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A New Maya Kingdom, What's an Anchoress? And paving over Miami's history - TAS 205

On today’s news episode we start with another Maya Kingdom found just sitting under some bushes in the jungle. OK, it’s a LOT of bushes. Then we move over to the UK and learn more about a skeleton that’s been in the University of Sheffield’s collection since the early 2000’s. Finally we talk about why the people of Miami keep letting developers dig up and pave over their most important cultural resources.

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Understanding Big Horn Sheep with Carlos Gallinger - Rock Art 97

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In order to begin to understand the symbols we see on the rocks and the people that made them we need to understand their environment. Carlos Gallinger has spent a lifetime studying the habits of the Bighorn Sheep in order to understand the people that live with, and off, off them. For example, it’s not feasible to take down a Bighorn sheep ten miles from your family. You need to be where the sheep are and understand them. Native people had this ability and Carlos wants to understand that ability.

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Friendship and Professionalism - CRMArch 257

We’re talking about friendship and professionalism on the podcast today. Do you make, or try to make, life-long friendships on projects? Do you try to keep your archaeology life and personal life separate? What about being friends with your employees, bosses, or subordinates? These are all concerns that people have and we relate our experiences on this episode.

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Of Mice and Rats (and All Manners of Voles) - Animals 55

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This episode of ArchaeoAnimals is about all creatures small and smaller! Tune in to learn more about small rodents and insectivores and their importance for reconstructing palaeoenvironments, characterising human-animal interactions, as well as their slow but inevitable spread through the near entirety of the globe. Case studies include the house mouse in the Levant, the Pacific rat in Mangareva, and Deer Mice and Montane Vole in Washington, USA.

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  • Baker, P., & Worley, F. (2019). Animal bones and archaeology: recovery to archive. Historic England.

  • Cucchi, Thomas, et al. (2014) "The changing pace of insular life: 5000 years of microevolution in the Orkney vole (Microtus arvalis orcadensis)." Evolution 68.10. 2804-2820.

  • Fraser, M., Sten, S., & Götherström, A. (2012). Neolithic Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) from the Island of Gotland show early contacts with the Swedish mainland. Journal of Archaeological Science, 39(2), 229-233.

  • Lyman, R. L. (2003). Lessons from temporal variation in the mammalian faunas from two collections of owl pellets in Columbia County, Washington. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 13(3), 150-156.

  • McGovern, T., et al. (2008) "NABONE Zooarchaeological Database: Recording System Codes."

  • Swift, J. A., Miller, M. J., & Kirch, P. V. (2017). Stable isotope analysis of Pacific rat (Rattus exulans) from archaeological sites in Mangareva (French Polynesia): The use of commensal species for understanding human activity and ecosystem change. Environmental Archaeology, 22(3), 283-297.

  • Weissbrod, L. et al. (2017) "Origins of house mice in ecological niches created by settled hunter-gatherers in the Levant 15,000 y ago." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114.16. 4099-4104.

  • https://www.nhbs.com/blog/uk-small-mammal-identification

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The Progeny of Boas - Ruins 142

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On this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, we delve into the post-Boas anthropological theorists. We begin with an overview of four of Boas’s most well known students: Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, Edward Sapir and Alfred Kroeber. We then just focus on the history of archaeological theory beginning with the Culture Historical approach, New Archaeology, and the Post-Processual Critique.

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1.2 Million Year Old Tools, 20 kyo Proto Writing, and Crazy Rich Egyptians! - Ep 204

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The Changing Landscape of Archaeological Survey - ArchaeoTech 195

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Though excavation is pretty much synonymous with archaeological fieldwork in the popular and professional imagination, the bulk of the work that we, as archaeologists, do is survey. In the decades that Chris and Paul have been doing archaeological survey we’ve seen great improvements in how they can be planned and carried out, in large part do to tech that’s more ubiquitous, robust, and cheaper than it was when we started. Today we discuss what we’ve already gained and what we hope the future brings.

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The Great Tonewood Debate - Pseudo 109

Tonight we tackle the highly annoying idea of electric guitar “tonewood.” Does the wood that your electric guitar is made out of affect the sound? Many guitar manufacturers and guitar pros say yes, but science says no. You’ll never guess which side I’m on….

While this topic is more pseudoscience than pseudoarchaeology, I figure it counts because I have an electric guitar in my office on campus…

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A Discussion with Linda Hylkema, Editor of La Pintura - Rock Art 96

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Linda Hylkema is the editor of La Pintura, the newsletter of the American Rock Art Research Association. They discuss Linda's fascination with rock art and some ongoing research.

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Making a CRM Class Awesome - CRMArch 256

As Andrew has just begun teaching a new class on CRM Professionalism, he thought he would mine the collected wisdom of his podcast colleagues to figure out what he should actually teach! What skills and knowledge did you not have when you began your career? Where did your university let you down? Let’s right the wrongs of the past and teach the next generation everything they need!

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Preparation is key - Tea Break 8

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  • In this episode of Tea-break Time Travel, Matilda chatted with archaeologist Pir Hoebe all about his research looking at flint blade technology. The theme of the episode, as the title suggests, is preparation. How do you prepare a flint nodule to create a flint blade? How do you prepare for your own research into prehistoric technologies? How do you prepare for a PhD? To learn all these things and more, check out the latest episode!

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A History of North American Archaeology - Ruins 140

We are back! All three cohosts return and start a new series of episodes on everyone’s favorite topic: Archaeology Theory! Before we delve into the theory, we start off by talking about feedback we have received from listeners about how we can improve our podcast. After we address that, we take a deep dive into a history of North American archaeological/anthropological thought and practice. This podcast is a little heavy but worth your listen!

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London Bridge is NOT Falling Down (Anymore)! - TAS 203

We’re in Lake Havasu City, AZ this week so naturally we’re talking about the London Bridge! Did you know that one of the three stone versions of the bridge to exist in the last 1500 years is here in Arizona? We talk about this history of the bridge and what led to this version being moved to an Arizona tourist town that was literally built around it.

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Beyond Hope: Archaeology and Collaboration in Castleton with Colin Merrony - Arch and Ale 44

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 talk in keeping with our focus on community archaeology, is given by Colin Merrony from the University of Sheffield and is entitled – Beyond Hope: Archaeology and Collaboration in Castleton. This talk took place on Monday 28th November 2022 at The Red Deer, Pitt Street, Sheffield

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Completely modeling an excavation with Photogrammetry - ArchaeoTech 194

We start today's show with a discussion about the current uses to Twitter and Mastodon after Elon Musk's takeover. For the last two segments, however, we talk about a novel way photogrammetry is being used on an excavation in Bulgaria. Want to see the excavation at any level? This will do it!

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Clovis First Forever (or Not) - Pseudo 108

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Have you ever had a big, angry mob of anonymous keyboard warriors tell you the same wrong thing over and over again? Where they typed the same foolishness so many times that you got tired of replying and decided to make a podcast about it instead? Maybe it’s just me.

On tonight’s episode, we explore the great non-debate of “Clovis First,” an idea that archaeologists let go of decades ago, but pseudoarchaeologists hold onto as tightly as the pearls that they clutch every time I point out that they are wrong. Enjoy!

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Black Cemeteries - HeVo 70

On today's episode, Jessica hosts a conversation with Dr. Antoinette Jackson and Delande Justinavil about Black cemeteries. We talk about their work and how their efforts fit into larger efforts to learn more about and protect Black cemeteries. We talk about the importance of using a variety of methods and disciplines to understand this important topic, as well as the necessity of including living people and art to inform this work and speak to the general public. The discussion includes the importance of reframing away from the idea of Black cemeteries as “abandoned” and the many layered efforts necessary to protect Black cemeteries holistically.

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An Oral History of Indigenous Archaeologies with Dr. Joe Watkins - Ruins 139

On this episode, Carlton has a solo interview with a leading figure in Indigenous Archaeologies - Dr. Joe Watkins. Dr. Watkins is a Citizen of the Choctaw Nation and has been an advocate for archaeological collaboration with Indigenous Communities throughout his career as an archaeologist. Carlton explores Dr. Watkins' career in Archaeology and the history and continued importance of Indigenous Archaeologies.

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Shipwrecks, Vikings, and Fekin' Nazis - TAS 202

This week we have 3 interesting archaeology news stories! First up, after a 2 year hiatus, underwater excavations of the HMS Erebus have resumed with some amazing new findings. Next, we head over to Scandinavia where genetic studies of the ancient remains tell a new story about the movement of people in and out of the area in the Viking era. And finally, how Nazis 'whitewashed' a shaman's prehistoric remains.

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Pleistocene Megafauna and Overkill Hypothesis - Ruins 138

On this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, Carlton is off galivanting across Europe and you know what that means; chaos. Connor and David talk about megafauna, the overkill hypothesis and get real weird.

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