[ShovelBums.Org] So R. Joe. Where the F’ are the field schools? & SAA beers

Hey all,

Yeah yeah. I know, I know, I am more than late to the party for posting field schools, by a few months actually! I actually debated about even posting them this year because I was so bummed about the outcome of the election and it’s potential impact on the future of archaeology and CRM. Isn’t that just a bucket of sour grapes? That being said, archaeology existed before this administration, and will exist after, and there will always need to be a generation of new scholars. Albeit, with a possibly greatly diminished CRM, the generation could be the smallest in 40 years, but only time will tell how this pans out.

The one thing that was for sure was I needed to update the field school submission process which had been limping along on a legacy system I was keeping alive just for it. I was not comfortable doing the coding myself so I contracted with a guy in Venezuela. There have been some delays, and now the political instability there is causing some problems, but the site should be finalized and up for submissions next week (famous last words?). I will keep you up to date on this as I have been hearing from schools still needing students for this summer.

Have a great weekend. But don’t buy me a beer this week, I don’t deserve one 😉 But if you are at the SAA’s and buy a fellow ShovelBum a beer and post a pic and tag me on facebook or twitter I’ll consider you and I good LOL! Someone needs to be drinking! and if you find one of the original Pocket_Gophers (the group who started ShovelBums), Wampler or Cooper, heck, Wells too ;-), at the SAA’s (I think are the only two there) buy them a beer and post a photo of you and them enjoying it and tag me in it and you will be enshrined on the Hall of the Chosen for all eternity! Wish I was there myself!

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Best,

R. Joe