A daily briefing of the archaeology and history of sites around the world.
Lithics of the Maya Commoners - Episode 031
Phyllis Johnson, a PhD candidate at Vanderbilt University, talks about her research on micro-debitage and use-wear analysis on a Maya site in Guatemala.
Archaeology in the Community - Episode 030
Dr. Alexandra Jones, founder and director of Archaeology in the Community, talks about public outreach, professional development, education, and community archaeology.
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Biological Implications for Imperialism - Episode 029
Amanda Wissler, a PhD candidate at Arizona State University, studies the Neo-Assyrian Empire and biological impacts on populations during times of high mobility and social-political change.
Jobs in Archaeology - Episode 028
On today's show, CRM Archaeologist, blogger, podcaster, and author Chris Webster relays a story from his career and tells us what types of archaeology jobs you can do. Whether you're in archaeology now or want to be there is something for everyone.
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- Chris Webster
Prehistoric Social Networks - Episode 027
Claudine Gravel Miguel, a PhD candidate at Arizona State University, talks about her research on social interaction during the Magdalenian in southwestern Europe.
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Marija Gimbutas - Episode 026
On todays episode we highlight the life and times of Marija Gimbutas, a UCLA archaeologist. The article that is the basis for this episode was written by Penny Bickle and can be found at the Trowelblazers website below.
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What Is CRM? - Episode 025
On Today's episode Chris Webster explains what CRM, Cultural Resource Management, is and where it comes from. He also defines what we mean when we say "CRM Archaeology".
This episode's script was adapted from a future PCS video. For other PCS videos visit:
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- Chris Webster
How Archaeology Guides Decision-Making Now - Episode 024
Christopher Sims talks about how archaeology guides present-day decisions in the first of many parts on the topic.
Acidic and Alkali Soil - Episdoe 023
pH is often talked about when it comes to preservation of artefatcs in the soil but what does it really mean and what does pH stand for? How are Acidic and alkali soils formed? What happens to certain types of artefacts in certain soils.
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Predicting the preservation of cultural artefacts and buried materials in soil Article
Voice to the Victims - Episode 022
On this episode, Emily Long discusses how archaeology can play an important role in uncovering the evidence of crimes against humanity.
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- http://www.npr.org/2012/05/31/153943491/stumbling-upon-miniature-memorials-to-nazi-victims
- http://www.livescience.com/44443-treblinka-archaeological-excavation.html
- https://sha.org/wp-content/uploads/files/sha/Journals%201967-2005/2000-2004/Vol%2035%20(2001)/35-1/35-1-06.pdf
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/unearthing-the-atrocities-of-nazi-death-camps/
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Cultural Resource Management in the United States with Tom King Pt4 - Episode 021
This is the final installment of a four-part series on cultural resource management regulations in the United States. For more on regulations check out Tom's many books and his website which is linked below.
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Citizen Documentarian - Photography Part 1 - Episode 020
Continuing his series on photography in archaeology, Dr. Michael Ashley tells us how to become a Citizen Documentarian by equipping yourself for disaster, knowing the 4-w's, shooting in the raw, and using your smart phone.
Photography in Archaeology Part 0 - Episode 019
Today, Dr. Michael Ashley introduces an new series on archaeological photography. It's not just snapping pictures and moving on - it's possibly the last recording of an object or site, ever. We need to treat it as such and Dr. Ashley provides his insights, knowledge, and decades of experience in this Arch365 series.
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The Red 'Lady' of Paviland - Episode 018
On 18th January 1823 William Buckland, a geology professor at Oxford University, entered Goat's Hole Cave at Paviland and started excavating what he thought was a woman's burial from the time of the Romans, alongside carved elephant ivory rods and rings. In this podcast Kim Biddulph traces the history of the skeleton's interpretation, to the one that is currently held now, a Palaeolithic man dating back to 33,000 years ago, buried with mammoth ivory artefacts.
References
- Aldhouse-Green, S, 2000. Paviland Cave and the 'Red Lady': A definitive report. Bristol, Western Academic and Specialist Press.
- Barton, N 2005 (2nd edn). Ice Age Britain. London, B.T. Batsford.
- Jacobi, R.M, & Higham, T.F.G, 2008. The 'Red Lady' ages gracefully: new ultrafiltration AMS determinations from Paviland. Journal of Human Evolution, Vol 55, Issue 5, pp898-907
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- Jacobi & Higham article
- Red Lady of Paviland page on the Bradshaw Foundation's website
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History
- Explore Gower webpage about Goat's Hole Cave
- BBC article about the redating of the Red Lady
- Nature article about the updated radiocarbon technique for the redating
- BBC article about bringing the skeleton back to Wales
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Open ROV - Episode 017
In our final recording from the 50th Annual Society for Historical and Underwater Archaeology Annual Meeting in Fort Worth, Texas we talk to Eric Stackpole of Open ROV about their underwater drones and what you can do with them.
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Cultural Resource Regulations with Tom King Pt3 - Episode 016
This is the third part in a four-part series with Tom King. Tom discusses the development of heritage laws in the United States over the course of the series that originally aired on the CRM Archaeology Podcast a few years ago.
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Origins of the British Museum - Episode 015
How did the British Museum, which first opened to the public on 15th January 1759 and which now houses so many of the world's archaeological treasures, come into being? In this episode of Archaeology 365 Kim Biddulph delves into the life and circumstances of the owner of the museum's founding collection, Sir Hans Sloane.
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- History of the British Museum
- History of the British Museum's collections
- Information about Sir Hans Sloane on the British Museum website
- History of the British Museum buildings
- Short article from History Today on the opening of the British Museum
- Sir Hans Sloane's last will and testament
- Natural History Museum information about Sloane
- Ordinary's Account of 24th May 1700 of the confessions of John Shirly, Philip Wake and James Walters
- Powerpoint on the BM's website about the Museum in the 18th century
- Link to download PDF of trail around Bloomsbury about Sir Hans Sloane developed by Camden schoolchildren
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Underwater 3D Scanning - Episode 014
On today's show we talk to research Mike Murray about his work with underwater 3D scanning and...lasers!
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Exploring a Historic Shipwreck with Oculus VR - Episode 013
On this episode Chris Webster interviews Sean Cox of East Carolina University regarding their exhibit in the Tech Room at the 50th Annual Society for Historical and Underwater Archaeology meeting in Fort Worth, TX. Cox and his team explored an underwater wreck, took a bunch of photos and data points, and created an interactive 3D rendering of the wreck that you can walk around and on. It was pretty cool and a great way to experience something that only a few have the ability to.
Lithic Artifacts and Analysis - Episode 012
On this episode, Emily Long defines and describes lithics and the different ways lithics are analyzed.
