adminrjoe The greatest tragedy of the Brazil Museum fire? The fire departments are now reporting that when they arrived on scene all of the local fire hydrants were dry. While the design of the building (wood supports and floors) and the apparent failure of any existing fire suppression to contain the fire contributed to some of the … Read more
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Good Night Koko Hanabiko “Koko” (July 4, 1971 – June 19, 2018)
National Melanoma Day The first Monday in May was designated as “National Melanoma Day” by the American Academy of Dermatology in 1984 to help raise awareness of skin cancer. Melanoma is one of the deadliest types of skin cancer. And skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the US. According to the … Read more
May The 4th Be With You! Happy Star Wars Day!
Archeology Today by Monty Python
ShovelBums turns 19 today. 19! DON’T YOU PEOPLE HAVE HOBBIES? 🙂 Seriously though, thank you, everyone. Both the companies and institutions that have believed in ShovelBums enough to feel it was worth your resources to spend the time posting positions and the 45,000+ “ShovelBums” who have been the right fit for the jobs advertised, … Read more
Folks, I am very sorry to let you know that the ShovelBums Field School Directory is on an extended temporary hiatus. The tool I was using to post field schools (not jobs, only field schools) is no longer supported and I have not found a suitable replacement. I did hire a contractor to create a … Read more
Every Kid in a Park This is a national program for federal parks and properties. If you have a 4th grader (or homeschool equivalent) your fourth grader can take his whole family to Federal Parks until August 31, 2018. You can sign up for the program here: https://www.everykidinapark.gov Please share this … Read more
Archaeological Services, LLC, a cultural resource management company based in Vancouver, WA, is seeking LOCAL field archaeologists for project-to-project work for the upcoming field season in Washington and Oregon. Fieldwork will include Phase I cultural resources surveys and Phase II testing projects, as well as potential laboratory duties and report assistance. Qualified candidates must have: … Read more