, pay respects to our peers who have become ancestors. Classic Portable Toilet names/Field Toilets in unusual places. I have even toyed with the idea of some annual awards. For example: Field Vehicles/equipment in tricky ShovelBum of the year, Field School of situations. the Year, etc...but that might be a lot Submitted pictures of field vehicles more work than I want to get into at in exotic/crazy places positions. this point :-) Submitted project/company t-shirt Special Guest Columns photos (a long simmering project has Are you a (modestly sane) specialist been my goal to start a photo archive who would like to include a regular/ of project t-shirts). semi-regular column that would be “Back In The Day” - submitted useful? reminiscences about project long gone And???? I am open to suggestions! (FAI 270, All American, Iroquois Pipeline, EPNG Mainline Expansion, etc...) This ties into a long simmering So folks what do you think? project of mine to build a chronology of the big projects. Opinion page (well thought out and My goal is not to reinvent the wheel. not obnoxious). That is a big reason why I have never gone forward with this before. I have Book reviews. worked hard at keeping ShovelBums Coverage of new books streamlined and focused because I recognized early on in the digital age Report reviews (that never gets any that information overload would be a bandwidth!). growing problem for all of us Ads for specialized services, For years there have been lots of great products, etc. services out there with each contributing WTF? (What The artiFact) - if you bits and pieces to their niche audience. work for a company or university and National organizations tend to be top Page 2 of 33 Download old issues at www.shovelbums.org ShovelBums Beta Newsletter, August 2014 heavy (academics and owners), regional If you have any thoughts/ideas/criticisms organizations are less egalitarian but you can reach me one of these ways. they have a tight focus (which has its Drop me a note using the contact place). New media methods, twitter, form at http://www.shovelbums.org blogs (old people called them websites ;-), pod casts all have a place Friend me/Send me a PM through and an audience. But sometimes it my personal ShovelBums R. Joe would be useful for a ShovelBum in facebook at https:// Saskatchewan to be on the same page www.facebook.com/shovelbums as a professor in South Africa who is DM through Twitter at https:// collaborating with a remote sensing guru twitter.com/ShovelBums in Texas. You can also follow ShovelBums ShovelBums, with over 16,500 Jobs on Facebook by liking this page: members, is unique because it cuts https://www.facebook.com/pages/ across all education levels, all economic ShovelBums/138006266263925 classes and is the only professional resource that has an effective 1 degree of separation from both Kevin Bacon There are very likely typos, formatting and the majority of the worlds errors and who knows what in this beta archaeologists. And after 15 years, issue. Go figure ;-) there are lots of people who were just starting out when ShovelBums did who are now tenured professors. And they Best, understand the value of the R. Joe - Founder of ShovelBums ShovelBums network. I feel that a newsletter once a month could be a useful, and not overwhelming, tool for us all. But just as ShovelBums was nothing until you came along and helped to spread the word that is how this newsletter will roll. It can be a static list of the jobs, or with your input, we can make this into another useful tool as part of our dig kit. Page 3 of 33 Download old issues at www.shovelbums.org ShovelBums Beta Newsletter, August 2014 New books “Field Archaeologist’s Survival Guide: Getting a Job and Working in Cultural Resource Management” (Left Coast Press 2014) Chris Webster’s handy, informative guide outlines what it takes to become an archaeological technician, a field worker in cultural resource management (CRM) archaeology. Based on his popular blog feature, Shovelbums Guide, Webster offers young archaeologists useful advice about CRM work, including writing, cooking in hotel rooms, hand-mapping, surviving unemployment, life after archaeology, and more. It provides tools new CRM archaeologists need to get hired and to live life on the road in a fluctuating job market, as well as details on how to succeed as a field archaeologist. Appendices cover sample job hunting documents and checklists for fieldwork. If you will be pursuing a position in this dynamic, challenging field, this book is a must-read both before you apply for that first job and once you get one. This book is based on a series of blog posts from the Random Acts of Science Blog that Chris writes over at www.digtech-llc.com/blog. The book is designed to take you from taking the right classes in college, to writing the perfect CV, to the Interview, getting a job, keeping a job, and unemployment. It’s the life cycle of a CRM Archaeologist. You can purchase the book here: Field Archaeologist's Survival Guide... Page 4 of 33 Download old issues at www.shovelbums.org ShovelBums Beta Newsletter, August 2014 Heading to college? Tips and ideas for Archaeology/CRM students. Here is the 2014 edition of tips and sage advice from some seasoned pro’s who have run the gauntlet of college. If you want to succeed in archaeology or CRM then you need to stand on the shoulders of giants. There is a lot of great information and I have compiled some of it here and included the original ideas and contributors below this. These ideas were inspired by the contributions from friends at: https://www.facebook.com/shovelbums/posts/10152789645569311 Do NOT be afraid to approach people - That goes for both staff and students. Network! This is part of approaching people. Network with your peers AND your seniors. If you are in this for the long you will cross paths with these people time and time again even if they have a different research focus. It is a small incestuous field, never forget that. Volunteer! It is unglamorous, often boring, and grad students will mock you. But be honest, you really have a limited skill set at this point. This is your opportunity get exposure and training that might serve you in ways you never expect. Absorb! The gates of the ivory towers have opened and you are immersed in veritable cauldron of information. And once you get your diploma in a few years you will loose easy access to so much of information. Be Humble/Be Respectful - Seriously, check the attitude, ego and arrogance at the door. Build Bridges, Don’t Burn Them! Sometimes, late at night and after a few beers, when I stare into a camp fire I can see the flames and smell the smoke from the incredible bridges I had built over the years collapsing as they burned and buckled under the weight of a young mans hubris. Beyond those bridges, visible on the far bank, were full rides to ivy league level schools and a fast track to PhD.
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