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(ENCORE of Ep 123) Dr. Dan Bigman from Bigman Geophysical joins the show once again to talk about GPR and other methods in a CRM context. Of course this works for any project, but, we focused on contract archaeology for some portions of this episode. Links Bigman Geophysical Learn GPR App of the Day Webby: GoPro App Contact Chris Webster Twitter: @archeowebby Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork...

Imagine the cast of Stranger Things visiting a funny yet mysterious cabin in the woods, and you have a pretty good idea of what happened with me and my friends one day in 1986. Welcome to the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz, California. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/104 Contact Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) Blog: Kinkella Teaches Arch...

It's time for another journey back to the past, and this time we go armed! Matilda chats with archaeologist Valerio Gentile all about his research on Bronze Age swords. Were bronze swords used in combat? How does one create a bronze sword? What is the only acceptable type of coffee to drink as an Italian? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this month's episode of Tea-break Time Tr...

Honestly, Carlton is writing this episode description the night before the episode releases and he completely forgot most of what we talked about. Generally, the three fill each other in on what they've been up to since September, why the APN went on hiatus in October, how Carlton is handling being a new professor (spoiler alert: he's still considering buying a boat and becoming a "Sea Person"), a...

This week we get back to archaeology in the news and talk about 3 recent news stories. First, a high elevation, hard to reach archaeology site in Peru with llama rock art. Then, we head over to Italy where a cache of Etruscan bronzes has been discovered in a 2,300 year old spa. And finally, it’s the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tut’s tomb, so of course we had to look at a few recent...

The author of Dracula, Bram Stoker, like many of his peers and subsequent literary generations took significant inspiration from the more gruesome details of our histories, surprisingly this extends beyond folkloric influence to a core of archaeological examples, broadly referred to as 'deviant burials'. From actual exemplar of these 'victims' comes our tendency towards monster-making. This episod...

From dancers to basket weavers, to knowledgable rock art scholars, the 2022 Ridgecrest Petroglyph Festival has it all! Dr. Garfinkel was a key element in this year's festivities and on today's episode he tells us all about the festival. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/92 Links California Rock Art Foundation Contact Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram...

We all have our favorite shows, podcasts, and music to listen to in the field, lab, or just in the hotel room after a long day of survey or shoveltesting. Our hosts talk about their favorites on today's episode. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/crmarchpodcast/251 Follow Our Panelists On Twitter Bill @succinctbill ; Doug @openaccessarch ; Stephen @p...

On today's episode, Jessica hosts Deniss Martinez (Tutunaku descendant), PhD candidate in Ecology at UC Davis. Deniss’ dissertation research focuses on Indigenous cultural burning, so we explore what cultural burning is, the diversity within cultural burning, how federal and state agencies can better collaborate with cultural burning practitioners, as well as how practitioners are facing the threa...

Just a heads-up, this episode was recorded back in September before the APN went on a brief recording hiatus. Chris and Rachel deserved the time off. This episode was recorded after Carlton and David had watched episode 3 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Since then, the show has wrapped up. In this episode, Carlton and David try to talk about the archaeology of Middle Earth. But they...

On today's episode Chris interviews Dr. Stephen P. Kershaw, author of the 2022 Pegasus Books: The Harvest Of War. It's the story of the battles between the Greeks and the Persians 2500 years ago and how the outcome shaped democracy and our world today. Join us as Dr. Kershaw tells us this story. Links 2022: The Harvest of War, Pegasus Books Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com...

Zach Overfield joins us to talk about a recent project he was involved with in Louisiana with his employer, HDR. They were tasked with identifying whether culture resources exist, including an historic cemetery, near a railroad bridge. Through a combination of cadaver dogs and GPR they were able to get the job done. Find out how on this episode. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go...

Do the Colossal Stone Heads of the Olmec prove that Africans came to the New World thousands of years ago? Of course not! They prove that the Olmec were part of a thriving, complex society in Central America a thousand years before Jesus was born. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/103 Contact Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) Blog: Kinke...

We’re moving! The Dirt is changing hosts and leaving the APN. However, you shouldn’t experience an interruption in your shows when they return. The feed should update automatically. From Chris Webster: I’ve really appreciated having the quality content from Anna and Amber on the APN! You’re a class act and put on an interesting and informative show. We’ll miss you for sure! Contact Email the Dirt...

On this episode of A Life In Ruins podcast Connor and David sit down with Matt Stirn, a professional archaeologist, photographer and journalist. After catching up, the podcast as usual begins with how Matt got into archaeology. And as you might’ve guessed, he’s involved with Wyoming archaeology, and got his start when he was only 13 years old. Matt ended up doing fieldwork in Colorado with Dr. Ric...

New York City has had a long and varied history. From the time of the Native Americans to the late 1800s when the boroughs were folded into the city limits many people, cultures, and events have left their mark. That mark leaves a material culture that has been excavated by teams of archaeologists over the last half-century or more. That artifact collection now has a home and as a result, this boo...

Indexical animals are those that are very important to native cultures for a variety of reasons. On today's episode Chris interviews Dr. Garfinkel about Quail and Eagle, two of the more important indexical birds. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go...

That's right. Winter IS coming. The winter of 2022/2023 but also the "winter" of your career. If you look at a CRMArch career as a single year, at some point you'll be at the end of that year/career. Are you prepared for either? On this episode we talk about preparing for the winter. Should you work? Do you have to? How much money do you need to live? And much more. Interested in sponsoring this s...

In this belated spooky episode, we untangle the web that is xenomorph anatomy, the creatures from the popular Alien franchise. Listen in for tales of stress inducing videogame sessions, what a dog xenomorph looks like, and in-depth analysis of the role of the facehugger in the xenomorph life cycle. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/animals/52 Links...

Hello podcast listeners! The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a reset break for the month of October 2022. We just need some time to plan, recharge, and keep going. We hope you all understand. In the mean time, head over to www.archpodnet.com to find our back catalogue of over 4000 episodes. Please consider helping us out with a donation or membership! Head over to www.archpodnet.com/members...

Truly we are talking ancient history, since “Cladh Hallan: A Story in Several Parts” was episode 18, way back in 2018 when we still had no idea what we were doing and long before the content that was migrated to the APN feed. This may be the first time some longtime listeners (including you?) have heard this story, and we’ll round it out with some additional context for the subject matter. Find ou...

In this episode of ArchaeoAnimals, Alex and Simona put their party hats on to discuss their favourite animal bones as a (slightly belated) celebration of the first 50 episodes of the podcast! Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three mont...

On this episode of a Life in Ruins Podcast, Connoe is joined by Dr. Alex Garcia-Putnam and Christine Halling to talk all things bioarcheology. We start off by delving into Christine's career in archaeology/anthropology and take about how her and Alex met. We then dive into their jobs, what they do and how buried remains can move miles or so during natural disasters in Louisiana. We finish out our...

It's been a few weeks since we have had a news episode and in that time there has been so many great stories we had trouble deciding which ones to chose! First up is a million year old skull found in in China. Then we head over to Greece where researchers theorize that mysterious stone spheres are part of a board game. And finally, a discussion about the recent Scientific American cover story "The...

Today Paul talks about this magnetometry training that he recently received. They’re using it on the project in the Middle-East that he’s been going on the past few seasons. Then, we discuss a recent publication that combined many forms of data into a single, usable, geodatabase. Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code TAS. Click this message for more...