Getting Started with QGIS - ArchaeoTech 184
Dr. Edward Gonzalez-Tennant joins us again as a guest co-host while Paul is surveying in the middle east. Ed is an expert in QGIS and on today's show he tells us how to get started and gives us some of his tips, tricks, and customization advice along the way.
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QGIS Plug-Ins that Ed Recommends
Quick Map Services for Basemaps
Semi-Automatic Classification Area
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Summer Blockbusters: Apocalypto - Dirt 199
Amber guides Anna through the jungle of the 2006 film Apocalypto...but hopefully a little less racistly than director Mel Gibson did! We’ll talk about human sacrifice, what was (and was not) going on in Maya culture in the 15th century CE, and the movie’s ending that couldn’t be more on the nose if it went “boop!”
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With help from a friend, Mel cut to the chase (The Washington Post)
The perduring Maya: new archaeology on early Colonial transitions (Antiquity, via ResearchGate)
Maya Resistance to Colonial Rule in Everyday Life (The Latin American Anthropological Review)
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Indigenous Led Cultural Resource Management and Heritage Companies - HeVo 65
On today's episode, Jessica hosts a panel of Indigenous Cultural Resource Management and Heritage company leaders. The panel includes Dr. Ashley Spivey (Pamukey Indian Tribe), Executive Director of Kenah Consulting (Heritage Voices Episode 43), Desireé Martinez (Gabrileño-Tongva), President of Cogstone Resource Management and Tongva Tribal Archaeologist (Heritage Voices Episodes 9, 17, 46), Jeremy Begay (Diné), Carrizo Archaeological Group, and Steve DeRoy (Buffalo Clan, Anishinaabe/Saulteaux, Ebb and Flow First Nation), co-founder, director and past president of The Firelight Group and founder of the Indigenous Mapping Workshop (Heritage Voices Episode 56). Topic include why they chose CRM/Heritage over other avenues to work in this field, how they bake community benefit into their organizations, what they want Indigenous young people interested in CRM/Heritage to know, and how the CRM/Heritage Industry can better support Indigenous led firms.
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Timelines: 210 BCE - TAS 180
In 210 BCE Qin Shi Huangdi, the self-proclaimed first emperor of China was laid to rest surrounded by a terra cotta version of his army and court. But what was going on at the same time in other places in the world? In this episode we talk about the terra cotta army in China. Then we move over to Europe/Northern Africa because the end of the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage was coming to an end at the exact same time. Finally, we take a look at the one of the first unified empires in India, the Mauryan.
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Top Gun: Call Sign Butcher - Ruins 117
**This podcast contains spoilers about the movie Top Gun: Maverick, you have been warned!
On this chaotic and unscripted episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, we chat with our resident military anthropologist Georgia Butcher. We discuss the movie Top Gun (which David has not seen) and Top Gun: Maverick (which David has also not seen). We delve into the process of using military vehicles in movies and the film review process by the military. We then take a deep dive into the propaganda and anthropology of war movies.
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Special Discussion On Safety in Memory of Kaylen - CRMArch 244
We have all been in a situation that we weren't comfortable with in the field. And we've all been afraid to speak up when something is wrong. In the wake of the terrible tragedy of the death of one of our own on her first day of work we talk about personal responsibility and how you can take care of yourself in this demanding profession.
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Revisiting the Pointed Petroglyphs of the Coso Range - Rock Art 85
The Coso Range in the eastern Mojave Desert is a place we've talked about a lot. Now, Dr. Garfinkel, with help from two other researchers, is releasing a new book this fall about the pointed petroglyphs of the Coso range. He talks about what they look like, what they mean for our understanding of the area, and how they dated the images.
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Summer Blockbusters: The Dig - Dirt 198
Welcome to a month of Summer Blockbusters, where we talk about the archaeology in movies that aren't Indiana Jones! This week, it's the 2021 film The Dig, starring Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan. We'll talk a bit about the film, but mostly about the real site portrayed in it--the Anglo Saxon burial at Sutton Hoo. This site was key to rewriting the understanding of post-Roman Britain, and was especially meaningful as a symbol of English national identity during WWII.
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Here’s the True Tale Behind Netflix’s Buzzy New Carey Mulligan Archaeology Drama, ‘The Dig (Artnet)
The True History Behind Netflix’s ‘The Dig’ and Sutton Hoo (Smithsonian)
The Dig: Who was Sutton Hoo archaeologist Basil Brown? (BBC)
What Netflix ‘The Dig’ Gets Right And ‘Slanderously’ Wrong About The Sutton Hoo Story (Forbes)
An Introduction to Early Medieval England (C.410–1066) (English Heritage)
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Red Rover, Red Rover, Send Gover Back Over - Ruins 116
On this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, Carlton is back! Connor and Carlton sit down and discuss his wild and crazy summer in the field. They do a deep dive into where he was, what type of site he worked at, and the atmosphere of Lynch, Nebraska. Carlton then describes the early history of the site, his new gig as a bartender, and what it is like to be a senior graduate teaching assistant at a field school. Connor and Carlton finish discussing the next couple of months and Carlton's growth as a human.
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Stones in Circles and the Ancients that Loved Them - TAS 179
News from the English Countryside is dominating the podcast today! We've got a 4,800 year old stone circle on top of a henge and two from Stonehenge. The first is about the parasites that the early builders of Stonehenge suffered from and the second is about ancient pits, lots of them, found in the area around Stonehenge. Those ancients really DID love their stones in circles!
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Volunteers Uncover Rare, 4,800-Year-Old Stone Circle in England
Analysis of prehistoric feces shows Stonehenge people had parasites
Intestinal parasites in the Neolithic population who built Stonehenge (Durrington Walls, 2500 BCE)
TAS: Desert Kites, Miami Pre-History, and Illicit Antiquities - Ep 165
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What's Your Best First Season Strategy? - CRMArch 243
You've graduated and are starting your first season as an archaeologist in Cultural Resources Management. Are you just excited to have a job and call yourself an archaeologist? Great! But also think about your career. What should you be doing to plan for the future? What should you be doing just to get through the field season? We talk about all this on today's episode.
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Teaching That Tech-Mindset with Dr. Ed Gonzalez-Tennant - Archaeotech 183
Dr. Edward Gonzalez-Tennant has been on the show before talking about some of his research. Now we bring him on to co-host while Paul is out and in this episode we talk about his transition from Florida to Texas and how he's teaching the next generation of archaeologists to think about technology solutions.
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Sea Peoples - Dirt 197
“The Sea Peoples” is a term that refers to a seafaring culture of unclear origin that bopped around the eastern Mediterranean and adjoining areas around 1200-900 BCE. There are ancient Egyptian murals and reliefs that depict battles against these unnamed adversaries, but no definitive labels or helpful texts. So who were the Sea Peoples? We’ll discuss some theories, and probably not reach any conclusions apart from “wow people really care a lot about this, huh?”
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Rapid Change of Climate Did Not Cause the Fall of the Akkadian Empire (Ancient Near East Today)
Ancient DNA sheds light on the genetic origins of early Iron Age Philistines (Science Advances)
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The Crystal Skull of Belize - Pseudo 97
We've all heard of "The Crystal Skulls," but this crystal skull in particular is near and dear to my heart. Found in Belize in the 1920s, the mystery and intrigue surrounding the attempt to keep this find "authentic" is much more interesting than the forgery itself!
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The Antikythera Mechanism - Pseudo 96
Found in a shipwreck off the coast of Greece in 1901, the Antikythera Mechanism has been the subject of all sorts of claims, some outlandish, some simply false, and some true. Is this really the “World’s First Computer?” Is the technology needed to make it simply too advanced for the ancient Greeks? Join me as we sort it all out!
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Connor and David’s Declassified CRM Survival Guide - Ruins 115
Connor and David discuss the highs and woes of CRM archaeology. They start out discussing #bus and #vanlife and the issues that David is having with his bus.
They then take a deep dive into the bad and less fun elements of CRM archaeology. They discuss hotels, shovel tests, depression and existential crises. Connor and David then play good cop and tell success stories about their experiences in CRM. Give it a listen!
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Recent Research at a Paleoindian Red Ochre quarry with Dr. Spencer Pelton - TAS 178
This week we interview Dr. Spencer Pelton, the Wyoming State Archaeologist, about his work on the Powers II red ochre quarry site. He recently co-authored a paper about that site, and in it they reveal that the dating results make the Powers Site potentially the oldest quarry site in North America. It's a fascinating and unique site and Dr. Pelton graciously shares his expertise on red ochre, how it was mined, and how it was potentially used by Paleoindian people in Wyoming.
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In situ evidence for Paleoindian hematite quarrying at the Powars II site (48PL330), Wyoming
This 12,000-Year-Old Wyoming Quarry Could Be North America’s Oldest Mine
A Life in Ruins Episodes with Dr. Spencer Pelton
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Where in the World? Part Four: The Zooarchaeology of Asia - Animals 48
Welcome to episode three of a miniseries focusing on the zooarchaeology of various world regions. This episode is centred around Asian zooarchaeology, focusing on the natural history and anatomy of the most prominent wild and domesticated species found throughout the continent. Tune in to learn how pandas were mistaken for tapirs, grunting oxen and oracle bones.
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Ameri, M. (2018). Letting the Pictures Speak: An Image-Based Approach to the Mythological and Narrative Imagery of the Harappan World. Seals and Sealing in the Ancient World: Case Studies from the Near East, Egypt, the Aegean, and South Asia, 144.
Bose, S. (2020). Mega Mammals in Ancient India: Rhinos, Tigers, and Elephants. Oxford University Press.
d’Alpoim Guedes, J., & Aldenderfer, M. (2020). The archaeology of the Early Tibetan Plateau: New research on the initial peopling through the Early Bronze Age. Journal of Archaeological Research, 28(3), 339-392.
Harper, D. (2013). The cultural history of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in early China. Early China, 35(36), 2012-13.
Kumar, S., Ali, M., & Khoso, P. A. (2020). Emergence and Decline of the Indus Valley Civilization in Pakistan. Global Sociological Review, 2, 9-22.
Liu, K. et al. (2021). Radiocarbon dating of oracle bones of late Shang period in ancient China. Radiocarbon, 63(1), 155-175.
Liu, Y. C. et al. (2018). Genome-wide evolutionary analysis of natural history and adaptation in the world’s tigers. Current Biology, 28(23), 3840-3849.
Mohamad, K. et al. (2009). On the origin of Indonesian cattle. PLoS One, 4(5), e5490.
Uzzaman, M. R. et al. (2014). Semi-domesticated and Irreplaceable genetic resource gayal (Bos frontalis) needs effective genetic conservation in Bangladesh: a review. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 27(9), 1368.
Yang, D.Y. et al. (2008). Wild or domesticated: DNA analysis of ancient water buffalo remains from north China. Journal of Archaeological Science, 35(10), pp.2778-2785.
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What's Your End Goal? - CRMArch 242
We should all have goals in any job we’re in. What’s your current set of goals for your CRM career? Do you want to run a company? Become a professor? What are your short term vs long term goals? Andrew and Doug discuss this topic on today’s show.
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The Dirt Gets Wrecked - Dirt 196
Y'all, it has been a TOUGH WEEK. You can tell because Anna somehow manages to get the episode intro WRONG after doing it correctly nearly 200 times. But we're just gonna keep swimming! We couldn’t do a month-at-sea theme without talking about shipwrecks. And it’s not just pirate ships and the Titanic, either. We’ll discuss all kinds of underwater assemblages and the ways in which shipwreck archaeology helps us understand travel, life, commerce, connectivity, and more.
Links
Oldest Intact Shipwreck Discovered in the Black Sea (Smithsonian Magazine)
The Oldest Intact Shipwreck “Odysseus” was an Ancient Greek Vessel (Greek Reporter)
Episode 86 - Check Yourself Before You Shipwreck Yourself (The Dirt)
How scientists keep ancient shipwrecks from crumbling into dust (Popular Science)
Giant freeze dryer to preserve famous shipwreck (The History Blog)
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