A daily briefing of the archaeology and history of sites around the world.
Oseberg Ship Burial - Episode 071
On today's episode we'll be talking about one of the most famous Viking Ship burials- The Oseberg Ship. Why is this ship so special? What can we learn from it? Why, 100 years after it's discovery, are we still so enthralled with it's mysteries?
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Contact
- Chelsi Slotten on Twitter
The Oregon-California Trails Association - Episode 070
On today's show Chris Webster is at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Society for California Archaeology talking to Steve Shaw, a volunteer with the Oregon-California Trails Association.
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The Yosemite - Episode 069
On today's episode, and in honor of the Society of California Archaeology's annual meeting at Tenaya Lodge at Fish Camp, we honor the Yosemite.
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Historic Bottles - Episode 068
On today's episode we're going to learn about historic bottles. What are the parts of a bottle? How are they recorded by archaeologists? How can I date a bottle?
This information is a companion to a video from Professional Certifications for Scientists. Check out there video in the links below.
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- PCS's Introduction to Bottles
- Toulouse: "Bottle Makers and their Marks"
- SHA Bottle Website
Profiles in CRM - Episode 067
On today's episode we learn about the Profiles in CRM Podcast. Learn all about professional archaeologists and how they think on Profiles.
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The CRM Archaeology Podcast - Episode 066
On today's show we learn about the CRM Archaeology Podcast. Find out tips, tricks, and advice from CRM professionals.
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Obsidian (Not Dragon Glass) - Episode 065
On today's show we learn about obsidian. No, not the dragon glass from Game of Thrones - the volcanic glass used for millennia by prehistoric peoples around the world.
References
- Obsidian Wikipedia Entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsidian
- Dictionary of Archaeology - Edited by Paul Bahn
- 2004 “Dictionary of Archaeology”. Penguin Reference, Penguin Books, London, England.
A Prehistory of the Prehi/stories Podcast - Episode 064
The host of the Prehi/stories podcast, Kim Biddulph, explains what it's all about, some of the highlights of the show over the past year and what's coming up in the near future.
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The ceramics of colonial Ciudad Vieja, El Salvador - Episode 063
Jeb Card tells us about the work he did classifying The ceramics of colonial Ciudad Vieja in El Salvador, and how that demonstrated social change though cultural contact in Measoamerica.
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7th century inscribed flask from Copan in Tazumal - Episode 062
Jeb Card tells us about the work he did with translating 7th century Mayan hieroglyphics on an inscribed flask found in Copan from Tazumal.
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Help Jamaal Crawford - Episode 061
Christopher Sims (of Go Dig a Hole, ArchaeoTech, CRM Archaeology) talks about someone very special to him and the AFAR field school on Maya archaeology in Belize - Jamaal Crawford.
Jamaal recently fell seriously ill with a life-threatening case of pneumonia. He and his family need help. Go to AFAR's donation page to send a tax-deductible gift.
- http://www.goafar.com/
- Go Dig A Hole Episodes:
Contact the Host:
- Christopher Sims
The AFAR Field School - Episode 060
On today's episode Christopher Sims talks about a program that he's been affiliated with for a long time now - The American Foreign Academic Research program, or, AFAR. It's a great program and you can learn all about it today.
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A Nigerian Archaeologist's Perspective on the Field - Episode 059
Lasisi, a first-year Phd student at the College of William and Mary and is from Nigeria. We discuss how he became interested in archaeology, what he thinks of SHA, and where he sees the field going in the future.
The Women in Archaeology Podcast - Episode 058
On today's episode we will be highlighting one of our podcasts, the Women in Archaeology.
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Contacts
- Women in Archaeology on Twitter @WomenArchys
- Chelsi Slotten on twitter @osteoarchaeo
- Show email womeninarchaeology@gmail.com
- Women In Archaeology Facebook Group
- Women In Archaeology Blog
The Effects of Corseting on Skeletal Development - Episode 057
On today's episode we're joined by bioarchaeologist Rebecca Gibson to discuss her work on the skeletal effects of corseting. Working primarily in London and Paris, Rebecca's work addresses some modern misconceptions about the use of corsets in the past, and their possible health ramifications.
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- http://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2015/11/16/how-corsets-deformed-the-skeletons-of-victorian-women/#7946e5f5146f
- https://journals.mcmaster.ca/nexus/article/view/983/905
Contact
- Rebecca Gibson on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TheCorsetedSkeleton/?fref=ts)
- Chelsi Slotten on Twitter (@osteoarchaeo)
Achill Henge and other Replicas - Episode 056
On today's episode we are joined once again by Stuart Rathbone. Stuart talks about the phenomenon of Stone Henge replicas around the world and relates his experiences at one of the most recent installations - Achill Henge.
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March for Science - Episode 055
Christopher Sims (of the Go Dig a Hole, ArchaeoTech, and CRM Archaeology podcasts) and Hanna Marie discuss the problematic positions of the March for Science. Although widely popular, a number of statements from the group's organizers have concerned several archaeologists. Learn why in this episode of Arch365.
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The Smithsonian Trinomial System - Episode 054
On today's episode we learn about the common site numbering system in the United States - the Smithsonian Trinomial. It's not used everywhere, but, it IS used most places. Where it's not used, a similar variation is usually in place.
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Trowel Tales: Stories from the Field Podcast - Episode 053
On this episode of ARCH 365, Emily Long talks a little bit about her podcast Trowel Tales: Stories From the Field.
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The Township and Range System - Episode 052
On today's episode we learn about the Township and Range system and the Public Land Survey System. Township and Range is used as the legal location for land across much of the United States and it's sections are frequently used as survey parcel boundaries by archaeologists in the West.
