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Mountainside Helicopter Pickup in Vietnam – Should Be Digging
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Photographing ancient and abandoned places with archaeologist Jesse Stephen. You are here: Home. Mountainside Helicopter Pickup in Vietnam. Mountainside Helicopter Pickup in Vietnam. June 18, 2013. My “day job” as an archaeologist is working for the Joint Prisoner of War Missing in Action Command (JPAC). One of my favorite parts about our assignments are the places we get to go and often how we get there (it’s the journey, right? This is the Mi-17 helicopter coming back in to pick us up. The rotor wa...
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Al Khazneh (The Treasury), Petra – Should Be Digging
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Photographing ancient and abandoned places with archaeologist Jesse Stephen. You are here: Home. Al Khazneh (The Treasury), Petra. Al Khazneh (The Treasury), Petra. March 6, 2013. The Big Picture Portfolio, #10. Temple carved from solid sandstone, in the side of a cliff, at the bottom of a canyon. Over 40 m (130 feet) – roughly a twelve story building. Nabateans (during the reign of Aretas IV Philopatris). Date of “rediscovery”. 1812 (by Johann Ludwig Burckhardt). As you navigate the final throes of the ...
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Polishing Facets, Leone, American Samoa – Should Be Digging
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Photographing ancient and abandoned places with archaeologist Jesse Stephen. You are here: Home. Polishing Facets, Leone, American Samoa. Polishing Facets, Leone, American Samoa. August 31, 2011. The Big Picture Portfolio, #6. The last light fades away on the ancient foaga of Tutuila, coastal polishing facets near the Tataga-Matau stone quarry site in American Samoa. Leone Bay quietly darkens in the background, while saltwater pools reflect fading light and passing clouds. This is a series of. I kept com...
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Motu Akea Well, Tokelau – Should Be Digging
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Photographing ancient and abandoned places with archaeologist Jesse Stephen. You are here: Home. Motu Akea Well, Tokelau. Motu Akea Well, Tokelau. September 29, 2011. The Big Picture Portfolio, #7. Motu Akea, southernmost islet of Nukunonu. An excavated depression, lined with coral slabs on all four sides. Origin precedes contemporary memory. 30-45 minutes by boat from Nukunonu Village. Brackish, best at low tide. Please specify a Flickr ID for this gallery. Got a haircut today. Never gave instructio...
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Video – Should Be Digging
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Photographing ancient and abandoned places with archaeologist Jesse Stephen. You are here: Home. Mountainside Helicopter Pickup in Vietnam. June 18, 2013. My “day job” as an archaeologist is working for the Joint Prisoner of War Missing in Action Command (JPAC). One of my favorite parts about our assignments are the places we get to go and often how we get there (it’s the journey, right? This is the Mi-17 helicopter coming back in to pick us up. The rotor wash (wind being pushed outward by the rotors...
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American Samoa – Should Be Digging
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Photographing ancient and abandoned places with archaeologist Jesse Stephen. You are here: Home. Archives for American Samoa. Polishing Facets, Leone, American Samoa. August 31, 2011. The Big Picture Portfolio, #6. The last light fades away on the ancient foaga of Tutuila, coastal polishing facets near the Tataga-Matau stone quarry site in American Samoa. Leone Bay quietly darkens in the background, while saltwater pools reflect fading light and passing clouds. This is a series of. I kept coming back to ...
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Fatu-Ma-Futi, American Samoa – Should Be Digging
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Photographing ancient and abandoned places with archaeologist Jesse Stephen. You are here: Home. Fatu-Ma-Futi, American Samoa. Fatu-Ma-Futi, American Samoa. April 26, 2011. Big Picture Portfolio, #2. What: Fatu-Ma-Futi, two small offshore islands (Fatu pictured) associated with an ancient coastal village and an oral legend. Where: Off the southern Coast of Tutuila, American Samoa, South Pacific. Notable Date(s): Episodic coastal presence from 1400 BP. Seen As: Prominent place, landscape, seascape. Dogs s...
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Tips for seeing and visiting the ancient site of Petra in Jordan – Should Be Digging
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Photographing ancient and abandoned places with archaeologist Jesse Stephen. You are here: Home. How to See Petra. How to See Petra. April 15, 2013. If you’ve always wanted to go, just do it. You won’t be disappointed with a visit to Petra. Traveling into and around Jordan is easier and smoother than you might expect. I flew into Amman (AMM) on Royal Jordanian. Airline that offers a daily direct flight from Chicago’s O’Hare that I booked on AA. At 14 hours or so, it’s a long haul). And the Dead Sea.
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South Shore Petroglyphs, Oʻahu – Should Be Digging
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Photographing ancient and abandoned places with archaeologist Jesse Stephen. You are here: Home. South Shore Petroglyphs, Oʻahu. South Shore Petroglyphs, Oʻahu. November 14, 2011. The Big Picture Portfolio, #9. With all the modern sights to see, it’s easy to buzz right by this spot on the southeastern coast of O’ahu. Yet tucked quietly within wild geologic formations, killer fishing spots, and crashing waves, there is evidence of what people were seeing a long time ago. O’ahu, Hawaiian Islands. Petroglyp...
