Most archaeological research in North America is cultural resource management, or CRM. This type of archaeology is conducted to protect archaeological sites from development, or mitigate the effects of that development on archaeological sites/resources. Your hosts are joined by Trevor Dow of Ecofor Consulting this fortnight to talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of CRM. Show Notes Ecofor: https://www.ecofor.ca/about/our-team/ Altschul, J. H. and Klein, T. H. (2022) “Forecast for the US CRM Industry and Job Market, 2022–2031,” Advances in Archaeological Practice . Cambridge University Press, 10(4), pp. 355–370. doi: 10.1017/aap.2022.18. Turnbull, Christopher J. 1977. Of Backdirt and Bureaucracy: The Role of Government in Canadian Archaeology. In Symposium on New Perspectives in Canadian Archaeology, 2-23 October 1976, pp. 119-136. Ontario Museum, Toronto. Archeology work the latest roadblock to rebuild Lytton, B.C.: Mayor: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/archeology-work-the-latest-roadblock-to-rebuild-lytton-b-c-mayor/article_9ba6d3ba-d32c-5f22-9e6c-6b6b427a892d.html “Sisson mine arrowhead turns out to be 'just a pointy rock'” https://themanatee.net/sisson-mine-arrowhead-turns-out-to-be-just-a-pointy-rock/ Finding a job in CRM https://www.shovelbums.org/ https://twincairns.com/ http://www.bajr.org/ LinkedIn, SAA, CAA, AIA websites, your local archaeological society, local professional association Polishing up that CV/Cover Letter https://theprofessorisin.com/2016/08/19/dr-karens-rules-of-the-academic-cv/ https://theprofessorisin.com/category/academic-job-search/how-to-write-academic-job-cover-letters/ Hit Pieces: Doda, Fashioning Acadians: https://www.mqup.ca/fashioning-acadians-products-9780228018926.php SAA’s New NAGPRA fact sheet: https://documents.saa.org/container/docs/default-source/catf/final_nagpra_rule_fact_sheet-(1).pdf?sfvrsn=4b4bb62f_3 Stop by the Harriet Irving Library 3rd Floor Research Commons and check out the mini-exhibit, "Writing New Brunswick Archaeology" https://lib.unb.ca/researchcommons
