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New Position, Familiar Setting

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Two years ago I was hired by Satakunta Museum as "summer archaeologist" to organize their prehistoric collection and to visit potential new heritage sites that local people had reported from all around Satakunta province. Next year I returned to the same position, although this time my task was to document known heritage sites that were considered on the list of nationally significant heritage sites. The same tradition continues and I'm about to start my job at the museum once again – however this time my title is no longer a "summer archaeologist" but rather a researcher. My tasks concerns mostly of the aforementioned conflict archaeology project Feldluftpark Pori , which is carried out in cooperation with Satakunta Museum. While the current pandemic has hindered the research advances, as all Finnish archives and museums were closed, now it's time to get back to business. In June, I will not only dive into the archives of Satakunta region, but I