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We start with a definition of historical archaeology in segment one. The next two segments are about communication in archaeology. Are there really trade secrets? Should we be sharing information as well as business information? Follow Our Panelists On Twitter Bill @succinctbill ; Doug @openaccessarch ; Stephen @processarch ; Bill A. @archaeothoughts ; Chris W @Archeowebby, @DIGTECHLLC , and @Arch...

Anna and Amber talk about animal bones and what you can learn from them about domestication! Learn about how selective breeding affects animals' bodies (and also learn that Amber is very afraid of pigs). We also take a detour into Spookytown with some bizarre Iron age animal burials, and top it off with a lovely story about a kitten. Links Top Signs of Animal Domestication (ThoughtCo) Early Date f...

In this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, our three co-hosts reconvene after a summer of shenanigans while Carlton is fighting the effects of jet lag. Connor and David mention what they have been up to and Carlton talks about his trip gallivanting across Eastern Europe. Carlton has some tips for those wishing to travel with Juul pods (spoiler alert, do not travel with them unless you want them t...

Recently, 1800 year-old footprints were found in Alaska. Gerad Smith, one of the researchers on the project from the University of Alaska joins Chris Webster on his radio show on KNVC in Carson City, Nevada. Links KNVC Contact Chris Websterchris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data...

For this episode, Alex and Simona delve into the realm of native and introduced species. How long does a certain species have to consistently live in a geographical location to be considered native? What do introduced species tell us about past populations? What is it with the Romans introducing a horde of animals to Britain? Are squirrels real? These are but few of the questions they shall attemp...

This week, we’re talking ceramics! Anna and Amber explain how bits of pottery aren’t called shards, but do hold lots of secrets (and sometimes blood!), the role of ceramics in archaeology, evidence for amateur and student potters, and how Amber clearly didn’t miss her calling as a ceramic artist. Links Basic Concepts: Pottery in the Archaeological Record (Archaeology Review) [ https://ahotcupofjoe...

This is a special announcement ahead of the Public Archaeology Twitter Conference (PATC4). "We hold these conferences in order to continue our attempts to challenge the conference status quo in terms of communication, diversity and inclusivity. Conference attendance has many issues, such as funding and accessibility, so these formats can contribute information which can be used to make archaeology...

On this episode we discuss how archaeologists deal with the ubiquity of the mid-20th century trash that we all see around us. What do we do with it? Does 50 years even make sense anymore? What about plastic? Follow Our Panelists On Twitter Bill @succinctbill ; Doug @openaccessarch ; Stephen @processarch ; Bill A. @archaeothoughts ; Chris W @Archeowebby, @DIGTECHLLC , and @ArchPodNet Blogs: Bill Wh...

The Denver Museum of Nature and Science is a massive organization that strives to teach the public about the world around us. Dr. Michelle Koons is the Curator of Archaeology at the DMNS and brings us a report on what they're doing these days and what you can see and participate in if you visit. We talk about one such project in detail: The Magic Mountain Community Archaeology Project. Links Denve...

It’s all LIDAR today! Paul and Chris interview Dr. Sarah Klassen, an archaeologist that has done extensive work in southeast Asia, specifically Cambodia. She’s got some fascinating things to say about what the LIDAR data told them about the past at Ankor Wat and other temples, and, about new questions the data presented. Links Dr. Klaasen’s Website App of the Day Webby: Motion-X GPS UpdatePaul: Se...

Warning this episode contains a lot of fun, Foregoing a special American holiday, Tristan speaks with pseudo-archaeologist debunker, Sara Head, also known as ArchyFantasies of the ArchyFantasies podcast. We debate skepticism, pseudo-archaeology, podcasting, archaeogaming and much much more, Links Twitter : @anarchaeologist @ArchyFantasies https://archyfantasies.com/ Music Credit: All music in this...

On today’s episode Jessica hosts Dr. Jason De León, professor of Anthropology and Chicana/o Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. De León talks about how he found himself at a cross roads with traditional archaeology and completely changed his career to better match his values. We discuss his work with the Undocumented Migration Project, conducting archaeological, ethnographic,...

Hey everyone! We're experiencing some technical difficulties with one of our computers. We'll be back with regular weekly episodes just as soon as we figure that out. In the mean time, check out the other great episodes in our back catalogue and on the Archaeology Podcast Network. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal...

On today’s show we start with a listener comment about hotel room points. We continue with a discussion of BREXIT and what it will mean for archaeology in the UK. Finally, we talk about taking this podcast to other countries. If you’re interested in starting a version of this show in your country, let us know! Links eBates Alternative Lodging Episode Find @ArchaeoRPG on all the socials www.archaeo...

This week, Anna and Amber take their inspiration from an archaeological news story and dive into some hidden treasures! Links Samuel Pepys’ 1666 diaries about his beloved parmesan [ http://www.pepys.info/1666/1666sep.html ] ( Pepys.info )Grave of 'real-life Asterix' who fought Caesar found amid trove of weapons and possessions in West Sussex [ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/22/real-life-...

Episode 5’s guest, Amy Atwater, is the Paleontology Collections Manager/Registrar at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. She is also just an all-around bad-ass. She is an avid science communicator, and does so through presentations, videos, and her massively popular instagram account @Mary_annings_revenge. Amy was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at the University...

Today’s show was recorded at KNVC.org in Carson City Nevada. Chris is joined by his co-host for this episode, Brian Woods. We talk about about plants, architecture, and guns. Links TAU Researchers Indentified Millennia-Old Animal, Plant Remains on Tiny Cave Flint Tools Italy’s “House of the Archaeologist” expresses history through materiality 137-year-old Winchester rifle found in Nevada has a new...

Archaeology and Ale is a monthly series of talks presented by Archaeology in the City, part of the University of Sheffield Archaeology Department’s outreach programme. This month Archaeology and Ale proudly present: Rosalind Buck on “Archaeological Adventures with the National Trust” Rosalind Buck has made a career out of her adventures in archaeology! In this episode, Rosalind teaches us about ho...

Today Paul and Chris talk about new boats, drones (of course), issues with the iPhone X in the field, and other random tech topics. It’s a catch-all episode today and we hope you enjoy it! App of the Day Webby: Motion-X GPS Paul: Google News Google Apple Contact Chris WebsterTwitter: @archeowebby Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.comPaul ZimmermanTwitter: @lugal Email: paul@lugal.com Hosted b...

It’s all about mounds and moundbuilders on this week’s episode with Anna and Amber. Links Cahokia: The Great Native American Metropolis (via WorldCat) Cahokia Mounds Watson Brake, a Middle Archaic Mound Complex in Northeast Louisiana (American Antiquity) 12th-Century Cahokia Was a “Melting Pot” (Archaeology) Cahokia and the Excavation of Mound 72 (Lithics Casting Lab) The Ancient Mounds of Poverty...

Simona and Alex finally get to be experts in this fun episode imagining the zooarchaeologies of video games! Using the hundreds (and, if you're Alex, THOUSANDS) of hours of gaming experience, Simona and Alex go through popular video game series (The Witcher, Fallout, Dragon Age, and Skyrim) and try to reconstruct and compare some of the weirder creatures you encounter. Links and References Galinas...

We talk a lot about the need for a side hustle in CRM Archaeology. On today's episode we talk to an archaeologist from Australia that now lives and works in the U.S. and is also a driver for Uber. He's a senior archaeologist and is making it work. Links Paul’s Blog Follow Our Panelists On Twitter Bill @succinctbill ; Doug @openaccessarch ; Stephen @processarch ; Bill A. @archaeothoughts ; Chris W...

This episode is about the Modern Myth of genetics, race and archaeology that permeates through far right online spaces. Discussions over one’s personal ancestry from DNA testing kits, the fall of Rome and modern migration into Europe. Dr. Susanne Hakenbeck is a senior lecturer in historical archaeology at the University of Cambridge and her recent paper, Genetics, archaeology and the far right: an...

Archaeology and Ale proudly presents - David Inglis on “Follow the Yellow Brick Roads: the Roman Routeways of Sheffield and North Derbyshire.” This talk took place on Thursday 28th February at the Red Deer, Sheffield. For more information about Archaeology in the City’s events and opportunities to get involved, please email archaeologyinthecity@sheffield.ac.uk or visit our website at archinthecity...

This week, we play some of the Classics: a look at Troy, the Trojan War, and its discovery. Enter Heinrich Schliemann, the archaeologist (nope) who excavated the site of Hisarlik, in present-day Turkey, found evidence of the end of the Iliad (nope), went on to excavate other Homeric heroes (again, nope), and completely changed the game for public interest in archaeological research and the possibi...