Ur - Arch365 348
Ur was an important Sumerian coastal city-state in ancient Mesopotamia. The Sumerians were the people who invented the first writing system that relied on symbols to create words, instead of the hieroglyphic, pictograms and pictures that had been used before. Mesopotamia was a historical region that spanned over much of the Middle East.
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Tunnel of Eupalinos - Arch365 347
Today, making tunnels is easy. How many of us live near subways or drive through them. But someone had to do it first. OR (in today’s case) second.
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Machaquila - Arch365 346
Machaquila was once a city of monuments. Now it stands as a monument to looters and the encroaching world around it.
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Baghdad - Arch365 345
If any city could tell enough tales for thousand and thousand of thousand and one night, Baghdad is definitely one.
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Site Forms and Databases - CRMArch 125
Jolene Smith and Kelsey Noack Myers join us to discuss site forms, databases, DINAA, and the recent site impact study using data from DINAA.
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The Period Episode - WIA 39
On this episode we discuss PERIODS!! A lot of us have them, they can be really inconvenient, and dealing with them in the field is often less straightforward than normal. We discuss pros and cons of the various products on the market, how to deal with that 'oops' moment, and suggestions for making your life easier when you're on your period.
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- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjFZ1nzijrI&t=247s
- https://www.shethinx.com/
- https://www.amazon.com/Diva-Cup-Childbirth-Packaging-Vary/dp/B000FAG6X0/ref=pd_sim_121_87?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=JYJDW3K4MJW3PQTB1BX5
- http://menstrualcupreviews.net/best-period-panties-reviews/
- http://www.nature.com/news/fighting-the-menstruation-taboo-in-the-field-1.19372
- https://www.reddit.com/r/geologycareers/comments/370hnz/female_geologists_how_do_you_deal_with_your/
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- Women in Archaeology on Twitter (@womenarchys)
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- Show email: womeninarchaeology@gmail.com
Delphi - Arch365 344
Yeah - that Delphi. The Oracle of Delphi isn't the only thing that was there. Great architecture and many stories and myths are also associated with the site.
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Darband Cave - Arch365 343
Darband Cave is a lower Paleolithic cave located in northern Iran. It contains the easiest evidence for prehistoric humans in that time.
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Batujaya - Arch365 342
Located in West Java, Indonesia, Batujaya is at least 30 structural mounds across a five square kilometer area that dates back to at least the fifth and sixth centuries.
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Amphipolis - Arch365 341
The remains of Amphipolis, an Ancient Greek city that was later a Roman city, is famous for many things including battles between the Spartans and Athenians and as a place for Alexander the Great spent a great deal of time.
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Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum - Arch365 340
Likely built during the Eastern Han dynasty, AD 25 to 220, the Tomb is a fascinating cross-shaped structure with a complicated history.
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Copán - Arch365 339
Part of the Maya civilization, Copán was a capital city of the major Classic Period kingdom. It was occupied for more than 2,000 years!
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Nesactium - Arch365 338
A fortified town from pre-Roman times, Nesactium's ruins are located in Croatia.
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The APN and Public Archaeology - TAS 30
It's a solo show today! I talk about the upcoming Arch365 season, other shows on the APN, and our membership system. I also talk about public archaeology and podcasts as digital preservation. This is the topic of my, Chris Webster's, paper at the 2017 AAA conference in Washington D.C.
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- Chris Webster
"Owned" by Joshua Fairfield - ArchaeoTech 67
On today's show we talk to lawyer and author, Joshua Fairfield about his new book, "Owned", from Cambridge University Press. Who owns your digital property? You? The developers? The people licensing you the material? More importantly for archaeology, who owns the digital past? We have a fascinating discussion with Joshua about these and other topics related to digital ownership.
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- Owned: Property, Privacy, and the New Digital Serfdom, by Joshua A.T. Fairfield.
- PDF Press Release
- Josh on Twitter: @JoshFairfield
App of the Day
- Chris: Safety Photo+Video
- Paul: Spectacle
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- Chris Webster
- Twitter: @archeowebby
- Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com
- Paul Zimmerman
- Twitter: @lugal
- Email: paul@lugal.com
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Hell Gap - Arch365 337
Before Hell Gap, there were more than a few gaps in our knowledge of the past.
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La Blanca - Arch365 336
A Maya site dating back to at least 250 AD, La Blanca probably served as a frontier post or trading center in support of a larger city.
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Lemonweir Glyphs - Arch365 335
Petroglyphs in Wisconsin? That's right. And they're fine examples of local animals of the time along with more abstract designs.
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Akrotiri - Arch365 334
Thought to be the basis for the legend of Atlantis, Akrotiri was a real place that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption around 1627 BC.
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Indian Mound Cemetery - Arch365 333
Centered around one of the only unexcavated Hopewellian mounds on the East Coast, Indian Mound Cemetery is also home to several important politicians of the last few centuries.