Sebastian Wetherbee

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History EN ↓ 29 episodes

An archaeology and ancient history podcast. Featuring interviews with archaeologists, classicists, and historians, specializing in subjects from Ancient Rome or Medieval China, to Ice Age North America. Hosted by Sebastian Wetherbee

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.sebastianwetherbee.com

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Sebastian Wetherbee

Episodes

Catherine Steidl: Ancient Greek Colonies and Mediterranean Migrations 27.03.2022 53:55

In this episode I speak with Dr. Catherine Steidl. Dr. Steidl is a Scholar in residence at the Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization, at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Having earned her PhD from Brown University’s institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World in 2018, she is an expert in the archaeology of the ancient mediterranean. In particular, her work has been focused on...

Spencer Pelton: Out of Africa and Into the Ice 08.02.2022 56:40

Wyoming State Archaeologist Spencer Pelton tells me about his research on how anatomically modern humans colonized the globe. We also talk about paleoindian archaeology, ancient ochre mines, ethnography in Mongolia, cave archaeology, and more.

James Johnson: Uncovering the Ancient Pastoralists of the Bronze Age Steppe 26.12.2021 55:24

In this episode I speak with Dr. James Johnson, an archaeologist and expert in the ancient western Eurasian steppe. Tune in next time for more interviews on archaeology, ancient history, and prehistory.

Molly Herron: Mammoth Ivory and Big Game Hunting in the Ice Age 06.12.2021 42:11

In this episode, I speak with my friend Molly Herron. She specializes in the archaeology of pleistocene North America, and is interested in the relationship between ancient humans and megafauna. We discuss her research identifying ivory at mammoth kill/scavenge sites, and her ongoing reexamination of the Colby Mammoth Site.