“Where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet”: Lessons from 40 Years in North Alaska
Author(s): Anne Jensen
Year: 2025
Summary
This is an abstract from the "Bridging Science and Service: How Archaeologists Address Climate Change" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
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Most of us probably went into archaeology because we were curious about humans in the past. Traditional archaeological education, from theoretical to practical (field schools), focused on answering our scientific questions. How best to employ that information in today’s modern world was rarely considered. Non-archaeologists are also interested in sites, often for quite varied reasons. Archaeological sites are part of the tangible cultural heritage of descendant communities, and of humanity writ large. The things we learn from such places informs our attempts to adapt to environmental change in a sustainable way. This adaptation is critically important to many communities. Fortunately, archaeologists do realize that it’s possible and desirable to do both; answer scientific questions and provide services to various stakeholders. The question then is <u>how</u>to do this; how to find that “place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet,” a project where you can pursue your research interests and use your expertise to provide service. This paper discusses ways and means to find that place and provide that service, also noting some challenges encountered.
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“Where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet”: Lessons from 40 Years in North Alaska. Anne Jensen. Presented at The 90th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2025 ( tDAR id: 509689)
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Abstract Id(s): 51688