2012
14
Jun
Student Post: The Importance of Field Training
By Deborah L. Huntley, Preservation Archaeologist
Field training is proving invaluable to student Madeline Weinberger:
If you have any doubts about the importance of field training in archaeology, let me end them. Attending a field school is incredibly important.
After talking to ot...
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2012
11
Jun
Student Post: Expectations
By Deborah L. Huntley, Preservation Archaeologist
Our student Mac Mattingly discovers the reality of archaeological fieldwork:
So much has happened over the past week, it's hard to know where to begin.
When I first heard about this field school, I had no idea what to expect. Maybe w...
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2012
30
Apr
Mule Creek in Memphis
By Katherine A. Dungan, Research Assistant
The Society for American Archaeology held its 77th Annual Meeting last week, and several of Archaeology Southwest’s staff, research associates, and friends traveled to Memphis to talk about archaeology, see old friends, and enjoy some barbequ...
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2012
09
Mar
Finishing Our Student Updates
By Katherine A. Dungan, Research Assistant
Our last update for the time being comes from Ahren Wardwell, who was one of our students in 2008, at the first Mule Creek field school.
Ahren writes: "I finished my BA in anthropology at Hendrix in 2009 and immediately started seeking ...
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2012
05
Mar
Catching Up, continued
By Deborah L. Huntley, Preservation Archaeologist
Here are a few more updates from our field school students and staff.
From Meaghan Trowbridge (2010 Volunteer and 2011 Field Supervisor): "Since last August, I have worked for Statistical Research, Inc,. doing cultural resource ...
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2011
31
May
Lunch for Twenty
The nearest grocery stores are either an hour east in Silver City, New Mexico, or an hour west in Safford, Arizona, so we have to stock up. We've got limited refrigeration and storage in the field house, so we generally keep about a week of food at a time. This can be shocking for the check-ou...
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2011
30
May
Field Prep
After a month of gathering gear, compiling reading lists, and writing plans of work, we departed Tucson to set up camp in Mule Creek ahead of the students. One of the challenges of working more than an hour away from the nearest store is being absolutely sure that nothing (or at least nothing esse...
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2011
26
May
Welcome to Mule Creek Underground
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Mule Creek Underground! We've started this blog to give you a feel for the process of planning, conducting, and living through an archaeological research project.
First, a little history is in order. This will be our fourth year working in Mule Creek, and our l...
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