Seven Ages Audio Journal

On this edition of the program, Jason, James and Micah lead off with some discussion about recent discoveries in archaeology, which included a trove of Islamic coins that were unearthed during a salvage dig by archaeologists in Israel. We are then joined by a friend of the program, Doug Sain, Ph. D, a professional archaeologist who has overseen fieldwork throughout the southeastern United States,...

On this edition of the program we lead off with a discussion about new findings in a Texas cave which researchers think may challenge theories about an ancient climate change event in Paleoindian America. Then later in the program, we are joined by Dr. David Carballo of Boston University, who discusses his new book Collision of Worlds: A Deep History of the Fall of Aztec Mexico and the Forging of...

On this edition of the Seven Ages Audio Journal, we are joined by Bettina Arnold, who discusses the archaeological practices that occurred during the National Socialist regime in Nazi Germany, and their efforts to use the past as propaganda.  Arnold obtained her BA in Archaeology from Yale University and her MA and PhD degrees in Anthropology from Harvard University. She is Professor of Anthropolo...

On this edition of the Seven Ages Audio Journal, we are proud to present the first in our Legacy Series, featuring Tom D. Dillehay, Ph. D. These special podcasts will examine the life, careers, and work of some of the world's most prominent and influential modern archaeologists. Dr. Dillehay is the Rebecca Webb Wilson University Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Religion, and Culture and Di...

On this edition of the podcast, we are joined first by Michael Frank of Occoquan Paleotechnics LLC , who we are proud to welcome to the Seven Ages family as a sponsor of the program. After a degree in Anthropology and Archaeology Field School, Michael worked conserving archaeological artifacts in the vast collections of the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of Natural History. Heavily influenced du...

On this edition of the Seven Ages Audio Journal, we are proud to present an international sampling of two content-rich media productions. First, we are joined by Rupert Soskin and Michael Bott of The Prehistory Guys podcast and film production company.  These intrepid gentlemen comb the British countryside examining, researching and filming the United Kingdom's many megalithic sites, creating film...

On this edition of the Seven Ages Audio Journal, in addition to news and archaeology updates, we are joined by Ryan Gill, an expert in the recreation of primitive weapons and archaeological consultant in ancient hunting methods and tools. According to his website, "Professional primitive weapons/tools builder, Ryan Gill has been digging deep to resurrect tools and techniques to Entertain, Educate,...

On this edition of the Seven Ages Audio Journal, after news pertaining to the surprising results of DNA studies in West Africa and a Japanese experiment in search of answers about ancient seafaring, we turn our attention to one of the greatest controversies in modern science that unites the fields of archaeology, geology, and climate science: the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis. Joining us to disc...

On this first edition of the audio journal for 2020, the Seven Ages gang gathers in the Cross-Time Pub for a cold pint as Micah recaps recent independent research he undertook in Portugal and the Azores over the holidays. Unique clues in the history of Portugal and its adjacent islands dating back to the Age of Discovery suggests that there may indeed be more to the history of the Azores than once...

On this edition of the Seven Ages Audio Journal, we look at how the recent Amazonian wildfires are damaging not just the environment, but also putting archaeological discoveries that lay hidden within the jungle at risk. Many in the archaeological community are troubled by attitudes in the current Brazilian presidential administration, and how the shifting of blame in order to protect industrial i...

On this edition of the podcast, Micah and James are flying solo as Jason is on "daddy duty" as he welcomes in the newest member of the Pentrail family. We discuss the latest news pertaining to the famous Antikythera shipwreck, which continues to teach us new things about the past, as well as the new results published by Dr. Christopher Moore about the White Pond archaeological site in South Caroli...

On this edition of the Seven Ages Audio Journal, we lead off with a field report from a Southeastern festival, the focus of which had been the mythology of "wild men", before turning our attention to the more serious matter of a new study that seeks to find environmental DNA at the ancient Meadowcroft Rockshelter in Pennsylvania.  One of the most intriguing aspects of archaeology has to do with un...

On this episode of the podcast, we share news and listener emails, before being joined live from the field by the "Wildman" of cultural resources management Chris Young. Chris calls in to update us on his latest adventures and stories from the road as he travels to many of the most prominent archaeological areas in the nation.  We are then joined by Emeritus Professor of Prehistory and Director of...

On this edition of the podcast, after news and listener emails, we are joined by archaeologist Dr. Jessi Halligan, an Assistant Professor of Anthropology, with specializations in geoarchaeology and underwater archaeology. Jessi joins us to discuss her participation with excavations at the famous Page-Ladson pre-Clovis site in Florida. Jessi's dissertation focused on the geoarchaeological context o...

On this edition of the Seven Ages Audio Journal, we begin on a culinary note as James Waldo leads us off with an update on his brewing of the "Seven Ages Irish Stout," soon to be kept on tap at the Cross-Time Pub. We also touch on a few unusual appetizers from around the world, including Peruvian llama stew, and the archaeological mystery of why a man 1500 years ago felt compelled to consume an en...

On this edition of the podcast, the team features a series of colorful interviews with several icons of southeastern archaeology, recorded live at the White Pond Lodge in rural South Carolina. The location is the site of a series of ongoing archaeological digs overseen by Christopher R. Moore, Ph. D., a geoarchaeologist and co-author of a number of notable papers in recent years supporting the You...

O n this edition of the podcast, we lead off with a discussion about a geological mystery, pertaining to quartz that appeared on a remote island where it shouldn't belong; however, team geologist James Waldo explains why this isn't the mystery the media has portrayed it as being. Then Jason touches on a recent headline involving how Mexico's president recently sent a letter to Spain's King Felipe...

O n this edition of the Seven Ages Audio Journal, after recounting some of the team's recent travels we are joined by David Carballo, Associate Professor of Archaeology, Anthropology, and Latin American Studies at Boston University, who shares his knowledge of the ancient Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacán. Located in Mexico's highlands just miles away from modern-day Mexico City, Teotihuacán has lo...

On this edition of the program, in addition to recounting the group's visit to the 45th Annual Conference on South Carolina Archaeology where we recently gave a lecture on "Archaeology 2.0: Anthropology and Outreach in the Internet Age," we also cover a fascinating discovery of Mayan relics in a sealed cave beneath the famous Chichen Itza, which has revealed a number of unique new clues to the anc...

In this second in a two-part series discussing the "American Holocaust" that befell Native Americans during the conquest of America by the Spanish, we are joined by Holocaust historian Samuel Zinner, Ph. D., and Native American attorney and activist Tara Houska. On this second installment in a two-part series, we continue our discussion of  American Holocaust: The Conquest of the New World , by Da...

On this edition of the podcast, professor Daniele Bolleli joins us for the first in a two-part series discussing the "American Holocaust" that befell Native Americans during the conquest of America by the Spanish. A note to our listeners:  This edition of the Seven Ages Audio Journal is the first in a two-part series which addresses the atrocities brought against indigenous Americans following the...

On this edition of the Seven Ages Audio Journal, we look back at some of the archaeological work and discoveries that took place in the last twelve months, along with a few forecasts for future studies. The post Seven Ages Audio Journal Episode Nineteen: A Year in Archaeology appeared first on Seven Ages .

On this edition of the Seven Ages Audio Journal, we turn our attention to the ancient wonders of Ireland, in an exploration of the country's famous Neolithic sites.   The post Seven Ages Audio Journal Episode Eighteen: The Ancient Wonders of Ireland appeared first on Seven Ages .

On this edition of the podcast, we explore the ancient relationships between wolf and man, and how dogs have played a significant role in human cultures across the ages. The post Seven Ages Audio Journal Episode Seventeen: Of Wolf And Man: Ethnocynology Across the Ages appeared first on Seven Ages .

On this episode, the team chronicles their recent trip throughout Georgia and Alabama to visit ancient Mississippian mounds and other archaeological sites. The post Seven Ages Audio Journal Episode Sixteen: Mississippian Mounds of the Southeast appeared first on Seven Ages .