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Uniformitarianism and the stratigraphic profiles of academia

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Adam Van Arsdale

One of the great challenges in paleoanthropological field work is understanding the sequence of events that led to the accumulation of materials at a site. How did these sediments get here? What agents led to the assemblage of fossils that … Continue reading →

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Anthropological training and pedagogy

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Adam Van Arsdale

There were a number of articles out a few weeks ago highlighting the difficulty in finding jobs for trained PhDs. This is a bit of an old story, already, but the new spin on this round of stories was that … Continue reading →

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The usefulness of anthropology

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Adam Van Arsdale

The Daily Beast published a list this week of the “13 Most Useless Majors.” Coming in at #9 was Anthropology and Archaeology. The information they publish alongside their ranking is as follows: Unemployment, recent grad: 10.5 percent Unemployment, experienced grad: … Continue reading →

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