A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Dig: An Archaeologists's Autobiography
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (979 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1543902901 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 440 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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He went on to receive his PhD in Anthropology from the University of Arizona. . He is a volunteer archaeologist at the New Smyrna Museum of History, focused on the 18th-century Smyrnea settlement. He founded the Anthropology Department at the University of South Florida, Tampa, where he taught for 30 years. In his retirement, he and his late wife, Jane, enjoyed travellingespecially by cruise shipand visited ev
Humorous autobiography by archaeologist Roger T. Grange, Jr., including tales from his childhood growing up in Chicago--through years of field excavations throughout the United States, Newfoundland and Quebec, while raising a family--to his later years of "retirement" in New Smyrna Beach, FL.
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In his retirement, he and his late wife, Jane, enjoyed travellingespecially by cruise shipand visited every continent in the world at least twice. He grew up in Chicago, where he earned Bachelor of Philosophy and Master’s degrees from the University of Chicago. He founded the Anthropology Department at the University of South Florida, Tampa, where he taught for 30 years. During his tenure, he did stints as a professor and volunteer archaeologist crew member in England and as a visiting professor in Australia. He is a volunteer archaeologist at the New Smyrna Museum of History, focused on the 18th-century Smyrnea settlement. He has enjoyed many years of surfing in his home town of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, and in recent years has rediscovered painting. He went on to receive his PhD in