Creationism and Scientific Racism with Dr. Jon Marks - TAS 105

Dr. Jonathan Marks has written numerous books on anthropology, genetics, and has begun to write about racism and similar topics in science. Chris talks to him about his last book on scientific racism and his upcoming book about creationism. This is a great discussion about things that we don't talk about much in anthropology and the sciences, but should.

Jonathan Marks is Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he has taught since the beginning of the present millennium, after brief stretches at Yale and Berkeley. His primary training is in biological anthropology and genetics, but his interests are broad, and he has published on the topics of human origins and human diversity across the sciences and humanities from American Anthropologist to Zygon. In 2006 he was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 2012 he was awarded the First Citizen’s Bank Scholar’s Medal from UNC Charlotte. In recent years he has been a Visiting Research Fellow at the ESRC Genomics Forum in Edinburgh, at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, and a Templeton Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at Notre Dame. His work has received the W. W. Howells Book Prize and the General Anthropology Division Prize for Exemplary Cross-Field Scholarship from the American Anthropological Association, and the J. I. Staley Prize from the School for Advanced Research. His most recent book is called Is Science Racist? (Polity Press), and next one is called Why Are There Still Creationists?. And although he has written books called What it Means to be 98% Chimpanzee and Why I am Not a Scientist, he is somewhat paradoxically about 98% scientist, and not a chimpanzee.

Links

• Is Science Racist?

• Why are there still creationists?

Contact

• Chris Webster

  • chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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Mojave National Preserve Park Archaeologist David Nichols - Rock Art 26

On Episode 26 we are interviewing David Nichols, Park Archaeologist, for the National Mojave Preserve. David has a remarkable background doing fieldwork over 15 years on the Pacific Rim and in Australia but returning to his first love the Mojave Desert. This Master's thesis relates to research in the region and his job keeps him very busy managing the 1.6 million acres that is chock full of rock art of many types - paintings, drawings and related features. Much to talk about.

Links

• California Rock Art Foundation

Contact

• Chris Webster

  • chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com

  • Twitter: @archeowebby

• Dr. Alan Garfinkel

  • avram1952@yahoo.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

Archaeology in the Levant feat. Idan - Dig It 19

In this episode, we talk with archaeology student Idan from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem about his studies, mom's homemade sourdough bread, work, and goals as an archaeologist!

Links

• The I Dig It Podcast Discord

• The Hebrew University Institute of Archaeology

Contact

• Show

  • Twitter: @idigitpodcast

  • Email: idigitpodcast@gmail.com

• Alyssa

  • Instagram: aal.archaeology

  • Twitter: Lyssakemi

• Michaela

  • Instagram: mm_digitalized

  • Twitter: m_mauriello

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

Where and Why We Dig - CRMArch 204

You may have wondered when seeing an excavation on TV, or, an archaeological site in your home town how archaeologists decide “This is the place!”. Well, the short answer is: it’s complicated. On this episode we use a recent article to start the conversation and try to come up with some answers.

Links

• Article: How Do Archaeologists Know Where To Dig?

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

Jobs with Cox McClain

• Our CRM group is one of the fastest growing in the US. We need temporary and salaried archeologists at every level, from technicians to PIs, in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Previous Oklahoma experience would be nice but is not required. Send your cover letter, resume, and references to: JOBS@COXMCLAIN.COM. Thanks!

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

Protecting the Honuukvetam [Ancestors] - HeVo 46

On this month’s podcast we have Desireé Martinez. Desireé is the President of Cogstone Resource Management and Tongva Tribal Archaeologist. During the conversation she takes us along through her journey to becoming an archaeologist. She also talks about what she’d like to change about California archaeology and the CRM industry. Throughout the conversation, she discusses how the journey towards respectful treatment and repatriation of the Honuukvetam [Ancestors] and sacred and cultural sites has shaped her entire career.

Links

• http://www.cogstone.com/

• Mapping indigenous La https://mila.ss.ucla.edu/

• Carrying our Ancestors home http://www.coah-repat.com/

• https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/heritagevoices/9 (Working with Museums Panel)

• https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/heritagevoices/17 (SAA2018 wrap up)

• https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/heritagevoices/30 (Cultural Landscapes Panel SAA2019 where Cogstone provided the recording space)

• 2017 Conserving the tataayiyam honuuka’ (Ancestors): A Case Study at the Autry Museum of the American West (with Ösge Gençay-Üstün, Lyliiam Posadas, Karimah Kennedy Richardson, and Cindi Alvitre). In Engaging Conservation: Collaboration across Disciplines. Eds. Nina Owczarek, Molly Gleeson, and Lynn A. Grant. London: Archetype Publications, Pp. 141-158.

• 2015 Ho'eexokre 'eyookuuka'ro “We're working with each other”: The Pimu Catalina Island Project (with Wendy G. Teeter and Karimah O. Kennedy Richardson). Society for American Archaeology Record 15(1): 25-28.

• 2014 Indigenous Archaeology. In Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Ed. Claire Smith. New York: Springer, Pp. 3772-3777.

• 2014 Returning the tataayiyam honuuka' (Ancestors) to the Correct Home: The Importance of Background Investigations for NAGPRA Claims (with Wendy G. Teeter and Karimah O. Kennedy Richardson). Curator 57(2):199-211.

• 2012 A Land of Many Archaeologists: Archaeology with Native Californians. California: Contemporary Issues in the Archaeology. Eds. Terry Jones and Jennifer Perry. Walnut Creek: Left Coast Press, Pp. 355-367.

• 2009 Native American Perspectives of California Archaeology (with Wendy Teeter). In Archaeology in America Encyclopedia. Ed. Frank McManamon, et al. Santa Barbara: Greenwood Publishing Group, Pp. 26-30.

• 2006 Overcoming Hindrances to Our Enduring Responsibility to the Ancestors: Protecting Traditional Cultural Places. Special Issue: Decolonizing Archaeology, American Indian Quarterly 30(3): 486-503.

Contact

• Jessica

  • Jessica@livingheritageanthropology.org

  • @livingheritageA

  • @LivingHeritageResearchCouncil

• Lyle

  • Lyle.Balenquah@gmail.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

Mausoleum? I hardly know 'em! - Dirt 119

This week, Amber and Anna delve into the massive site of the first Chinese Emperor's burial complex. Were there flowing rivers of mercury? Maybe. Are there thousands of terra cotta soldiers? Definitely. Do we understand how metal detectors work? Kind of! Plus, some thumb-related Art Crime, and Anna finally apologizes for attributing Hey Ya to Snoop Dogg when it is absolutely by Outkast. How embarrassing. WARNING: Episode contains spoilers for Waiting for Godot.

Links

Links

• Who was the Chinese emperor behind the terra-cotta warriors? (National Geographic)

• The Mercury Rivers of Emperor Qin Shi Huang (Skeptoid)

• Flowing rivers of mercury (Chemistry World)

• Mercury and health (World Health Organization)

• Making the Warrior: The Qin Terracotta Soldiers in Age of Empires (The Met)

• Chinese terra cotta warriors had real, and very carefully made, weapons (Washington Post)

• What You Need to Know About the Terra-Cotta Warrior's Stolen Thumb (National Geographic)

• The army that conquered the world (BBC Culture)

• The Secret Tomb of China's 1st Emperor: Will We Ever See Inside? (LiveScience)

• Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (UNESCO)

• Surface chromium on Terracotta Army bronze weapons is neither an ancient anti-rust treatment nor the reason for their good preservation (Nature)

• Archaeologists Excavate 200 More Chinese Terracotta Warriors (Smithsonian)

Contact

• Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

Our Ruined Lives with Our Overlords - Ruins 36

Happy almost New Year listeners! We kick off the ending 2020 and beginning of 2021 with an interview of our overlord’s, Chris Webster and Rachel Roden. Chris is the co-founder of the Archaeology Podcast Network which started back in December of 2014, and Rachel is the lead editor of our Podcast. So please join us in welcoming the Cat Herders to the clowder we know as A Life in Ruins Podcast: Chris Webster and Rachel Roden!

Contact For Guests:

• Chris Webster's Twitter: @archeowebby

• Chris Webster's Instagram: @chris_archaeo_webster

• Chris Webster Facebook: facebook.com/captainwebby

• Archaeology Podcast Network Twitter: @archpodnet

• Archaeology Podcast Network Instagram: @archpodnet

• Archaeology Podcast Network Facebook: www.facebook.com/archpodnet

• Archaeology Podcast Network Website: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/

Contact

• Email: alifeinruinspodcast@gmail.com

• Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast

• Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast

• Twitter: @alifeinruinspod

• Website: www.alifeinruins.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

Denizen of the World: A discussion with Megan Dennison - Ruins 35

On this episode of ALiRP, we interview a Ph.D. candidate in Anthropology at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Meagan Dennison. We talk about Meagan's academic journey and her research in Zooarchaeology. We then talk about Meagan's experience in moving to Greece with her family to pursue an academic research opportunity and then being stuck in Europe due to COVID.

Email: Meagan.E.Dennison@gmail.com

Contact

• Email: alifeinruinspodcast@gmail.com

• Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast

• Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast

• Twitter: @alifeinruinspod

• Website: www.alifeinruins.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

Visualizing the Ancient World with Simon Young and LithodomosVR - TAS 104

Simon Young from Australian-based LithodomosVR joins us on his third interview for the Archaeology Podcast Network! He talks about the latest in VR technology and how things like Web VR are changing the way we look at the ancient world.

SPECIAL OFFER!

Get 50% off Ancient World until Jan 1st, 2021 at midnight UTC with code APN50

Links

• ArchaeoTech Ep 45

• ArchaeoTech Ep 108

• LithodomosVR

• Ancient World

Contact

• Chris Webster

  • chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

Rock Art Definitions and Techniques - Rock Art 25

Today Chris interviews Dr. Garfinkel about rock art. What types are there? How is it made? What about cupules? We talk about all this and more on today’s episode.

Links

• California Rock Art Foundation

Contact

• Chris Webster

  • chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com

  • Twitter: @archeowebby

• Dr. Alan Garfinkel

  • avram1952@yahoo.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

2020 Holiday Gift Guide - Tech 143

Need to find that perfect gift for the archaeologist tech lover in your life? Well, these gifts will suite just about anyone, but, check them out for anyone that has a techy side to them. We have gifts ranging from a few dollars up to a few thousand dollars - something for everyone!

Links

• Stocking Stuffers

  • USB-C adapters (~$10 for a 3-pack)

  • Cell phone clip-on microscope ($10–$15)

  • Gift Cards (Apple or Google app stores, Amazon, Forestry Suppliers)

  • Airbnb

• Under $50

  • Roku (~$25–$30)

  • Power bank (20000 mAh, Anker or Aukey, ~$40)

  • Sport smartwatch band (Apple sport loop)

• $50–$100

  • Professional society/local archaeological society membership (~$75–$100)

  • Kindle ($60–$130)

  • Raspberry Pi 400 ($70–$100)

• $100–$200

  • Part 107 drone certificate lessons (~$150–$200)

  • DJI OM 4 phone gimbal (~$150)

• Sky’s the Limit

  • Ollo Clip

  • Drones, laptops, cameras…Oh my!

  • Mavic Mini 2 (399-499)

  • Mavic Pro 2 (1200+)

  • Apple Watch Series 6 (399+)

  • Good camera ($500+)

  • Bose Frames ($249)

Contact

• Chris Webster

  • Twitter: @archeowebby

  • Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com

• Paul Zimmerman

  • Twitter: @lugal

  • Email: paul@lugal.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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BMAC: The Best Bronze Age Complex You've Never Heard Of - Dirt 118

This week, Anna and Amber head to ancient Central Asia for a sponsored episode in which they explore the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex. Come along and learn why there’s BMAC stuff all over the place! Visit Gonur and the man that wants to be buried in its deserts! Consider the who and the why of the BMAC and its collapse (psst it wasn’t a collapse)! Meet some Horse Guys!

Links

• Bactria (Encyclopedia Iranica)

• Margiana (Livius)

• Archaeology Wordsmith

• Central and North Asia, 2000–1000 B.C. (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History)

• Art of the Bronze Age: Southeastern Iran, Western Central Asia, and the Indus Valley (via Google Books)

• Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex objects in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection

• On the Origin of Metallurgical Technologies in the Bronze Age (Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics)

• The Middle Asian Interaction Sphere (Expedition)

• Central Asia's Lost Civilization (Discover)

• The Roots of Hinduism: The Early Aryans and The Indus Civilization (Oxford University Press)

• Early evidence for horse utilization in the Eurasian steppes and the case of the Novoil’inovskiy 2 Cemetery in Kazakhstan (Journal of Archaeological Science)

• What Language Was Spoken by the People of the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex? (“At the Shores of the Sky": Asian Studies for Albert Hoffstädt)

• The Formation of Human Populations in South and Central Asia (Science)

• Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of the Oxus Civilization in Southern Central Asia (Socio-Environmental Dynamics along the Historical Silk Road)

Contact

• Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

VRchaeology: Pt 2 Archaeology and Heritage Experiences - Dig It 18

In this week's episode, we go into part two of our discussion about archaeology and VR! This episode we go into two specific educational and fun VR experiences from the University of Illinois and the EMOTIVE project.

Links

• Virtual Reality Game Redefines Archaeology Education

• VRchaeology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Campaign

• The EMOTIVE Project

• EMOTIVE VR Experience

• Grant Cox, IG: https://www.instagram.com/artasmedia/

• EMOTIVE Project, IG: https://www.instagram.com/emotiveproject/

Contact

• Show

  • Twitter: @idigitpodcast

  • Email: idigitpodcast@gmail.com

• Alyssa

  • Instagram: aal.archaeology

  • Twitter: Lyssakemi

• Michaela

  • Instagram: mm_digitalized

  • Twitter: m_mauriello

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

The Future of Writing and Publishing in Archaeology - CRMArch 203

Grey literature is the term for CRM reports that languish behind restrictions in agency file cabinets. How do we change that? How do we talk about archaeology while maintaining confidentiality for our clients and native peoples who’s land we’re working on and exploring? It’s a tricky question that we try to answer on today’s episode. But first, the implications of space law on terrestrial archaeology.

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

Jobs with Cox McClain

• Our CRM group is one of the fastest growing in the US. We need temporary and salaried archeologists at every level, from technicians to PIs, in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Previous Oklahoma experience would be nice but is not required. Send your cover letter, resume, and references to: JOBS@COXMCLAIN.COM. Thanks!

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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Fish People - Dirt 117

This week, Anna and Amber bring you the result of episode planning by two hosts who have had a VERY long year and who refuse to back down from a dumb joke. We're talking Mersons of Interest, aquatic apes, men who wear fish, and more! Make sure to listen through the end for...what can only be described as a musical masterpiece.

Links

• Are mermaids real? (NOAA National Ocean Service)

• Did Human Evolution Include a Semi-Aquatic Phase? (The Scientist [not the Coldplay song])

• The African ape-like foot of Ardipithecus ramidus and its implications for the origin of bipedalism (Elife)

• The Neanderthal Ear—Prone to Irritating Infections (Sapiens)

• Fantastically Wrong: The Murderous, Sometimes Sexy History of the Mermaid (Wired)

• An Archaeological Puzzle on the Danube (The New York Times)

• Lepenski Vir (Atlas Obscura)

• The genomic history of southeastern Europe (Nature)

• The Ichthyophagi: Fishing for Monstrosity in Alexander Romances (EsoterX)

• Olaus Magnus (Strange Science)

• Olaus Magnus, A Description of the Northern Peoples, 1555: Volume III, Volume 3 (via Google Books)

• The Mythology of Kingship in Neo-Assyrian Art (via Google Books)

• Neo-Assyrian fish-apkallu wall panel relief (British Museum)

• Neo-Assyrian apkallu figurine (British Museum)

• Berossus on the Creation (Livius)

• Oannes: The Best Evidence for Ancient Aliens? (Jason Colavito)

Contact

• Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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I'm Commander Shephard and This Is My Favourite Bone on the Citadel: The Zooarchaeology of Mass Effect - Animals 29

Space hamsters and shifty looking cows: Tristan joins Alex and Simona to discuss the zooarchaeology of Mass Effect creatures.

Links

• BioWare (2007) Mass Effect

• BioWare (2010) Mass Effect 2

• BioWare (2012) Mass Effect 3

• BioWare (2017) Mass Effect: Andromeda

• Mass Effect Fandom Site

• Bones in Space from NASA

Contact

• Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz

• Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady

• Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology

• Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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Tribal Cultural Resource Management with Danielle Flowers - Rock Art 24

Today Dr. Garfinkel interviews Danielle Flowers. They talk about Danielle's work doing Native American consultation. She discusses working with an understanding of Native American cosmology and world view as it relates to archaeological sites and rock art.

Links

• California Rock Art Foundation

Contact

• Chris Webster

  • chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com

  • Twitter: @archeowebby

• Dr. Alan Garfinkel

  • avram1952@yahoo.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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Space Archaeology with Justin Walsh - ArchaeoTech 142

When people think of Space Archaeology, and many of us do, our thoughts often drift towards the moon landing sites or the numerous rovers on Mars. And while those are of archaeological interested there are other sites we may not have thought about. Our guest, Dr. Justin Walsh, talks to us today about space law and ownership and about the project he’s working on with Dr. Alice Gorman (Dr. Space Junk) regarding the International Space Station. This is a fascinating journey through both space and time and we hope you enjoy the ride!

Links

• ISS Archaeology Site

• ISS Archaeology Twitter

• ISS Archaeology Facebook Page

Contact

• Chris Webster

  • Twitter: @archeowebby

  • Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com

• Paul Zimmerman

  • Twitter: @lugal

  • Email: paul@lugal.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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Iceman - Prehistories 29

Kim talks to stone tool specialist and experimental archaeologist Dr James Dilley about the film Iceman, a dramatic reconstruction of the last days of Ötzi the Iceman. We consider such important questions as “What was the social structure of Chalcolithic society?”, “Did they not have mittens?” and “Which 80s blockbuster was that actor in?”.

James - @AncientCraft https://www.ancientcraft.co.uk

Contact

• Twitter: @prehistpod and @kimbiddulph

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Our Ruined Lives with Simon Radchenko - Ep 34

For this episode of Our Ruined Lives, we are interviewing Mr. Simon Radchenko. Simon is a Ukrainian archaeologist pursuing his Ph.D in Archaeology at the University of Turin in Italy. Most importantly, Simon is the reason that Carlton had such a wonderful experience in Ukraine, during the pre-covid summer of 2019. We chat with him about his first interaction with Carlton and then delve into post-communism archaeology in Ukraine. We finish up talking about the New Archaeological School.

Link

• Instagram for New Archaeological School: @new_archaeological_school

Contact

• Email: alifeinruinspodcast@gmail.com

• Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast

• Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast

• Twitter: @alifeinruinspod

• Website: www.alifeinruins.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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