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Category Archives: Shovel Ready book

In the Words of My Grandpappy: WPA Archaeology on the Eve of Thanksgiving 1936

November 27, 2013

by Bernard K. Means As Thanksgiving 1936 approached, Edgar Augustine–who directed Work Projects Administration (WPA) groups in Somerset County, Pennsylvania–acknowledged …

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A Giant Skull! A Monongahela Village! A WPA Excavation!

September 30, 2013

by Bernard K. Means In writing up the Fort Hill site report,  Edgar Augustine noted a local pot hunter mentioned …

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Coming Full Circle: New Deal archaeology and the Monongahela Tradition

July 4, 2013

by Bernard K. Means, Virtual Curation Laboratory My original interest in New Deal archaeology was sparked by work related to …

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America’s Heritage and the New Deal

June 15, 2013

by Bernard K. Means New Deal work relief programs both intentionally and incidentally helped preserve and promote America’s cultural heritage. …

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World War II and Pennsylvania’s New Deal Archaeology

May 27, 2013

by Bernard K. Means I’ve written in the past how World War II affected New Deal archaeology in general.  Today, …

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A Rolling Chunkey Stone Gathers No Moss: Virtual Curation and WPA Archaeology

March 30, 2013

by Bernard K. Means, director of the Virtual Curation Laboratory The object I am holding in my hands is a …

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A New Deal for the Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, California

March 24, 2013

by Bernard K. Means, director of the Virtual Curation Laboratory @ VCU The Great Depression was a challenging time for …

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1st Shovel Ready review

March 20, 2013

by Bernard K. Means Getting back toward New Deal archaeology after being distracted by 3D archaeology (although some involving artifacts …

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Behind the Cover

January 25, 2013

by Bernard K. Means Thanks to the miracle of photo-editing software, I managed to superimpose the cover of Shovel Ready …

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Ready for Shovel Ready!

January 19, 2013

by Bernard K. Means I can’t think of a better greeting to await a person after a moderately grueling transatlantic …

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