I'm sorting through seven years' worth of notes and excerpts to find stuff that may help me to prepare for exams. The first shock is how much stuff there actually is. I really did spend more than half of my archaeology studies doing vaguely or directly metal and metal technology related stuff, so I have heaps and heaps of notes about that. Far more ( Read more... )

I'm actually a really crappy archaeology student. I just have absolutely *no* clue what I'm doing. It's a bit sad to contemplate, really, because a) I'm not *actually* stupid, and b) I'm far too old, and far too advanced in my studies, to change subjects again ( Read more... )

And already - mostly - caught up with LJ! Do I rule or do I rule ( Read more... )

any kind of scientific research is ultimately a collaborative effort. We all build on the foundations laid by previous generations, and our thinking needs to connect with what other people in our field and adjacent fields are thinking, as well. There can be no real progress without collaboration ( Read more... )

I currently spend my days mostly in the libary. Not just any library, mind you, but a specialised, archaeological library that happens to be situated in the city where I live - and a good thing it is, too, 'cause I wouldn't know where to find the literature for the paper I'm working on. The university library doesn't have it, and neither does the ( Read more... )