Hello! I’m James Hill and this is my blog for Jody Valentine’s Archaeology and Society class, which I’m taking in the Fall of 2020. I’ve taken another class with Jody before, thus the additional blog posts, which you can feel free to peruse or ignore at your leisure. I’m a junior at Scripps, majoring in Classics. I’m really excited for this class, as I hope to go into archaeology in the future. I’ve done a few archaeology summer programs over the years, which is what has gotten me interested in it.
My aims for this course overlap fairly well with the course aims. Mainly, I hope to deepen my understanding of archaeology. Naturally, ethics is a big part of that. Speaking of ethics, as a classics major, I’ve been to the Getty Villa half a dozen times, so I’m excited for the section on that.
Transgression In Action 
Dear James,
I loved reading your process of breaking the mug (my parents also made me put the mug in a bag and then a box to break it lol). I also thought about how history is affected by those who tell it and make decisions of what’s important, which leads to white-washing and bias. It seems to be an issue not just in archaeology, but many fields.Additionally, I really liked your point that it could be anyone, not just an illustrator.
Amanda
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