Cultural Landscapes Panel SAA2019 - HeVo 30
On today’s episode Jessica hosts a panel at the 2019 Society of American Archaeology conference on Cultural Landscapes. Panelists include Dr. Kisha Supernant (Métis) Associate Professor at the University of Alberta, Wade Campbell (Diné), Ph.D. student at Harvard, Michelle La Pena, attorney, writer, and former Pit River Tribal Councilwoman, Dr. Sean Gantt, Director of Education at Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, Kassie Rippee, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer of the Coquille Indian Tribe, and Briece Edwards, Deputy THPO for the Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde. Some of the considerations discussed include cultural landscapes and movement, landscape change through time and as a result of colonialism, the ephemeral nature of some cultural landscapes, representation of cultural landscapes, and the challenges of understanding landscape from a western science perspective.
Links
Sean- 704-651-5825, segantt@gmail.com
Wade- campbell01@g.harvard.edu
Contact
Rock Artin' and Rollin' with Emily Van Alst - Ruins 03
Tonight’s guest, Emily Van Alst, is a Descendant of the Lakota Sioux Nation and works avidly in public outreach.. Although the Lakota and Pawnee are historical enemies; Carlton and Emily have chosen to put aside their tribal differences to deliver our listeners an awesome episode.
Emily Van Alst got started in anthropology at Yale University and she is currently a PhD student at Indiana University Bloomington
Her research interests include Rock Art, Gender, Indigenous Archaeology, Public Archaeology, Indigenous Feminism, and Ethnography
As a goal of this podcast is to provide our listeners with multi-faceted approaches to archaeology, we are super excited to talk with her tonight. So let’s count some coup and get this episode started.
Links
You can follow her twitter at @emilyvanawesome and her instagram @emilyvanawesome.
Contact
Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast
Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast
GPS Technology with Matt Alexander - ArchaeoTech 107
We’ve always wanted to have a GPS expert on the show to unpack terms and talk about the latest tech. Now we have it! Matt Alexander joins us to talk all things GPS and explain some of those terms you may have been wondering about.
Links
App of the Day
Contact
Chris Webster
Twitter: @archeowebby
Paul Zimmerman
Twitter: @lugal
Email: paul@lugal.com
CRM Archaeology, The Maya, and More with Dr. Amanda Harvey - TAS 66
Today’s show was recorded as a live radio show on KNVC, 95.1 FM, Carson Community Media in Carson City, Nevada on May 10th, 2019. Chris spoke with archaeologist Dr. Amanda Harvey about her career in archaeology which spans the Maya, the southeast, and the Great Basin.
Links
Contact
Chris Webster
Hunter's Hotpot - Animals 11
Alex and Simona are going ‘wild’ for this month’s episode. Tune in to find out more about wild animal remains in the archaeological record and what traces hunting and butchering may leave behind (some assumptions and biases MAY apply!).
Further Reading
Binford, L.R. (1981) Bones: Ancient Men and Modern Myths. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, INC.
O'Connor, T. (2000) The Archaeology of Animal Bones. Gloustershire: Sutton Publishing Ltd.
Rackham, J. (1994) Interpreting the past: Animal Bones
British Museum Press
Contact
Alex Fitzpatrick
Twitter: @archaeologyfitz
Simona Falanga
Twitter: @CrazyBoneLady
Music
"Coconut - (dyalla remix)"
Preservation vs Conservation and Cities of the Future - CRMArch 165
On today’s show we talk about preservation and conservation in the context of cities of the future. Where are all the old buildings in the architectural drawings and artist’s conceptions of the future? Where’s the old post office, hotel, or city building? Even in science fiction the cities of the future are ultra modern with no ties to the past. Is that OK? Or, should we be thinking about how our past and present tie into our future?
Links
Follow Our Panelists On Twitter
Bill @succinctbill; Doug @openaccessarch; Stephen @processarch; Bill A. @archaeothoughts; Chris W @Archeowebby, @DIGTECHLLC, and @ArchPodNet
Blogs:
Bill White: Succinct Research
Doug Rocks-MacQueen: Doug’s Archaeology
Stephen Wagner: Process - Opinions on Doing Archaeology
Chris Webster: Random Acts of Science
Paleoindian Projectile Technology with Richie Rosencrance - TAS 65
Today I talk to University of Nevada Reno Graduate student Richie Rosencrance about his research into Paleoindian projectile point technology. We talk about early arrivals by humans to North America and the Great Basin, among other things.
This show is a reply of a recording from Chris’ live radio show on KNVC 95.1 FM Carson Community Media. Listen live at www.knvc.org/listen-live
Links
Documenting Fragmented Remains and Data in the Cloud - ArchaeoTech 106
Paul and Chris discuss an article from SAAs Advances in Archaeological Practice about using a database designed in FileMaker for documenting large skeletal collections. We also talk about your data in the cloud and what that means.
Links
“Advances in Documentation of Commingled and Fragmentary Remains” by Anna J. Osterholtz.
Advances 7(1), 2019.
DOI:10.1017/aap.2018.35
ArchaeoTech 95: Implementing a Tablet-Based Recording System for Ceramic Classification
App of the Day
Webby: Rad Power Bikes
Paul: Audubon Bird Guide
Contact
Chris Webster
Twitter: @archeowebby
Paul Zimmerman
Twitter: @lugal
Email: paul@lugal.com
Repatriation as Foreign Policy - Modern Myth Moment
Another Modern Myth Moment, the bitesize version of the Modern Myth Show.
Repatriation isn't just a feelgood measure, it has many effects and needs to be discussed far more in society, Inspired by a heated debate on Twitter, Tristan outlines his views on repatriation and why it links to foreign policy.
Links
@anarchaeologist - for your hosts malarky
@ArchPodNet - for Updates and other shows
Credit:
Music - Danny Boyle
Modern Myth
Alone at a Bar at 3am
Language in the Field and Field Gear - CRMArch 164
Today we talk about an email from a listener regarding our choice of words on one of our podcasts and in the field. We also go over Bill White’s must-have list for field gear when attending your first field school or job.
Links
Follow Our Panelists On Twitter
Bill @succinctbill; Doug @openaccessarch; Stephen @processarch; Bill A. @archaeothoughts; Chris W @Archeowebby, @DIGTECHLLC, and @ArchPodNet
Blogs:
Bill White: Succinct Research
Doug Rocks-MacQueen: Doug’s Archaeology
Stephen Wagner: Process - Opinions on Doing Archaeology
Chris Webster: Random Acts of Science
A Journey to Ancient Pawneeland - HeVo 29
On today’s podcast Jessica hosts Roger Echo-Hawk, a writer / artist, and a citizen of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. We discussed his role in the origin story of what became Indigenous archaeology – the study of oral tradition; the unfolding racial Indian repatriation movement; the interfacing of archaeology and Indian Country; and the history of race and the rethinking of racial identity systems.
Links
Roger Echo-Hawk. Photo Credit: Linda Echo-Hawk
Roger Echo-Hawk on ancient Pawnee history:
Roger Echo-Hawk on Pawnee history:
Roger Echo-Hawk on Indigenous archaeology:
Contact
Good, Fast, Cheap: Pick Two - ArchaeoTech 105
Today Chris and Paul talk about a fairly well-known concept in technology circles called, “Good, Fast, Cheap, Pick 2.” What it means is that often you don’t get all three in something you’re using. One of those is always sacrificed to make the other two work. Well, is that true? Are things that violate this principle? Let’s talk about it.
App of the Day
Contact
Chris Webster
Twitter: @archeowebby
Paul Zimmerman
Twitter: @lugal
Email: paul@lugal.com
Of Koobi Fora and Cathedrals with Ella Beaudoin - Ruins 02
Today's guest is someone who we wanted to snag as early as possible, based on her ability to connect with the public.
Ella Beaudoin got started in anthropology at American University, in Washington DC.
She cut her scientific teeth in Kenya as part of the Koobi Fora field School @koobiforafieldschool. The Koobi Fora region is one of the most prolific fossil bearing regions in the world and possibly home to the oldest instances of the use of fire by our hominid ancestors.
She is currently a contractor at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, where she works to help engage and teach the public about evolution and archaeology.
As the goal of this podcast is to connect non-archaeologists with our science, we are super excited to talk with her tonight.
You can follow her twitter at @ella_beaudoinand her instagram @timetravelerinhikingboots.
Links
You can follow her twitter at @ella_beaudoinand her instagram @timetravelerinhikingboots.
Contact
Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast
Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast
The Cowboys of Science with Spencer Pelton - Ruins 01
This Saturday, these three cowboys of science will be hosting our first guest - Dr. Spencer Pelton PhD, RPA. Arguably, THE cowboy of science.
Spencer is one of the most talented, accomplished, and brilliant archaeologists in the country. The dude has over a dozen publications and literally just got his PhD last year.
Anyone that knows Spencer will tell you that he’s one of the most enjoyable people to be around and was a mentor to a lot of us during our time at Wyoming.
Spencer’s research varies from lithic technology, hunter-gatherer ecology, to human evolution, and his dissertation focused on hominid thermal regulation.
The list of his accomplishments would fill this page, so we’ll let his smooth, Johnny Cash-like drawl tell you his life story! We’re super excited.
Links
Spenser:
Twitter: @docpelton
Research: Research Gate
Contact
Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast
Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast
Determining Eligibility - CRMArch 163
Using criteria from the National Park Service and other sources archaeologists are tasked to determine an archaeological resource's eligibility for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. This isn't so easy sometimes and we have criteria and integrity considerations to look at. This episode is a discussion of that process and the issues that come up when trying to do it.
Follow Our Panelists On Twitter
Bill @succinctbill; Doug @openaccessarch; Stephen @processarch; Bill A. @archaeothoughts; Chris W @Archeowebby, @DIGTECHLLC, and @ArchPodNet
Blogs:
Bill White: Succinct Research
Doug Rocks-MacQueen: Doug’s Archaeology
Stephen Wagner: Process - Opinions on Doing Archaeology
Chris Webster: Random Acts of Science
Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner - Animals 10
This episode is all about chickens! How to eat them. How to identify them. Different types. All things chicken. There’s even a few chicken jokes.
Sources
The Silkie Bantam
Cultural and Scientific Perceptions of Human-Chicken Interactions
Katz, B. (2018) "Chicken Bones May Be the Legacy of Our Time"
Serjeantson, D. and Cohen, C. (1996) Manual for the Identification of Bird Bones from Archaeological Sites. Archetype Publications.
Fagan, B. (2015) The Intimate Bond: How animals shaped human history
London: Bloomsbury Press
Van Grouw, K. (2018) Unnatural Selection
Oxfordshire: Princeton University Press
Grau Sologestoa, I. (2018) "Pots, chicken and building deposits: the archaeology of folk and official religion during the High Middle Ages in the Basque Country." Journal of Anthropological Archaeology.
Gibbins, A. (2016) "How An Ancient Pope Helped Make Chickens Fat". Science.
Gorman, J. (2016) "Chickens Weren't Always Dinner for Humans". The New York Times.
Contact
Alex Fitzpatrick
Twitter: @archaeologyfitz
Simona Falanga
Twitter: @CrazyBoneLady
Music
"Coconut - (dyalla remix)"
Archaeology Skills in the Real World - TAS 64
Today, April and Chris talk about their skills as archaeologists and how they translate to the real world. Can identifying artifacts in the field help you in another aspect of your life? What about writing? Accuracy? Project Management?
Contact
Chris Webster
US Border Archaeology - TAS 63
This episode was originally recorded live on KNVC 95.1 FM in Carson City Nevada on April 19th, 2019. Chris talks about several past episodes on TAS, and then “digs” in to his work on the US/Mexican border. No guests today; just the ramblings of a heat-stressed archaeologist.
Links
Contact
Chris Webster
Reconstructing a Lost Town with Edward Gonzalez-Tennant - ArchaeoTech 104
Edward Gonzalez-Tennant is a GIS and open source digital archaeology expert. We brought him on to talk about GIS but the conversation quickly turned to his work at historic Rosewood - a predominantly African-American town in Florida that was destroyed by riots and the Rosewood Massacre over 100 years ago. EGT is using digital archaeology and traditional methods to reconstruct this town so visitors and descendants can know what it was like to live in that area at in the early 1900s.
Links
Contact
Chris Webster
Twitter: @archeowebby
Paul Zimmerman
Twitter: @lugal
Email: paul@lugal.com
I Agree with Graham Hancock?! - Modern Myth Moment - 1
Ok, before you type your strongly worded tweet or you decide to #cancel me please give me a moment to explain. As has been highlighted recently, archaeology has a problem with impact with getting the information out there. Perhaps there’s nothing wrong with the food, its just the service isn’t what you want.
With his new book released graham hancock appeared on the Joe Rogan show and obviously talked at length about his book, he made some salient points and importantly he tied himself to those ideas and that’s where I think we can learn something about outreach.
If you want to argue, tweet at me or send me an email:
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