The Starving Archaeologist

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  • Where I’ve Been; Where I am; Where I’m going – Part 1

    Where I’ve Been; Where I am; Where I’m going – Part 1

    Hey, everyone! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? OK! It’s probably been something like 4 years since I last wrote?! Oof. I’m genuinely sorry. The past few years have certainly been a lot. There were some ups and downs (and it certainly felt like more “downs” than “ups”). Amidst all of that, I really didn’t […]

  • Rome is Home

    Rome is Home

    When I returned from the 2017 summer field season, I was riding high on optimism for my archaeological career but running on fumes for money. Very fortunately, though, the stars aligned and offered me not one but two promotions in about a month’s time, providing me the means to stabilize my finances. Since this is […]

  • An Island Called Cyprus

    An Island Called Cyprus

    The last 6 months of my life have been a roller-coaster; my physical, mental, and emotional state have hit some new highs and new lows. Without getting into details, that’s my best excuse for the epic delay in concluding my chronicle of last summer’s field season. I’ll be slowly making some changes to The Starving […]

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Much love and admiration to these members of this community. In case it's a mystery to anyone, being black at UVa and in Charlottesville is a whole range of often less-than-pleasant experiences and emotions, many of which I'm familiar with as a black and biracial grad student here. Got to do something very cool this week! For my 3D Cultural Heritage Informatics Course, we got to scan Cypriot objects from the @fralinmuseumuva collection! Of course, I chose this very handsome head from a limestone votive sculpture from the Archaic or Classical period. A handsome boi indeed haha #sunset over the Saronic Gulf on approach to Piraeus, Athens.