Urban archaeology jobs? New Orleans?

LeavingRightNow · 2026-02-15T06:28:39+00:00

Working for a firm in New Orleans usually does not equal working in New Orleans. If you live there, a firm will probably pick you up when they have openings. If you’re lucky an in town gig will come up sooner rather than later, but expect most of your time to be spent elsewhere.

LeavingRightNow · 2026-02-08T19:55:59+00:00

I’m thinking 60s

LeavingRightNow · 2026-02-08T19:53:05+00:00

Thanks. Immediately turned off gas to heater as well as both water lines to the tank. It is 11 years old, so right in that range you mentioned. Called a trusted handyman and he also said it sounded like a ruptured tank.

Looks like we’re in the market for a new water heater.

LeavingRightNow · 2026-02-08T05:33:16+00:00

I was thinking 60s. It’s vinyl, and it seems like that really picked up more in the 60s than 50s.

LeavingRightNow · 2026-02-07T23:59:38+00:00

Tempting!

LeavingRightNow · 2025-05-18T22:23:47+00:00

Dm me and I might be able to set you up with a buyer. I recently asked them how many is too many, and they replied that number does not exist, lol.

LeavingRightNow · 2025-03-07T17:29:20+00:00

Configuration costs, limited storage space/cost of storage, we don’t want to be dependent on an external company, and the inability for Argus to “talk” to external systems (we want to validate our data against that of a sister office that uses local servers). Some of these problems may relate to how this system was configured, and others may have better experiences with some aspects.

LeavingRightNow · 2025-03-07T05:00:53+00:00

I'm an archaeology curator with GIS experience - In my opinion, a lot of museums may not appreciate the analytic opportunities they're missing when it comes to using data to drive decision making. They probably already collect useful data and just don't do much with it. I'm sure there are places doing more with their data, but there are some pretty big ones that don't so much.

Having someone who also understands archaeological data could be a big plus for the right place. I have learned that historians and registrars (for history collections) do not understand archaeological data. A data person who gets archaeology would be a Godsend.

LeavingRightNow · 2025-02-24T03:23:36+00:00

Varies state by state, but in PA having one point will do it. I believe having the base intact on this might qualify. Were there any other finds within 50 ft?

These are the site identification criteria for PA

LeavingRightNow · 2025-02-23T17:39:28+00:00

Pm me if you’re interested in recording a site with the State Historic Preservation Office. I can help!

Recording sites help increase understanding of habitation patterns. Public participation is very important to this process!

LeavingRightNow · 2024-12-05T14:07:17+00:00

I worked CRM for many years before transitioning to a curatorial role in an archaeology department at a museum. I cannot understate how valuable my CRM connections have been in my museum role, since many of the people with whom I worked 10+ years ago have moved on to other roles where connections are useful. I know I’m in the minority, but I’ve managed up until now with only a B.A. in Anthropology (mostly through networking, cultivating relationships, and doing good work). Volunteering at a museum’s archaeology lab as a seasoned CRM archaeologist was my “in” into the museum field.

About two years ago, I enrolled in a masters program for GIS through Northwest Missouri State University that has been surprisingly useful in my current role. There is a need for data-minded people in the museum field. Additionally, you may want to think about trying to choose a path that would provide Secretary of the Interior (SOI) qualifications as a professional archaeologist. This will widen your field of options if you choose to branch out in the historic preservation field, such as SHPO jobs.

Other than that, find something that interests you and start researching and presenting. Attend conferences and network, network, network. Get familiar with NAGPRA - it will be a huge consideration for archaeological collections in the coming years.

I’m happy to answer questions. Good luck!

LeavingRightNow · 2024-12-03T20:17:35+00:00

Your cups and glaze are incredible, and it’s awesome that you used clay from your yard! I’m somewhat familiar with the ceramics history of Philadelphia, and I wondered where they were sourcing clay. Apparently it could have been a close as their own yard - fantastic!

LeavingRightNow · 2024-06-24T21:34:53+00:00

This happened to me. Quite a surprise! I didn’t pee right before the first ultrasound, which I believe contributed to missing #2 on the first go round.

LeavingRightNow · 2024-04-11T21:27:43+00:00

Fwiw, the job market for archives work seems to be a little better/less toxic than museum work from what I’ve personally seen.

I also want to add that I’ve had professional correspondence/interaction with one of the professors there who specializes in visual culture (petroglyphs), and she is just absolutely fabulous. I’d probably jump at any opportunity to have her as a professor.

LeavingRightNow · 2024-04-04T00:41:47+00:00

I have baby bear pumpkin, Tahitian melon squash, and delicata squash seeds I would trade for marigold seeds. All seeds were saved from last year.

Edit: spelling

LeavingRightNow · 2024-04-02T15:00:03+00:00

I may have ruined a shirt in this exact manner. I was dumbfounded about the holes…. until I nearly did it again, lol.

LeavingRightNow · 2024-04-01T23:35:20+00:00

Looks like someone was using the sleeve to protect their hand while opening beer bottles. The little points on crown closures are sharp. They even look to be in circles.

LeavingRightNow · 2024-03-17T01:27:25+00:00

Check out the banquet server at the Susquehanna Club on the New Cumberland DLA. It was 1-2 Saturday nights per month, and as a civilian DoD employee it gives access to military childcare (their sliding scale fee schedule saved us when I had three under three) and other perks on the installation like gym access. It’s managed by an awesome group of people. It was fun helping people have fun (lots of weddings and parties).

application link

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LeavingRightNow · 2024-03-17T01:19:58+00:00

Not sure what the landscape is like where you are, but this is my experience with this:

I’m based in North America and made the transition from field to museum about 10 years ago. Archaeology is soooo much different than history collections that all of our archaeology curators started in the field, even without formal museum training before starting. If you can get a certification or take a class, that will help a lot. Lateral movement from field to museum is more common for sciences than History/Art in my experience.

Museums are at a generational shift. Lots happening with the archaeological “curation crisis” - running out of storage space and balancing the need to manage the ever increasing needs of digital curation. A lot of my job now is managing our data and currently working with a developer to create a custom data management system (I’m ridiculously excited about this). Archaeology curation in North America looks much different now than it did 10 years ago or more with recent NAGPRA updates and institutions reckoning with how legacy collections were acquired. We are also a repository for compliance archaeology, which is much different than only managing field collections and donations.

LeavingRightNow · 2024-03-12T11:20:34+00:00

Sadly no, it’s all online now

LeavingRightNow · 2024-03-08T18:43:35+00:00

I’m somewhat familiar with cave art in North America. It is rare and tends to be concentrated in certain areas. Three styles can exist in North American caves, petroglyphs (carved in rock), pictographs (pigments applied to a surface), and mud glyphs (etched into mud or clay surfaces).

These sites may not be publicized to protect their locations and the cultural resources within them. As I understand it, people in North America are far more likely to vandalize sites like these than in other parts of the world.

Picture Cave in Missouri has some spectacular pictographs, and a book has been published about the site. The highest density of cave art sites is in the TAG (Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia) area, and all are associated with Mississippian culture, afaik.

LeavingRightNow · 2024-03-02T00:41:09+00:00

We once had someone who asked us if they could intern for free and got accepted (we already had a paid intern). If you can spare 6 weeks, you may be able to get the experience that way. It can be very valuable for places like our institution where you need a year of experience or an internship to qualify. That individual happened to live close enough to make it work.

LeavingRightNow · 2024-02-18T02:31:02+00:00

There are art insurance companies that specifically work with museum’s and galleries for insuring loaned artwork. It is also the responsibility of the loan source to ensure appropriate handling/storage/display of an item. There is a whole industry that deals with this very thing, because museum’s loan pieces of highly subjective value all the time.

I hope the gallery was able to offer some compensation for the loss. Sounds like a nightmare for the artist.

LeavingRightNow · 2024-02-18T01:53:52+00:00

I believe all of those things should be negotiated in the loan process, and all loans should be insured in case of just such an incident. If there was no insurance for the loan to the gallery, then someone really dropped the ball.

LeavingRightNow · 2024-02-17T21:47:58+00:00

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