Julie St Jean
(United States) is a Zooarchaeology Consultant based just outside of New York City, USA. Julie’s geographic experience includes excavating in Southern England, Southwest USA, Northeast and mid-Atlantic USA as well as analyzing faunal assemblages from Post-Medieval Scotland, Roman England and Medieval Italy.
Does economy affect religion? Does religion affect economy?
Religion and social economy don't outwardly appear to be related. However each can affect the other in context, form and intensity.
Study Archaeology? We Don’t Dig Dinosaurs
The reasons people choose to go into the field of archaeology are diverse. There is a need to get to know the people who came before us. This is a brief account of one such experience. Please note: This is a non-academic view!
The Study of Human Remains: What does it really tell us? Part 3
When an archaeologist studies one set of human remains, he is seeking specific information about that one person.
The Study of Human Remains: What does it really tell us? Part 1
The study of human remains can tell us a great deal about a society; status, wealth, religion and others. When an archaeologist studies one set of human remains, he is seeking specific information about that one person
The Study of Human Remains: What does it really tell us? Part 2
The sex of an individual is especially important in determining a pattern within a society. A pattern of anything; death rate for males versus females, infanticide of males or females, common societal pathologies for each sex and so on.