Native or Introduced? The Animals You’d NEVER Thought Came From Elsewhere - Animals 14
For this episode, Alex and Simona delve into the realm of native and introduced species. How long does a certain species have to consistently live in a geographical location to be considered native? What do introduced species tell us about past populations? What is it with the Romans introducing a horde of animals to Britain? Are squirrels real? These are but few of the questions they shall attempt to answer.
Sources:
Wolverton, S. and Lyman, R.L. (2012) Conservation Biology and Applied Zooarchaeology. Tuscon, AZ: The University of Arizona Press.
O’Connor, T. & Sykes, N. (Eds.) (2010) Extinctions and Invasions: A Social History of British Fauna
Windgather Press
Return of pine martens could save Britain's red squirrels, say scientists https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/07/return-of-pine-martens-could-save-britains-red-squirrels-say-scientists
Easter Bunny Project: https://www.easter-origins.org/about
On the trail of the Fallow Deer project: https://ahrc.ukri.org/research/readwatchlisten/features/onthetrailofthefallowdeer/
Wild Boar: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/mammals/wild-boar/
Contact
Alex Fitzpatrick
Twitter: @archaeologyfitz
Simona Falanga
Twitter: @CrazyBoneLady
Music
"Coconut - (dyalla remix)"
The Dirt Potcast: Ceramics in Archaeology - Dirt 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.
Links
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]
Contact
Trash, and the Archaeologists That LOVE It - CRMArch 171
On this episode we discuss how archaeologists deal with the ubiquity of the mid-20th century trash that we all see around us. What do we do with it? Does 50 years even make sense anymore? What about plastic?
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
LIDAR in Cambodia with Dr. Sarah Klassen - ArchaeoTech 111
It’s all LIDAR today! Paul and Chris interview Dr. Sarah Klassen, an archaeologist that has done extensive work in southeast Asia, specifically Cambodia. She’s got some fascinating things to say about what the LIDAR data told them about the past at Ankor Wat and other temples, and, about new questions the data presented.
Links
App of the Day
Webby: Motion-X GPS Update
Contact
Chris Webster
Twitter: @archeowebby
Paul Zimmerman
Twitter: @lugal
Email: paul@lugal.com
The Modern Myth of Archaeological Fantasies - Modern Myth - Episode 5
Warning this episode contains a lot of fun, Foregoing a special American holiday, Tristan speaks with pseudo-archaeologist debunker, Sara Head, also known as ArchyFantasies of the ArchyFantasies podcast. We debate skepticism, pseudo-archaeology, podcasting, archaeogaming and much much more,
Links
Twitter : @anarchaeologist
@ArchyFantasies
CRM with a side of BREXIT - CRMArch 170
On today’s show we start with a listener comment about hotel room points. We continue with a discussion of BREXIT and what it will mean for archaeology in the UK. Finally, we talk about taking this podcast to other countries. If you’re interested in starting a version of this show in your country, let us know!
Links
eBates
Find @ArchaeoRPG on all the socials
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
Anthropology of the US-Mexico Border - HeVo 32
On today’s episode Jessica hosts Dr. Jason De León, professor of Anthropology and Chicana/o Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. De León talks about how he found himself at a cross roads with traditional archaeology and completely changed his career to better match his values. We discuss his work with the Undocumented Migration Project, conducting archaeological, ethnographic, and forensic anthropology methods to better understand the U.S.-Mexico border, as well as his Hostile Terrain exhibition. We talk about the complicated ethics involved, civil disobedience in the face of injustice, representation, and what we can all do in the face of this structural violence. A fascinating look into how to use anthropology to address current issues in a new way.
Cache of the Day - Dirt Pod 57
This week, Anna and Amber take their inspiration from an archaeological news story and dive into some hidden treasures!
Links
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)
Contacts
The One Where Ross Isn’t The Only Paleontologist: A Deep Discussion with Amy Atwater - Ruins 5
Episode 5’s guest, Amy Atwater, is the Paleontology Collections Manager/Registrar at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. She is also just an all-around bad-ass. She is an avid science communicator, and does so through presentations, videos, and her massively popular instagram account @Mary_annings_revenge. Amy was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin and has a slew of peer-reviewed publications. She also has published work in The Huffington Post and has even appeared on PBS EONS.
We talk with her about how she got into paleontology, how she escaped the field of anthropology and how David and Connor are recovering paleontologists. We define the difference between archaeology and paleontology (Archaeologists Don’t Dig Dinosaurs!) while discussing deep time and stratigraphy. David and Amy discuss curation life and security and Amy explains who Mary Anning is and why she is so vengeful. We finish with a discussion about mental health in Academia. And, big surprise, Connor makes another crappy dad joke. Make sure and get your T-Rex arms clapping and waving as you begin listening to Episode 5 of A Life in Ruins Podcast.
Links
Amy’s Socials:
Instagram: @Mary_annings_revenge
Youtube rap battles:
https://youtu.be/I3CQvTpfyak
https://youtu.be/cf95lU-YbXw
Contact
Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast
Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast
Plants, Architecture, and Old Guns - TAS 70
Today’s show was recorded at KNVC.org in Carson City Nevada. Chris is joined by his co-host for this episode, Brian Woods. We talk about about plants, architecture, and guns.
Links
TAU Researchers Indentified Millennia-Old Animal, Plant Remains on Tiny Cave Flint Tools
Italy’s “House of the Archaeologist” expresses history through materiality
137-year-old Winchester rifle found in Nevada has a new home
Contact
Chris Webster
Boats, Phones, and Drones...Oh my! - Ep 110
Today Paul and Chris talk about new boats, drones (of course), issues with the iPhone X in the field, and other random tech topics. It’s a catch-all episode today and we hope you enjoy it!
App of the Day
Webby: Motion-X GPS
Paul: Google News
Contact
Chris Webster
Twitter: @archeowebby
Paul Zimmerman
Twitter: @lugal
Email: paul@lugal.com
The Weird and the Wonderful: Imagined Zooarchaeologies of Video Games - Animals 13
Simona and Alex finally get to be experts in this fun episode imagining the zooarchaeologies of video games! Using the hundreds (and, if you're Alex, THOUSANDS) of hours of gaming experience, Simona and Alex go through popular video game series (The Witcher, Fallout, Dragon Age, and Skyrim) and try to reconstruct and compare some of the weirder creatures you encounter.
Links and References
Galinas, B. et al. (2015) Dragon Age: The World of Thedas - Volume 2, Dark Horse Comics
Johnson, E. (2018) Fantastic Bones and Where to Find Them. I Feel It In My Bones.
Merciel, L. (2014) Dragon Age: Last Flight, Tor books
Sapkowski, A. (2015) The Sword of Destiny, Gollancz
Contact
Alex Fitzpatrick
Twitter: @archaeologyfitz
Simona Falanga
Twitter: @CrazyBoneLady
Music
"Coconut - (dyalla remix)"
Archaeological Adventures with the National Trust with Rosalind Buck - Arch and Ale 25
Archaeology and Ale is a monthly series of talks presented by Archaeology in the City, part of the University of Sheffield Archaeology Department’s outreach programme.
This month Archaeology and Ale proudly present:
Rosalind Buck on “Archaeological Adventures with the National Trust”
Rosalind Buck has made a career out of her adventures in archaeology! In this episode, Rosalind teaches us about how archaeologists are helping the National Trust to look after their properties in the East Midlands.
For more information about Archaeology in the City’s events and opportunities to get involved, please email archaeologyinthecity@sheffield.ac.uk or visit our website at archinthecity.wordpress.com.
You can also find us on Twitter (@archinthecity), Instagram (@archaeointhecity), or Facebook (@archinthecity)
Content Warning: Listener discretion is advised, as there is adult language. Thank you.
Them There Hills: Mounds and the Myth of the Moundbuilders - The Dirt 56
It’s all about mounds and moundbuilders on this week’s episode with Anna and Amber.
Links
Cahokia: The Great Native American Metropolis (via WorldCat)
Watson Brake, a Middle Archaic Mound Complex in Northeast Louisiana (American Antiquity)
12th-Century Cahokia Was a “Melting Pot” (Archaeology)
Cahokia and the Excavation of Mound 72 (Lithics Casting Lab)
The Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point: A Place of Rings (via WorldCat)
Moundbuilders (Newberry)
Early pottery: Technology, Function, Style, and Interaction in the Lower Southeast (via WorldCat)
White Settlers Buried the Truth About the Midwest’s Mysterious Mound Cities (Smithsonian)Check out Ken
Feder’s take on the myth of the moundbuilders over on Archaeological Fantasies. He’s also the author of this week’s Dirt Book Club entry, Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and
Contact
Interview with a Senior Archaeologist and Uber Driver - CRMArch 169
We talk a lot about the need for a side hustle in CRM Archaeology. On today's episode we talk to an archaeologist from Australia that now lives and works in the U.S. and is also a driver for Uber. He's a senior archaeologist and is making it work.
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
Roman Routeways of Sheffield and North Derbyshire with David Inglis - Arch and Ale 24
Archaeology and Ale proudly presents - David Inglis on “Follow the Yellow Brick Roads: the Roman Routeways of Sheffield and North Derbyshire.” This talk took place on Thursday 28th February at the Red Deer, Sheffield.
For more information about Archaeology in the City’s events and opportunities to get involved, please email archaeologyinthecity@sheffield.ac.uk or visit our website at archinthecity.wordpress.com.
You can also find us on Twitter (@archinthecity), Instagram (@archaeointhecity), or Facebook (@archinthecity)
Content Warning: Listener discretion is advised, as there is adult language. Thank you.
Troy Story: Heinrich Schliemann and the Power of Lying - Dirt 55
This week, we play some of the Classics: a look at Troy, the Trojan War, and its discovery. Enter Heinrich Schliemann, the archaeologist (nope) who excavated the site of Hisarlik, in present-day Turkey, found evidence of the end of the Iliad (nope), went on to excavate other Homeric heroes (again, nope), and completely changed the game for public interest in archaeological research and the possibility that Homer was based on historical events (actually, this one is true). Come for Amber attempting to recite the Aeneid, stay for Anna throwing books in disgust.
Contact
Tephrochronology with Dr. Jamie Anderson - ArchaeoTech 109
New APN Volunteer producer, Dr. Jamie Anderson, joins Paul and Chris today to talk about her masters and PhD research that used some interesting dating methods. One of those was Tephrocronology, or, dating using ash layers. Combined with other methods, Tephrocronology is a powerful tool. We talk about that and other dating methods.
Links
Jamie Anderson on Twitter: @bix783
App of the Day
Webby: Pheramor
Paul: IFAB Laws of the Game
Contact
Chris Webster
Twitter: @archeowebby
Paul Zimmerman
Twitter: @lugal
Email: paul@lugal.com
An Arctic Expedition - Dirt 54
Amber's too cold, Anna's too hot, and we've both lost our dang minds! In an effort to think about something other than the summer heat, this week we're offering you a sampler platter of some of the amazing archaeology from the Arctic regions up north! Learn how people got to the Arctic, what some of them did when they got there, and what's happening to Arctic sites now in light of global warming. Also hyenas. Refreshing!
Links
The Peopling of the Americas: Evidence for Multiple Models (Discover)
Late Pleistocene exploration and settlement of the Americas by modern humans (Science)
Beringia (National Parks Service)
These First Americans Vanished Without a Trace — But Hints of Them Linger (LiveScience)
The ancient people in the high-latitude Arctic had well-developed trade (EurekAlert)
Do Canadian Carvings Depict Vikings? Removing Mammal Fat May Tell (LiveScience)
How Did Prehistoric Hyenas Reach the Americas? Through the Arctic (Ha’aretz)
As the Arctic Erodes, Archaeologists Are Racing to Protect Ancient Treasures (Smithsonian)
The Unalaska Sea Ice Project (Boston University Zooarchaeology Laboratory)
What Clam Thermometers Tell Us About Past Climates (Sapiens)
Clamshells and Climate Change: What seal bones and clamshells teach us about past climate (The Brink)
The Dirt Book Club!
The earth is faster now: indigenous observations of Arctic environmental change, by Igor Krupnik and Dyanna Jolly
The last imaginary place: a human history of the Arctic world, by Robert McGhee
Contact
Alternative Lodging - CRMArch 168
From tents to hotel rooms CRM Archaeologists have seen it all when it comes to lodging. We sleep in our cars, double up in rented houses, and try to rack up those hotel points when we can. For the last few years, though, a new player had been shaking things up. With AirBnB anyone can rent out some or all of their residence and for archaeologists working on small town with few lodging options, this can be a real game changer for quality of life. On today's show we talk about the AirBnB trend and what it means for archaeology.
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