The Kansas Historical Society (KSHS) has an opening for an archeologist to carry out cultural resources management work. A series of contracts with the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) require that we hire an archeologist to serve the day-to-day needs of KDOT and the NRCS, which includes consultation on proposed projects and fieldwork associated with some projects.
The minimum qualifications for this position are:
A graduate degre…
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Added by Dan McLerran on July 7, 2009 at 9:50am —
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The Department of Anthropology, University of North Dakota, invites students to attend its Archaeological Field School in May and June, 2009. The 6-week course is being offered in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service, the National Park Service, and the USDI Bureau of Reclamation. The first 2-3 weeks of the field school will involve survey work at the Elkhorn/Ebert Ranch in the western North Dakota Badlands, where Theodore Roosevelt had a cattle operation in the 1880s. One week will be spent…
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Added by Dan McLerran on February 20, 2009 at 1:51pm —
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See the new feature on this site about
El Pilar, a visionary program in Belize that may offer great opportunities for students and volunteers interested in being a part of cutting-edge research.
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Added by Dan McLerran on January 29, 2009 at 9:17pm —
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A blog post is a great way to share information about personal archaeology-related experiences and to provide information and advice that is useful to our members on this site. Everyone is encouraged to post. Thank you, Dean Macholl and Emma Oxenby Wohlfart for your recent posts ("Field School" and "On Being an Education Officer"). These are the types of posts that make this site worthwhile!
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Added by Dan McLerran on June 5, 2008 at 7:36am —
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For all who may be interested, I am posting the following announcement on behalf of Dr. Richard M. Pettigrew of the Archaeological Legacy Institute. This event looks extremely interesting, and for those of us who cannot attend, the short video clips of the featured films on The Archaeology Channel website should prove fascinating:
Friends and colleagues: The fifth annual installment of The Archaeology
Channel International Film and Video Festival will take place May
20-24, 2008. This event, whi…
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Added by Dan McLerran on May 20, 2008 at 8:49am —
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I'm a big believer in public archaeology, so I thought I would pass this bit of information along by way of an announcement for those of you professionals who may be interested in participating in and proposing sessions for this interesting conference in Australia:
Join us this year in Adelaide, South Australia, for the
AIMA/ASHA/AAMH annual archaeology conference, 24-28 September 2008.
We borrowed this year's conference theme from the 1960s movement
"History from Below." That movement saw his…
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Added by Dan McLerran on March 28, 2008 at 7:29am —
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Some of you may have noticed the Google ads on the right hand side of the site. This is the price I am paying to provide a free website for all of us. I do not actually have control over the content of the ads, nor do I collect any revenue from them. These ads are the "sponsors" of the site, if you will, but the revenues go to the web host called "ning". You will see ads like "Hunt for Arrowheads", which I do not promote or condone, but I do apologize if any of these ads offend you as archaeolog…
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Added by Dan McLerran on February 23, 2008 at 4:09pm —
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Everyone -- A new element has been added to ArchaeologyNet. If you wish to start a specialized discussion or information exchange group focusing on a particular subject area or interest, you can do so by clicking on the GROUPS button at the top of the page. At first I thought we were too small as a network to do this, but I now think that I was a little too presumptuous. So, if you're interested, go for it.............
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Added by Dan McLerran on February 20, 2008 at 2:43pm —
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Announcement for Students: Paid 2008 Internships are now available in historic preservation and archaeology. Many opportunities. See the website f…
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Added by Dan McLerran on February 2, 2008 at 10:36pm —
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Here is a great paid internship opportunity for all of you archaeology students out there:
Hickory Hill, the historic home of Senator Thomas E. Watson, has an archaeology internship available for an upcoming professional interested in historic
archaeology, public history, and edu
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Added by Dan McLerran on January 9, 2008 at 7:10pm —
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Mount Vernon's Department of Archaeology seeks a Laboratory Director to
manage the lab's daily operations and supervise cataloguing using
ReDiscovery software. The position is funded for 18 months and includes
a full benefit package.
The archaeologists will conduct an intensive excavation in…
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Added by Dan McLerran on January 9, 2008 at 7:02pm —
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Looking for a new career enhancing opportunity, that first career job, or a volunteer opportunity? Advertise yourself by posting your skill sets, education, experience, or resume, along with a statement about what you are seeking in a Blog post at your "my page" site. It will automatically appear on the main page for your peers and colleagues to view. There may be someone in this network who can help. Build a professional network by creating friends on ArchaeologyNet and in…
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Added by Dan McLerran on December 24, 2007 at 6:22pm —
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For those of you who want a meaningful experience at an archaeological
excavation but just can't get away from work or other obligations for a
full month or more, Dr. Nicolae Roddy of Creighton University will be
leading a two-week team this summer to the site of Bethsaida in Israel.
Having experienced the excavations at Bethsaida first-hand, I can tell
you that this project is an exciting one, and Dr. Roddy has put
together an outstanding program that combines work and specialize…
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Added by Dan McLerran on December 22, 2007 at 10:12pm —
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