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Matt Zubia joins Dr. Alan Garfinkle to talk about his involvement with the upcoming Ridgecrest Petroglyph Festival. They discuss some of the Native American groups that are being invited to the festival and what it means for the area and culture represented at the festival. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for mo...

Cooking your own meals in your motel room while out in the field is an excellent way to save money. In this episode, we will discuss the ways folks have cooked in their motel room, find healthy choices while traveling, and avoid making bad culinary decisions that will hold you back while doing fieldwork. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really...

For the first half of the first millennium CE, Himyar was based in what is today Yemen and flourished thanks to its role in inter-regional trade. We’ll discuss the political landscape of ancient southern Arabia, the conversion of the Himyarite dynasty from polytheism to Judaism, and recently published research on environmental factors that contributed to the Himyarite state’s decline and eventual...

This month Matilda focuses on the prehistory of Scotland, and specifically that enigmatic carved stone symbol known as the Pictish Beastie. Is it a dolphin? Is it an elephant? Is it a unicorn? To help uncover the mystery of this symbol and provide some background context about Pictish society is guest Hamish Findley Lamley, owner of Pictavia Leather. Join the journey to hear all about the differen...

On this episode, we are back with new content! We talk with Beth Potter, who is a PhD Candidate at the Department of Anthropology at the University of Kansas. We talk about Beth first's archaeological conference at age 13 and her experience there. Beth then describes her experience going to a small state-school called Harvard University. We delve into her experience in French Canada and what broug...

In the wake of some tragic events AND an unseasonable hot summer we're talking about field safety tech. Good tech can not only keep you safer, but, it can make you more efficient as well. Sometimes just being more efficient IS being more safe. We're joined by Rachel Roden from Wildnote who will help us find some cool, useful, things. Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first...

As drought continues to ravage the northern hemisphere, there is a silver lining as receding waters reveal previously covered archeological sites. Today we talk about 3 things that have been revealed including the Stonehenge of Spain, hunger stones in central Europe, and Nero's Bridge in Rome. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click...

Have you ever wondered if the Shroud of Turin is a fake or not? Of course you haven’t, because you know it’s a fake! In this episode, let’s explore the fun fakery of religious icons, starting with the burial shroud of Jesus that is definitely not the burial shroud of Jesus. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/99 Links How the Shroud of Turin wa...

Anna is sick this week, so we've been unable to record new episodes. But rather than leave you hanging, we're releasing a lightly trimmed version of the latest episode of Old News. We've got human bone jewelry, the first Black Baptist church in colonial America, alleged art crimes, some seriously inclement weather, and more! Old News is one of our monthly bonus episodes that comes with the Absolut...

On today's episode, Jessica interviews Dr. Kelly Fayard (Poarch Band of Creek Indians), Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Denver. Jessica and Kelly dive into Poarch identity from a variety of different angles. She discusses how different historic events influenced Poarch identity in sometimes unexpected ways and where the Poarch Creek fit in with larger conversations about I...

In this episode of A Life in Ruins, we provide information about undergraduate and graduate school. We start off joking about our favorite episodes (all of them are our favorite) and then dive into things to consider when applying to undergraduate and graduate programs. We talk about our differing experiences in undergrad and the positives and negatives of each of our experiences. Importantly, we...

We're taking a deep dive on ancient writing on this episode! After talking about the recent deciphering of Linear Elamite on the last episode we just wanted more. We'll talk about what writing means and mention other undeciphered languages. In the last two segments we'll talk about first written scripts in China and Mesoamerica. And for members, we've got a cool bonus segment about a curious artif...

On this podcast we interview Joseph Williams. Williams has collaborated on creating a nonprofit to specifically protect, conserve and educate about a world class rock art site and eastern California. The strategy used to do this is inventive and I think you’ll enjoy hearing his perspective and the steps he took to provide a strategy. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your busin...

This week, Anna and Amber debut a new (occasional) series: Site-Seeing! There are so many archaeological sites out there, and some of them tend to overshadow others. In order to learn about and showcase some lesser-known sites, your hosts will each present a brief exploration of a site previously unknown to either of them. This time, we feature Djenné, an ancient city in what is today Mali, and Ba...

While many assume an MA will open the gates to management ranks in CRM, it is not only not a magic bullet there is potential to achieve success without it. This podcast we are joined by Linda a cultural resources lead in the Los Angeles area for a medium to large size environmental firm. She has a unique set of skills that have earned her a lot of success in CRM despite not having a graduate degre...

On this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, we interview Dr. Maddy McAllister, a maritime archaeologist with the Museum of Tropical Queensland. Dr. McAllister is known for her educational Instagram account, @shipwreckmermaid. As Dr. McAllister is an Aussie, we naturally first have a conversation about the differences between our endemic wildlife and the hazards of working in the wild. This is foll...

This week we discuss three recent archaeology news articles. First up is the recent discovery of 12,000 year old human footprints in the salt flat of UT. Then, we head over to Israel where a Roman coin with a zodiac symbol on it was found under water. And finally, researchers believe they have deciphered the ancient Iranian script, Linear Elamite. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads...

Dr. Ed Gonzalez-Tennant joins us again in Paul's absence to tell us about the site he's been working on for many years now: The Rosewood Cemetery in Florida. Situated on private land, the Rosewood cemetery is difficult to get to and difficult to maintain. Without some sort of official support it's likely to stay that way. Ed has been documenting the cemetery using a number of recording means. This...

We've asked this on the show before, but..what did the past smell like? In this episode, we talk about some of the ways that researchers are finding and recreating some ancient aromas. We also get speculative about smellscapes and honk the Clown Horn of Orientalism at some perfumes. Get your sniffers ready, this one's fun! Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencas...

Welcome to one of the creepiest nights of my life. Alone on a desert highway one evening in 1998, I decided to pull over into a deserted parking lot. The parking lot belonged to a large storage building which had a huge sign on the front proclaiming that it housed "The Thing." Against my better judgement, I walked in... Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet...

Welcome to episode three of a miniseries focusing on the zooarchaeology of various world regions. Join us on a journey to Oceania as we learn about the natural history and anatomy of the most prominent wild and domesticated species found in the area. Tune in to learn more about creatures such as the cassowary, thylacine and platypus. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your busin...

ENCORE: Something's afoot. There is, yet again, another controversial preclovis find. This time, away from the West Coast and in New Mexico. The controversy surrounds human footprints found in White Sands National Park that are dated between 23 and 21 kya. To discuss these possible pre-Clovis footprints, we invited Dr. Jesse Tune and Dr. Shane Miller on the show to contextualize the data. We begin...

On todays show we take a look at 3 recent archaeological news stories. First, a new national park in Canada is being developed in corporation with the First Nations tribes in the area. Then, research at an ancient Iraqi fortress may be the remains of an ancient city that was previously lost. And finally, new analysis of DNA found in 14,000 year old modern human DNA in China has been linked to Nati...

In the last episode we didn't get a chance to complete the discussion of Dr. Garfinkel's upcoming publication. We talk more about what the pointed petroglyphs could mean and why they are significant. We also talk about Dr. Garfinkel's latest appearance on the Skinwalker Ranch series on The History Channel. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it reall...

Members! Don't forget to check your member pages for a bonus segment! Christopher Dore and Kenneth Aitchison join the team to discuss their latest research and presentation on the state of the CRM industry in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Are there enough jobs? Do people want careers in CRM? We discuss this and more. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your busin...