Musings on Avocational / Amateur Archaeology
The volunteers on this Paleocultural Resource Group (PRCG) project arrived on Saturday. Students from Oklahoma State University and University of Colorado at Colorado Springs had arrived the previous Tuesday. When we, the volunteers arrived, the number of people on the project increased to 41. This many people requires major logistics for feeding, drinking, transportation, and…
The archaeology season was extended for me as I participated in a two day survey using a metal detector to locate the Fort Chambers site in Boulder, Colorado. Along with myself, there were about 17 members of the Eureka Treasure Hunting Club out of Denver Colorado. We were under the supervision of archaeologists from the…
After a period of not subscribing to the Economist, I returned to the fold late last year. In the 2024-year end double edition, there was an article titled Clear and present danger. Giving children the wrong (or not enough) toys may doom a society. Since Greenland is in the news these days, this article was…
Welcome to my blog about my participation as avocational (amateur) archaeologist in the world of archaeology. I specialize in using a metal detector for archaeology surveys. I participated in projects in California, Colorado, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming. Projects included using a metal detector to locate artifacts, to “walking surveys’, to digging…