Grotesque Stone Idols | archaeology, politics, heritage, culture

For the next two weeks I will be in Belize conducting a bit of preliminary fieldwork. It has been 11…

A ‘New Town’ in the UK sense is a planned city meant for post-WWII population dispersal. They are known for…

I have just participated in a workshop entitled Doing Fieldwork in Latin America at the University of Glasgow. I was…

Abuela Grillo is an animated short directed by Denis Chapon and featuring the voice of Luzmila Carpio. It is, perhaps,…

There are so many Tupacs! Here is how to tell them apart.

What is heritage? Is it the physical remains of the past? The literal, tangible objects of art? The physical bits…

Earlier today I posted a photo on twitter that I came across. It shows Albert Einstein with a group of…

I’ve spent the past two months in Bolivia and this weekend I was in Copacabana, a beautiful and ancient town…

Yesterday I participated in the Day of Archaeology. I and several hundred others like me wrote about what our life…

As stated in my last entry, I am in the passionate throes of a love affair with Andean fruit that…