Browsing Category

Personal

Here, I post everything personal. From new publications to talks I give or gave. Also, when something interests me, but does not fit somewhere else, this will be the place.

A guy holding a chromebook


VIEW POST

View more
Personal

The life of an archaeologist: What I am currently up to (2021)

on
2021-08-13

So this is kind of a strange post format. Instead of talking about my research or interesting productivity tips, I want to talk about what I am doing at the moment. Basically about the life of an archaeologist. I don’t do this to tell a personal story, but to…

Three coffee cups


VIEW POST

View more
Personal Productivity

The value of coffee for learning

on
2021-07-09

Who wants to drink a coffee? I would argue, nearly everyone. Coffee has been part of my life since I was going to school and that is a long time ago. If you meet new colleagues, a coffee is the perfect way to start a conversation. Also, when going…

A coffee cup on a desk showing work to be done. Photo by Danielle MacInnes on Unsplash


VIEW POST

View more
Academia Personal

Freelance as a scientist

on
2021-05-14

During my time as a student, I needed to earn some money. So I did some typical student jobs, like delivering advertisement or repairing computers. I was also part of several projects at my university or other institutions, but I always wanted to work as a freelancer. Create a…

A smartphone displaying the Facebook Login Page and some Scribble tokens forming the words "Social Media"


VIEW POST

View more
Personal Productivity Technology

Why I quit Facebook

on
2021-04-16

A couple of weeks ago, I quit Facebook, after I was part of it for over.. phew I don’t know anymore! Probably for over ten years. Facebook was one of my websites that I visited daily. I wouldn’t say that I obsessed about it, but I did check it…

This image shows an empty lecture hall at a university.


VIEW POST

View more
Academia Personal

3 things I wish I knew when I became a university lecturer

on
2021-03-12

I teach at the university since 2016 now and since then had a lot to learn. In other words, some things need practice. Suffice it to say, that it worked out and I can call myself now a university lecturer. But there are also a couple of things I…

Cover of the book "Communicating the Past in the Digital Age"


VIEW POST

View more
Academia Personal

Communicating the Past in the Digital Age – New publication!

on
2020-02-11

My second edited volume is out now! After Size Matters, the new publication Communicating the Past in the Digital Age is a volume on digital teaching and learning in archaeology. Therefore, it covers topics on archaeogaming, learning in the museum, digital tools in the classroom and digital learning environments….

Image of the cover of the book "Size Matters"


VIEW POST

View more
Academia Archaeology Personal

Monumentality in Archaeology: Size matters

on
2019-10-15

When I think back, I wasn’t paying so much attention. Back in 2017 I was invited to give a talk about some work on monumentality that I have done before. This work consisted of calculating building materials of ancient Sumerian architecture. In other words, I reconstructed and calculated which…

Sebastian Hageneuer
Germany

Hi! My name is Sebastian. I am an archaeologist, a university lecturer, freelancer, guitarist, and father. You could say I am quiet busy, so I learned to manage my time and energy to build good habits and still have space for myself and my family. Sounds difficult? Read here how I do it. Every Friday.

Subscribe to my
Archaeoring

The Archaeoring is a webring of websites maintained by archaeologists, historians and academics focused on the human past. Give it a try!

< Previous Archaeoring Next >