Listener Questions - Ep 60
This week, Anna and Amber tackle some questions submitted from you, the listener! It's a lightning round of stories about ghost puppers, citizen archaeology, glimpses of what happens behind closed doors, Stone Age musicians, and much more!
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Archaeology, folklore, and the skeletal remains of a hellhound (Strange Remains)
Leiston: Are these the bones of devil dog, Black Shuck? (East Anglia Daily Times)
What To Do If You Find A Site (Archaeological Society of Virginia)
How Climate Change May Have Shaped Human Evolution (Smithsonian Magazine)
A Vest Pocket Guide to Brothels in 19th-Century New York for Gentlemen on the Go (New York Times)
A Guide to Houses No Gentleman Would Dare to Frequent (New York Times)
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Fun-A with Fauna - Ep 59
Anna and Amber talk about animal bones and what you can learn from them about domestication! Learn about how selective breeding affects animals' bodies (and also learn that Amber is very afraid of pigs). We also take a detour into Spookytown with some bizarre Iron age animal burials, and top it off with a lovely story about a kitten.
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The Dirt Potcast: Ceramics in Archaeology - Ep 58
This week, we’re talking ceramics! Anna and Amber explain how bits of pottery aren’t called shards, but do hold lots of secrets (and sometimes blood!), the role of ceramics in archaeology, evidence for amateur and student potters, and how Amber clearly didn’t miss her calling as a ceramic artist.
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Basic Concepts: Pottery in the Archaeological Record (Archaeology Review)
[https://ahotcupofjoe.net/2007/01/basic-concepts-pottery-in-the-archaeological-record/]Ancient Chinese pottery confirmed as the oldest yet found (The Guardian)
[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/jun/28/ancient-chinese-pottery-oldest-yet]Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) in the Study of Archaeological Ceramics (Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis)
[https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199681532.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199681532-e-24]Thule tradition (University of Waterloo)
[http://anthropology.uwaterloo.ca/ArcticArchStuff/thule.html]Ceramic Technology of Arctic Alaska: An Experimental and Adaptive Craft (Teal Sullivan)
[http://www.tealsullivan.com/ceramics/arcticpottery/]How to Make an Unfired Clay Cooking Pot: Understanding the Technological Choices Made by Arctic Potters (Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory)
[https://www.jstor.org/stable/25653111?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents]Muweilah (Universes in Universe)
[https://universes.art/en/art-destinations/sharjah/archaeological-sites/muweilah]Prehistoric Children Working and Playing: A Southwestern Case Study in Learning Ceramics (Journal of Archaeological Research)
[https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/jar.57.4.3631354]The Dirt Book Club!
When Clay Sings (via WorldCat) [https://www.worldcat.org/title/when-clay-sings/oclc/340283]
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August Hiatus
Hey everyone! We're experiencing some technical difficulties with one of our computers. We'll be back with regular weekly episodes just as soon as we figure that out. In the mean time, check out the other great episodes in our back catalogue and on the Archaeology Podcast Network.
Cache of the Day - Ep 57
This week, Anna and Amber take their inspiration from an archaeological news story and dive into some hidden treasures!
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Samuel Pepys’ 1666 diaries about his beloved parmesan [http://www.pepys.info/1666/1666sep.html] (Pepys.info)
Grave of 'real-life Asterix' who fought Caesar found amid trove of weapons and possessions in West Sussex [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/22/real-life-asterix-fought-caesar-found-amid-trove-weapons-possessions/] (The Telegraph)
Archaeologists find richest cache of ancient mind-altering drugs in South America [https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/05/archaeologists-find-richest-cache-ancient-mind-altering-drugs-south-america] (Science)
Clovis-era Tool Cache 13,000 Years Old Shows Evidence Of Camel, Horse Butchering [https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225132355.htm] (Science Daily)
Under Maryland Street, Ties to African Past [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/science/21arch.html] (The New York Times)
A Cache of 18th-Century Rockets Discovered in India [https://www.archaeology-world.com/a-cache-of-18th-century-rockets-discovered-in-india/] (Archaeology World)
A Dog Named Monty Has Dug Up a Rare Cache of Bronze Age Artifacts in the Czech Republic [https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dog-archaeologist-czech-republic-1351412] (ArtNet)
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