a little technology can go a long way

Here it goes. I am undertaking a new challenge: staying connected with friends, family, and colleagues while working both at home and abroad. I am also using this new (for me) medium of blogging to provide information to people about myself and the wide world of archaeology. I like to think of myself as having my fingers in many pies at once, so don't expect to find items on this blog related to one area of the world, one period of time, one school of thought. My plan is for this to be an informal site people can swing by and, all in one visit, can find out: what I am up to personally and professionally, what my immediate plans are, what events are upcoming that interest me and may interest you, what interesting and exciting things are going on in the world, what relevant and interesting articles and books are currently circulating, and what's going on in the field.

I invite you to come back often and get involved by posting comments that will (hopefully) contain information that may be of value to other people stopping by. Almost any type of dialogue is encouraged.

Let's see how this new-fangled contraption runs...