Hi! I'm Smiti and I'm an archaeologist. This newsletter is for anyone who’s curious about the past and how it still shows up in our lives today, perhaps even in unexpected ways. It's also a way for us to stay in touch every other week or so :)
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Field Notes by Smiti Nathan
Hi! I'm Smiti and I'm an archaeologist. This newsletter is for anyone who’s curious about the past and how it still shows up in our lives today, perhaps even in unexpected ways. It's also a way for us to stay in touch every other week or so :)
Hi Reader!I'm doing well and continuing to recover after giving birth to Olly a few weeks ago (if you missed that announcement, you can check it out here).Lately, I've been thinking about future travels. My mind has consistently wandered to islands. So I thought I would share the top 5 islands (not in order) that I want to travel to for archaeology (and pleasure!). Malta - This is definitely influenced by our most recent podcast episode (more details below). While I've been to Malta for a...
Hi Reader!I’ll be honest: I’d never really thought about medieval public health as much as I have while working on this week’s podcast episode.However, it’s one of my favorite parts of running this channel and podcast. I'm so grateful that I get to explore the archaeological record in a broader way than I might have if I were working purely as an academic.Now, this isn’t a knock on academia. In fact, you need the time, energy, and space to go deep on a topic. But that same focus also means...
Hi Reader!This week, we wrapped up our podcast launch by publishing an episode featuring Rachel from Inside Archaeology. In our conversation, she spotlighted archaeological discoveries that don’t often make mainstream media headlines. Sharing overlooked stories and perspectives relating to the past is a big part of why I decided to create YouTube videos in the first place (and now my podcast). So I’m sharing a few things below that go along with that theme. I hope you find something here that...