Studio Michael Shanks Stanford University Newsletter 2024 Stanford Archaeology Center Archaeological mission and vision? Ivory tower as lighthouse? In a recent newsletter for Stanford Archaeology Center [Link] I talked of slow archaeology, of the benefits of long-running projects that afford time for unfolding reflection. Three interrelated projects remain ongoing. A kind of archaeological triptych. —…
Bill Rathje
archaeology in the making – biographies
Biography: Interrogations, Observations, Studies – “BIOS” – is a seminar workshop running this year at Stanford Humanities Center and organized by Anne Duray and Thea De Armond – [Link] Yesterday I shared some thoughts on my collection, with Bill Rathje and Chris Witmore, of conversations with archaeologists – the book Archaeology in the Making [link]…
The Garbologist – Bill Rathje on TV
I have uploaded to Vimeo some clips from Bill Rathje’s TV appearances – explaining, promoting, getting passionate about garbage! Bill Rathje – Garbologist from Michael Shanks on Vimeo.
Disney – everything in its place
Bill (Rathje) used to comment on the irony of garbage – “in sight and out of mind” … Here at Disney the garbage cans are everywhere, and the place completely spotless. [portfolio_slideshow id=5631]
new work on the archaeological past
My two new books are out this month. Both offer new views of archaeology – as human engagement with the remains of the past, and as design practice (and influenced by my shift into design thinking). [Link] [Link]
the culture of archaeology
Highway 128 Boonville California Since I moved to the United States a dozen years ago, I have spent a good deal of time in Northern California in a small back woods town called Boonville in the Anderson Valley on Route 128 as it makes its way to the Mendocino Coast. Always an agricultural community, logging,…
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