Reflections in the Hermitage Spring, or How a Summer in Tennessee Drove me Underwater
Author(s): Ben L. Ford
Year: 2018
Summary
The Hermitage Archaeology internship program was a significant and formative experience for many young archaeologists. My career still reverberates with the summer I spent in the program. Like many of the interns, I learned how to do solid scientific archaeology where well-conceived, humanistic questions are addressed with rigorous methods. I also learned that some things are more important than science and that I had no natural talent for Public Archaeology. Much of my career since has been focused on maritime and underwater archaeology – a significant departure from hot, landlocked Nashville – but I still apply the philosophy of the Hermitage Archaeology program to my field and teaching projects.
Cite this Record
Reflections in the Hermitage Spring, or How a Summer in Tennessee Drove me Underwater. Ben L. Ford. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441918)
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Keywords
General
archaeology training
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Hermitage
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Larry McKee
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
19th Century
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 258