On today's show we learn about the Great Basin. It's a unique place in the American West and has interesting geology and a fantastic and complex history.
Survival Guide - Ch 8, Job Positions - Episode 164
Today's episode is Chapter 8 in a series based on Chris Webster's book the "Field Archaeologist's Survival Guide: Getting a Job and Working in Cultural Resource Management". Today, we cover Job Positions.
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Ancient America - Grave Creek Mound - Episode 163
On today's episode Kenneth Feder continues the series based on his most recent book, "Ancient America: 50 Archaeological Sites You Should See For Yourself", with Grave Creek Mound.
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- Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex
- Discount Code: RLFANDF30
- Info Sheet for Book
- Ancient America Book
Bison Hunting on the North American Great Plains - Episode 162
Written by Cheryl Fogle-Hatch
This episode describes bison hunting on the North American Great Plains. Bison is the scientific name for animals that most people know as buffalo. The Great Plains is a geographic region of western Canada, the United States, and Mexico that contains prime bison habitat. Many different species of grasses on the Great Plains supported large herds of bison until they were nearly hunted to extinction during the late 1800’s. Before then, bison were an important food resource for Native American groups.
Prehistoric hunters were successful because they understood bison herd behavior and they used knowledge of the landscape to trap and kill bison.
Links
- Archaeology Southwest 2017. A Century of Paleoindian Archaeology. Accessed June 7, 2017.
- Frison, George, C. 1998. Paleoindian large mammal hunters on the plains of North America. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 95: 14576-14583. Accessed June 5, 2017.
- Government of Alberta, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump World Heritage Site. Background of the Buffalo Jump story. Accessed June 6, 2017.
- National Geographic Society, North America: Physical Geography. Accessed June 7, 2017.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Time Line of the American Bison. Accessed June 7, 2017.
- U.S. National Park Service, Bison Ecology - Yellowstone National Park. Accessed June 7, 2017.
Survival Guide - Ch 7, Types of Projects - Episode 161
Today's episode is Chapter 7 in a series based on Chris Webster's book the "Field Archaeologist's Survival Guide: Getting a Job and Working in Cultural Resource Management". Today, we cover The Types of Projects.
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Ancient America - Little Petroglyph Canyon - Episode 160
On today's episode Kenneth Feder continues the series based on his most recent book, "Ancient America: 50 Archaeological Sites You Should See For Yourself", with Little Petroglyph Canyon.
Links
- Little Petroglyph Canyon
- Discount Code: RLFANDF30
- Info Sheet for Book
- Ancient America Book
The Antiquities Act - Episode 159
On today's episode, Trowel Tales Podcast host Emily Long tells us about an important regulation in archaeology and historic preservation, the Antiquities Act of 1906.
Context in Archaeology - Episode 158
On today's episode we talk about context. Why is it almost more important where and artifact was found rather than what was found? Why should you leave artifacts in place how you found them? We answer some of those questions and more on today's episode.
Ancient America - Mesa Verde - Episode 157
On today's episode Kenneth Feder continues the series based on his most recent book, "Ancient America: 50 Archaeological Sites You Should See For Yourself", with Mesa Verde National Park.
Links
- Mesa Verde National Park
- Discount Code: RLFANDF30
- Info Sheet for Book
- Ancient America Book
Experimental Archaeology with Doug Scott - Episode 156
On today's episode, Dr. Doug Scott joins us again to tell us about experimental archaeology. What is it, how is it done, and why do we do it?
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Survival Guide - Chapter 6, Essential Gear - Episode 155
Today's episode is Chapter 6 in a series based on Chris Webster's book the "Field Archaeologist's Survival Guide: Getting a Job and Working in Cultural Resource Management". Today, we cover Essential Gear.
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Ancient America - Crystal River Archaeological State Park - Episode 154
On today's episode Kenneth Feder continues the series based on his most recent book, "Ancient America: 50 Archaeological Sites You Should See For Yourself", with Crystal River Archaeological State Park.
Links
- Crystal River Archaeological State Park
- Discount Code: RLFANDF30
- Info Sheet for Book
- Ancient America Book
Bioarchaeology - Episode 153
On today's episode we learn about bioarchaeology. What is it, what do bioarchaeologists do, and what can we learn from the study of human remains?
The Moore's Mill Battle with Dr. Doug Scott - Episode 152
On today's episode Dr. Doug Scott talks about the Moore's Mill Civil War Battle in Missouri. Missouri comes in third for most battles in the Civil War. Dr. Scott talks about how they were able to determine through archaeology exactly what happened there and he talks about an ancestor of his that fought on that site.
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Ancient America - Bighorn Medicine Wheel - Episode 151
On today's episode Kenneth Feder continues the series based on his most recent book, "Ancient America: 50 Archaeological Sites You Should See For Yourself", with Bighorn Medicine Wheel.
Links
- Bighorn Medicine Wheel
- Discount Code: RLFANDF30
- Info Sheet for Book
- Ancient America Book
Survival Guide - Chapter 5, The Interview - Episode 150
Today's episode is Chapter 5 in a series based on Chris Webster's book the "Field Archaeologist's Survival Guide: Getting a Job and Working in Cultural Resource Management". Today, we cover the Interview. This is applicable to many fields; not just archaeology.
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Manhattanhenge - Episode 149
On today's episode we learn about the VERY archaeological phenomenon, Manhattanhenge. OK, so it's not archaeological - but the name is.
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The Gundestrup Cauldron - Episode 148
The Gundestrup Cauldron was discovered on May 28th 1891. It is a masterpiece of either Gaulish or Thracian manufacture but it ended up in Denmark. It's said to be Celtic in iconography but the clothes are all wrong. It is certainly mysterious. Hear more about it in today's episode of Arch365.
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Ancient America - Serpent Mound - Episode 147
On today's episode Kenneth Feder continues the series based on his most recent book, "Ancient America: 50 Archaeological Sites You Should See For Yourself", with Serpent Mound.
Links
- Serpent Mound
- Discount Code: RLFANDF30
- Info Sheet for Book
- Ancient America Book
Conflict Archaeology - Episode 146
On today's episode Dr. Doug Scott tells about conflict archaeology. Battlefields and conflicts produce their own horrifying artifacts and there are archaeologists that know how to interpret them and how to tell the stories of the people that died there.