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162nd Anniversary, Charles Darwin Publishes Origin Of Species. (24th November 1859) Prof. Stephen Shennan - FlipSide 6

This episode is extremely scientific, and inspired by the 162nd Anniversary of the publishing of Charles Darwin's epic tome 'On The Origin Of Species', which hit the public on the 24th November 1859 and caused quite a stir. Everyone of you has probably already heard of this book, but what relevance does this research have on archaeology, well, it impacted how we see the developmental processes of societies, material culture and archaeological environments. So it's a pretty big deal! Everything from human niche construction, developments in pottery, a new exciting interdisciplinary project, population thinking vs typological thinking and so much more! Joining me this episode is Prof. S. Shennan a lecturer in Theoretical Archaeology at University College London.

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Intro/Outro Music - Creative Commons - "Fantasia Fantasia" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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SHOWDOWN: Community College vs 4-Year University - CRMArch 226

For the new archaeology student, what are the pros and cons of going to a community college for the first two years versus straight into a four year? We’ve got co-hosts that have done both.

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Sheffield Troublemakers: Rebels and Radicals in Sheffield History with David Price - Arch and Ale 42

Archaeology & Ale is a monthly series of talks presented by Archaeology in the City, part of the University of Sheffield Archaeology Department’s outreach programme. This month we are proud to host David Price from the University of Sheffield speaking on "Sheffield Troublemakers: Rebels and Radicals in Sheffield History ". This talk took place on Thursday, October 28th, 2021, online via Google Meets.

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David Price studied history at Cambridge. He then went into the civil service. He was private secretary to Willie Whitelaw who later became Deputy Prime Minister. For some years, he worked on the transformation of old employment exchanges into modern Job Centres. In 1980, he moved with the Manpower Services Commission from London to Sheffield. On his retirement he took up history again. His first book was called Office of Hope and was the history of the Job Centres in the UK - originally founded by Winston Churchill and William Beveridge in 1910. Recently, he has been interested in helping asylum seekers in the city which has led him to write a book about migration to Sheffield called 'Welcome to Sheffield: A Migration History'. However, his best known book is about the radical tradition in Sheffield and is called 'Sheffield Troublemakers'. This is the subject of today's talk. In his talk, David will trace Sheffield's long history of radicalism and the important role that Sheffield has played on the national stage. This is a story of dissenting middle classes, independent minded artisans, champions of the weak and an unwillingness to be pushed around.

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Yes We Cant: Anti-Languages and Argots - Dirt 163

Come along for an exploration of anti-languages and the qualities that make them successful in building community and maintaining safety among the people that develop them. From occupational jargon to survival as a marginalized group to being hip with the kids, we tour a few of these languages, and subject everyone to a 16th century dialogue with translation.

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Ancient Social Networks, The First Falkland Islanders, and a Massive Floor Mosaic - TAS 145

On today's show we have three news articles for you. The first is about pottery making styles were passed down in the Indus Valley in the 3rd millennium BCE. The second discusses new findings that suggest a European in 1690 wasn't the first person to set foot in the Falkland Islands. Finally, we talk about the re-opening of a Palace to visitors in Palestine that shows one of the largest floor mosaics every discovered.

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Bioarchaeology Across the World with Dr. Alex Garcia-Putnam - Ep 82

In this episode, we are chatting with Dr. Alex Garcia-Putnam who is the Assistant State Physical Anthropologist for the Department of Archaeology and History Preservation in Washington State. And how did we come across Dr. Garcia-Putnam? Well he is a UW graduate of course! We start out by recapping how we know each other and talk about Alex's awesome experience returning to US from Canada.

Alex talks about his experience growing up as a professors kid and how he got hooked on archaeology. We then discuss Alex's change of dissertation topic caused by the COVID19 pandemic and also discuss how bioarcheology can be used to talk about very relevant and interesting topics. We finish off talking about all the places he has worked as a bioarcheologist.

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Perishable Artifacts and Tribally Driven Archaeology - HeVo 57

On today’s podcast Jessica interviews Dr. Edward Jolie (Oglala Lakota and Hodulgee Muscogee), the new Clara Lee Tanner Associate Curator of Ethnology at the Arizona State Museum and Associate Professor at School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. We talk about perishable materials, such as textiles, baskets, nets, and footwear, and why they are understudied, how they offer unique insights into the past, and what they can teach us about diversity and continuity both within and across regions. Throughout the podcast we continually return to the human element of perishable artifacts and associated research, including the movement to tribally driven archaeology.

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Creating Petroglyph Park in Ridgecrest, CA with Olaf Dowd - Rock Art 58

Today's episode features an interview with Olaf Dowd, Rock Art Replicator. Dowd has 30 years of experience in replicating the imagery of ancient Native peoples, primarily in the western Great Basin. Additionally, he is also the sole developer of the impressive rock art features that pepper the Petroglyph Park developed by the City of Ridgecrest in association with their annual Petroglyph Festival. Tune in to learn a bit about the challenges involved in moving tons of stone and developing the monuments to the Native artistry and religious metaphors.

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Best Practices for Digital Field Archaeology - ArchaeoTech 167

We've got a guest from Wildnote on today to talk about best practices when going in the field with your digital forms. There is some Wildnote feature stuff in here, but, most of this is applicable to anyone using digital recording devices in the field.

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Kyle Jordan - Dirt 162

Anna and Amber are joined by wonderful Special Guest, Kyle Jordan! Kyle is a disabled Egyptologist interested in themes of religion, magic and identity in the Egyptian world, with a specific focus on the appearance and interpretation of disability in Ancient Egypt and Egyptology as a discipline. We had a wonderful-- and long-- conversation with Kyle about how Egyptians viewed the embodiment of disability, how perception of disability in archaeology has changed (and how it still needs to change), and more.

Listener note, we mistakenly discuss the dialogue of a man and his ka, which was in fact between a man and his ba. This dialogue is on the subject of suicidal ideation, so please take care or skip forward at about [41:04.000].

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Covid 19 Ruck Luck - With Lana Ruck - Ruins 81

In this episode, we are joined again by Duel Ph.D. candidate in Anthropology and Cognitive Science, Lana Ruck. Lana first appeared on Episode 16, then Episode 41, and recently appeared on Episode 79. But on this episode, rather than talk about pseudoscientists or nerd out over paleo-anth with Ella, we’re going to catch up with Lana about her dissertation and the academic job market and why each pot and pan needs its own shelf in the kitchen. We recap her dissertation topic and talk about the effect the pandemic had on her data collection. Lana then talks about having to return money from the NSF and we finish out by talking about the academic job market and Lana's future trajectory.

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A Roman Mausoleum, Culloden Battlefield, and Roman Statues - TAS 144

We've got three news articles for you this week. We start in Turkey with a discovery of a Roman mausoleum. We then head to Scotland and the Culloden Battlefield. Archaeologists hope to find out more personal details of some of the soldiers involved and to do some 3D mapping. Finally, it's back to Romans. This time their presence is found under a Norman church in England.

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A Private Tour of Little Petroglyph Canyon with Dick Dickson - Rock Art 57

We will be interviewing Dick Dickson. He works on base at China Lake Naval Ordnance Testing Station and is a docent helping to lead tours to the world famous Coso Rock Art. He is also a board member of the California Rock Art Foundation. Jump in and take a listen. Learn why Ridgecrest is a world famous location and what they have as their signature thematic function.

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The Community College Experience and CRM with Eric Olson - CRMArch 225

Dr. Bill White host’s today’s episode of the CRM Arch Podcast. He brings on guest Eric Olson. Eric is an instructor at a Community College in Ohio and brings a unique perspective to an archaeological education that prepares you for the business of archaeology.

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"Player One Needs Food Badly" - The Zooarchaeology of Video Game Cuisine - Animals 40

On this episode of ArchaeoAnimals, Simona and Alex are heading back into the world of video games - this time all about the culinary archaeology of popular video games. Learn more about what the rubbish pits of games such as The Witcher and Dragon Age would look like; also endless Skyrim quotes and Alex trying to eat everything.

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Vikings! - TAS 143

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Let's Call It a Ritual Object - Dirt 161

Thanks to everyone who came out to our virtual live show! This is the edited audio of that event. We talk about the role of ritual in daily life, how our big round human brains have evolved the ability to think about abstract meaning and ritual significance, and the theory underpinning all of this. We also take a trip to two incredible archaeological sites to think about how the people living there might have thought about the unknown and unseen in their lives. Whoa.

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The "Mane" Event with Dr. William Taylor - Ruins 80

For this episode, we are joined again by Dr. William Taylor, who first appeared on the podcast in episode 25. We start out by discussing Dr. Taylor's COVID experience as a new professor and how his museum projects had to change to adapt to the new COVID landscape. We then delve into the research surrounding the Lehi horse. Dr. Taylor explains his methods of analysis and how they can be used to tell us about individual specimens, while also contributing to the larger discipline. We then talk about his research on early horse domestication at the Botai site.

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Linking the Sun and Animal Habits with Bernie Taylor - Rock Art 56

Bernie Taylor graces the 56th episode of the Rock Art Podcast. Bernie provides an amazing word picture of the journey of our ancestors with respect to religion and science. Including a discussion of rock art, archaeoastronomy, shamanism, animism, and animal habits. What Bernie and Dr. Garfinkel discuss is how the movements of the sun and animal behavior are linked and how rock art is part of the story.

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Why archaeology will be the next harbor for technology - ArchaeoTech 166

Paul and Chris talk about a Heritage Daily article that seems a bit starry-eyed about the role of archaeology in current and future technological innovations and use. The article linked below broadly discusses a number of technologies and we take a few of them and break them down.

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