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[ShovelBums.Org] 2nd edition - 2011 Comprehensive International Archaeology/Anthropology Field School Directory [1 Attachment]

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Folks,

Attached is the 2nd edition of the 2011 Comprehensive International Archaeology/Anthropology Field School Directory (Feb, 22nd 2011). Enjoy!  Remember, if you want to be an archaeologist or anthropologist a field school is imperative!  So find a great one and have the best experience of your life!  You will make friends and professional contacts that will last throughout your entire career.  You will also have the option to be working on some of the most interesting sites that are currently active anywhere in the world.

The deadline for the second edition of the 2011 Comprehensive Archaeology/Anthropology Field School Directory is March 1st 2011 @10:24 PM.   86 field schools (thats 31 new field schools in three weeks!) are already listed for 2011, so jump on the band wagon!  You can view the current entries in the attached PDF with links to each field school or at http://www.shovelbums.org and please forward the attached PDF which lists all the current field schools to your relevant personal network.  ShovelBums has has always worked by word of mouth (and the handy forward button).

NOTE: If you are a student who has found a field school through ShovelBums drop me a note and tell me how that experience has positively effected your career.  I would love to include some quotes in a future mailing.

Best, 

R. Joe

********Please forward, post in your reading room, copy to any relevant listserv, slide under your professors door, bring up in class to earn brownie points, etc... the following notice********


I am R. Joe Brandon; founder of the 15,000+ member www.ShovelBums.org. I want you to know that the first edition of the 2011 ShovelBums Comprehensive Anthropology/Archaeology Field Schools Directory goes out by e-mail early February to the 15,000+ international members of ShovelBums.org archaeology/anthropology/CRM employment service. 

ShovelBums is the easiest way to announce your field school to the worlds largest community of archaeology/anthropology students and archaeology practitioners in the shortest amount of time.  The process is simple, visit http://www.shovelbums.org to submit your field school information and photos.  I then manually approve the entries which are hosted on the popular ShovelBums.org web site.  Your entry can be as detailed as you want and include links to your own web site if your project has one.  At least twice a month through the spring season I send the continually updated field school directory to the 15,000+ members of ShovelBums.

Why Use ShovelBums?

So why should you use ShovelBums.org to announce your field school?  Because the field schools in this directory go out by e-mail* to all 14,000+ members of Shovel Bums LLC as well as being posted on www.ShovelBums.org, one of the most heavily trafficked sites by archaeology students from around the world. Instead of students having to find your announcement somewhere on the web, flooding e-mail lists with multiple announcements, or students trying to find your field school in print, your field school goes directly to your target audience in an easy to share e-mail.  You can be sure that if one of the 15,000 members is not the right one for your field school, they likely have a friend who is!  Because the 2011 Comprehensive Anthropology/Archaeology Field Schools Directory goes out as an e-mail, it is easy for a recipient to forward your announcement on to the interested party.

Quote's from some users of ShovelBums Comprehensive Archaeology/Anthropology Field Schools:

  • The shovelbums field school directory has been an invaluable resource to me.  I teach two university-sponsored archaeological field schools, both of which were facing cancellation after several summers of low enrollment.  That all changed when we started advertising on shovelbums.  The field school directory allowed us to reach students whose own institutions did not offer field schools, as well as students with interest in our specific geographic region or archaeological time period.  In addition to boosting our enrollments, the diverse mix of quality students gained from shovelbums advertising resulted in some of the best field-school dynamics I've ever had the pleasure to experience.
  • "Shovelbum" (from the Old English words scofl = shovel/an excavating tool and American English Bum = with no settled residence) is a term used by some archaeologists in the United States to refer to the professional excavators on Cultural resource management projects.  Aside from our formal listing with the AIA, ShovelBums has been our participant's turn-to location to learn more about the American Institute for Roman Culture, its conservation projects and its field school opportunities in Rome Italy.  Since 2008 their advertisements of our excavation and conservation initiatives have been of invaluable help in getting the world out to the archaeological public about the Institute's missions and programs.
  • Shovelbums is a wonderful resource for advertising academic field schools.   We are a small college in North Carolina, and by using Shovelbums we were able to expand our reach dramatically and recruit students from all over the country.  In addition to increasing our number of participants, this also helped us to be more selective and to increase the quality of the students.  We receive inquiries for the field school from other online sites as well, but students definitely seem drawn to the Shovelbums site and they are the source of most of our non-local contacts.  
  • Prior to websites, such as ShovelBums, we had to mail out field school flyers to anthropology departments around the country and have them post these around their department.  With the founding of ShovelBums it makes it much easier to reach a wider range of not only students, but also non-students that are interested in attending a field school.  We always ask individuals how they found out about our event when they contact us requesting additional information and at least 50% say that they found our listing on your website.  As such, ShovelBums has obviously helped us a great deal in making initial contact with potential  field school participants. 
    Since many field schools advertise their events through ShovelBums I think it allows students/participants to use a single source to locate and compare potential field schools.  As a result, the site serves as an important source for perspective field school participants.  ShovelBums allow participants to be smart, well informed shoppers. 
    Lastly, unlike other sources of advertisement that we use, ShovelBums enables us to provide much more detailed information about our field school.  This is really important for potential field school participants.  We have found that because they are investing their hard earned money (or Mom and Dad's) and several weeks of their life on a field school, that they want to obtain as much information as they can about the event before they commit. 
  • ShovelBums is a fantastic source for spreading the word about archaeological excavations. Many of our past students at the necropolis of Pintia learned about the program through ShovelBums. 
  • The Shovel Bums web site listing for our program has proven to be our principal recruitment resource, providing exposure to students from around the world. 
  • Shovelbums Field School Directory has become my principal means to attract students online. I have found a significant number of students from across the country who have significantly enriched our program. There is really no other comparable website.  
  • Maya Research Program wanted to thank you for producing the 2011 Field School Directory. Shovelbums' directory is a valuable resource for students and volunteers and we greatly appreciate your time in putting it together. It has definitely made more people aware of our program - about 1/5 of MRP's website's traffic comes from Shovelbums. Our students are very aware of it  - in fact - you would be hard pressed to find a student who has not heard of Shovelbums (or doesn't own an awesome SB t-shirt ). Thank you again for producing such a great resource!  


So who are these "Shovel Bums" and why are they good to reach?

I founded ShovelBums LLC in 1999 as a niche resource for the archaeology and CRM community focusing exclusively on professional job advertisements.  Because of the narrow focus of ShovelBums it grew quickly to have the worlds largest professional membership of archaeologists & CRMers.  I recognized that many ShovelBums members are the students who read their e-mail everyday while preparing for a future in archaeology, anthropology, or CRM and who understood that a field school is critical to their success in this career. To facilitate these student's education I expanded ShovelBums in 2004 to include the popular annual Comprehensive Archaeology/Anthropology Field Schools Directory.

The great thing about ShovelBums having 14,000 members is that even if the student or professor who reads your advertisement is not your target they likely know a friend or student who is.  It is worth repeating: because the 2011 Comprehensive Anthropology/Archaeology Field Schools Directory goes out as an e-mail it is easy for the recipient to forward the announcement on to the person they know who will be perfect for your field school!  

$25 listing Fee (Is your project broke?  Few worries, read on)

There is a non-optional $25 fee* for each listing in the ShovelBums.org directory.  It has been suggested to me by some of the schools that use this service that I should raise the fee to $50 because of the value it ads (I have to admit being able to update 15,000+ interested members twice every month about your field school opportunity is a pretty darn good bargain).  For 2011 I am keeping it at $25.  HOWEVER if you are from an institution that cannot afford the fee, do not hesitate to submit your field school anyway - I WILL INCLUDE IT.  Just drop me a note so I know.  My (bad business) philosophy is that it is more important for the students to know where the field schools are then to prevent any institution from using the extensive ShovelBums field school directory service.  This might be bad for business, but it is good for the students.  And the students are what it is all about.  If you or your institutions can pay, do the right thing, it helps to support the ShovelBums service that your students rely on.

Why do I charge a fee?  I run Shovel Bums LLC independently without the support of any institution.  I cover all expenses out of pocket, and I use the proceeds from this directory to keep Shovel Bums a valuable part of your student's employment toolkit as they pursue a career in archaeology, anthropology, or CRM (and it is useful for buying food for my three kids and wife :-).

  • If you pay online you may use these currencies  U.S. Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Euros, Pounds Sterling, Yen, Australian Dollar, New Zealand Dollar, Swiss Franc, Hong Kong Dollar, Singapore Dollar, Swedish Krona, Danish Krone, Polish Zloty, Norwegian Krone, Hungarian Forint, Czech Koruna. You may also pay by check.  You will receive an invoice after your field school has been approved.

Additional information:

*E-Mail to 15,000+ prospective students

- The e-mail with a description of all field schools goes out as simple HTML and will include one graphic per field school. The e-mail will include a direct link to your ShovelBums hosted field school web page which includes up to ten color photographs, maps, etc...  A link to your field school will also be accessible from the home page of ShovelBums.org.

Photos 

- You may include up to 10 photos from your field school with your field school listing.  You can also include an optional icon and logo graphic to be included in your field school listing.

Submit your listing here:


If you have any problems or questions feel free to contact me with any questions at rjoe@shovelbums.org

Best Regards,

R. Joe Brandon
Founder -  Shovel Bums LLC



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