CRM Archaeology

Grab your trowel and your tablet—because CRM archaeology isn’t just about digging holes, it’s about digging into the real-world issues that shape how we protect the past! Hosted by seasoned professionals with muddy boots and sharp minds, this podcast brings you lively discussions, field stories, expert interviews, and the occasional rant about the wild world of Cultural Resource Management. Whether you're a CRM veteran, a student, or just curious about what archaeologists actually do all day (spoiler: it’s not all Indiana Jones), this show has something for you. Tune in, geek out, and stay informed on everything from field tech life to federal regs!

We Are All Failures! - Ep 331
Rachel Roden Rachel Roden

We Are All Failures! - Ep 331

Let’s take a moment to enjoy our many failures! Today the hosts talk about major career failures, what it taught them, and where they ended up afterwards. If you think we have all been successful all of the time, you’d be wrong!

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Fossil Fools and The Electrification of Archaeology - Ep 330
Rachel Roden Rachel Roden

Fossil Fools and The Electrification of Archaeology - Ep 330

While some i.e. the current administration in America, aim to be fossil fools and bury their head in the sand, to the coming transition away from fossil fuels, others are embracing the change. The crew discusses what the coming electrification of archaeology will look like and what to expect.

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Airlie House 2.0: Let's Go! - Ep 329
Rachel Roden Rachel Roden

Airlie House 2.0: Let's Go! - Ep 329

This episode focuses on the Airlie House 2.0 movement and their efforts to improve the future of CRM archaeology. Expanding upon the first Airlie House Report, the current members of this ad hoc group of CRMers, professors, SHPO and THPO staff, and agency archaeologists is tackling complex issues like the shortage of CRM archaeologists, creative mitigation, tribal consultation, and community engagement. They are trying to all of this in the face of a changing regulatory landscape, sclerotic university anthropology departments, and the onslaught of AI integration. They are also asking: What would archaeological training look like without academia? This is an episode you’ll want to share with your colleagues.

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PROMO - BREAKING NEWS - Monte Verde is no longer a pre-Clovis site, with Dr. Todd Surovell - Ethno 33
Rachel Roden Rachel Roden

PROMO - BREAKING NEWS - Monte Verde is no longer a pre-Clovis site, with Dr. Todd Surovell - Ethno 33

For decades, Monte Verde in southern Chile has been one of the most famous archaeological sites in the Americas. The site was widely accepted as 14,500 years old, making it one of the strongest pieces of evidence for human presence in the Americas before Clovis.

But what if that interpretation was wrong?

In this special episode, I sit down with Dr. Todd Surovell, professor of anthropology at the University of Wyoming, to discuss new research that re-examines Monte Verde using modern geoarchaeological methods. The results suggest that the famous site may actually be much younger than previously believed, dating to the Holocene rather than the Ice Age.

If true, this would mean that Monte Verde is not evidence for pre-Clovis humans in South America, and it could force archaeologists to reconsider one of the most influential discoveries in American archaeology.

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Turn That Frown Upside Down - The Positives in the Current State of Archaeology - Ep 328
Rachel Roden Rachel Roden

Turn That Frown Upside Down - The Positives in the Current State of Archaeology - Ep 328

The hosts consider the positives in the current state of CRM and academic archaeology. As anthropologists we are especially conscious of how society impacts our discipline and at times can trend towards the negative and get mired in the fear of what lays ahead. In this episode, we discuss how any challenge can be used for opportunity and how change and progress is best effectuated through a positive attitude.

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