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BMAC: The Best Bronze Age Complex You've Never Heard Of - The Dirt 118

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Anna and Amber head to ancient Central Asia for a sponsored episode in which they explore the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex. Come...

VRchaeology: Pt 2 Archaeology and Heritage Experiences - Dig It 18

04 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, we go into part two of our discussion about archaeology and VR! This episode we go into two specific educational and fun VR ex...

The Future of Writing and Publishing in Archaeology - CRMArch 203

02 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Grey literature is the term for CRM reports that languish behind restrictions in agency file cabinets. How do we change that? How do we talk about arc...

I'm Commander Shephard and This Is My Favourite Bone on the Citadel: The Zooarchaeology of Mass Effect - Animals 29

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Space hamsters and shifty looking cows: Tristan joins Alex and Simona to discuss the zooarchaeology of Mass Effect creatures.Links BioWare (2007) Mass...

Watching Brief - October - Part 2 - SoupCast

30 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy B...

Watching Brief - October - Part 1 - SoupCast

30 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy B...

Fish People - The Dirt 117

30 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Anna and Amber bring you the result of episode planning by two hosts who have had a VERY long year and who refuse to back down from a dumb ...

Tribal Cultural Resource Management with Danielle Flowers - Rock Art 24

27 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today Dr. Garfinkel interviews Danielle Flowers. They talk about Danielle's work doing Native American consultation. She discusses working with an und...

Space Archaeology with Justin Walsh - ArchaeoTech 142

26 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When people think of Space Archaeology, and many of us do, our thoughts often drift towards the moon landing sites or the numerous rovers on Mars. And...

Iceman - Prehist 29

24 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kim talks to stone tool specialist and experimental archaeologist Dr James Dilley about the film Iceman, a dramatic reconstruction of the last days of...

Our Ruined Lives with Simon Radchenko - Ruins 34

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode of Our Ruined Lives, we are interviewing Mr. Simon Radchenko. Simon is a Ukrainian archaeologist pursuing his Ph.D in Archaeology at ...

Thanksviking II: The Vikinging - Dirt 116

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Anna and Amber embark once again into the Viking Age, this time with the help of Neil Price's excellent book Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the...

The Lakota Sioux Standing Rock Tribe with Jeremy Freeman - Rock Art 23

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tribal archaeologist Jeremy Freeman joins us on this episode of the Rock Art Podcast. Jeremy works with the standing rock Lakota Sioux tribe in North ...

Post-Election Minisode - Dig It 17

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Contact Show Twitter: @idigitpodcast Email: [email protected] Alyssa Instagram: aal.archaeology Twitter: Lyssakemi Michaela Instagram: mm_dig...

Budgets and Seasonality - CRMArch 202

18 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, the team discusses the basics of budgeting, the in-coming winter, and the relationship between the two.Follow Our Panelists On Twi...

Maori Homes and Communities - HeVo 45

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s episode Jessica hosts Jacqueline Paul (Ngapuhi, Ngati Tuwharetoa, and Ngati Kahungunu ki Heretaunga), Māori Landscape Architect, Lecture...

Ellora Caves - Dirt 115

16 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Anna and Amber engage in some light speleology to give you a glimpse of the Ellora Caves--a shared Hindu, Buddhist and Jain sacred site in ...

New evidence for Neolithic textiles in the Orkney Islands - Ep 103

14 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Recently, new evidence for Neolithic fabric was found impressed on a sherd in the Orkney Islands. In an area where the environment is not conducive to...

The Eastern Mojave: A Conversation About Adventure and Science with Dr. Alan Garfinkel - Rock Art 22

13 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is unusual as Chris Webster interviews Dr. Alan Garfinkel about his recent work in the national Mojave preserve. Dr. Garfinkel was in the...

Required Tech Skills for Leveling Up - ArchaeoTech 141

12 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We talk a lot of tech on this podcast but what do you really need to know in order to level up your skills and get a higher position? On today's episo...

10,000-year-old Rock Art in the Desert: A Conversation with Dr. Marissa Molinar - Ruins 33

09 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of A Life in Ruins podcast, we interview Dr. Marissa Molinar. She studies the practices, and products of prehistoric art, through an e...

We Bet You'll Enjoy This Episode - Dirt 114

09 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Anna and Amber have dealt you an excellent hand of examples of gambling, and the archaeology and anthropology thereof! Listeners, we hope y...

Watching Brief - September - Part 2 - SoupCast

08 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy B...

Watching Brief - September - Part 1 - SoupCast

08 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy B...

Does A Donut Have Agency? - Dig It 16

06 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we discuss agency and the theory of agency by exploring the conceptual definitions as to what is agency, agency in archaeology, and t...

The Basketry Boom of the early 20th Century with Gene Meieran - Rock Art 21

06 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Here's one that is a bit different. Did you know that Native California Indians were part of a basketry boom? From about 1890 to 1940 Native people pr...

Why We Do it - CRMArch 201

04 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is in response to a listener question in which the listener asked why we continue to do CRM even though we always talk about the hards...

So You Want to be a Zooarchaeologist? - Animals 28

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Interested in becoming a zooarchaeologist? Alex and Simona discuss how to get into zooarchaeology and their personal experiences within the discipline...

Neanderthalk with "Kindred" Author Dr. Rebecca Wragg Sykes - Dirt 113

02 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Anna and Amber sit down with Dr. Rebecca Wragg Sykes, Paleolithic archaeologist and author of the book "Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death, and Ar...

PCNs and Rock Art Study with Donna Gillette and Linda Hylkema - Rock Art 20

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn all about the careers to two amazing women, Drs. Donna Gillette and Linda Hylkema as they take you on a journey of rock art discovery. One of Dr...

Tech Discussion from Facebook Live - ArchaeoTech 140

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's a bit of a different episode. Sometimes, Chris Webster and his co-host do a live show on Facebook and YouTube. On this week's show they talked...

Folklore and prehistoric sites - PreHist 28

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ghosts, magic, witches and sacrifice, just in time for Halloween! Kim talks to Sue Greaney and Joana Valdez-Tullet about folklore and prehistoric site...

Spooktober: Buried Alive?!?!?! - Dirt 112

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For the final spooky episode of 2020, Amber and Anna take on the extremely frightening topic of live burials. We discuss the forensic evidence that in...

Our Ruined Lives with World Wide Wallace - Ruins 32

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the episode of Our Ruined Lives, we talk with Trevor Wallace, a documentary filmmaker and Vice President of Research and Education at the Explorers...

Gaining Purpose Through the Supernatural with L. Frank Manriquez - Rock Art 19

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 19 of the rock art podcast we interview L. Frank Manriquez. She is a Native Californian Indian of e Tongva and Ajachamem ancestry. L. Frank...

South Indian Archaeology feat. Shobhna Iyer - Dig It 15

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, we sit down with Stanford Ph.D. candidate, Shobhna Iyer where she discusses how she became impassioned with archaeology in Sou...

Celebrating 200 Episodes - CRMArch 200

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The CRMArch Crew gets together to talk about the last 200 episodes. It’s been a long, fun ride and we hope you’ve enjoyed it.LinksDreaming about A...

Convergent Migrations of Humans and Monarch Butterflies - HeVo 44

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this month’s podcast we have Dr. Columba Gonzalez-Duarte. Dr. Gonzalez-Duarte is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthro...

Spooktober: It's A Whole Ordeal - Dirt 111

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sure, maybe you've heard of the River Ordeal, or trial by fire, but have you heard of Trial by Bean? How about the Ordeal of the Turf? In this Spookto...

Shamanism and Cognitive Anthropology with Kevin Stein - Rock Art 18

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is with Kevin Stein an entertainment, marketing, and public relations consultant and rock art aficionado. Kevin has traveled widely and s...

Digital Data Preservation and the Apple iPhone 12 Event featuring LiDAR! - ArchaeoTech 139

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We cover three different topics in three segments on today’s episode. In segment one we talk about digital data storage as preservation. The article...

The Archaeology of Childhood with Mackenzie Cory - Ruins 31

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of A Life in Ruins podcast, we chat with Mackenzie Cory, a fellow University of Wyoming Graduate! Mac delves into his formative years,...

Spooktober: They Built It On a Haunted Burial Ground - Ep 110

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For decades, American horror has been haunted by the specter of the "Indian Burial Ground." This week, we look at the roots of the phenomenon, the his...

Heritage Traineeships with Phoenix Archer - Episode 16 - Modern Myth

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It is always important to be open to hearing both when things go well and also when there are serious issues. In the UK, there is a feeling that syste...

Indigenous People and Relating to the Cosmos with Dr. Ed Krupp of the Griffith Observatory - Rock Art 17

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Ed Krupp is Director of the Griffith Astronomical Observatory in Los Angeles, California. He is a world class scholar and is a pioneer in the stud...

VRchaeology: Intro - Ep 14

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode, start part one of our discussion about archaeology and VR! A very abbreviated explanation of VR, it’s integration into archae...

Are Universities Underbidding CRM Projects? - CRMArch 199

07 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Universities are in trouble in 2020. There were generally no field schools over the summer and in-person classes are a thing of the past. Also, many u...

You're not supposed to be here! 'Exotic' species in the archaeological record - Animals 27

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this month’s episode, Alex and Simona were meant to discuss non-native species in the archaeological record. What actually happened is a mix of e...

Handing It Over to Spooktober - Dirt 109

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Amber eases Anna into Spooktober with some archaeological accounts of hands in... unexpected places.Links The Second Intermediate Period: The Hyksos (...

Astral Photography and Rock Art with Jerman Cervera - Rock Art 16

02 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A truck driver turned rock art photographer, Jerman Cervera is passionate about what he does. He and Alan talk about his journey to photography from a...

Digital Nomads - ArchaeoTech 138

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode Chris and Paul talk about digital nomads. How do you stay connected while traveling or living on the road. Chris has been doing it ...

Eat, Pray, Quarantine: The 2020 Summer of Covid - Ruins 30

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode our three intrepid hosts re-cap their summers in quarantine. They talk the missed field work opportunities, the pressures of publishin...

Warding Off Evil - Dirt 108

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Anna and Amber get ready for the spooky season by talking about some of the ways that people in various cultures have protected themselves ...

Photographing and Interpreting Rock Art with Eric Lawton - Ep 15

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Lawton is a world class fine art photographer and has been around the word with his camera. Eric has been fascinated with rock art for his entire...

Lycia, Churches, and PhDs featuring Audrey Scardina - Dig It 13

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we talk to Audrey Scardina (future Dr.) about her journey through life from her undergrad in theater to finishing up a Ph.D. at the U...

Is the RPA Really Useless? - CRMArch 198

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Following from a popular Facebook post about the RPA talk about about what it is, what it’s doing, what it’s supposed to do, and what it should do...

EAA2020 - Virtual Recap with Matilda Siebrecht - 070

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is a special episode of Conferences Podcast with special guest Matilda Siebrecht, a PhD researcher at the University of Gronigen, Netherlands. Sh...

Tribal Capacity Building to Support Sovereignty - HeVo 43

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this month’s podcast we have Dr. Ashley Spivey, Executive Director of Kenah Consulting and enrolled member of the Pamukey Indian Tribe. We start ...

A Very Brief Intro to Ancient Egyptian Archaeology - Dirt 107

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Amber and Anna bring you three of the best-known archaeological sites from Ancient Egypt. These sites tell us a whole lot about life in the...

YCTA From the Field - Pt 2 - TAS 102

19 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This time it’s just Chris and Richie. They talk about fire survey during all the west coast fires in 2020, cast iron pans, and how out of shape Chri...

Rock Art, Science, and Religion with Dr. Tirtha Mukhopadhyay - Rock Art 14

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode we talk to Dr. Tirtha Mukhopadhyay about his career in rock art. From his homeland of Calcutta, India, to continued graduate studies i...

First Time Tech User in the Field - ArchaeoTech 137

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s quick show Chris talks to Rachel Roden, his wife, an archaeologist and crew member on the DIGTECH team working northeastern Nevada. Rache...

Crumpet Resource Management: Behind the Trowel with Natasha Billson - Ruins 29

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of A Life In Ruins Podcast, we summon another member of the Archaeology Avengers, Natasha Billson! Many of you may already know of Nat...

Linguistics and Endangered Languages with Dr. Chris Donlay - Dirt 106

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Anna and Amber finally get some much-needed linguistics help from Dr. Chris Donlay. We talk about his unconventional academic path and his work record...

A Life In Ruins Makes An Announcement

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A very important announcement from the A Life In Ruins Hosts.Contact Email: [email protected] Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast Facebook: @...

Dr. George Carr Frison (1924-2020)

12 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This announcement pertains to the death of George Carr Frison.

YCTA From the Field! - TAS 101

12 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another episode of You Call This Archaeology?!?! Richie and Chris couldn’t get online and go live so they roped in Rachel, the other crew...

La Rumorosa Rock Art with Don Liponi - Rock Art 13

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Don Liponi is a best selling author on La Rumorosa rock art and he's working on a third volume focusing on the study of shamanism as it relates to Roc...

New Beginnings and Future Aspirations - Dig It 12

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Alyssa and Michaela give updates on both of their major life changes occurring in the month of August while discussing future plans a...

CRM Can Unionize...They Did It In Canada! - CRMArch 197

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We've talked about unionizing archaeologists a number of times on this podcast. Today, though, we talk to two people that actually did it. They are th...

Watching Brief - August 2020 - Part 2 - SoupCast

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

57:26 - British Museum removes statue of slave-owning founder:https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/aug/25/british-museum-removes-founder-hans-sloa...

Watching Brief - August 2020 - Part 1 - SoupCast

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy B...

Watching Brief - July 2020 - SoupCast

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy B...

Building a Better Researcher, Part 2, with Tasha Bergson-Michelson - Dirt 105b

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The second half of Anna and Amber's conversation with librarian and research guru Tasha Bergson-Michelson. This week, we chat about the value of criti...

Photographing Rock Art and Geoglyphs with Rick Colman - Rock Art 12

05 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rick Colman shares is journey in anthropology and his recent research documenting the giant ground figures that exist in California and Arizona. These...

Sustainable Online Archaeology with Eric Olson - ArchaeoTech 136

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Olson is a full time lecturer at Cuyahoga Community College, Presient of the Stewards of Historical Preservation, and president-elect of the Ohio...

Bioarchaeology in the Witcher - Animals 26

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex and Simona go back into archaeogaming with a new episode focusing on bioarchaeology in the popular video game franchise The Witcher (originally a...

Building a Better Researcher, Part 1, with Tasha Bergson-Michelson - Dirt 105

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Amber and Anna sit down to chat with the incomparable Tasha Bergson-Michelson, a librarian and educator. Research is a skill that is learned, and Tash...

The Boxgrove Horse Butchery Site with Dr. Matt Pope - TAS 100

29 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A half-a-million-year-old internationally significant archaeological site in Sussex, England, offers unprecedented insights into the life of a poorly ...

Imposter syndrome - Dig It 11

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, with our special guest, Jocelyn Lee, an incoming Ph.D. student at Stanford University and a recent grad at UMass Boston studying race...

A Lifetime of Rock Art Study with Peter Merlin - Rock Art 11

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Dr. Alan Garfinkel talks with Peter W. Merlin - an acclaimed author, researcher, rock art explorer, adventurer, freelance journalist, ...

Your Presence on Social Media - Ep 196

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We've talked about personal branding before and how your online presence, whether intentional or not, is part of how people perceive you. This episode...

Our Ruined Lives with Taliah Farnsworth - Ruins 28

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Our Ruined Lives, we chat with the fantastic Taliah Farnsworth, the Virtual Experience Coordinator at the Denver Museum of Nature a...

Queryin' the Illyrians - Dirt 104

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, on a sponsored episode, Anna and Amber examine the traces left by the various ancient cultures called "Illyrians." We've got some architect...

Fuel Use in Ancient Times with Dr. Gregg Griffin - TAS 99

22 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Griffin's research focuses on analyzing archaeological deposits to answer questions on production of goods and fuel use. Dr. Griffin has excavated...

The Modern Myth of Archaeology in Nigeria with Ajayi Boluwaji - Modern Myth - Episode 15

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was a privileged to record, I sat down with Ajayi Boluwaji, an archaeology based in Nigeria to talk about the similarities and difference...

On Raven's Wing - PreHistories 27

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I talk to Dr Rena Maguire about On Raven’s Wing by Morgan Llywelyn. This book is a retelling of part of the Ulster Cycle, especially the life of Cuc...

Petroglyph Research with Dr. Chester Liwosz - Rock Art 10

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode Dr. Gold talks with Dr. Chester Liwosz. Dr. Liwosz tells us how he got into archaeology and how he came to study petroglyphs. We al...

Work From Home Assessment - ArchaeoTech 135

20 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve been working from home since March of this year and for some archaeologists it’s been difficult. Paul and Chris talk about how it’s gone f...

Sovereign Stories - HeVo 42

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this months’s podcast we have LT Kayla F. DeVault (Shawnee and Anishinaabe), Engineer and Project Manager at Indian health facilities. Kayla’s ...

Illustrating Archaeology - Dirt 103

17 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Anna and Amber take on archaeological illustration. That's right-it's an audio episode about an entirely visual topic! This'll go well. We ...

Neanderthals Making Yarn?! - TAS 98

15 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is a crossover episode with Rachel Roden and Historical Yarns!Recently, evidence of twisted cord was discovered on a Neanderthal archaeological s...

Grants, and Fellowships, and Scholarships, Oh My! - Dig It 10

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we discuss the inter-workings of different parts on finding grants especially as we start to enter grant-writing and application seas...

CRAF and ArchaeoAstronomy with Christine Grimaldi Clarkson - Rock Art 9

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On today's show Dr. Garfinkel interviews the Executive Director of the California Rock Art Foundation, Christine Grimaldi Clarkson. Christine was inst...

Stories from the Field and Lessons Learned - CRMArch 195

12 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Description: We all have our stories where we "barely got out", or, "I can't believe that happened!" On today's episode Heather opens up and tells us ...

Chalk it Up to Science - Dirt 102

10 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, on a short but fun episode, Anna and Amber investigate some of the massive figures cut into the chalk landscape of the Southern UK. Who mad...

If a Yoda, Archaeology had: A Philosophical Discussion with our Mentor Dr. Robert L. Kelly - Ruins 27

10 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 27 of A Life in Ruins Podcast, we interview Dr. Robert L. Kelly. Dr. Kelly was all the cohosts thesis advisor at the University of Wyoming....

Liminal Places with Rebecca Lambert - TAS 97

08 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rebecca Lambert studies those places in our world that we don't either think about or even like to think about. Shadows, hidden areas, underpasses. Th...

Bighorn Sheep of California with Carlos Gallinger - Rock Art 8

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Carlos Gallinger is a world class wildlife specialist. Mr. Gallinger has spent much of his life studying the habits, habitat, and associated prehistor...

Finding Hidden Rooms at Teotihuacan with Science - Ep 134

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Teotihuacan was a massive, important, city near modern day Mexico City. There are several massive pyramids on the site and two of them have caves UNDE...