A Blog, By Jennifer Gainer, B.Sc. Every year, November comes around, and most of us are relieved to get some well-deserved, well-needed time off. Then February comes by, and Balzac Billy tells me, “Six more weeks of winter,” and like any sane individual, I start to PANIC! Six weeks??? I thought I never had … Read More Getting Ready for Field Season
By: Margarita de Guzman In honour of International Women’s Day this week, I thought I’d get a little personal here to share what it means for me to be a woman working in archaeology. I have been lucky enough not to feel discriminated against in my career due to gender. Within the places and … Read More What It Means To Be a Woman Working in Archaeology
The year 2022 officially marks 12 years since Circle CRM Group was formed. But did you know Circle’s story also includes the story of Altamira Consulting Ltd? I know what you’re thinking… What? Who? But I’ll do you one better. Before there was Altamira, there was the Alberta Archaeology Company, which was founded in 1994 … Read More 25 Years of Altamira
By: Shannon Wright To be an archaeologist, a degree is definitely required; how many is the real question. The answer to that is simple; it depends on what you want to do. Starting out, a bachelor’s degree is all you need. But a bachelor’s in what you ask? Well, archaeology or anthropology is an … Read More Education and Archaeology in Canada
By: Alexandra Burchill Forestry archaeology, otherwise known as the most badass type of archaeology, is as close as one can get to a lifestyle similar to Indiana Jones in 2022. Although we don’t often encounter snake pits, spike walls, or lost arks; we do encounter boreal wildlife, archaeological sites that are way older than … Read More Forestry Archaeology
New year, new you! Am I right? At the start of every new year, it’s a pretty common practice to come up with a resolution or goal that we’d like to achieve or at least keep us on track for the year ahead. At Circle, one of our core values is ELEVATE and when we … Read More One Big Thing for 2022!