Publishing Archaeology
Saturday, December 15, 2018
When big data are bad data
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As archaeologists turn increasingly to the analysis of large, systematic databases, we need to confront an epistemological problem: How d...
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Tuesday, December 4, 2018
George Cowgill's database and my introduction to scientific archaeology
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Here is a very short video that describes how I first got into the science of archaeology: George had a database!
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Ian Hodder says archaeology is bullshit. My reply: “Bullshit!”
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In a remarkably bad short paper in the current SAA Archaeological Record , Ian Hodder makes a number of statements that equate to the claim ...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018
George Cowgill, 1929-2018, a personal view
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Some of the most vivid memories from my undergraduate days at Brandeis University are of my Friday afternoon meetings with George Cowgill....
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018
How archaeology is distorted by Science magazine and the National Geographic Society
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The public has a lot of interest in archaeology, and new finds and discoveries are often in the news. Sometimes the press reports outlandi...
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Sunday, February 4, 2018
Why I am skeptical about the new Maya LiDAR results from NGS
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New Tikal LiDAR map I am skeptical about the hype surrounding the recent press release from the National Geographic Society about th...
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