I explore human heritage through multidisciplinary research in archaeology, ethnography literature, and mythic story-telling traditions. My background includes formal education and more than two decades of professional experience in social and natural sciences, including field experience in archaeology, ecology and systems design. I have presented at professional anthropological conferences on behavioral variability and iconography in prehistory.
I alNative American programs that support and uphold story-telling and ceremonial functions.
to support continuity in arts and story-telling traditions.
Curation and conservation of traditional stories are essential for conservation of culture itself. This resource is dedicated to compiling traditional stories that can be used for research, learning and comparative analysis as much for personal enrichment.
Anthropology is the multidisciplinary study of human beings and culture. Classically, it includes sub-disciplines of biology, archaeology, ethnography and also linguistics. Studies branch into countless other disciplines, including paleontology, ecology, and epistemology, to name only a few. Over the past several centuries, anthropology evolved to produce a vast wealth of theoretical knowledge and technical methods for learning about our species, our cultures and ourselves. This information has applications in practical fields, with profound applications for administration, natural resource management, medicine, engineering, systems design and education.
Applications for education originate from questions about human learning behavior. Countless anthropological treatises directly or indirectly address the significance of stories and story-telling traditions in the transmission of information. Stories inform worldview, ethos, identity, and behavior in relation to the world. Sharing of stories is how people learn, interpret and make sense of the world.
Conventionally, mythology is preserved in ethnographic and literary records, but anthropological evidence shows that oral culture is also preserved in behaviors associated with natural cycles. Story-telling traditions are inexorable from cultural constructions, including complex rites, ceremonies and subsistence behaviors related to natural cycles. For instance, the story of Orion and the scorpion is told in the stars. Story-telling is stylized in arts traditions, impressing the importance of arts practices as much as stories in cultural heritage.
Oral culture is regularly regarded as unreliable as a source of authentic information, but this does not diminish the profound significance of oral culture in human heritage.
Cultural Preservation and Curation of Stories
This resource is dedicated to the compilation of anthropological data in the form of traditional stories that can be used for research, learning and comparative analysis as much for personal enrichment. Curation and conservation of traditional stories are essential for the preservation of culture itself. A cross-cultural comparative perspective shows that cultural preservation practices in sciences is very different from cultural preservation practices in traditional societies. The importance of preserving stories is profound, but it is not enough to preserve them in digital or literary form. It is important that they are also preserved in the minds of people.
Traditional stories persist in an evolutionary context. It is not only the content that changes, but also the means by which they are transmitted. Conventionally, mythology is preserved in ethnographic and literary records, but anthropological evidence shows that oral traditions are preserved in arts traditions and in behaviors associated with cycles and elements of the natural world. Archaeological, literary and ethnographic accounts attest to transmission of stories in the context of cultural constructions, including complex rites and ceremonies that relate directly to annual and life cycles. For instance, the story of Orion and the scorpion is told in the stars. Oral culture is regularly regarded as unreliable as a source of authentic information, but this does not diminish the profound significance of oral culture in human heritage.
To offer a comparative perspective, today, archaeologists preserve records of human heritage primarily in the form of conservation programs, artifact collections and literature. The vast majority of this literature is identified as "gray literature" characterized by descriptive reports of empirical data. Most of this is never read by the public. In fact, due to the sensitivity of archaeological sites, these records are immune from the US Freedom of Information Act. The records can only be accessed through state historical preservation offices. As for the collections, curation facilities are similarly overflowing with artifact assemblages, many from historic settlements and trash dumps, which are also rarely analyzed beyond their initial recovery and cataloging. Conservation programs tend to restrict access and behaviors associated with sensitive sites, and likewise tend to restrict behaviors associated with the transmission of cultural information.
Compare this with cultural preservation methods evident in ethnographic records of Native American people. Native American people themselves recognize the importance of story and story-telling traditions for preservation of traditional culture. Perhaps the strongest evidence of this is in the work being done by non-profit organizations like Wisdom of the Elders (WOTE) and Northwest Indian Story-Tellers Associations (NISA), lead by Native American people who persistently maintain ceremonial and story-telling functions that function to preserve cultural knowledge in minds and behaviors.
Stories and associated behaviors emerge as the primary means for transmitting traditional knowledge.
Within the hegemonic constructs of science, what wisdom from this knowledge be applied? And how?
Applications for education originate from questions about human learning behavior.
the ancient past inform our relationship with the world, but within the hegemonic constructs of science, what wisdom from this knowledge be applied? And how?
Countless anthropological treatises directly or indirectly address significance of stories and story-telling traditions for the transmission of information. Stories inform worldview, ethos, identity and our relationship with the world. Their hold of the human psyche is inexplicable, yet, story-telling is how we learn about, interpret and make sense of worlds - even universes - of information.
Anthropologists have long looked to the ancient past as a source of information about our relationship with the world. But within the hegemonic constructs of science, what wisdom from this knowledge be applied? And how?
Consider this perspective. Today, archaeologists preserve records of human heritage primarily in the form of conservation programs, artifact collections and literature. The vast majority of this literature is identified as "gray literature" characterized by descriptive reports of empirical data. Most of this is never read by the public. In fact, due to the sensitivity of archaeological sites, these records are immune from the US Freedom of Information Act. The records can only be accessed through state historical preservation offices. As for the collections, curations facilities are similarly overflowing with artifact assemblages, many from historic settlements and trash dumps, which are also rarely analyzed beyond their initial recovery and digital cataloging.
The profound significance of story-telling in human heritage is attested to .
Oral tradition, mythology, and folklore.
For all the remarkable evidence of the past and depth of studies into human culture, there are nevertheless endless questions and mysteries about human heritage. Among the most significant questions to have emerged from anthropological studies is the question of how we know what we know. The question leads to examination of science in cultural constructs and reveals political and hegemonic underpinnings of science as a dominant way of learning and knowing about the world, leaving , many dimensions of human learning behavior unaccounted for. Anthropologists have long looked to the past for wisdom about the nature of our species, but the undertakings are generally framed in scientific methods. What we have learned is that stories and story-telling traditions are to human culture and learning. Stories transmit information that inform worldview, ethos, identity and our relationship with the world.
This resource is committed to compiling ancient traditional stories that inform human heritage in a global context for the enrichment of individuals and society today.
Anthropology has never produced a universal theory of culture, however, at this stage, it may be said that humans have a strong hand as creators in who they are.
Today,
This website is dedicated to compilation and analysis of
medicine, physics, engineering.
I apply arts and sciences as multidisciplinary tools to address questions through research and investigation of literary and archaeological sources.
I have a strong background of professional experience in anthropology, archaeology, ecology, wildlife habitat restoration and regenerative agriculture, as well as formal education in environmental sciences, ecology, biology, psychology, linguistics, literature, history and environmental design.
With more than two decades of research, writing and field experience in humanities and natural science, along with a lifetime of experience in audio and creative media production, my passion is in conservation, learning and sharing of stories and discovering what we can learn from them about global human heritage.
Not content with the limits of anthropological investigation, I support non-profits and other organizations that uphold arts and story-telling traditions for learning. For instance, I supported Wisdom of the Elders, dedicated to upholding Native American cultural traditions, and Knowledge of the Old Ways, committed to the development of resources for learning about traditional stories of ancient cultures throughout the North American.
Published works in anthropology include presentations at the Society for American Archaeology (2001) and Great Basin Anthropological Conference (2000), and also a long list of cultural resource inventory and test excavation reports (2002-2003) produced for state agencies (some of these reports were used by officials at the Utah State Historical Preservation Office as instructional examples for other archaeologists and technicians working in the field). Past experience includes serving two years as an archaeological crew chief and laboratory supervisor for Utah State University Anthropology Program (USU), representing the USU college of humanities before state legislators, about fifteen years of archaeology field experience and about ten years of experience serving as a regenerative agricultural consultant for small farms.
Specialties
Curation and conservation of traditional stories are essential for conservation of culture itself. This resource is dedicated to compiling traditional stories that can be used for research, learning and comparative analysis as much for personal enrichment. Curation and conservation of traditional stories are essential for the preservation of culture itself.
Anthropology is the multidisciplinary study of human beings and culture. Classically, it includes sub-disciplines of biology, archaeology, ethnography and also linguistics. Studies branch into countless other disciplines, including paleontology, ecology, and epistemology, to name only a few. Over the past several centuries, anthropology evolved to produce a vast wealth of theoretical knowledge and technical methods for learning about our species, our cultures and ourselves. This information has applications in practical fields, with profound applications for administration, natural resource management, medicine, engineering, systems design and education.
Applications for education originate from questions about human learning behavior. Countless anthropological treatises directly or indirectly address the significance of stories and story-telling traditions in the transmission of information. Stories inform worldview, ethos, identity, and behavior in relation to the world. Sharing of stories is how people learn, interpret and make sense of the world.
Conventionally, mythology is preserved in ethnographic and literary records, but anthropological evidence shows that oral culture is also preserved in behaviors associated with natural cycles. Story-telling traditions are inexorable from cultural constructions, including complex rites, ceremonies and subsistence behaviors associated with natural cycles. For instance, the story of Orion and the scorpion is told in the stars. Stories are stylized in arts traditions, impressing the importance of arts practices as much as story in cultural heritage.
Oral culture is regularly regarded as unreliable as a source of authentic information, but this does not diminish the profound significance of oral culture in human heritage.
Cultural Preservation and Curation of Stories
This resource is dedicated to the compilation of anthropological data in the form of traditional stories that can be used for research, learning and comparative analysis as much for personal enrichment. Curation and conservation of traditional stories are essential for the preservation of culture itself. A cross-cultural comparative perspective shows that cultural preservation practices in sciences is very different from cultural preservation practices in traditional societies. The importance of preserving stories is profound, but it is not enough to preserve them in digital or literary form. It is important that they are also preserved in the minds of people.
Traditional stories persist in an evolutionary context. It is not only the content that changes, but also the means by which they are transmitted. Conventionally, mythology is preserved in ethnographic and literary records, but anthropological evidence shows that oral traditions are preserved in arts traditions and in behaviors associated with cycles and elements of the natural world. Archaeological, literary and ethnographic accounts attest to transmission of stories in the context of cultural constructions, including complex rites and ceremonies that relate directly to annual and life cycles. For instance, the story of Orion and the scorpion is told in the stars. Oral culture is regularly regarded as unreliable as a source of authentic information, but this does not diminish the profound significance of oral culture in human heritage.
To offer a comparative perspective, today, archaeologists preserve records of human heritage primarily in the form of conservation programs, artifact collections and literature. The vast majority of this literature is identified as "gray literature" characterized by descriptive reports of empirical data. Most of this is never read by the public. In fact, due to the sensitivity of archaeological sites, these records are immune from the US Freedom of Information Act. The records can only be accessed through state historical preservation offices. As for the collections, curation facilities are similarly overflowing with artifact assemblages, many from historic settlements and trash dumps, which are also rarely analyzed beyond their initial recovery and cataloging. Conservation programs tend to restrict access and behaviors associated with sensitive sites, and likewise tend to restrict behaviors associated with the transmission of cultural information.
Compare this with cultural preservation methods evident in ethnographic records of Native American people. Native American people themselves recognize the importance of story and story-telling traditions for preservation of traditional culture. Perhaps the strongest evidence of this is in the work being done by non-profit organizations like Wisdom of the Elders (WOTE) and Northwest Indian Story-Tellers Associations (NISA), lead by Native American people who persistently maintain ceremonial and story-telling functions that function to preserve cultural knowledge in minds and behaviors.
Stories and associated behaviors emerge as the primary means for transmitting traditional knowledge.
Within the hegemonic constructs of science, what wisdom from this knowledge be applied? And how?
Applications for education originate from questions about human learning behavior.
the ancient past inform our relationship with the world, but within the hegemonic constructs of science, what wisdom from this knowledge be applied? And how?
Countless anthropological treatises directly or indirectly address significance of stories and story-telling traditions for the transmission of information. Stories inform worldview, ethos, identity and our relationship with the world. Their hold of the human psyche is inexplicable, yet, story-telling is how we learn about, interpret and make sense of worlds - even universes - of information.
Anthropologists have long looked to the ancient past as a source of information about our relationship with the world. But within the hegemonic constructs of science, what wisdom from this knowledge be applied? And how?
Consider this perspective. Today, archaeologists preserve records of human heritage primarily in the form of conservation programs, artifact collections and literature. The vast majority of this literature is identified as "gray literature" characterized by descriptive reports of empirical data. Most of this is never read by the public. In fact, due to the sensitivity of archaeological sites, these records are immune from the US Freedom of Information Act. The records can only be accessed through state historical preservation offices. As for the collections, curations facilities are similarly overflowing with artifact assemblages, many from historic settlements and trash dumps, which are also rarely analyzed beyond their initial recovery and digital cataloging.
The profound significance of story-telling in human heritage is attested to .
Oral tradition, mythology, and folklore.
For all the remarkable evidence of the past and depth of studies into human culture, there are nevertheless endless questions and mysteries about human heritage. Among the most significant questions to have emerged from anthropological studies is the question of how we know what we know. The question leads to examination of science in cultural constructs and reveals political and hegemonic underpinnings of science as a dominant way of learning and knowing about the world, leaving , many dimensions of human learning behavior unaccounted for. Anthropologists have long looked to the past for wisdom about the nature of our species, but the undertakings are generally framed in scientific methods. What we have learned is that stories and story-telling traditions are to human culture and learning. Stories transmit information that inform worldview, ethos, identity and our relationship with the world.
This resource is committed to compiling ancient traditional stories that inform human heritage in a global context for the enrichment of individuals and society today.
Anthropology has never produced a universal theory of culture, however, at this stage, it may be said that humans have a strong hand as creators in who they are.
Today,
This website is dedicated to compilation and analysis of
medicine, physics, engineering.
I apply arts and sciences as multidisciplinary tools to address questions through research and investigation of literary and archaeological sources.
I have a strong background of professional experience in anthropology, archaeology, ecology, wildlife habitat restoration and regenerative agriculture, as well as formal education in environmental sciences, ecology, biology, psychology, linguistics, literature, history and environmental design.
With more than two decades of research, writing and field experience in humanities and natural science, along with a lifetime of experience in audio and creative media production, my passion is in conservation, learning and sharing of stories and discovering what we can learn from them about global human heritage.
Not content with the limits of anthropological investigation, I support non-profits and other organizations that uphold arts and story-telling traditions for learning. For instance, I supported Wisdom of the Elders, dedicated to upholding Native American cultural traditions, and Knowledge of the Old Ways, committed to the development of resources for learning about traditional stories of ancient cultures throughout the North American.
Published works in anthropology include presentations at the Society for American Archaeology (2001) and Great Basin Anthropological Conference (2000), and also a long list of cultural resource inventory and test excavation reports (2002-2003) produced for state agencies (some of these reports were used by officials at the Utah State Historical Preservation Office as instructional examples for other archaeologists and technicians working in the field). Past experience includes serving two years as an archaeological crew chief and laboratory supervisor for Utah State University Anthropology Program (USU), representing the USU college of humanities before state legislators, about fifteen years of archaeology field experience and about ten years of experience serving as a regenerative agricultural consultant for small farms.
Specialties