And My Trowel

Where fantasy meets archaeology! The realms between fantasy and reality have collided and only archaeologists can pave the way through the unknown. Ash and Tilly, armed with two trowels and a backlog of archaeological theory, navigate to new, thrilling worlds, filled with magic and mayhem to answer those burgeoning questions that only archaeologists can answer.

Promo: The Archaeology Show
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Promo: The Archaeology Show

This episode, Ash and Tilly have been so buried in quests that they didn’t have time to record! Luckily their fellow APN hosts over on The Archaeology Show have released a very timely episode about time travel, so we decided to share that here too. So listen in as Chris and Rachel review the surprisingly historically accurate Apple TV+ reboot of the movie Time Bandits.

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Little Ancestors and Chosen Ones - Ep 27
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Little Ancestors and Chosen Ones - Ep 27

The Wizards have been in touch again, and so this episode Ash and Tilly have been tasked with finding the one who can save the world and bring all of humanity together - The Chosen One. The catch is, all they know is that The Chosen One is a child, but they have no idea where to find them. Luckily, they can use their archaeological knowledge to identify the presence of children in the past...

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Pride and Prejudice and Radiocarbon dating - Ep 26
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Pride and Prejudice and Radiocarbon dating - Ep 26

Our hosts Ash and Tilly face a tough quest this episode, because they’ve been tasking with dating zombies. Discovering how long they’ve been dead, that is! To do this, they discuss the different methods of dating bodies in the archaeological record, and answer all those burning questions like “what is an isotope?” “What is voodoo?” And “what would happen if you took a zombie shopping?”

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There Can Only Be One (Winner)! - Ep 25
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There Can Only Be One (Winner)! - Ep 25

It's the 25th episode of And My Trowel, and to celebrate, Ash and Tilly decided to have a battle of wits in order to see who could remember the most from the last 24 episodes. There can only be one! (Or can there...?)

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The Intangible Wand - Ep 24
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The Intangible Wand - Ep 24

Ash and Tilly are about to embark on their biggest quest yet - trying to find archaeological evidence for the origins of magic! But how can you identify magic in the archaeological record? Listen in to hear a discussion about what defines a wand, how to tell if someone’s used magic, and what the link is between witches and beer.

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Looking at the fantastic side of archaeology and the ARCHAEOLOGY side of fantasy.