It's a done deal! Bob gets his Masters Degree!
Bob with Jan, his
wife of 33 years, right after his degree was conferred-- May 14, 2010.
Yup, Bob grew a beard while writing his thesis.
The hood is worn only by graduate candidates. Hoods of different colors
are used
to represent all of the Colleges on campus. Hoods designating a
candidate from
the College of Liberal Arts, which includes Anthropology,
are red and gold.
DIRTBRO NEWS
by
Dirt
Bro Bob
May 19, 2010
What to look forward to on the Dirtbrothers web site!
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It's hard to believe, but I'm finally
through
Grad School and had my Masters Degree in Anthropology conferred on May
14th. I cannot tell you how much your kind emails, sent to me over the
entire three year period I was in school, meant to me as I was
stuggling through the coursework!
I've
got a lot of catching up to do on this website, and you are not going
to be disappointed! I'm planning some special articles and photoshoots,
and finallly will be offering some video on the site, as well as on
offer via YouTube. I'm also going to get on Facebook and Twitter, as so
many of you have pleaded with me to do.
Somehow, I found time to build (along with some friends) a
new workspace to be used for archaeology meetings in my local
community. Might even have some dirtbrothers events there eventually.
Right now, it's the heart of all my writing and web activity.
Bob in front of the new garage--
only the left half is Bob's (photo by Chris R.L. Davis).
Lots of room to work and write in
the new garage. Here, Charles Swenson, Bob, and our contractor/designer
Todd Homerding chat, write, and relax (photo by Chris R.L. Davis).
Right
off, I'm presenting to you, an article by new Dirtbrother Robert
Turner. Robert, who
lives in the UK, is a seasoned shovel bum, and he kindly gives us some
insight into some amazing excavations in which he has participated.
Robert
has worked at some of the most interesting sites in the UK--- I welcome
his informative submission and hope he'll keep on sending in articles!
Be sure to
check out The First Inhabitants,
his
article about the first people to
live in Britain! Who knows what history lay beneath your feet!
Also in
the works are new road trips--- expect photoshoots of Bandelier
National Monument, Pecos National Monument, Taos Pueblo, SHUMLA Rock
Art Institute and MORE! I will also be writing an overview of the
research I did for my thesis, and allow you all to download the
complete finished work. Expect a phtotoshoot article about Alibates
National Monument, Cap Rock Canyon, and the wonderful Panhandle-Plains
Historical Museum!
I'm
also planning a special section on fieldschools and will present a
little overview of the privations and wonder I experienced at my Texas
State University-San Marcos Field School located at the Cross-Bar Ranch
near Amarillo, Texas.
All the
above, plus more book reviews (there's at least 20 in the pipe) will be
posted over the next three weeks, so be sure to come back and check
when goodies are posted!!!
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Welcome our new Dirt Brother and
Featured Article author, Bob Turner.
Click to read this month's Featured Article!
Archaeology in the United Kingdom
The First Inhabitants:
Tale of a Garden
by Robert Turner
Dirtbrothers Road Trip
We Visit Bandolier National Monument!
(coming next)
Anthropology and
Archaeology Book
Review Section
Over 250 reviews
now posted!
More on the way!
We've improved navigation in the Book Review Section! You'll like it!
This Update's Featured Author:
Coming next week!
Edward Tufte
Thanks for the nice emailed comments
about
this section!
Updates to the Book Review section are
constant!
DIRT
BRO BOB GOES TO COLLEGE!
Learn to know!
Coursework Notes NowCompleted:
Introduction to
Anthropology
Introduction to
Archaeology
Our Latest Finds section
is
now
Our Excavations-In
Progress
Section!
Visit our first controlled excavation!
41KR21/Pecan
Springs Dig, Comfort, TX
EASY to Navigate!
Tools of Controlled Excavation explained!
See the dig from the beginning and
day-by-day!
Lab Work and how we do it!
Access our 41KR21 Artifact Catalogue
and
keep up with our ongoing Snail/Flint
counts!
(click the link above)
NEW EXCAVATIONS UPDATE IN PRODUCTION!
Worth the wait!
41KR21 EXCAVATION PROGRESS
KRAUSE SPRINGS DIG & RESULTS (delayed until 6/08)
METAL DETECTORISTS HELP FIND 1880'S
HOMESTEAD!
Thanks again for your support!
Dirt Bro Bob Wishoff
(email
me anytime)
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Please
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2004
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We don't often promote links
outside our site
on the main index, but Dr. Steve Black has produced a fantastic article
on the Texas Beyond History website.
This article: Exploring
Burned Rock Middens at Camp Bowie, is perhaps
the most interesting publication
I've read
online in ages. I highly suggest
that all of you read the article
and send
Dr. Black kudos for it--- I, for one,
want to see more of this kind of
publication
online
While you are there, be sure to peruse the rest of the
incredible
Texas Beyond History website!!
You might also be interested in
the Gault
School website... we think this site will prove to be the most
inportant
paleolithic site in America! You can volunteer to work here!
Bob
Wishoff, webmaster
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IT MAY BE LEGAL, BUT IS THIS ETHICAL?
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