“Punk archaeologists” study the human side of the oil industry in the Bakken shale

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By Kate YoderNov 4, 2015, 8:19 pm169 pts
The temporary housing settlements of Williston, N.D., might seem like an unlikely haunt for archaeologists. Nonetheless, a team of “punk archaeologists” are there, finding the history in the present by peering into the lives of people at the heart of North Dakota’s oil industry. Thanks to the lucrative…

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