The Meaning of Archaeology - a student perspective

 (By Shelley Reece)


“What am I doing here?” 

This question, once voiced, gave everybody in Row 63 of the Western Sector a moment’s pause. 

Heads that had been bent in diligent archaeological silence raised tentatively, and glances were exchanged. 

There was no doubt that we were all asking ourselves this question, and inexplicably, we all began to giggle.

Amid the laughter, the questioner continued. 

Interview with Peyre Blanque Archaeological Project field-director John O'hara

Patrice Bonnafoux: John, in the last few years, you've become one of the main players of the Peyre Blanque Archaeological Project, how did you get involved?

John O'Hara: Back in 2011, I was a grad student at New York University (NYU) and was trying to formulate a research project for my dissertation, and came to the realization that the Magdalenian was the period I needed to work on to address the types of question I'm interested in. 

Site formation processes

In this video, Peyre Blanque Archaeological Project co-director Dr Kathleen Sterling explains the site formation processes to the 2015 field-school students.