Apple Island - Arch365 281
Once inhabited by Native Americans for nearly 2,000 years and ceded to the United States in the Treaty of Detroit, Apple Island is a lush haven full of plants and animals.
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Angkor Wat - Arch365 280
Angkor Wat is the largest religious complex in the world and has been a religious center for many centuries.
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Nashoba Brook Pencil Factory - Arch365 279
Nashoba is the origin of the hexagonal pencil and was a big influence on early American pencil-making.
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Nicopolis ad Istrum - Arch365 278
Built to memorialize a local victory, the town of Nicopolis ad Istrum had a turbulent existence.
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The Beck Northeast Site in Maryland - Arch365 277
The Beck Northeast site was found by a farmer and has since revealed information about the middle woodland and archaic periods in Maryland.
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Otzi the Iceman - Arch365 276
Found on a melting glacier between Italy and Austria, Otzi the Iceman is a virtual encyclopedia of information about the time he lived in.
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The Enigmatic Iximaya Hoax With Roxanne Davila and Marcello Canuto - ArchyFantasies 83
Today we're talking about the Iximaya hoax. Who were the Iximaya, where did they come from, and what part did P.T. Barnum play in all this? We're joined by special guests Roxanne Davila and Marcello Canuto.
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- MARI
- Roxanne Davila
- Marcello Canuto
- Iximaya Pamphlet
- https://archive.org/details/illustratedmemoi00vela
- Ix Chel
- John Lloyd Stephens
- Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan
- Frederick Catherwood's artwork
- Lacandon
- Jean-Frédéric Waldeck
- Juan Galindo
- Lord Kingsboro
- Antiquities of Mexico
- Tod Browning's Freaks
- Pip and Flip Snow
- Rudolf Virchow
- Ian Graham
- Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions
- The Road to Ruins
- Charles Lindbergh and A. V. Kidder Expedition
- Frans Blom
- Tribes and Temples
- LiDAR and Maya Archaeology
- Case of the Ancient Astronauts
Contact
Email us at ArchyFantasties@gmail.com
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Cushnoc Archaeological Site - Arch365 275
Cushnoc was a trading post built by the Plymouth Colony and used to trade with the local Native Americans.
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Pliska - The Capital of the First Bulgarian Empire - Arch365 274
It only lasted a few hundred years, but, the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire was a large village with intricate buildings and design. Even though it was destroyed...
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The Impact of Tourism on Historic Sites - WIA 34
On today's episode, we will be discussing the impact tourism can have out sites including the good, the bad and the ugly. The discussion will include how tourism impacts sites, the surrounding areas, the broader public, and individuals.
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- http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/tourists-arrested-rome-colosseum/index.html
- http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/travelnews/2011/11/111107-pompeii-italy-science-travel-collapse-eu/
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/21/looters-latin-america-archaeological-heritage
- https://www.archaeological.org/tourism_guidelines
- https://www.montpelier.org/archaeology
- https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=24533
Contact
- Women in Archaeology on Twitter (@womenarchys)
- Chelsi Slotten on Twitter (@osteoarchaeo)
- Emily Long on Twitter (@trowel_tales)
- Kirsten Lopez on Twitter (@archyfem)
- Show email: womeninarchaeology@gmail.com
The Thracian Tomb of Aleksandrovo - Arch365 273
Dating from the 4th Century BCE, this tomb was festooned with frescoes showing the changing styles of fashion as Greek influence took hold of the local aristocracy.
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Trudeau Landing - Arch365 272
Once a Tunica Village, Trudeau Landing was looted, excavated, and finally preserved and honored by the Tunica people.
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Pedra Furada - Arch365 271
An archaeological district of over 800 sites, hundreds of rock art panels, and some controversial dates for human occupation.
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A Night in an Iron Age Hillfort - Prehistories 20
Kim Biddulph and friends spent the night in an Iron Age Hillfort sharing food, exchanging stories, and discussion ideas. It was an amazing night full of fun and excitement. The audio is a bit challenging at times, as you would expect it to be in this situation, but we've cleaned it up a bit and most should be OK.
Contact
- Kim Biddulph @kimbiddulph @schprehistory
Breaking Down the Billable Rate - CRMArch 120
Ever wonder why you get paid a fraction of what your employer charges the client for you? Well, there's a reason for that and it's a tool that companies use to win work, make a profit, and keep you employed.
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- Bill White: Succinct Research
- Doug Rocks-MacQueen: Doug’s Archaeology
- Stephen Wagner: Process - Opinions on Doing Archaeology
- Chris Webster: Random Acts of Science
Statistics in Archaeology - Arch365 270
Archaeologists don't just dig in the dirt - statistics are often used to find trends in the data and show things that weren't visible with just excavation.
Hardin Village - Arch365 269
A fortified village in Kentucky - Hardin Village was a place people lived and died for several hundred years.
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Caracol - Arch365 268
Caracol was an important Maya city that controlled a massive region.
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The Caborn-Welborn Culture - Arch365 267
Born from the remnants of the Angle Phase, the Caborn-Welborn Culture was a short-lived cultural manifestation that existed near the Ohio river.
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Lansing Man - Arch365 266
The oldest human remains found in Kansas - but how old are they?