Drone-Based Photogrammetry and AI for Automated Arch Survey - ArchaeoTech 121
Dr. Hector Orengo joins us from Spain to talk about a recent paper where his team discusses using photogrammetry and AI to automate archaeological survey. It’s an interesting approach with promising results.
App of the Day
Webby: Do Not Pay
Contact
Chris Webster
Twitter: @archeowebby
Paul Zimmerman
Twitter: @lugal
Email: paul@lugal.com
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Does Zooarchaeology Exist in Star Wars? - Animals 19
While Simona is away, Alex will play...and spend an entire episode flaunting her Star Wars knowledge. Does zooarchaeology exist in the Star Wars universe? And how can we somehow involve Baby Yoda in this conversation? Tune in to find out!
Further Reading
Wookiepedia: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Creatures_by_planet
Sith Archaeology & Propaganda: https://animalarchaeology.com/2017/12/15/keeper-of-the-archives-sith-archaeology-and-propaganda/
Anderson, K.J. and Wallace, D. (2000) Star Wars: the Essential Chronology. New York: Del Rey.
Mangels, A. (1995) Star Wars: the Essential Guide to Characters. New York: Del Rey. Wallace, D. (2002) Star Wars: the New Essential Guide to Characters. New York: Del Rey.
Wallace, D. (2010) The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
General Discussion: Part 1
Disclaimer: I don't care about canon, this is gonna include expanded universe material.
Star Wars is All About Archaeology: A Thesis By Alex Fitzpatrick
And thus, Star Wars must ALSO be all about ZOOARCHAEOLOGY!
Fun Fact: Jedi Zooarchaeologists are (most likely) canon!
CONFIRMED: There are Star Wars zooarchaeology toys????
Dark and Light Sides: Why is Archaeology So Important to the Jedi and Sith? And how would zooarchaeology factor in?
General Discussion Part 2
What would space zooarchaeologists have to consider?
Differences in Pressure, Other Environmental Issues (Preservation in Hoth VS Preservation in Manaan?))
Different cultures per planet and issues of sentience - cultural aspects of creatures?
Do droids count? See: Droid Planet M4-78
What would be the point of zooarchaeology in the Star Wars Universe?
How does the Force factor into all this?
Jedi can integrate their bodies and life into the Force after death - can Force sensitive creatures do the same? How will that affect the zooarchaeological record?
See also: other forms of mysticism and how that interacts with the dead, like the Nightsisters on Dathomir who resurrect their mummified dead Case Studies (aka Favourite Star Wars Animals)
More
We gotta talk about Baby Yoda and Alex’s Yoda Species Conspiracy Theory.
Porgs: The Bane of Achto Archaeologists’ Lives?
The Hsiss aka Invisible Creatures that can do Jedi Mind Tricks who Definitely Ruined a LOT of Excavations on Korriban
Contact
Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
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This Is Your Brain on Drums - TAS 75
We're back! Anna and Amber are marching to a very special beat this week, as we talk about sound-induced trances and other ways in which people achieved altered states in the past. Tune in, turn on, and join us!
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Where Everything Is Compared to Pyramids - TAS 84
This episode was recorded live on the APN’s Facebook page on January 26th, 2020 with Chris Webster and Richie Cruz. We talk about the article below, boats, cars, and other things barely related to archaeology!
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Wage Discrimination - CRMArch 182
Wage discrimination in professional archaeology is something that nearly all of us have experienced. Today we bring on a guest to talk about a specific experience that she had and is currently working though.
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
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Our Ruined Lives with Bernie Taylor - Ruins 14
On this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, we chat with Bernie Taylor. Bernie is an independent author who explores what he describes as “the mythological connections and biological knowledge among prehistoric peoples”. We have a spirited and civil conversation about some of Bernie’s theories.
Resources from Bernie Taylor
Skoglund, Pontus et al. 2015 Ancient Wolf Genome Reveals an Early Divergence of Domestic Dog Ancestors and Admixture into High-Latitude Breeds. In Current Biology (25), 1-5
Wang, G., Zhai, W., Yang, H. et al.
2013 The genomics of selection in dogs and the parallel evolution between dogs and humans. Nat Commun 4, 1860. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2814
A Life in Ruins Resources
Introduction to Archaeology (like seriously, basic level what it is we do) Kelly, Robert L., Thomas, Davis H. 2016 Archaeology. 7th Edition. Cengage Learning. https://www.amazon.com/Archaeology-Robert-L-Kelly/dp/130567040X
Dog Domestication Savolainen, Peter, Ya-ping Zhang, Jing Luo, Joakim Lundeberg and Thomas Leitner 2002, Genetic Evidence for an East Asian Origin of Domestic Dogs. Science 298(5598):1610-1613.
David’s Paper
David’s TedEd Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_KWmzLObQ4&t=123s
Native American Religions Gill, Sam 2004 Native American Religions: An Introduction (Religious Life in History) 2nd Edition. Cengage Learning.
Michael, Nicky
2019 Turtle Island: An Introduction to Indigenous Studies. Cognella Academic Publishing.
Interpreting Rock Art Blundell, Geoffrey, Christopher Chippindale, and Benjamin Smith (editors) 2011 Seeing and knowing: understanding rock art with and without ethnography. Left Coast Press, Walnut Creek, CA.
Brady, Liam M (editor)
2016 Relating to rock art in the contemporary world: navigating symbolism, meaning, and significance. University Press of Colorado, Boulder.
Conkey, Margaret W. (editor)
1997 Beyond Art: Pleistocene Image and Symbol. California Academy of Science, San Francisco, CA.
McDonald, Jo and Peter Veth (editors)
2012 A Companion to Rock Art. Wiley-Blackwell, West Sussex UK.
Schaafsma, Polly
2013 Images and Power: Rock Art and Ethics. Anthropology and Ethics. Springer-Verlag, New York.
Smith, Benjamin (editor)
2012 Working with rock art: recording, presenting and understanding rock art using indigenous knowledge. Wits University Press, Johannesburg.
Tomaskova, Silvia
2013 Wayward Shamans: The Prehistory of an Idea. University of California Press, Berkley.
Sundstrom, Linea
2004 Storied Stone: Indian Rock Art in the Black Hills Country. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman.
Contact Links
Bernie Taylor’s Website: http://beforeorion.com
Bernie’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDrHjYiL5e8fbgbHoPUAREg/playlists
Bernie’s Instagram: @beforeorion
Contact
Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast
Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast
Twitter: @alifeinruinspod
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A Reverence for History (LIVE YCTA) - TAS 83
Chris and Richie discuss a number of things on a live episode of You Call This Archaeology! Join in Live on Facebook at www.facebook.com/archpodnet.
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Chris Webster
chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com
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Heritage Media Conference Presentation - HeVo 37
This is the presentation that Jessica and Lyle gave for the SAAs in 2019 and The Heritage Media Conference in 2019. It’s a great overview of the Heritage Voices Podcast and includes a silde presentation below.
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Companion slide presentation
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Jessica
Lyle
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Maritime Archaeology - TAS 82
Chris and Bill sit down with maritime archaeologist Stephanie Gandulla from the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Michigan. It’s a short but awesome episode!
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Chris Webster
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SHA2020 in Boston and Mental Health - Ep 181
Chris Webster and Bill White sit down at the 2020 Society for Historical and Underwater Archaeology annual meeting in Boston, MA and have a chat about the conference and other issues. One thing we needed to talk about was mental health. There have been a few tragedies associated with the APN hosts in the last few months and we need people to know that while we aren’t therapists we are here if you need someone.
Links
SUICIDE HOTLINE: 1-800-273-8255
Help for the deaf and hard of hearing: 1-800-799-4889
TEXT: 838255
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
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How to Fail and Succeed with a Master's Degree in Archaeology - TAS 81
Richie and Chris record episode 70 of the You Call This Archaeology live show and subject your ears to it. We actually talk about some archaeological things in this show.
Contact
Chris Webster
Richie Cruz
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eBay Woes and Deep Dive on the Mavic Mini - ArchaeoTech 120
Be carefule when selling tech on eBay - especially drones. Chris relays his ongoing saga with selling his DJI Inspire Pro. At the time of this posting it’s still not over. Also, we talk about selling tech on eBay in general and we do a deep dive on the new DJI Mavic Mini.
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Contact
Chris Webster
Twitter: @archeowebby
Paul Zimmerman
Twitter: @lugal
Email: paul@lugal.com
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Alpaca llama: adventures with South American Camelids - Animals 18
On this month’s episode, Alex and Simona take a trip across the pond to explore the ancient lives of Llamas and Alpacas.
Links
https://shadyufo.tumblr.com/post/165100306068/what-are-the-differences-between-llama-and-alpaca
https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-1-4419-0465-2_2212
https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2014/08/20/the-hunt-for-alpaca-skeletons/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0305440395900128
https://www.thoughtco.com/llama-and-alpaca-domestication-history-170646
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New Year, who dis?: A Conversation with Our Overlord Chris Webster - Ruins 13
On this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, we talk with our overlord and frequent dictionary consultant Chris Webster. Chris is the cofounder of the Archaeological Podcast Network (APN), the network that produces and edits our shenanigans. We wanted to talk to him about the founding of the APN, how he maintains and keeps it going and where he sees it going in the future. We also wanted to get some information on his background! We also discuss the Register of Professional Archaeologists and future changes to their membership. We might also talk about the APN’s other cofounder, Tristan Boyle, and his lovely accent. Give it a listen!
Links
Chris Webster
Twitter: @archeowebby
Instagram: @chris_archaeo_webster
Facebook: www.facebook.com/captainwebby
APN Twitter: @archpodnet
APN Instagram: @archpodnet
APN Facebook: www.facebook.com/archpodnet
Chris’ Book: Field Archaeologist’s Survival Guide: Getting a Job and Working in CRM
Contact
Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast
Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast
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Rock a To Do List or Calendar for 2020 (YCTA RAW) - TAS 80
Welcome to a recording of the live, You Call This Archaeology Show from December 15th, 2019. Richie Cruz and Chris Webster talk about all sorts of things and much of it has nothing to do with archaeology. But hey - everyone needs a break :)
Contact
Chris Webster
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A New Decade for CRM Archaeology - CRMArch 180
It’s the beginning of a new year! We talk about what the coming year looks life for CRM and our 2020 goals.
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
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The Institute for Field Research - TAS 79
The Institute for Field Research, or IFR, was started by Dr. Ran Boytner in 2011. Since then the IFR has helped organize field schools around the world and has even been branching out from just archaeology. On this episode April and Chris talk to Dr. Boytner about the IFR, how you get a field school into the IFR, and how students can apply.
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Chris Webster
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New Advances in Oxygen Isotope Analysis with Dr. Corey Maggiano - ArchaeoTech 119
Oxygen Isotope analysis has long been used to analyze a person’s skeletal material to find out where they lived and sometimes how they lived. Until now, this has been on a large time scale - often of years and decades. Now, with this new research, some cases can be analyzed down to the month or even tighter. It’s amazing research and further opens our window to the past.
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App of the Day
Webby: Noon
Paul: Sequel Pro
Contact
Chris Webster
Twitter: @archeowebby
Paul Zimmerman
Twitter: @lugal
Email: paul@lugal.com
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Artifact Rowed Shows with Chris Rowe - Ruins 12
Have you ever wanted to listen to a jovial archaeologist talking about his interactions with collectors? Have you ever wanted to hear the co-hosts give someone grief for turning down the opportunity to be a co-host on our show? If you answered yes to the previous questions or even if you didn’t, we have got quite the episode for you. On this edition of Our Ruined Lives, we talk with our good friend Chris Rowe. We all met Chris at the University of Wyoming and discuss many things on this podcast. Give it a listen!
You can find Chris Rowe on Instagram @as_the_c.rowe_flies
Links
National Parks Fieldnotes
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Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast
Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast
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Fieldwork Stories - The Dirt 74
This week is a little different! As we head into a brief holiday break, we want to show our fellow archaeologists some love. We took to Twitter, and in this episode we share some fieldwork stories from you, our listeners! Amber and Anna also share their own field experiences.