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There’s been a lot of talk on the web lately about pay transparency in CRM. Should companies be required to disclose pay ranges on job advertisements? Should employees be allowed to know how each other are being compensated? We talk about these issues and more on today’s episode. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging...

For our first live show and in celebration of our 100th episode, we had originally planned for a dynamic and audience-interactive experience full of bits, challenges, and guest appearances. However, due to the recent invasion of Ukraine by Putin’s Russia, we wanted to use our platform to support the people of Ukraine. We were joined by Simon Radchenko, a Ph. D. candidate in Archaeology at the Univ...

Pat Edwards is an author, game builder, and creator of all kinds of sci-fi and fantasy content. We all sit down and puzzle through some questions about the boundaries between archaeological interpretation and fiction, the use of anthropological tropes in pop culture, and strategies for drawing from the archaeological record for fictional world-building. We had a blast with this unconventional topi...

We’ve got another timelines episode! This time we look at 1100 CE in North America. We decided to focus on some of the most iconic sites at that time and look at what caused them to succeed and ultimately fail. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Start your own podcast with Zencastr and ge...

Today we talk with noted author Cynthia Waldman. She is the author of three children's books that focus on Native Americans including their sacred narratives, oral traditions, ceremonies and rituals and also provide inspirational life changing messages. One story revolves around the Animal Master and his home and this is the site of an important rock painting of the Native people of eastern Califo...

Brian Fritz is an archaeologist and inventor that saw an issue with deep digging in Pennsylvania. To help out he developed a new machine that can basically do an auger test down to 7 meters, log the levels along the way, and there's an attached mechanized screen. It's a pretty cool system and we hear how he developed it and what he hopes to do in the future with this new system. Brian’s Bio Brian...

On today’s podcast Jessica interviews Kara Vetter, Director of Cultural Resources at the Museum of Us, and Eva Trujillo (Siny ‘Iipay, Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians), UCSD’s Repatriation Coordinator and Museum of Us Board Trustee). This conversation is a deep dive into the Museum of Us’ Decolonization efforts. First, we talk about the colonial history of the museum and the impetus of the deco...

We're bouncing back from some bumps in the road this week, and bring you a short and sweet episode about some of the history and archaeology of two sweet substances--maple syrup and sugarcane. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Arch...

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Amanda Butler who is an Assistant Professor in the department of anthropology and earth science at Minnesota State University Moorhead. We start off the episode by exploring her educational experiences and background in archaeology. We then delve into Cahokian archaeology and Butler's research regarding the Cahokian religious diaspora. We close out the episode...

We've started a new show! Join Chris and Rachel LIVE every other Wednesday at 4pm PST/7pm EST. Find the schedule and sign up for each show at www.kulturomedia.com/live-events. On this episode of TAS we present you the first show with an interview with A Life In Ruins Host Carlton Gover, a game show called Archaeology or Aliens, and Pop Culture Archaeology! There's a few more segments and we have f...

Trace Fleeman Garcia joins me today for an interview and collaborative discussion. He is an inter-disciplinary researcher for the Oregon Institute for Creative Research. We talk about the discipline of semiotics, which is the study of the meaning of meanings and its direct relationship to our study of Rock Art when we’re evaluating symbols and trying to understand their cultural content. Join us f...

A field school is usually required to get a job in Cultural Resources Management. A lot of professionals went to a field school that filled an interested and didn't really prepare them for a career in CRM. There are a few CRM field schools out there and another is starting in May of 2022. The Center for American Archaeology has created a four-week program of intense study and on today's episode, w...

Dr. Shane Miller is back on the podcast to talk about a new paper that just came out. The Hopewell airbust event, published about in Nature Scientific Reports, is believed to be a series of near-Earth comets that are hypothesized to have had impacts on cultures living around 1600 years ago (252-383 CE). We dive into this paper and discuss its argument, the pitfalls/questions we have about the pape...

Hello, lovely listeners--a whole bunch of life stuff has smacked us right in the face recently. Thank you so much for your patience and continued support--we really love you. This week's classic episode is all about mounds and the people that built (and absolutely did not build) them. Links Cahokia: The Great Native American Metropolis (via WorldCat) Cahokia Mounds Watson Brake, a Middle Archaic M...

We've got FOUR news articles for you today. The first is about the oldest ear surgery that took place over 5,000 years ago. She lived! For a little while anyway. Then we go to London where one of the best Roman mosaics to be found in the last century was uncovered. They had all the best things! Finally (sort of) we go to China and look at the oldest pants, or trousers, ever found. We have a fourth...

Today we interview a recent PhD Graduate from the University of Santa Cruz that is now the project archaeologist for the Mesa Prieta New Mexico Petroglyph Project. We review Dr. Chester Liwosz's background and his recent research and then converse on indexical animals, archaeoacoustics, and the connections with Mesoamerica as recognized in the rock art of eastern California and the American Southw...

There's a lot in this episode and we start with Paul telling us about some of the tech he's taking to Iraq this month. Chris gives a Starlink usability update and talks about his new augmented reality glasses. Finally, we discuss the linked article and using deep learning for automatic feature detection. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check ou...

On today’s podcast, we have a special bonus episode for you all courtesy of the creators of Sapiens: A Podcast for Everything Human. In season four of Sapiens: A Podcast for Everything Human, hosts Yoli Ngandali and Dr. Ora Marek-Martinez interview Black and Indigenous Archaeologists to uncover our shared histories. Sapiens has agreed to let us share their episode, Redrawing Boundaries, which feat...

On this episode of ArchaeoAnimals, Alex and Simona delve into contemporary archaeology. What can our household rubbish tell us about our food consumption habits? How do today’s selection of species and butchering techniques compare to those of the past? Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!...

Amber's traveling for work this week, so we bring you a perfectly dry-aged episode from years past. We bring you a fascinating, poignant, and thoroughly delightful interview with Very Special Guest Lynne Engelbert, a handler with the Institute for Canine Forensics. Learn what the talented pups at the ICF do for a living and prepare to be amazed! Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and s...

On this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, we chat with Tiktok personality and recent graduate Nicholas Carbone. We start off by talking about his earliest experiences with archaeology and his inspiration for pursuing the discipline. We then chat about Titanic and how some of us were not allowed to watch the second VHS (yes we are that old). Nicholas then discusses his field school and other arch...

The intersection of Neanderthals, and modern Homo Sapiens is a very unique and super interesting time period. We decided to do a deep dive on the origins of Homo Nenaderthalensis, how they ended up in Europe and were able to inter breed with modern humans and have a lasting genetic imprint on the human genome. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Ch...

Episode #71 features an interview with Trudy Angell, the owner of Saddling South, a cultural tour business that has also partnered with the California Rock Art Foundation for rock art tours. Saddling South conducts field trips to the remarkable areas of Baja California within the remote area known as the Sierra de la San Francisco, the Grand Canyon of Mexico, and other fascinating trips. These loc...

There are a lot of similarities and some striking differences between CRM Archaeology in the US and CRM in Belgium. Long-time member of the Archaeology Podcast Network and fan of the show Wouter Yperman joins us to talk about his decade-plus experience with this system. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course fr...

How do we know what people ate in the past? How did they make their food? How did food fit into the social aspect of life in the past? We discuss old old recipes, spicy Sichuanese history, an herbal mystery, how food changed our faces, and more! Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Start yo...