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Kris Hirst

Kris Hirst has written articles for Science and Archaeology magazines, and for over fifteen years has participated in panel discussions and presented several professional papers at conferences and elsewhere on the use of the Internet as a tool for presenting archaeological information to the public. She is a science writer and editor for a variety of journals and books and has published her own book; The Archaeologist's Book of Quotations in 2009. Hirst is an Illinois State graduate with a BS in Education with three majors and five minors and an MA in Anthropology from the University of Iowa. She is also a member of several societies including the Society for American Archaeology, the Archaeological Institute of America, the Register of Professional Archaeologists, and the National Association of Science Writers. Hirst has contributed to caving through her developement of articles about caves that show the value of caves in archeological findings. Some of these articles include Klasies River Caves (link 1), Blombos Cave (Link 2), and Koonalda Cave (link 3).

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http://archaeology.about.com/bio/K-Kris-Hirst-3021.htm

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