Stories about anthropology

A mosaic at Umm el-Jimal

Can Archaeologists 'Pass the Spade' to Locals to Manage Cultural Heritage?

Allison Mickel is studying two startup nonprofits aiming to build local capacity to document, conserve, protect and make decisions about the future of Jordan’s archaeological sites.

Old photograph of Middle Eastern archaeological dig

Allison Mickel Examines the Limiting Labor Practices of Modern Archaeological Excavations

Mickel explores the notion that the exclusively manual work that local site workers do not only exploits them in terms of labor conditions, but also puts them at risk of job loss if they exhibit their work as intellectual or scientific labor.


Expressing Depression