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Okay, can we talk about me now? I mean, I know this whole website is devoted to me, but it somehow seems like it needs even more me. So here are some details you probably didn’t know you wanted to know. |
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Virginia Glass Factory
Data Recovery, 1997
Photo by David Grant
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Palouse Canyons Archaeological Project excavation.
Current Favorite TV shows:
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Colbert Report
The Simpsons
Castle
Big Bang Theory
(can you tell I like humor in my TV?)
Favorite Movie
of all time:
The Princess Bride
Favorite NPR programs:
Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me
This American Life
Morning Edition
All Things Considered
Dig History
The Burke Museum has video of me digging at West Point! This is a great presentation put together by the Burke Museum describing the archaeology of West Point, in Seattle.
This is the first job I had as a professional archaeologist, and I worked on this project in the field and in the lab for one year. In the video clips I'm usually wearing a turquoise turtleneck. I met my husband while working on this dig, and so I get misty-eyed watching the clips. Yes, I cry watching sewage treatment plant videos. Doesn't everyone? |
I have been actively pursuing a writing career since 2004, the year I finished the first draft of Murder in Situ. Of course, like any newbie writer, I thought my first draft brilliant. It wasn’t until after the draft was completed that I began attending writing workshops. There I discovered just how far I had to go to make the book readable by someone who didn’t know and love me.
In 2006 I was amazingly lucky when New York Times bestselling author Jill Barnett hired me to work as her assistant. One job perk was intensive critiquing from an absolute master. Jill has been generous with her wisdom and vicious with her red pen, and I am so grateful to have her as my mentor and friend. You can visit Jill’s website at www.jillbarnett.com.
The evening commute back to the campsite after a long day of excavation.
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Favorite authors in all genres
(in alphabetical order):
Jill Barnett
Jo Beverly
David James Duncan (no website)
Fannie Flagg
Kristin Hannah
Tami Hoag
Elizabeth Lowell
Carol O’Connell (no website)
Elizabeth Peters (yes, it is her fault I became an archaeologist)
David Sedaris
Linnea Sinclair |
Taking a break at a dig site.
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Some of the more Interesting digs I worked on:
- METRO Sewage Treatment Plant Expansion Project - West Point, Seattle, 1992-1993
- Idaho Training Range survey - Owyhee Plateau, Idaho, 1993
- Coast Guard survey - Sitka, Alaska, 1994
- Palace of the Legion of Honor grave removal - San Francisco, CA, 1994
- Palouse Canyons Archaeological Project - Washington, 1994-1996
- Vancouver Lake survey - Vancouver, Washington, 1997
- Virginia Glass Factory Data Recovery - Alexandria, Virginia, 1997
- Thermo-Con House Rehabilitation Project - Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, 1998
- Survey of flood zone - Cumberland, Kentucky, 1998
- Survey and testing of Fort Amsterdam - Sint Maarten, 1999
Right Side Image
My hard hat says, "Bionic Archaeologist: Better, Stronger, Faster."
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