Okay listers, I'll take the plunge ... as the first (it seems)  
Australian to post a blurb.

Bit scary (we can be a shy bunch...), but the term 'lurker' doesn't  
sit well with me so here I go...

• Who am I?  Graham Knuckey. Began study in my mid-twenties and  
graduated from University of New England (yep, we've got one here in  
Oz too!) in 1991 with a BA (Hons-Class 1) in palaeoanthropology. Was  
offered a tutor's position in my department in 1992 and worked that  
position until 1998. In 2000 I submitted my doctorate (also in  
palaeoanthropology and also at UNE). Am now a consultant working out  
of Brisbane, Queensland.  My background is in Australian prehistory  
and, as you'd expect, the palaeoanth. side of things but I often find  
myself mixed up in 'historical-industrial-non-Indigenous' projects  
and have found this list helpful at various times.

• Dirtiest moment... I can't really recall a dirtiest moment but the  
grubbiest I've felt in the field was the five weeks spent near Boulia  
in western Queensland (not far south of the McKinlay Pub AKA:  
Walkabout Creek Hotel ...), without any sort of shower/bath. You  
really get to know yourself ... There was only the two of us and we  
were lucky it was May (Autumn) not Jan-Feb.

• Practical gear ...  I think whatever the individual finds  
comfortable as long as a few basic rules are strictly adhered to. All  
skin is covered/shaded to avoid sun/wind burn and sturdy, solid boots  
are worn that protect the feet. A good dose of common sense never  
hurt either.

Thanks.

Sincerely
GrahamK
.....................................
Graham Knuckey PhD
ARCHAEO Cultural Heritage Services,
369 Waterworks Road, Ashgrove, 4060. Qld.
P.O. Box 333, The Gap, 4061. Qld.

Office - (07) 3366 8488 • Mobile - 0427 007 278
Fax - (07) 3366 0255 • E-mail - [log in to unmask]

www.archaeo.com.au
___________________

"This world is a great sculptor's shop. We are the statues and there  
is a rumour going around the shop that some of us are some day going  
to come to life.   C.S. Lewis.


On 28/09/2006, at 4:14 am, Anita Cohen-Williams wrote:

> Since we have so many new people joining Histarch, I thought that we
> should all introduce ourselves.
>
> Questions:
>
> 1) Who are you?
>
> 2) Dirtiest moment in the field.
>
> 3) Your idea of the best dressed archaeologist, i.e. what practical
> gear should they be wearing?
>
> -- 
> Anita Cohen-Williams
> Listowner - HISTARCH, SUB-ARCH, SPANBORD
>
> Archaeology: Dig It!
> http://archaeology.wordpress.com
>
>