Into the Dust Archaeology

In this interview, I totally geek out with Tom Booth, an archaeogeneticist at the Francis Crick Institute, just a few blocks away from my university in London. Tom studies ancient DNA to answer questions of human migration and identity way back in ancient times before we had written history, and his particular interest is the Neolithic – Bronze Age population turnover in Britain. One thing that ma...

Game of Thrones In this special episode, Jason reviews the Game of Thrones series, particularly how much of it is borrowed from British history, particularly the Roman and Medieval periods. And [SPOILER ALERT], just like the TV series, this one doesn’t end well. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac5ZOAJDtms&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6I3MzYoMtUgnXqmDgDwYPvu&index=2 #archaeology #history #scien...

In this episode, Jason goes through 3 segments – The ABCs of Archaeology, Archaeology News, and a Site Visit to Easter Island   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjPGoA3GzOQ&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=9 ABCs of Archaeology – J is for …? As there seems to be no prominent archaeology terms beginning with J, I'm just giving a brief update about my favorite topic...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfDm6_zHCIM&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=6 ABCs of Archaeology – I is for Indigenous Archaeology Indigenous archaeology refers to a few different but related phenomenon. It essentially is movement of indigenous people to reclaim their archaeological heritage. Since the end of colonialization starting after WWII, artefacts and human remains b...

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u2BGRsXM_0&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KD1HhX8BvePo3Lx6F-8veg&index=6 Mike Parker Pearson is a giant in British archaeology – a leading authority on Stonehenge, Iron Age Europe, and funerary archaeology, occasional cast member on Time Team and guest on other archaeology documentaries and programs. Lesser known are some of his other many projects around Britai...

ABCs of Archaeology – H is for Historical Archaeology YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Z7CxHaBn8&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=10 Historical archaeology presents the exciting opportunity to combine written history with material remains to paint a detailed picture of what happened in the human past. However, it’s not without its dangers. History is often written wi...

In this episode, Jason goes through 3 segments – The ABCs of Archaeology, Archaeology Porn, andLiving Archaeology Site Visits,  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-jdLRGLMoU&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=11 ABCs of Archaeology – G is for Geophysics Geophysics (affectionately known as “geophizz”) is an amazing process that is now a standard part of archaeological work...

Website: https://www.intothedustarchaeology.com/ Patreon: patreon.com/IntotheDustArchaeology Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3q009WBcKIUqR5B3scleEj YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G9HwVkFO8U&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=1 ABCs of Archaeology – F is for Formation processes Formation processes are the natural and human-made changes to a site or artefacts th...

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcoi65xgojg&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KD1HhX8BvePo3Lx6F-8veg&index=4 Welcome to the second Into the Dust interview. Today we’ll be speaking to Michael Flynn, a mature classmate of mine at University College London (UCL). Like me, David left his career and dropped everything to study archaeology – WHY?! Michael had a successful career in sports marketing and...

In this episode, we talk about the earliest identified origins of the Leap Year, and hint - it wasn't Julius Caesar! This story is testament to the power of decoding ancient languages. For example, Egyptian hieroglyphics continue to unlock secrets even today... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVUYXcx1eI4&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6I3MzYoMtUgnXqmDgDwYPvu #archaeology #history #science

ABCs of Archaeology – E is for Ethnoarchaeology YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0_7tpi1ivU&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=4 Ethnoarchaeology is a fascinating part of archaeology that brings in anthropological observations from present-day societies or past societies that were around recently enough to have been rigorously documented. The idea is to observe how thes...

Episode 4 – D for Dendrochronology, Roman Baths Site Visit, and Archaeology News YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OPlUxgTUHo&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=2  ABCs of Archaeology – D is for Dendrochronology Dendrochronology is a technique first developed as a method for dating in the early 1900’s. Each year, trees produce a “ring” because they stop growing during th...

Welcome to the very first Into the Dust interview. Today we’ll be speaking to David Ingram, a mature classmate of mine at University College London (UCL). Like me, David left his career and dropped everything to study archaeology – WHY?! A few years ahead of me and facing a different set of circumstances, David enrolled in a Bachelors program and has some different plans for what he wants to do wi...

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqhzcSU9s4w&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=8 1) ABCs of Archaeology – C is for Chaîne Opératoire Chaîne Opératoire is a French term translating into English as “operating chain.” It describes the whole set of processes from making to depositing (i.e. throwing away) an artefact and can teach us quite a bit. 2) Living Archaeology Site V...

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSe_TCcTT_I&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=7 ABCs of Archaeology – B is for Bioarchaeology Most people think of the usual archaeological material – weapons, buildings, tombs, etc. Actually, organic remains of all types – human, plant, animal, and others – constitute an important part of the archaeological record. Jason breaks it all d...

Episode 1 – A for Archaeology, The Antikythera Mechanism, and a trip to Marseille YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzUV5bfgB24&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=5 In this episode, Jason goes through 3 segments – The ABCs of Archaeology, Archaeology Porn, and Living Archaeology Site Visits ABCs of Archaeology – A is for Archaeology Jason starts with the most basic questi...

This is just a quick introduction to who I am and what I'm trying to do with this podcast. Some of my content might  make more sense after listening to this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UwyKbxiu04&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=3 #archaeology #history #science