Digital history as a field seems to have evolved from the creation of quantitative data and the utilization of new and growing technologies in the latter half of the 20th century. The understanding of the past from a quantitative direction… Continue reading

As an introduction to the field of Digital History, the Virtual AHA panel on the future of digital history as a field of study gave a wonderful summary with several takeaways for someone like myself, who is more unfamiliar with… Continue reading

Well, we’ve finally come to the end. This has truly been a summer to remember. As I gave my internship presentation this morning at the Graduate Showcase I got a little sad realizing that it was in fact the end… Continue reading

All good things must come to an end, and the same can be said of any archaeological dig. At least for the season. During my three-week stint at Palmetto Junction I got the chance to assist in the excavation of… Continue reading

Every five or six days during our trip we got to take a break from waking up early and roasting alive in the Turks and Caicos sun for 6 to 7 hours. Instead we were able to have a leisurely… Continue reading

Now that I’ve spent these past few weeks discussing a few aspects of the Taino-Lucayan diet and cooking techniques uncovered at Palmetto Junction, I want to discuss something that comes up in every kitchen around the world: seasonings. No matter… Continue reading

The day I finally got the chance to cook on the reproduction earth oven was so exciting. I spent most of the morning assisting with transecting and then I got to peel off from the group a little early with… Continue reading

As a lover of food history my seemingly endless curiosity for what other people have eaten or are eating tends to consume my every thought when learning about different cultures and different time periods. The archaeological excavation at Palmetto junction… Continue reading

Unit 1 when it was first opened, seemed to be the most boring hole in the ground we had ever dug in. The dirt was black, pottery sherds were hard to find, and the hole was FULL of limestone. Digging… Continue reading