First Time Tech User in the Field - ArchaeoTech 137
On today’s quick show Chris talks to Rachel Roden, his wife, an archaeologist and crew member on the DIGTECH team working northeastern Nevada. Rachel talks about running fieldwork fully digital for the first time. What went right? What went wrong? Where can we improve?
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Chris Webster
Twitter: @archeowebby
Paul Zimmerman
Twitter: @lugal
Email: paul@lugal.com
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Linguistics and Endangered Languages with Dr. Chris Donlay - Dirt 106
Anna and Amber finally get some much-needed linguistics help from Dr. Chris Donlay. We talk about his unconventional academic path and his work recording and studying endangered languages! Plus, he schools us on how language shapes our perception of the world, how old spoken language *might* be, and what to do with a linguistics degree.
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Crumpet Resource Management: Behind the Trowel with Natasha Billson - Ruins 29
On this episode of A Life In Ruins Podcast, we summon another member of the Archaeology Avengers, Natasha Billson! Many of you may already know of Natasha by her social media handle Tash_Archaeo or her YouTube channel Behind the Trowel.
We delve into cultural resources management archaeology in the UK and its differences with American CRM archaeology. The Archaeology Avengers is brought up, we chat about science communication, Natasha's Archaeologists in Quarantine YouTube interview series, and a discussion on race in archaeology.
Please rate and review the A Life In Ruins Podcast and be sure to follow us and Natasha on social media.
Contact (Guest)
Instagram: @tash_archaeo
Twitter: @Tash_Archaeo
YouTube: Behind the Trowel
Contact (Hosts)
Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast
Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast
Twitter: @alifeinruinspod
Website: www.alifeinruins.com
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A Life In Ruins Makes An Announcement
A very important announcement from the A Life In Ruins Hosts.
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Dr. George Carr Frison (1924-2020)
This announcement pertains to the death of George Carr Frison.
YCTA Live from the Field! - TAS 101
Welcome to another episode of You Call This Archaeology?!?! Richie and Chris couldn’t get online and go live so they roped in Rachel, the other crew member, and sat down in front of Rachel and Chris’ RV to talk about archaeology, fieldwork, and of course, totally random things.
Enjoy this episode from the windswept plains of northeastern Nevada!
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chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com
CRM Can Unionize...They Did It In Canada! - CRMArch 197
We've talked about unionizing archaeologists a number of times on this podcast. Today, though, we talk to two people that actually did it. They are the organizers of an archaeology union in Ontario, Canada and it's been very successful so far. We find out what their experience was, and is, and how the union has been received by archaeologists in Ontario.
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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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New Beginnings and Future Aspirations - Dig It 12
In this episode, Alyssa and Michaela give updates on both of their major life changes occurring in the month of August while discussing future plans and life aspirations.
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Show
Twitter: @idigitpodcast
Email: idigitpodcast@gmail.com
Alyssa
Instagram: aal.archaeology
Twitter: Lyssakemi
Michaela
Instagram: mm_digitalized
Twitter: m_mauriello
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Building a Better Researcher, Part 2, with Tasha Bergson-Michelson - Dirt 105b
The second half of Anna and Amber's conversation with librarian and research guru Tasha Bergson-Michelson. This week, we chat about the value of critical thinking, combatting misinformation in our social circles, and how to hack Wikipedia for the greater good. Plus, some unexpected facts about ice cream parlors and fog!
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La Rumorosa Rock Art with Don Liponi - Rock Art 13
Don Liponi is a best selling author on La Rumorosa rock art and he's working on a third volume focusing on the study of shamanism as it relates to Rock Art.
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Chris Webster
Dr. Alan Garfinkel
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Photographing Rock Art and Geoglyphs with Rick Colman - Rock Art 12
Rick Coleman shares is journey in anthropology and his recent research documenting the giant ground figures that exist in California and Arizona. These are known as “geoglyphs” and can be small rock rings to massive human, animal, and geometric shapes.
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Chris Webster
Dr. Alan Garfinkel
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Sustainable Online Archaeology with Eric Olson - ArchaeoTech 136
Eric Olson is a full time lecturer at Cuyahoga Community College, Presient of the Stewards of Historical Preservation, and president-elect of the Ohio Archaeological Council. He talks to us today about the challenges of teaching archaeology online.
Links
For the Ohio Archaeological Council: https://ohioarchaeology.org/
For the article about the 1901 lagoon discovered at Stan Hywet: https://ohioarchaeology.org/140-resources/research/articles-and-abstracts-2017/514-no-shovel-required-an-archaeological-inventory-of-greater-akron-ohio
Genghis Khan Nat Geo crowdsourcing: https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2011/07/12/return-to-the-valley-of-the-khans/
For the Tri-C Anthropology twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/tricanthropology
They also have a youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeqtT8ULkCfkbwaOl1sSfbA/featured
The video game Eric briefly mentioned creating for students: https://anthropology.itch.io/b-horizon
Contact
Chris Webster
Twitter: @archeowebby
Paul Zimmerman
Twitter: @lugal
Email: paul@lugal.com
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Bioarchaeology in the Witcher - Animals 26
Alex and Simona go back into archaeogaming with a new episode focusing on bioarchaeology in the popular video game franchise The Witcher (originally a book series and now also a tv show). They will follow the story’s protagonist, Geralt of Rivia, and his ability to carry out osteological analyses of skeletal remains in his monster hunting quests.
Sources
https://animalarchaeology.com/2020/02/08/the-witcher-is-a-bioarchaeologist-okay-let-me-explain/
CD Projekt (2015) The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt.
Lyman, R.L. (1994) Vertebrate Taphonomy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
If you want to hear more on the skeletal anatomy of video game creatures, why not head over to Episode 13, which presents an overview of the morphology of creatures from several famous video game franchises (among which Skyrim)
Contact
Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
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Building a Better Researcher, Part 1, with Tasha Bergson-Michelson - Dirt 105
Amber and Anna sit down to chat with the incomparable Tasha Bergson-Michelson, a librarian and educator. Research is a skill that is learned, and Tasha teaches us how to up our game. We learn about the process of good research, how to avoid sketchy sources, and the best ways to get started on any research project. We enjoyed talking with Tasha so much that we did it a whole bunch! Next week, we'll bring you the second half of our conversation.
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The Boxgrove Horse Butchery Site with Dr. Matt Pope - TAS 100
A half-a-million-year-old internationally significant archaeological site in Sussex, England, offers unprecedented insights into the life of a poorly understood extinct human species, according to new UCL research. The findings of a meticulous study led by UCL Institute of Archaeology are detailed in a ground-breaking new book ‘The Horse Butchery Site’, published by UCL Archaeology South-East’s ‘Spoilheap Publications’. The study pieces together the activities and movements of a group of early humans as they made tools, including the oldest bone tools documented in Europe, and extensively butchered a large horse 480,000 years ago. Project lead, Dr Matthew Pope (UCL Institute of Archaeology) is our guest today.
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Chris Webster
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A Lifetime of Rock Art Study with Peter Merlin - Rock Art 11
In this episode Dr. Alan Garfinkel talks with Peter W. Merlin - an acclaimed author, researcher, rock art explorer, adventurer, freelance journalist, and historian. Merlin has extensive and personal knowledge of rock art resources world-wide and is the author of books for both general and technical audiences. Merlin has appeared in more than a dozen television documentaries on the History Channel, Discovery, National Geographic, and his public speaking includes numerous presentations.
Merlin will trace his personal background in archaeology, anthropology, and rock art studies and will do a quick overview of his world-wide travels in rock art visitation, discovery, and documentation. We will focus in on his visits and reflections on the UNESCO world heritage rock art sites in the Tassili n'Ajjer - a vast desert plateau in southern Algeria, stretching from the borders with Niger and Libya and covering an area of 72,000 sq. km. Since their discovery, more than 15,000 petroglyphs and paintings have been identified representing 10,000 years of human history and environmental change.
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Chris Webster
Dr. Alan Garfinkel
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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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Show
Twitter: @idigitpodcast
Email: idigitpodcast@gmail.com
Alyssa
Instagram: aal.archaeology
Twitter: Lyssakemi
Michaela
Instagram: mm_digitalized
Twitter: m_mauriello
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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.
Links
Paper: Social Media and the 21st-Century Scholar: How You Can Harness Social Media to Amplify Your Career
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
Affiliates
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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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Twitter: @alifeinruinspod
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Find Taliah at:
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!
Links
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)