A Peak Into Community Archaeology - Dig It 22
In this episode, we talk about the practice of Community Archaeology. We discuss the pros, cons, and overall thoughts on the practice in comparison to what is known to be "traditional" archaeology.
Resources
Leventhal, Richard M., Carlos Chan Espinosa, Eladio Moo Pat, and Demetrio Poot Cahun. “The Community Heritage Project in Tihosuco, Quintana Roo, Mexico.” Public Archaeology 13, no. 1-3 (2014): 213–225.
Morgan, Kasey Diserens, and Richard M. Leventhal. “Maya of the Past, Present, and Future: Heritage, Anthropological Archaeology, and the Study of the Caste War of Yucatan.” Heritage 3 (2020): 511–527.
Fryer, Tiffany C. “Reflecting on Positionality: Archaeological Heritage Praxis in Quintana Roo, Mexico.” Archaeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association, vol. 31 (2020): 26–40.
Contact
Show
Twitter: @idigitpodcast
Email: idigitpodcast@gmail.com
Alyssa
Instagram: aal.archaeology
Twitter: Lyssakemi
Michaela
Instagram: mm_digitalized
Twitter: m_mauriello
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Descendant Communities Perspectives with Patrick Cruz - SBS1E5
In the final episode of Season 1, we wrap up our series on Chaco and Southwest archaeology through a conversation with our fellow graduate student, Patrick Cruz. Patrick is a citizen of the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo in New Mexico and he impresses upon us the importance of Indigenous perspectives in archaeological research and interpretations. Patrick reflects on his experiences visiting ancestral sites and being both an Indigenous person and an archaeologist.
Links
Begay, Richard M.
2004 Tsé Bíyah ‘Anii’áhí: Chaco Canyon and Its Place in Navajo History. In In Search of Chaco: New Approaches to an Archaeological Enigma, edited by Noble Grant, David, pp. 54–60. School of American Research Press, Santa Fe.
Cruz, Patrick
2018 Landscape Memory and Authority: How Perceptions of Landscape Played a Part in Pueblo Migrations in the Northern Rio Grande. M.A. Thesis, University of Colorado Boulder. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.
Gover, Carlton
2019 Dating Apps in Archaeology: Matching the Archaeological Record with Indigenous Oral Traditions through Glottochronology, Summed Probability Distributions, and Bayesian Statistical Analysis. M.A. Thesis, University of Wyoming. Proquest Dissertations Publishing.
Ortiz, Simon
1992 What We See: A Perspective on Chaco Canyon and Its Ancestry. In Chaco Canyon: A Center and Its World, edited by Peck, Mary, pp. 65–72. Museum of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque
Ortman, Scott G.
2012 Winds from the North : Tewa Origins and Historical Anthropology, University of Utah Press, 2012. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ucb/detail.action?docID=3443859.
Samuel Duwe and Patrick J .Cruz
2019 Tewa Origins and Middle Places. In The Continuous Path: Pueblo Movement and the Archaeology of Becoming, edited by Samuel Duwe and Robert W. Preucel, pp. 96-123. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.
Swentzell, Rina
2004. A Pueblo Woman’s Perspective on Chaco Canyon. In In Search of Chaco: New Approaches to an Archaeological Enigma, edited by David Noble Grant, pp. 48-53. School of American Research Press, Santa Fe.
Weiner, Robert S.
2018 Sociopolitical, Ceremonial, and Economic Aspects of Gambling in Ancient North America: A Case Study of Chaco Canyon. American Antiquity 83(1), 34–53.
Contact For Guest:
Patrick Cruz
Email: Patrick.Cruz@colorado.edu
Carlton Shield Chief Gover
instagram: @pawnee_archaeologist
Twitter: @PaniArchaeology
Website: https://www.colorado.edu/anthropology/carlton-gover
Robert Weiner
Instagram: @chacoroadsproject
Affiliates
“Chaco” after Chaco with Dr. Steve Lekson - S1E4
For this episode, the two co-hosts sit down with Dr. Steve Lekson to discuss the legacy and impact of Chaco after the peak of its influence in the Southwest around A.D./C.E. 1050. We hear about the famed “Chaco Meridian” and the role of archaeology as part of the “Colonial Package”. We explore interpretations regarding where Chacoan peoples moved to after Chaco and where they went after that too. Dr. Lekson stresses the importance of inter-regional archaeological investigation and thinking about the big picture when it comes to archaeological research. Finally, Dr. Lekson makes a prediction on the future of Southwest archaeology and the legacy of his research.
Links
Lekson, Stephen H.
2009 A History of the Ancient Southwest. School for Advanced Research Press, Santa Fe, NM.
2015 The Chaco Meridian:One Thousand Years of Political and Religious Power in the Ancient Southwest. 2nd ed. Rowman and Littlefield, Lanham, MD.
2018 A Study of Southwestern Archaeology. The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City.
Lekson, Stephen H., and Catherine M. Cameron
1995 The Abandonment of Chaco Canyon, the Mesa Verde Migrations, and the Reorganization of the Pueblo World. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 14(2):184-202.
Lekson, Stephen H., and Peter N. Peregrine
2004 A Continental Perspective for North American Archaeology. SAA Archaeological Record 4(1):15-19.
Contact For Guest:
Dr. Steve Lekson
Email: Lekson@colorado.edu
Carlton Shield Chief Gover
instagram: @pawnee_archaeologist
Twitter: @PaniArchaeology
Website: https://www.colorado.edu/anthropology/carlton-gover
Robert Weiner
Instagram: @chacoroadsproject
Affiliates
Major Debates in Chacoan Archaeology with Paul Reed - SBS1E3
In this episode of Site Bite’s Season 1, we bring on Paul Reed to spar with Rob Weiner over varying interpretations of Chacoan archaeology. Paul starts off by reflecting on his early career working with the Navajo Nation from the late 80’s to early 2000’s and how that has shaped his perspectives on the need for Indigenous collaboration in archaeological research. The major debates we discuss are: the productivity of agriculture, population density, and the role of Great Houses at Chaco. After our professional debate, Paul talks to us about his ongoing activist work with Indigenous Groups, Federal agencies, and archaeological groups on protecting our archaeological heritage, such as Chaco, from energy development projects.
Links
Benson, Larry V., Deanna N. Grimstead, John R. Stein, David A. Roth, and Terry I. Plowman
2019 Prehistoric Chaco Canyon, New Mexico: Importation of Meat and Maize. Journal of Archaeological Science 111:105015. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440319301025
Bernardini, Wesley
1999 Reassessing the Scale of Social Action at Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Kiva 64(4), 447-470.
McCool, Jon-Paul P., Samantha G. Fladd, Vernon L. Scarborough, Stephen Plog, Nicholas P. Dunning, Lewis A. Owen, Adam S. Watson, Katelyn J. Bishop, Brooke E. Crowley, Elizabeth A. Haussner, Kenneth B. Tankersley, David Lentz, Christopher Carr, and Jessica L. Thress
2018 Soil Analysis in Discussions of Agricultural Feasibility for Ancient Civilizations: A Critical Review and Reanalysis of the Data and Debate from Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. PLoS ONE 13(6): e0198290. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198290
Reed, Paul F.
2008 Salmon Pueblo as a Ritual and Residential Chacoan Great House. In Chaco’s Northern Prodigies: Salmon, Aztec, and the Ascendancy of the Middle San Juan Region After AD 1100, edited by Paul F. Reed, pp. 42-61. The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City.
Sofaer, Anna (director)
1999 The Mystery of Chaco Canyon. Bullfrog Films, Oley, PA. Stream at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/mysteryofchacocanyon
Stein, John R., and Stephen H. Lekson
1992 Anasazi Ritual Landscapes. In Anasazi Regional Organization and the Chaco System, edited by David E. Doyle, pp. 87-100. Maxwell Museum of Anthropology Anthropological Papers 5. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque.
Contact For Guest:
Paul Reed
Email: pread@archaeologysouthwest.org
Carlton Shield Chief Gover
instagram: @pawnee_archaeologist
Twitter: @PaniArchaeology
Website: https://www.colorado.edu/anthropology/carlton-gover
Robert Weiner
Instagram: @chacoroadsproject
Affiliates
Origins of Chaco - Who were the Chacoans and where did they come from? with Dr. Cathy Cameron - SBS1E2
On the second episode of Site Bite’s Podcast season one, Carlton and Rob talk with Dr. Cathy Cameron about the origins of Chaco. We dive into the contemporary interpretations of where the people came from behind the monumental structures at Chaco as well as what the area was like before Chaco became a center of ritual and political influence. We discuss the broader Chacoan world such as Mesoamerican relations and Chacoan outlying settlements in the Southwest. We conclude this conversation with Dr. Cameron with her research on captive taking in small-scale societies and how that relates to Chacoan population demographics.
Links
Cameron, Catherine M.
2009 Chaco and After in the Northern San Juan: Excavations at the Bluff Great House. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ.
2013 How People Moved among Ancient Societies: Broadening the View. American Anthropologist 115(2):218-231.
2016 Captive: How Stolen People Changed the World. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln.
Kennett, Douglas J., Stephen Plog, Richard J. George, Brendan J. Culleton, Adam S. Watson, Pontus Skoglund, Nadin Rohland, Swapan Mallick, Kristin Stewardson, Logan Kistler, Steven A. LeBlanc, Peter M. Whiteley, David Reich, and George H. Perry
2017 Archaeogenomic Evidence Reveals Prehistoric Matrilineal Dynasty. Nature Communications 8(14115):1-9.
Mills, Barbara J., Matthew A. Peeples, Leslie D. Aragon, Benjamin A. Bellorado, Jeffery J. Clark, Evan Giomi, and Thomas C. Windes
2018 Evaluating Chaco Migration Scenarios using Dynamic Social Network Analysis. Antiquity 92(364):922-939.
Weiner, Robert S.
2015 A Sensory Approach to Exotica, Ritual Practice, and Cosmology at Chaco Canyon. Kiva 81(3): 220-246.
Contact For Guest:
Dr. Cathy Cameron
Email: catherine.cameron@colorado.edu
Carlton Shield Chief Gover
instagram: @pawnee_archaeologist
Twitter: @PaniArchaeology
Website: https://www.colorado.edu/anthropology/carlton-gover
Robert Weiner
Instagram: @chacoroadsproject
Affiliates
What is Chaco? Location, Features, and Chronology with Rich Friedman - Site Bites S1E1
On the first episode of Site Bite’s Podcast season one, Carlton and Rob talk with Rich Friedman about the landscape and chronology of the famed Chaco Canyon archaeological site. We start off by getting Rich’s background in geology and how that education propelled him into Chacoan archaeology. We go in-depth about his work using emerging technologies and how those tools have allowed archaeologists to expand our understanding of the region’s environment and human behavior in and around Chaco Canyon.
Links
Clark, Jeffery J., and Barbara J. Mills (eds.)
2018 Chacoan Archaeology at the 21st Century. Archaeology Southwest Magazine 32(2-3).
Friedman, Richard A., Anna Sofaer, and Robert S. Weiner
2017 Remote Sensing of Chaco Roads Revisited: Lidar Documentation of the Great North Road, Pueblo Alto Landscape, and Aztec Airport Mesa Road. Advances in Archaeological Practice 5(4):365-381.
Friedman, Richard A., Anna Sofaer, and Robert S. Weiner
2021 (in press) Chaco’s Greater Landscape Revealed and Re-Created with New Technologies. In The Greater Chaco Landscape: Ancestors, Scholarship, and Advocacy, edited by Ruth M. Van Dyke and Carrie C. Heitman. University Press of Colorado, Boulder.
Lekson, Steven H. (ed.)
2006 The Archaeology of Chaco Canyon: An Eleventh-Century Pueblo Regional Center. School for Advanced Research Press, Santa Fe, NM.
Lekson,Stephen H., Thomas C. Windes, John R. Stein and W. James Judge
1988 The Chaco Canyon Community. Scientific American 259(1):100-109.
Mills, Barbara J.
2002 Recent Research on Chaco: Changing Views on Economy, Ritual, and Society. Journal of Archaeological Research 10(1):65-117.
Stein, John, Richard Friedman, Taft Blackhorse, and Richard Loose
2007 Revisiting Downtown Chaco. In The Architecture of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, edited by Stephen H. Lekson, pp. 199-224. The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City.
Contact For Guest:
Rich Friedman
Email: r.friedman.nm@gmail.com
Carlton Shield Chief Gover
instagram: @pawnee_archaeologist
Twitter: @PaniArchaeology
Website: https://www.colorado.edu/anthropology/carlton-gover
Robert Weiner
Instagram: @chacoroadsproject
Affiliates
Introduction to Season 1: Canyon of Contention With Rob Weiner - Site Bites S1 Intro
For the first season of the Site Bite’s Podcast, we will be exploring Chaco Canyon archaeology with this season’s featured co-host, Rob Weiner. Rob is a Ph.D. candidate in Anthropology at the University of Colorado Boulder. He talks about his passion for Southwest archaeology and his current research. This pre-season episode was recorded after Rob and Carlton had finished recording all five episodes for season 1. They reflect on the experience of recording all five episodes in one day and also express how excited they are for this season’s content.
Episode numbers, titles, and featured guests:
What is Chaco? Location, Features, and Chronology with Dr. Rich Friedman
Origins of Chaco - Who were the Chacoans? Where did they come from? With Dr. Cathy Cameron
Major Debates in Chaco Archaeology with Dr. Paul Reed
What happened to Chaco? Theories on depopulation and “Collapse” with Dr. Steve Lekson
Indigenous Chaco - Descendant communities perspectives with Patrick Cruz
Carlton Shield Chief Gover
instagram: @pawnee_archaeologist
Twitter: @PaniArchaeology
Website: https://www.colorado.edu/anthropology/carlton-gover
Robert Weiner
Instagram: @chacoroadsproject
Affiliates
Down Unda’ the Sea with Dr. Maddy McAllister - Ruins 40
On this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, we interview Dr. Maddy McAllister, a maritime archaeologist with the Museum of Tropical Queensland. Dr. McAllister is known for her educational Instagram account, @shipwreckmermaid. As Dr. McAllister is an Aussie, we naturally first have a conversation about the differences between our endemic wildlife and the hazards of working in the wild. This is followed by a discussion of how Dr. McAllister, and other underwater archaeologists, plan out their projects, record data, and conduct their research. We also have some salty discussions of sailing stories, shipwrecks, and other things that blow Connors and Carlton's minds. David was literally born on an island -he gets it.
Dr. McAllister's Book Recommendations:
• 2005 ‘Beneath the Seven Seas’ (edited by George Bass)
• 1980 Archaeology underwater – Keith Muckleroy
• 2004 Maritime Archaeology: a technical handbook, Jeremy Green
• 1986 Maritime Archaeology in Australia – Graeme Henderson
• 2008 Unfinished Voyages – Graeme Henderson
• 2007 Shipwreck Archaeology in Australia – Mike Nash
Dr. McAllister's Instagram: @shipwreckmermaid
Dr. McAllister's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maddy.mcallister.10 and https://www.facebook.com/shipwreckmermaid/
Contact
Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast
Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast
Twitter: @alifeinruinspod
Website: www.alifeinruins.com
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What's in the News: CNN, Egypt, Peru, and Beer - TAS 108
This podcast was mentioned in a CNN article! Check out the link below. On this news episode we also talk about a 3000 year old city of the dead in Egypt, the takeover of the oldest city in the Americas in Peru, and how to identify historical beer cans.
Links
CNN: 'The Dig' and five other culture recommendations if you love ancient discoveries
https://www.livescience.com/queen-temple-book-of-dead-found-egypt.html
The Oldest City in The Americas Is an Archeological Wonder, And It's Under Invasion
Contact
Chris Webster
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More Big Data in the News - Ep 146
Big data in archaeology is in the news again! With the release of an open access special issue of the Journal of Field Archaeology that focuses on big data in archaeology there is a renewed enthusiasm in the media for the subject. We discuss an Ars Technica article written about the issue that features a former two-time guest of the podcast. To start the show Paul tells us about his volunteer work at a local museum.
Links
The Institute for American Indian Studies Museum and Research Center
Journal of Field Archaeology, Volume 45, Issue sup1 (2020): Archaeology in the Age of Big Data
Contact
Chris Webster
Twitter: @archeowebby
Paul Zimmerman
Twitter: @lugal
Email: paul@lugal.com
Affiliates
Dirt Bonus Ep: Five Stars' Worth of Fun with One Star Archaeology
It's a bonus episode! Anna and Amber are joined by some of the wonderful folks at One Star Archaeology (Twitter: @1starchaeology, Instagram: @onestarchaeology) for dramatic readings of internet reviews of archaeological sites.
Contact
Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com
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The Current State of Indigenous Archaeologies with Emily Van Alst - Ruins 39
In this episode, Emily Van Alst, Ph.D. candidate at the Indiana University Bloomington, has returned to deliver some exciting news and to fill us in on the current state of Indigenous Archaeologies in the field. Emily was one of our first guests on the podcast, appearing in Episode 3: Rock Artin’ and Rollin’ with Emily Van Alst. Carlton originally wanted to title that episode: Painting with all the colors of the Rock Art. Emily fills us in on what she has been up to since she was last on the show, how pandemic life has been for her, her feedback on the podcast, and some helpful tips and advice for anyone wishing to collaborate with Indigenous folks in academia as well as on social media. Finally, Carlton and Emily talk about their upcoming edited volume on Indigenous Archaeology Methodologies that is scheduled for release in the Spring of 2022. So please join us in welcoming Emily back to our show.
Contact For Guest:
Emily Twitter: @emilyvanawesome
Emily Instagram: @emilyvanawesome
Contact
Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast
Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast
Twitter: @alifeinruinspod
Website: www.alifeinruins.com
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Amazonian Petroglyphs and Duck from Food Counter in Pompeii - TAS 107
Rachel Roden joins Chris to discuss some recent archaeological sites in the news. From the much-discussed pictographs in the Amazonian Rain Forest to a Pompeii Lunch counter and ALL the trash that people leave on sites, we talk about it all.
Links
“What’s On The Menu In Ancient Pompeii? Duck, Goat, Snail, Researchers Say” from NPR
“Archaeologists find 2,000 pieces of plastic at Iron Age site” from CNN
Contact
Chris Webster
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Common Resume Issues - CRM Arch 206
We get a lot of people asking us to review their resumes or CVs on this show. Today we talk about some of the common problems we see with those two documents. Also, what's the difference? There are some things you probably know and some things that may surprise you after listening. Please share on your socials and with your friends!
Links
One page Resume example
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!
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Cross Post with Josh Gurrero's 15 Questions with an Archaeologist feat. Alyssa Loyless - Dig It 21
In this episode, we venture outside of interviewing and have, in turn, been interviewed for the podcast 15 Questions with an Archaeologist with Joshua Gurrero. This episode features Josh interviewing Alyssa which aired on his channel 1 January 2021! Be sure to check out his channel!
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Contact
Show
Twitter: @idigitpodcast
Email: idigitpodcast@gmail.com
Alyssa
Instagram: aal.archaeology
Twitter: Lyssakemi
Michaela
Instagram: mm_digitalized
Twitter: m_mauriello
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Contest Gifts - ArchaeoTech 145
Did you get any tech gifts this holiday season? On this show Paul and Chris talk about tech gifts they received that are useful for archaeology. They also talk about a listener email from the Space Archaeology episode and announce contest winners from Episode 144.
Links
Contact
Chris Webster
Twitter: @archeowebby
Paul Zimmerman
Twitter: @lugal
Email: paul@lugal.com
Affiliates
Dr. Arthur Cushman - Rock Art 29
In this episode we interview Arthur Cushman a neurosurgeon that specializes as well in ethnobotanical’s that have indigenous origins and he is a student of the study of the use of various means to us to achieve altered states of consciousness and will mention his experiences with respect to rock art sites in the far west fascinating and engaging.
Links
Contact
Chris Webster
Dr. Alan Garfinkel
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Indigenizing (Gover)nment, Law, and Football: A Conversation with Kevin Gover, Director of NMAI - Ruins 38
For this episode, we have the utmost pleasure in interviewing Kevin Gover. Kevin is currently the director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, a position he has held since 2007. He is also the Acting Under Secretary for Museums and Culture. Mr. Gover is a Tribal Citizen of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and Descendant of the Comanche Nation. If you are guessing that Kevin and Carlton are related due to the similarity in our last names, you are correct! Mr. Kevin Gover is Carlton's elder first cousin.
Guest
Contact
Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast
Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast
Twitter: @alifeinruinspod
Website: www.alifeinruins.com
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The Hitchhikers: the animals we didn’t really want to take with us but life, uh, finds a way - Animals 30
What do the black rat and the grain weevil have in common? Learn more about the species mankind has ‘accidentally’ introduced, many now regarded as pests. Discover enchanting creatures such as the killer shrimp, and a beetle’s favourite past time.
Links and References
Squirrel, Rat, and Mouse skulls
O’Connor, T. & Sykes, N. (Eds.) (2010) Extinctions and Invasions: A Social History of British Fauna, Windgather Press
Jones, R. (2015) House Guests House Pests: A Natural History of Animals in the Home London: Bloomsbury
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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Rock Alignments and Geoglyphs - Rock Art 28
For this episode Chris and Alan continue their basic rock art discussion. We discuss the nature and character of rock alignments, geoglyphs, intaglios, ground figures, scratched rock art, and dating of rock art.
Links
Contact
Chris Webster
Dr. Alan Garfinkel