This post is the third in a blog series about the end of my PhD, and deals with the ACTUAL VIVA. You can read about submission, viva prep, and corrections, here. All my preparing was complete – the day of the viva was upon me! V-Day had arrived! The viva is arguably the most important … More Viva Survivor [3] The Viva
This post is the second in a blog series about the end of my PhD, in which I prepare for my viva. You can read about submission, the actual viva, and corrections, here. The thesis is submitted! Months of intense work on one thing, suddenly gone. Wait… what do I do now? I had two … More Viva Survivor [2] Viva Prep
This post is the first in a blog series about my viva, and deals with the submission process. You can read about the series and my other posts on viva prep, the actual viva, and corrections, here. In my third and final year of my PhD I was expecting to be submitting around the end … More Viva Survivor [1] Submitting
I’ve finally gotten around to writing an end-of-PhD blog series, in which I relate my journey from submitting my thesis to passing my viva and then the following (minor) corrections. My thesis was titled A zooarchaeological study of butchery and bone fat processing among early Neolithic farming societies of central Europe. Catchy, no? I investigated how … More Viva Survivor: A Series
It’s taken me quite a while to get this Finds of the Week written and posted! Here’s a couple of final finds from Mitchell, including my star find of the month! First, we begin with some lithics… Our final (final) find of the week was this collection of artefacts. Here in this area the excavations … More SD2017 Finds of the Week [4]
Time for another Finds of the Week! It’s been a long one this week for students and supervisors alike – 7 days straight working, including the Archaeology Awareness Days on the weekend. During these days many students weren’t digging as usual because they were helping out visitors with the kids dig, atlatl throwing and pottery … More SD2017 Finds of the Week [3]
Another week gone in the Archeodome, and what a week it’s been for some really amazing finds! I’ve decided to stop my daily blog posts as they were getting a little repetitive, so from now on there will just be these weekly roundups! Here’s my personal favourite artefacts from the past week. And finally, a … More SD2017 Finds of the Week [2]
