August 27, 2015

“You study what?”: The trials of a misunderstood anthropologist

“So you're studying anthropology,” my aunt said. “Are you finding any good bones?  How do you know where to dig?” I sighed. I should be used to it—people relating my work to Raiders of the Lost Ark—but somehow I never am. “I'm not an archaeologist,” I replied. “I'm a cultural anthropologist.” “You're a what?” she

Scroll to Top