Hoo dis? with Tash and Raven - Ruins 44
In this episode, we are pleased to have Raven Todd da Silva and Natasha Billson return to the Podcast. Raven is another OG from the early episodes, appearing on episode 9 and runs a very popular Instagram and Youtube Channel called “Dig it with Raven” and Natasha aka Tash was recently on episode 29, and runs a youtube channel called Behind the Trowel. If you follow us on Social Media, then you know that both of these archaeologists are a part of the Archaeology Avengers and we are super excited to have them back on the podcast. We discuss Netflix’s new hit movie, The Dig, and discuss the archaeology of the site on which the movie is based on. We also discuss how archaeology is portrayed in the media.
Contact for Guests
Tash:
Instagram: @tash_archaeo
Twitter: @Tash_Archaeo
YouTube: Behind the Trowel
Raven
Instagram: @digitwithraven
Twitter: @digitwithraven
YouTube: Dig it With Raven
Contact
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Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast
Twitter: @alifeinruinspod
Website: www.alifeinruins.com
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#AnthroDay 2021 with Dr. Katie Sampek - TAS 112
AnthroDay is a celebration of Anthropology that the American Anthropological Association hosts every year. On today's episode we talk to the Archaeology Chair of the AAA, Dr. Katie Sampek about what you can expect to see at the AnthroDay page on the AAA website and what the mission of AnthroDay is. We also talk about Dr. Sampek's research regarding historical archaeology, landscape archaeology, and her work at Harvard.
Links
Heritage, Tourism, and Race - Heritage Voices Episode 48
Contact
Chris Webster
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Essential low tech equipment with Eric Olson - Archaeotech 148
Eric Olson is back on the ArchaeoTech podcast with his list of low tech, low cost software and equipment that he thinks everyone should know about. We cover a lot of ground in this podcast! What do you use that fits this description that you think everyone should use?
Links/Sources
Olson, Eric 2019 The Shirey Meadow Site: A Comparative Study of Shovel Testing and Pedestrian Survey. Pennsylvania Archaeologist 89(1):61-74.
Contact
Chris Webster
Twitter: @archeowebby
Paul Zimmerman
Twitter: @lugal
Email: paul@lugal.com
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Heritage, Tourism, and Race - HeVo 48
Today’s podcast features returning guest Dr. Antoinette Jackson, Professor Department of Anthropology Chair at the University of South Florida. We go in depth about her new book Heritage, Tourism, and Race: The Other Side of Leisure. This book was written in response to the common question, “Why are there so few minority visitors to National Parks?”. In response, Dr. Jackson challenges mainstream beliefs about leisure and race, as well as highlighting African American active and diverse pursuits of leisure in spite of the legal and social exclusion. We explore the original enslaved African caving history at Mammoth Cave, the Green Book, Black entrepreneurship, and Black beaches during segregation. We close out by discussing how COVID-19 reframes the concepts of space and exclusion for those who have maybe never had to think about it before, as well as where Dr. Jackson sees the Black Lives Matter movement taking the conversations and hopes present within the book.
Links
Book: Heritage, Tourism, and Race: The Other Side of Leisure
Book: Speaking for the Enslaved: Heritage Interpretation at Antebellum Plantation Sites
Dr. Jackson: atjackson@usf.edu
Contact
Jessica
Lyle
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Sutton Hoo "Ghost Ship" and The Dig - Ep 111
With the recent release of The Dig, a Netflix film focused on the excavation of the incredible Anglo-Saxon burial ship at Sutton Hoo, we decided it was the perfect opportunity to take a closer look at this site! Sutton Hoo is extremely important and interesting for many reasons and we dive into those as well as review the movie. Did we like it? Join us and find out!
Want more Sutton Hoo? Listen to the bonus episode here!
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Stefan Milo 2: This Time It's Personal #Paleolithic - Ruins 43
On this episode of A Life in Ruins podcast, we have a bonfire chat with YouTuber and Neolithic advocate, Stefan Milo. If you’re not familiar with Stefan, we introduced him in Episode 20. Or you may know him from his popular YouTube channel, “Stefan Milo.” We talk about the recent growth of Stefan’s channel and how he has now become the first full-time anthropology YouTuber!
We then quickly get into the Great Paleolithic-Neolithic War of 2020. This began as a meme and took off. It was fun for both our followers to follow and share along with.
We later have a serious discussion about the differences between the two periods and what it means for human history.
Contact For Stefan Milo
Email: hello@stefanmilo.com
Instagram: @historysmilo
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/stefanmilo
Website: https://www.stefanmilo.com/
Twitter: @Historysmilo
Contact
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Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast
Twitter: @alifeinruinspod
Website: www.alifeinruins.com
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Volcanoes! - Dirt 124
Let’s lean into our fear of pyroclastic flow and talk about the traces that volcanoes can leave in the archaeological record. Turns out, it’s a lot more than buried cities. We’ll also take a look at how volcanoes manifest in the myths and legends of various cultures.
Links
Hawaiian Myths Tell A Story About Volcanic Activity At Kilauea (Forbes)
The Harmful Pseudoarchaeology of Mythological Atlantis (Women Write About Comics)
The A.D. 79 Eruption at Mt. Vesuvius (UCSD Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics)
Tephrochronology and its application: A review (Quaternary Geology)
Contact
Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com
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Rock Art Dating with Dr. Alan Garfinkel - Rock Art 30
In archaeology there are many ways to date a site, feature, or artifact. The dating game with rock art is no different. What are some of the more common methods? Which ones aren't so common but work on some sites? Can you use other archaeological sites to date rock art panels? We talk about these topics and more on this week's episode.
Links
Contact
Chris Webster
Dr. Alan Garfinkel
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Conferences are Dead, Let's Do Better - CRM Arch 208
On today's episode we discuss conferences, AGAIN. But that's for two reasons. First, we got some great comments from a fan on our Member's Only Slack Team (archpodnet.com/members) that we had to address. Second, the basic model for a conference hasn't changed in nearly a century and we need to fix that.
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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Atlatl Angelo Robledo and Experimental Archaeology - Ep 23
In this episode, we virtually sit down with Experimental Archaeologist, Angelo Robledo. Join us as we hear about Angelo's passions, his archaeology origin story, and atlatl construction!
Links
Angelo's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/idigit1st/
World Atlatl Association: https://worldatlatl.org/
WAA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldatlatlassociation/
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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The Good Old Days: Prehistoric Inequality - Dirt 123
This week's episode is a listener-sponsored one! Ancient hunter-gatherers are often painted as egalitarian, with all members contributing to the needs of the group. But what does evidence from prehistory say about things like access to nutrition, or care for the sick or injured? Are there cases where some individuals were clearly treated differently from others? How far back can we go to find clues? Stay tuned, sleuths.
Links
Issues with using modern forager groups as proxy for ancient ones (Evolutionary Anthropology)
Status-symbol scapulae? (Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences)
Contact
Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com
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Royal purple dyed textile, Neanderthal/Homo Sapien teeth and Chumash Beads as currency - TAS 110
We’ve got three great articles to discuss on this week’s news episode. Check out the links below for more information.
Links
Royal Purple Dyed Textile
Neanderthal/Homo Sapien Teeth
Chumash Beads as Currency
Contact
Chris Webster
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Our Ruined Lives with Ash Boydston-Schmidt - Ruins 42
For this edition of Our Ruined Lives we chat with Ash Boydston-Schmidt. Ash is a descendant of the Crow Nation and shares with us her families history, growing up in Oklahoma, her experiences with the Tiger King, and her academic journey at the University of Oklahoma double-majoring in Anthropology and Indigenous Studies. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Museums Studies at the University of New Mexico, where she started this past fall during the COVID-19 Pandemic. We finish up the episode with a conversation about Ash's work with the Diversity and Inclusion Council for the Boy Scouts of America.
*Disclaimer: Ash's views regarding the topics discussed in the third segment of this episode are solely her own and not representative of the Diversity and Inclusion Council.
Contact
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Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast
Twitter: @alifeinruinspod
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Spatial Archaeometry in the Time of COVID - ArchaeoTech 147
Many field seasons were canceled in 2020 due to concerns over COVID-19. A recent article in SAA Advances, written by members of the CAST and SPARC program highlight the things researchers can still do despite social distancing regulations and travel concerns. Paul and Chris discuss those techniques and technologies on this episode.
Links
Contact
Chris Webster
Twitter: @archeowebby
Paul Zimmerman
Twitter: @lugal
Email: paul@lugal.com
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Swooping is Bad, Bones are Better: The Zooarchaeology of Dragon Age - Animals 31
Join us on the latest part of our imagined videogame zooarchaeology series! Following popular demand, this episode is all about Bioware’s Dragon Age and its weird and wonderful creatures. Learn more about battle nugs, gibbering horrors and the Dragon Age version of ‘ritual’: it’s magic!!
Sources
Galinas, B. et al. (2015) Dragon Age: The World of Thedas - Volume 2
Dark Horse Comics
A Dragon Skull from Dragon Age: Inquisition
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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Unboxing Boxgrove - Dirt 122
This week, Anna introduces Amber to the site of Boxgrove, in what is now Sussex, England. It's one of the oldest known hominin sites in the UK, and features the remains of our early relative, Homo heidelbergensis. Join us to learn more about the Muddle in the Middle, the world's hardest jigsaw puzzle, and the molecular clock.
Links
The man who died half a million years ago (Current Archaeology)
We may now know what our common ancestor with Neanderthals looked like (New Scientist)
The Middle Pleistocene human tibia from Boxgrove (Science Direct)
Europe’s Oldest Bone Tools Hint at Early Hominin Sophistication (Smithsonian Magazine)
Contact
Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com
Affiliates
Tools of Future’s Past: Lomekwi with Lana and Ella - Ruins 41
In this episode, we are pleased to have both Lana Ruck and Ella Beaudoin back on our show. Ella was on Episode 2 and Lana was on Episode 16. Since Episode 37 Settlers of Cerutti with Dr. Shane Miller and Dr. Jesse Tune was such a hit, we wanted to have Ella and Lana return to the show to talk about some controversial topics within paleoanthropology. Lana and Ella discuss the site Lomewki, which is an archaeological site in Kenya where ancient stone tools have been discovered dating to 3.3 million years ago, which make them the oldest ever found. They deconstruct the tools, the context of the site, and the dating of the artifacts.
Guest Contact
Lana's Twitter: @LanaRuck
Lana's Instagram: @LanaLately
ScIU's Instagram: @sciublog
Ella's Twitter: @ella_beaudoin
Ella's Instagram: @simple_homo_slaypien
Human Origins Twitter: @HumanOrigins
Contact
Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast
Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast
Twitter: @alifeinruinspod
Website: www.alifeinruins.com
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The Archaeology of Harry Potter - TAS 109
Join us as we have a discussion about the Harry Potter Universe from an Anthropological and Archaeological perspective. The readers and watchers of Harry Potter are expected to believe that a magical world exists both completely separately but in the same space as the "real" world. Naturally, for these two nerds this brings up so many questions about how the two intersect, both currently, historically, and even prehistorically!
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Chris Webster
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Virtual Conferences - CRMArch 207
On today’s episode, Doug, Bill and Heather discuss the pros and cons of Virtual conferences. The hosts share personal experiences with recent virtual conferences and have an in depth discussion on how a virtual platform could play a role in the future of conferencing.
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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National Park Service Native American Affairs Program - HeVo 47
On this month’s podcast we have Dorothy FireCloud, J.D. Ms. FireCloud is the National Park Service’s Native American Affairs Liaison, Assistant to the Director in the Washington DC office, and a member of the Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux Tribe]. Ms. FireCloud describes her career ladder in the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Forest Service, and the National Park Service leading to where she is today. She gives her perspective on continuing the Lakota role of caretaker in her previous positions as Acting Deputy Forest Supervisor at Black Hills National Forest and Superintendent at Devils Tower National Monument. We also discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted tribal consultations, what she would like to accomplish in her current position, and paths people can take if they are interested in federal careers. We end out the interview with a few stories about how the National Park Service has improved when it comes to making Indigenous guests feel welcome and how that only takes two simple words: Welcome Home.
Links
Dorothy FireCloud addressed University of Wyoming American Indian Graduates
Dingell Act NPS Briefing Statement Indian Youth Service Corps Program
Contact
Jessica
Lyle
Dorothy
(202) 354-2126
Dorothy_FireCloud@nps.gov
MOCA 11 2020
Devils Tower and Prayer Strips
Tuxi Under Snow 2013