Imposter syndrome - Dig It 11
In this episode, with our special guest, Jocelyn Lee, an incoming Ph.D. student at Stanford University and a recent grad at UMass Boston studying race and diaspora. Here we discuss Jocelyn's research, as well as the troublesome thoughts associated with imposter syndrome, how it can be demeaning, and ways to think and act through it.
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Your Presence on Social Media - CRMArch 196
We've talked about personal branding before and how your online presence, whether intentional or not, is part of how people perceive you. This episode goes a little deeper and talks about what you actually say and how it can impact future job prospects and peoples opinions of you.
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Paper: Social Media and the 21st-Century Scholar: How You Can Harness Social Media to Amplify Your Career
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Bill @succinctbill; Doug @openaccessarch; Stephen @processarch; Bill A. @archaeothoughts; Chris W @Archeowebby, @DIGTECHLLC, and @ArchPodNet
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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
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Our Ruined Lives with Taliah Farnsworth - Ruins 28
On this episode of Our Ruined Lives, we chat with the fantastic Taliah Farnsworth, the Virtual Experience Coordinator at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS).
We delve into science communication and her current position at DMNS. She shares with us hilarious stories from her interactions with the public, such as "Night vision" and "Dad's personal garage time". More importantly, Taliah really delves into the nitty-gritty of science communication and education as a full-time profession.
Please give this episode a listen and follow Taliah on social media.
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Instagram: @taliahdoesscience
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Queryin' the Illyrians - Dirt 104
This week, on a sponsored episode, Anna and Amber examine the traces left by the various ancient cultures called "Illyrians." We've got some architecture, coin-nerdery, a smattering of religion, and a complicated political legacy. It all makes for an excellent entry in our collection of supporting characters from the Classical world!
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Discovery of ‘Lost City’ in Albania Thrills Archaeologists (Balkan Insight)
A Liburnian Necropolis from Nadin, Croatia (Institute for Study of the Ancient World)
Illyrian Temples Found At Ancient Doclea In Montenegro (Archaeology News Network)
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Fuel Use in Ancient Times with Dr. Gregg Griffin - TAS 99
Dr. Griffin's research focuses on analyzing archaeological deposits to answer questions on production of goods and fuel use. Dr. Griffin has excavated all over the world from Neolithic settlements in the North Atlantic to Second World War battlefields in the Pacific. On today's show we talk about the different types of fuel that people used in the past. It's not all poop - but most of it is.
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On Raven’s Wing - PreHist 27
I talk to Dr Rena Maguire about On Raven’s Wing by Morgan Llywelyn. This book is a retelling of part of the Ulster Cycle, especially the life of Cuchulain, the Hound of Ulster, and the Tain Bo Cuailhge, the Cattle Raid of Cooley. It is mainly set at Emain Macha which is known to be Navan Fort bear Armagh. How much of the story reflects the Irish Iron Age?
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On Raven’s Wing by Morgan Llywelyn
Mallory, James P. [ed.], Aspects of the Táin, Belfast: December, 1992. Contact Navan Fort, as their shop may still have copies
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Guest Twitter: @justrena
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Petroglyph Research with Dr. Chester Liwosz - Rock Art 10
On today's episode Dr. Gold talks with Dr. Chester Liwosz. Dr. Liwosz tells us how he got into archaeology and how he came to study petroglyphs. We also talk about his involvement with the Mesa Prieta Petroglyph project and the amazing collection of rock art at that site.
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Dr. Alan Garfinkel
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Work From Home Assessment - ArchaeoTech 135
We’ve been working from home since March of this year and for some archaeologists it’s been difficult. Paul and Chris talk about how it’s gone for them, what’s helped, and what’s been a challenge. Let us know what’s helped you!
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Chris Webster
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Paul Zimmerman
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Sovereign Stories - HeVo 42
On this months’s podcast we have LT Kayla F. DeVault (Shawnee and Anishinaabe), Engineer and Project Manager at Indian health facilities. Kayla’s wide ranging experience and education has centered on Anthropology, STEM, and Indigeneity. She is the host of the You-tube channel, Sovereign Stories, which breaks down Indigenous themed topics into easy to understand and fun short videos. We talk about advocacy more generally as well as a wide range of other topics including cultural heritage and development, consent, othering, bias, tokenization and allyship.
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https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/567167/as-long-as-grass-grows-by-dina-gilio-whitaker/
Red Alert! Saving the Planet with Indigenous Knowledge by Daniel R. Wildcat
"Aboriginalism & the Problems of Indigenous Archaeology" by Robert McGhee, American Antiquity
Our Knowledge is Not Primitive: Decolonizing Botanical Anishinaabe Teaching by Wendy Makoons Geniusz
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Jessica
Kayla
@SovereignStorys
Lyle
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Illustrating Archaeology - Dirt 103
This week, Anna and Amber take on archaeological illustration. That's right-it's an audio episode about an entirely visual topic! This'll go well. We cover the merits of hand drawing vs. photography, reveal some stories from our own...mixed experiences, and investigate the very cool technique of photogrammetry.
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Why Archaeological drawing is still so important (New Archaeology)
A Simple Method for Reliable Creation of 3D Artifact Models in the Field (Leakey Foundation)
‘Visual competence’ in archaeology: a problem hiding in plain sight (Antiquity)
Science and Art in Archaeological Illustration (Columbia College)
Approaches to Archaeological Illustration, A Handbook by Mélanie Steiner (via Digital Epigraphy)
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Neanderthals Making Yarn?! - TAS 98
This is a crossover episode with Rachel Roden and Historical Yarns!
Recently, evidence of twisted cord was discovered on a Neanderthal archaeological site. While the exact use of this cord is unknown, we discuss our theories for how Neanderthals could have applied this technology to everyday life. Most importantly, this discovery contributes to breaking down the myth that Neanderthals were technologically inferior to their human contemporaries.
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CRAF and ArchaeoAstronomy with Christine Grimaldi Clarkson - Rock Art 9
On today's show Dr. Garfinkel interviews the Executive Director of the California Rock Art Foundation, Christine Grimaldi Clarkson. Christine was instrumental in the creation and development of the California Rock Art Foundation and was elected by the Board to be the Executive Director of CRAF in March 2018. Christine has been researching and conducting archaeological work in Central California for over 20 years, and also pursues interests in Southwest and Mesoamerican archaeology. Her research has led to the discovery and documentation of an ancient astronomical observation area created by Native Americans in Central California. Articles on this subject have been published in SCA Proceedings and Rock Art Papers.
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Grants, and Fellowships, and Scholarships, Oh My! - Dig It 10
In this episode, we discuss the inter-workings of different parts on finding grants especially as we start to enter grant-writing and application season. We touch on why grants are important, when to apply, how to find them, and what goes in them.
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Stories from the Field and Lessons Learned - CRMarch 195
Description: We all have our stories where we "barely got out", or, "I can't believe that happened!" On today's episode Heather opens up and tells us about an experience just last year that her and her co-worker barely got out alive from. There were a lot of lessons learned from that incident and we hope you can learn from this as well.
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Bill @succinctbill; Doug @openaccessarch; Stephen @processarch; Bill A. @archaeothoughts; Chris W @Archeowebby, @DIGTECHLLC, and @ArchPodNet
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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
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Chalk it Up to Science - Dirt 102
This week, on a short but fun episode, Anna and Amber investigate some of the massive figures cut into the chalk landscape of the Southern UK. Who made them? How old are they? Why are there so many horses?
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England’s 7 most intriguing chalk figures and the stories behind them (Wanderlust)
An Introduction to Prehistoric England (Before 43 BC) (English Heritage)
Footprints, Size 10, From Britain’s Bronze Age (The New Yorker)
The Beaker phenomenon and the genomic transformation of northwest Europe (Nature)
Against All Odds, England’s Massive Chalk Horse Has Survived 3,000 Years (Smithsonian)
England’s Enormous Chalk Figures (Atlas Obscura via Google Earth)
Britain's Spectacular (and Sometimes Mysterious) Hill Figures (Gizmodo UK)
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If a Yoda, Archaeology had: A Philosophical Discussion with our Mentor Dr. Robert L. Kelly - Ruins 27
On Episode 27 of A Life in Ruins Podcast, we interview Dr. Robert L. Kelly. Dr. Kelly was all the cohosts thesis advisor at the University of Wyoming. Dr. Robert L. Kelly wrote the book, The Lifeways of Hunter-Gatherers: The Foraging Spectrum, on hunter-gatherer archaeology and the mathematical proofs behind it.
He was involved in early research at Gatecliff Rockshelter and then he continued on to influence archaeological theory for the rest of his career. He writes a regular textbook with Dr. David Hurst Thomas named “Archaeology” (latest edition).
He has also written a book on the future of archaeology called The Fifth Beginning.
We have a super interesting philosophical conversation about archaeology and its meaning. Bob recounts his early life and how he found his way out in the desert with David Hurst Thomas during his first days as an archaeologist.
We then discuss his transition from Cornell to the University of New Mexico and the University of Michigan, and have a lengthy discussion about his mentor, Lewis Binford and his eccentric life.
The majority of the podcast however, is an in-depth conversation about anthropology, how the field has changed over the years, and what it means to be human.
Robert L Kelly Email: rlkelly@uwyo.edu
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Liminal Places with Rebecca Lambert - TAS 97
Rebecca Lambert studies those places in our world that we don't either think about or even like to think about. Shadows, hidden areas, underpasses. These places are sometimes scary, sometimes strange, and sometimes make you feel different on the other side. What can we learn about places on the edge, or, liminal places? We explore these spaces on today's episode.
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Rebecca's Twitter: @LadyLiminal1
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Chris Webster
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Bighorn Sheep of California with Carlos Gallinger - Rock Art 8
Carlos Gallinger is a world class wildlife specialist. Mr. Gallinger has spent much of his life studying the habits, habitat, and associated prehistoric activities of the big horn sheep in central eastern California. Carlos has studied native-American interactions with big horn sheep and their hunting of these animals through what they left behind and the rock art, pictographs, and geoglyphs left on the landscape.
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Dr. Alan Garfinkel
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Finding Hidden Rooms at Teotihuacan with Science - Archaeotech 134
Teotihuacan was a massive, important, city near modern day Mexico City. There are several massive pyramids on the site and two of them have caves UNDER the pyramid. The pyramid of the moon was the focus of the paper linked below and Denisse Argote and Andres Tejero use two techniques to try to identify the presence or absense of a cave beneath it. Those techniques are Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) and Ambient Noise Tomography (ANT).
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Paul Zimmerman
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Culinary Zooarchaeology - Animals 25
In this episode, Alex and Simona will be tackling culinary zooarchaeology. Listen on to find out more about how to identify food preparation in the archaeological record, ancient BBQs and interpreting archaeological rubbish.
Links
Besherer Metheny, K. and Beaudry, M.C. (2015) Archaeology of Food: An Encyclopedia. Rowman & Littlefield.
Binford, L. (1981) Bones: Ancient Men and Modern Myths.
Pavao-Zuckerman, B., Anderson, D.T. & Reeves, M. (2018) Dining with the Madisons: Elite Consumption at Montpelier. Hist Arch 52, 372–396.
O'Connor, T. (2000) The Archaeology of Animal Bones. Gloustershire: Sutton Publishing Ltd.
Rackham, J. (1994) Interpreting the past: Animal Bones
Hastorf C.A. (2008) Food and feasting, social and political aspects. In: Pearsall D.M. (ed) Encyclopedia of Archaeology. London: Elsevier Inc.
Nelson S.M. (2003) Feasting the Ancestors in Early China. In: Bray T.L. (eds) The Archaeology and Politics of Food and Feasting in Early States and Empires. Springer, Boston, MA
Maisels, C. (2010) The Archaeology of Politics and Power: Where, When and Why the First States Formed. Oxford, Oxbow books
Russell, N. (2012) Social Zooarchaeology. Cambridge University Press.
Elliot, P. (2016) Food and Farming in Prehistoric Britain. Fonthill Media
Butchered Animal Bone
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Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY