#field archaeologist

[merovingian-marvels]

King’s Field Pendant

This magnificent pendant is the ultimate proof that the “Dark Ages” is an academic concept. Rather than Europe plummeting into darkness because of the “fall” of the Western Roman Empire, it’s more the lack of academic interest in the Early Middle Ages.

This Anglo-Saxon pendant was found on King’s Field (Kent) and is made of gold and garnet, but decorated extremely intricately with gabuchon, filigree and granulation. The garnet was used to form a triskele with round centre and ending in bird heads. At just 3,5 cm across, this was made by a master craftsman with materials from all over the known world.

The pendant might have been worn on a bit of string or rope, or it may have been worn as part of a glass beaded necklace. The pendant likely belonged to a woman.

The British museum, England

Museum nr. .1145.’70

Found in King’s Field - Kent, England

#merovingian #anglo saxon #viking #Vikings #frankish #carolingian #charlemagne #viking archaeology #germanic archaeology #Merovingian archaeology #Anglo Saxon archaeology #field archaeology #archaeology #field archaeologist #frisian #frisian archaeology #Germanic #jewelry #almandine #garnet #roman empire #western Roman Empire #germanic mythology #viking mythology #Norse mythology #pagan #kent #england #anglo Saxon England #paganism

[ochipi]

Weird thing I have done as an archaeologist 2

Teaching students how to describe soil colors, but you’ve got no clue what greyish-brown or brownish-grey is yourself

I’ve probably eaten dead Roman

Trowel throwing competitions

Giving names to skeletons you’re excavating

You’re on a constant field walk. Architecture, place names, street signs... You spot it all

Comparing weather app predictions with your colleagues

Collecting pretty stones, preferably quartz or silex

Being very possessive over a shovel

Trying to find north without a compass so the lot of us are standing there hoping the sun breaks through

Bonus addition: I’ve seen plenty of archaeologists who collect broken bits of ceramic smoking pipes and they hold competitions to who has more, measured by weight

#archaeology #history #indiana jones #archaeology problems #archaeology meme #geology #archaeology stereotypes #archaeology humor #field archaeology #field archaeologist #geology meme #history meme #ancient egypt #ancient rome

[chaotic-archaeologist]

Hello again! I messaged earlier about experience with Service dogs and archeology digs and stuff and wanted to say thank you! With your posts and information I felt comfortable enough to continue down the path and now have a beautiful husky service dog (already i know it was a lucky find) who adores me and when she saw me despite being in a room with other dogs and people she had known longer just came up to me and sat on me and wouldn’t move! Sorry if a bit of an over share I just adore her so much. I wanted to come back and update you if that was oaky. I also have a couple more questions!a couple programs I have been looking into to do summer excavations with are opening up and stuff and I wanted to ask about if there is anything in particular I should look to avoid when applying with my service dog in mind. I also wanted to ask if you or anyone you know had any bad experiences with these places or people running it, as the excavation i did this past summer had someone who was “predatory” and I do not really want to find my self in a place there again. And response is appreciated thank you! (Sorry this is getting a bit long, so ill leave it here. Also mandatory pet/service dog tax is paid here)

Aw, I'm so glad to hear that! Your pup looks fantastic—I hope you two get to have many adventures together.

When it comes to applications for field schools (or anything else) with a service dog/disability, here's my advice: do not mention anything about this in your application.

Look, implicit bias is real, and archaeology has a lot of work to do reckoning with ableism in the field. It sucks, but it's true. I don't doubt that the individual people reviewing your application have good intentions, but that still might not necessarily prevent them from unconsciously selecting against you due to your disability.

After you are accepted, send them an email outlining your abilities and the accommodations you will need. You do not owe them any medical information you do not want to give, but you should also balance that with providing instructors with the information they will need to keep you safe in the field.

Disclosing after you've been formally accepted offers you much more robust legal protection—if they turn you down now, it's easier to prove that it's because of your disability. They are also now obligated to provide the accommodations you need.

As for reviewing programs/instructors, I don't know of how much help I can be. Remember that this is the internet, and anything someone says here should be taken with a grain of salt. The best sources of information about things like this are always going to be other people who work in the same area/have experience working with these people/programs. Word gets around. Ask your professors, and see if you can track down some former students.

Best of luck,

-Reid

#he speaks #disabled archaeologist #service dog handler #archaeology advice #field school #academic advice #archaeologist with a service dog

[elishkaacademia]

Ok my question about Indiana Jones is does he publish papers on his adventures/findings cause like he should be. there are like three options:

1. He does not write any papers and he just shows up with these super famous artifacts with no explaining behind it to the archaeology community

2. He does write papers but he leaves the adventure parts out of it “ oh yeah I was walking Egypt and just dug up the ark using my research”

3. He writes everything in a paper and either no one believes him or he is just regarded as the coolest person ever.

#Indiana jones #archaeology #archaeologists #like what does he do? #cause in that field you have to write about it cause that’s probably how he got a good job right??

[welcome-to-green-hills]

How many safety hazards are there in your line of work?

Oh! Excellent question, Hon!❤️✨

Uhh… it really depends on what you’re doing. And I really mean that it depends. My lab is pretty damn safe. High security and pretty good technology to keep us safe. If you know your chemistry you’re solid as well! And before you ask, everyone gets a periodic table to keep just in case.

In a lab you can control your environment. It’s the field work that you’ve got to worry about. But this is just from my perspective.

#In a lab you have to 100% TRUST who you’re working with. Field work is tough because you’re like ‘oh my god someone gave you a trowel.’ #mystery anon #off topic #I am an anthropologist #I am an archaeologist

[goeticarchaeologist]

Photos from a preliminary archaeological survey

#the site is Ekeby in Sweden #it was for one of my courses #the photos are from april #hence all of the snow #i'm going through all of my old photos lol #archaeology sites #sweden #history #landscapes #archaeologist #archaeology #stones #dark academia #studyblr #gradblr #academia #field trip #my post #photography #my photos

[winedark]

ur an archaeologist? that’s so cool! how do you like your work?

i am!! i love it very much, i’m fortunate to enjoy outdoor work enough that i can push through unfavourable weather (although it’s not as bad as you think!) but it’s truly such a dream job for me. digging something up and realising you’re the first person in hundreds of years to hold it is a feeling that never ever gets boring 💙

#asks #anonymous #thank youuu i love talking about archaeology omg #right now i’m working in a historic house for conservation which is also fun but god i miss the field so much #the company is great though and they have archaeologist positions that i’m aiming for 🤞

[saharathorn]

I feel like most people are very detached from the realities of war. Especially what wars were like in the past.

#I’m a historian and archaeologist and sometimes when I talk to ppl outside my field it seems like they don’t actually grasp what war was/is

[tetrachromate]

#the old orientalists were so insanely good at descriptive prose like this #it really scratches my yearning tendencies #maybe we have Lost Something in modern academia. people should write like this #fundamentally people study in non-high-earning fields because they have an interest in the subject; #there should not be a committal to trying to deny that. let historians and archaeologists get a little romantic with it

[merovingian-marvels]

Birka’s warrior woman

This grave was found on Birka (Björko) in 1878. The grave contained human remains, remains from two horses, bowls, weaponry, a shield(boss), a chess game and saddle stirrups. The burial room was built in wood. Most likely the person was buried seated, with the bones collapsing on themselves. Some remains of textile were found.

The assumption that the person was a man was quickly made and the “high status burial of a Viking warrior” was often cited in research.

It would take until 2017 when both osteological and genetic testing proved the person was in fact a woman. To this day it is the only genetically and archaeologically proven female warrior from the Viking age.

The reason I say genetically AND archaeologically is because it is assumed that gender was a very loose concept in the Germanic age. Biological gender wasn’t necessarily denied, but there are indications that people would take on “the role” of the other gender. A woman could “step up” as a man’s son, as seen in blood feud tales where the patriarch is killed, but if there is no son to avenge him, a woman would “take up the role” and set out, armed for revenge.

Biologically male individuals have been found with “female” attributes such as beads, pendants and certain decoration styles.

From the limited amount of research there is, it seems possible that cross-dressing, gender fluidity and gender role exchange were very normal before mass christianization.

Excavated by: Hjalmar Stolpe

Found in: Birka, Björko, Ekerö - Sweden

Drawing by: Hjalmar Stolpe

#frankish #merovingian #viking archaeology #archaeology #carolingian #charlemagne #field archaeology #viking mythology #merovingian archaeology #germanic mythology #valkyrie #Walküre #Wagner #richard wagner #norse mythology #anglo saxon #field archaeologist #frisian #viking #vikings #germanic #germanic folklore #germanic archaeology #odin #wodan #anglo saxon archaeology #history #jewelry #norse

[ochipi]

Things I hate about archaeology -as an archaeologist-

Ungodly hours changing every week. What healthy sleeping pattern?

Rain that just keeps pouring for hours and hours with material that’s water sensitive and a boss that wants you to continue. I don’t work well when I look and smell like a street dog

Working on “your field of specialty”. Don’t think it’ll ever happen to me.

People with no knowledge of your line of work that decide everything for you

No one knows what archaeology is about, no one wants to know. Worse is being declared mad.

Every archaeologist has OCD. Which makes it hard to please yourself and your superior

Why does sand end up everywhere?

#archaeology #field archaeologist #field archaeology #fieldwork #geology #history #anthropology #geography #archaeology meme #archaeology problems #history meme #geology meme #Indiana jones #sand #rain #ocd

[dearearlyarchaeologists]

SOME LAST MINUTE VALENTINES FOR THE ONE YOU’D LEND YOUR TROWEL TO ♥️

Archaeology Valentines Extravaganza part 4

#ARCHAEOLOGY VALENTINES EXTRAVAGANZA #archaeology #valentines day #archaeology valentines #humor #my memes #life as a field archaeologist

[nowendil]

saw another post incorrectly representing the field of history and/or archaeology. and i'm being so brave about it

#come to think of it i'm not being very brave. i'm being a little bitch <3 #have people never heard of historical context. have people really never talked to an actual historian or archaeologist. #do they not realize that ''tHiS iS rEaL hIsToRy ThAt tHe EviL hIsToRiAnS aRe HiDiNg FrOM uS!!!!!!'' #is literally a very common rhetoric in the far right to discredit historical research that contradicts their conspiracy theories. #it literally drives me crazy sometimes #i do understand why many minorities feel distrustful of academia because their histories have often not been recorded correctly or at all #by historians in academia. #this is not about that i'm not saying that the field of history or historians are never deserving on critique #i'm just saying that when people on here accuse historians or archaeologists of not collaborating with modern artisans or crafters #or whatever. they literally do in what world are you living in?? #do you actually believe random sourceless screenshots posted on tumblr with no context provided #yes it should be done more but you know. no funding <33

[chaotic-archaeologist]

Hello! So in order to save up for school over the summer, I've been working in a garden centre, where I'm outdoors in summer heat all day. Over the course of this job, I have run into an issue that might make a career in archaeology rather difficult, and that is that my medication makes me incredibly sensitive to heat, like to the point where I find it hard to function if it's even slightly too hot. This obviously would make manual labour really hard, and I'm wondering if you had any tips on how to deal with stuff like this while out in the field? I don't want to confine myself to an office job forever just because I can't handle heat.lol

Hey there, dirtling. I'm not sure the answer I have is the one you want to hear, but it's the only one I can give. I firmly believe that archaeology is for everyone. However, excavation is also a physically demanding job that not everyone is capable of. These two truths coexist.

I am one of those people who physically cannot do the extended physical labor required for a career in excavation. With that in mind, I've organized my academic and professional career in a way that sets me up to work in labs and research settings. This is still meaningful archaeological work! The curation crisis is real, and we NEED people working to process everything that has been dug out of the dirt.

There are so many ways to contribute to archaeology without digging, but I also totally understand your desire to excavate. I'm not a medical expert, and I'm not familiar with whatever your medication is or what its side effects are. The only practical piece of advice I can give you is to speak about this with your doctor. Outline your goals and see if you can come up with a plan that will allow you to work safely in the field.

If this is something you wind up pursuing, dip your toes in slowly. Sign up for a field school and take things one step at a time. I think there are absolutely ways for you to work in the field, even if your participation looks a little different than that of people who are less sensitive to the heat. But make sure you're doing everything you can to keep yourself safe—heat exhaustion and heat stroke are very real dangers in this profession.

Keep your trowel sharp and your heart hopeful, -Reid

#he speaks #archaeology advice #disabled archaeologist #field work

[tiixij]

Was looking at some cool art on instagram where someone puts globs of paint down and uses a squeegee and the finished products are coherent paintings of fish and birds and flowers etc and someone asked how they do that and someone responded with this???

#op #On reread it might be a joke bc ''archaeologists don't know what pencils are'' is ridiculous but it's still SO out of left field #like why would you decide to do that now? Also it's funny. Archaeologists dont know what pixels or pencils are as it's not in their field

[welcome-to-green-hills]

Huh! When you put it like that it makes a lot more sense. I’ve never really thought about it that way. Here I am stressing out and trying to understand how everything fit in a sonic timeline, but this makes more sense. Thank you for the clarification mystery!

Y’all are… so damn nice❤️🥺❤️

#mystery anon #off topic #I am an archaeologist #I am an anthropologist #Yep. Tagging it as such because it mentions my field of expertise