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tion held in real life apart from that the ability to spend time and effort in a didactic exercise that has seemingly also helped others is a value of which i hold as a success how about yourself robert what do you hope to achieve and why rmc as i ve said before if i d been a deep enough thinker i d probably never have taken on writing a blog my initial aim was to raise my profile in the hope of bettering my chances of getting archaeological work from that initial standpoint i ve failed miserably i don t work in archaeology as the day job anymore and i doubt i ever will again it s not that i don t love archaeology it s simply that other professions are much better paid more secure have better prospects and don t expect me to appear on the side of a hill in tyrone at 07 30 for a day of rain and not much above the minimum wage so why am i still doing it i think that whatever bitterness i still feel about my former career the lure of archaeology is immense and blogging gives me a prefect platform to remain involved with modern digital technology all you need is the will to communicate after that it doesn t matter whether you re a highly respected member of staff at a prestigious university or like the pair of us doing this in your spare time after getting home from work it just comes down to that will to communicate and whether or not anyone is interested in reading what you have to say as an ongoing activity i really do see my blogging as some weird form of therapy it has really made my transition to a life in it much easier and less traumatic than it might other have been if i m honest i don t really have a long term plan as to what i want to achieve with the blog i had read that most blogs if they ever get off the ground at all last on average only three years for a long time i was obsessed with surpassing that limit as though it was some curse laden prophesy as the blog is now happily scooting along towards the four year mark that s less of a problem i suppose i ll keep writing as long as i m able to balance it with work and family commitments and so long as it feels good to write and most importantly so long as there are people out there interested in reading what i ve got to say i m afraid i m still obsessed with the numbers i suppose it s all tied up in the need for acceptance that s inherent in any public performance i still remember my first few months blogging and getting even 20 visits reads a day was an amazing feeling these days it s a bit more than that though it s hardly the huffington post but seeing a popular post surge in reads still brings a huge thrill i ve learned from my involvement with the cherrymount crannog crisis group that used wisely and judiciously i do have some small amount of power to influence situations and events so for as long as that lasts i m happy to use my powers for good and try to bring about positive change in irish and northern irish archaeology obviously this is very much tied into my lack of affiliation with any archaeological company or institution the lack of formal respectability remains freeing and it allows me to tackle topics that might frighten off others the sane thankfully those controversial pieces are pretty rare and i m more interested in using the audience i ve built up to help where i can in particular the next generation of archaeologists where i can i try to offer my blog as a platform to help researchers gain information support or most importantly giving them a means of getting their research out to a wide audience of professional and public in the cutthroat world of modern academia it s no longer enough to write interesting and important papers for worthy journals you have to get your message out there too i don t seek to overthrow the formal peer reviewed publication route but i see that blogging has an important place in the grand scheme of things and i m proud to be part of that world i will admit to a hearty laugh of recognition in reading your description of jotting down ideas for posts and the need for editing i used to keep a list of things i d like to write about unfortunately i didn t add enough detail to some of the list items and when i looked at it recently i was unable to decipher what i meant by several entries if i ever find out what i meant by the line post on the thing about the circle i ll let you know editing of course remains a terrible bugbear i do my best to ensure that all the errors are excised and that it reads like i do actually speak english but looking back on some stuff i m simply shocked by the apparently obvious errors that i should have picked up on before i hit publish i do like your idea of the blogger dying twice a physical and a digital death it s very evocative of shakespeare s julius caesar the valiant never taste of death but once bloggers do it twice which i m sure is the actual quote translated from the original latin but i disagree i think that digital archives are much longer lasting and robust than we give them credit for it may be one thing if you re a government minister who had an affair or expired in a particularly unedifying manner that stuff will be around to haunt their great grandchildren but less flamboyant material like blog posts will probably stick around too for example i made an abortive attempt to start an on line archaeological journal nearly 20 years ago when it finally all fell through and the rental of the server space expired i though it was gone for good deleted and never to be seen again as it turned out it wasn t gone just hard to get i think that as digital storage gets cheaper and more commonplace the volume of saved data will simply explode even more so with developments in the analysis of big data apparently mundane material will gain greater and greater value i don t think that our blogs will necessarily survive in the way they ve been presented they may become harder to find accessible only to dedicated data archaeologists but they will be there as far as immortality goes it s not a bad digital afterlife to look forward to maybe it s too far off to imagine the long term future of our respective blogs well i certainly hope it is right now the furthest i m willing to look forward to is the day of archaeology i ll be doing my it day job and covertly cruising various blogs and social media and maybe even planning to get a bit of writing done in the evening how about you what are your plans for the day tbom oh i definitely agree with your comments on the fact that the blogs themselves will likely last a long time in the digital world i just wonder about the effects that the death of the blogger would have on the site itself how they would be curated maintained or stored a digital data archaeologist sounds like a fascinating job on the day of archaeology which i heartily invite readers of this blog to take part and join in at here i ll also be at work in my administration job and then thankfully i ll have an early finish where i ll go and join friends around a bbq and have a few drinks to welcome in the weekend a part of me will be wishing that i was finishing the day on site having helped to excavate a prehistoric site or a medieval burial ground perhaps and that i could be one of those dirty diggers who get to apply their academic knowledge with the physical hard work of excavation i for one am just glad that i an involved in archaeology in some way for instance i m currently waiting for feedback on a draft publication and i ve got a few skeletons to continue inventorying and analysing for a report so as i sip on a beer i shall also think of the work that lies ahead and the opportunities to become more involved with archaeology as whole thank you for joining robert and good luck continuing writing at your excellent blog as i said in belfast i am always amazed at the quantity and quality of your writing keep it up rmc well i think that about wraps it up for this conversation thanks very much for having me and for coming up with the idea for this two way discussion we re having this conversation in the virtual world but next time you re back in belfast we ll have to meet up for pizza and pints gain all the best until our next encounter virtual or ilr further information robert m chapple writes about irish archaeology and a host of other topics here he also hosts period competitions for archaeology students and early career researchers keep an eye open on the site for up to date announcements and entries he also runs the william dunlop archaeological photographic archive and a free to download resource on irish radiocarbon and dendrochronlogical dates database tags archaeology bioarchaeology british archaeology day of archaeology 2015 discussion post guest post irish archaeology robert m chapple comments leave a comment categories archaeological blogging archaeology blogging british archaeology commercial archaeology day of archaeology 2015 day of the dead employment excavation field archaeology guest blog entries heritage heritage cuts irish archaeology jobs in archaeology musings of an unemployed archaeologist personal personal reflection public archaeology queens university belfast robert m chapple university of hull university of sheffield bob chapple 2014 irish archaeology essay contest announced 7 dec robert m chapple has recently announced the arrival of a new archaeology essay competition for 2014 focusing on any aspect of irish archaeology students at any 3rd tier educational establishment see below are asked to submit an original research essay highlighting the value and wealth of irish archaeology robert s inspiration for the competition which runs from the 6th of december of this year until the 1st of november 2014 is the sad loss of his father bob chapple who died unexpectedly 3 years ago in a passionate and inspiring blog post robert details just how his father influenced and supported him throughout his life particularly touching is the dedication robert gave to his father the first archaeologist in the family in a published monograph shortly before his father s death the competition s aim which is sponsored by wordwell books ltd who are offering a 60 voucher to the winner is to present the work of next generation of archaeology scholars to the wider world if you are a student whether an under graduate or post graduate this is your chance to produce a piece of original research work that will be made available to a diverse and interested audience it is an opportunity to engage and communicate your work with the world robert states in memory of my father i would like to introduce an archaeological essay prize for undergraduate and postgraduate students the competition will open to any registered student at any third level institution conducting original research on any aspect of irish archaeology as part of an undergraduate or postgraduate degree diploma of any kind the entry is to be in the form of an essay max 5000 words outlining the research being conducted and its importance relevance etc along with results expected actual emerging etc to be published on this blog i for one look forward to reading the winner s entry when it is published on robert s site and i am keen to see which topic and area of research will win the prize ireland has a rich and diverse archaeological record with a rich and well documented palaeoenvironmental record ireland is justifiably famous for the amount of well preserved archaeological finds from it s peat bogs in the centre of the country including bog bodies such as clonyclavan man and old croghan man and bog butter but ireland also boasts some truly outstanding prehistoric and historic archaeological sites this includes everything from mesolithic camping sites mount sandel to the staggering neolithic newgrange complex from a viking toy boat to the utter devastation of the great famine in the 19th century and it s archaeological implications of course the essay could be on any topic to do with irish archaeology from a site analysis or artefact discussion to archaeological theory and practice it really is up to the student as to what they want to discuss and that opens a great opportunity to pursue what you love i will keep an keen eye out for the winner and i shall look forward to further competitions after the 2014 award robert has taken a step forward to involve not just the researchers and archaeologists but also members of the public in helping to discover the wealth of irish history and archaeology in short it is a step to be applauded further information the competition is open from now until the 1st of november 2014 with the winner being announced in january 2015 further information and provisional rules on the form content and rules of submission can be found at robert s blog here tags archaeology essay competition irish archaeology robert chapple comments leave a comment categories academia archaeology bob chapple 2014 archaeology essay competition competition education education outreach irish archaeology iron age archaeology neolithic archaeology robert m chapple archaeology and the damage done 8 sep following on from the previous posts on free archaeology and the excellent guest post on commercial archaeology by charles hay on my site i recently spotted this informative evocative and important article by stuart rathbone on robert m chapple s site entitled the four and a half inch pointing trowel and the damage done the post discusses life as a field archaeologist not just the routine hardships of a lifestyle constantly on the move but one of the stresses of the job that are not often mentioned or discussed in mainstream archaeological outlets this includes the physical hardships of the job on the body and the emotional hardships on maintaining relationships with the constant stresses and strains of moving for work whilst also putting up with low pay and often sub par working conditions especially in comparison with other skilled workers it is important that these aspects of the job are talked about are mentioned and are discussed within the profession it is an important post and one worth a read for everyone involved with or interested in archaeology as it is carried out by field workers ultimately stuart writes that what i desperately hope is that we can begin to resolve the situation and that the next generation of aspiring archaeologists will not have to put up with the same bullshit that we have already had to put up with for far too long if you want to help contribute please comment or message stuart rathbone or robert chapple on the above blog post link and let them know of your experiences as a field archaeologist tags archaeology conditions comments leave a comment categories archaeological blogging archaeology archjustice austerity commercial archaeology employment ethics field archaeology robert m chapple stuart rathbone skeletal series repository amongst other things 17 jul i ve recently 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