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A stelae by any other name is still a stelae - Tea Break 9
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month boasts a very exciting episode as Matilda travels back to ancient Egypt with Egyptologist Dr Colleen Darnell, to look at the fascinating wo...
Vikings in America: This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things - Ep 145
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, the lads sail themselves into the tempest that is the hoaxes, pseudoscience, and popular culture of Viking...
Shipworms, Head Lice, and Cracking Skulls - TAS 207
26 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a news episode again! This week we talk about a shipwreck from the 1800s that washed up on the shore in Massachusetts in the US. Then we head o...
PROMO Ancient Chinese Oracle Bones and other Ancient Writing - Ep 98
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We had some interviews fall through this week so we’re presenting you with an episode of The Archaeology Show. We think it’s mostly relevant but e...
The Utah Cultural Site Stewardship Program - CRMArch 258
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode we interview three people from the Utah Cultural Site Stewardship Program. They manage over 300 volunteers across the state and a...
Tribal Collaboration at Archaeology Southwest - HeVo 71
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Jessica brings Ashleigh Thompson back on the show. You may remember Ashleigh from Heritage Voices Episode 21 (Food Sovereignty and...
Rants and Raves - Ruins 144
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, we experiment with a new format. Each cohost will be taking a segment to talk about a topic within archaeo...
Magnetometry on the Lagash Project (Archaeotech 191) - TAS 206
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chris is sick this week and needs to let his voice rest so we are playing a really awesome episode of Archaeotech with Chris and his co-host Paul Zimm...
Tech in Conferences: "Post-" COVID, what have we learned? - ArchaeoTech 196
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Conferences have pretty much never changed in the archaeology world. We’re still doing the same things we’ve done for decades. Sure, the abstract ...
The "Water Erosion Hypothesis" and the Age of the Sphinx - Pseudo 110
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You would think that dating the Sphinx would be pretty easy, especially since the Sphinx’s face is that of an Old Kingdom pharaoh, and it’s right ...
A Conversation with Carlton: Migrations and Megafauna in the Western Hemisphere - Ruins 143
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Carlton goes rogue and does an episode by himself. No co-hosts, no guest, just Carlton letting out his thoughts. For episode 143, Car...
A New Maya Kingdom, What's an Anchoress? And paving over Miami's history - TAS 205
12 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 m...
Understanding Big Horn Sheep with Carlos Gallinger - Rock Art 97
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Gallinge...
Friendship and Professionalism - CRMArch 257
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Of Mice and Rats (and All Manners of Voles) - Animals 55
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of ArchaeoAnimals is about all creatures small and smaller! Tune in to learn more about small rodents and insectivores and their importan...
The Progeny of Boas - Ruins 142
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
1.2 Million Year Old Tools, 20 kyo Proto Writing, and Crazy Rich Egyptians! - TAS 204
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There's some "mind-blowing" news in archaeology this week! We start with early hominids in Ethiopia using tools 500,000 years earlier than anything th...
The Changing Landscape of Archaeological Survey - ArchaeoTech 195
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Though excavation is pretty much synonymous with archaeological fieldwork in the popular and professional imagination, the bulk of the work that we, a...
The Great Tonewood Debate - Pseudo 109
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
A Discussion with Linda Hylkema, Editor of La Pintura - Rock Art 96
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Linda Hylkema is the editor of La Pintura, the newsletter of the American Rock Art Research Association. They discuss Linda's fascination with rock ar...
Making a CRM Class Awesome - CRMArch 256
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 figur...
Preparation is key - Tea Break 8
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Tea-break Time Travel, Matilda chatted with archaeologist Pir Hoebe all about his research looking at flint blade technology. The t...
A History of North American Archaeology - Ruins 140
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Beyond Hope: Archaeology and Collaboration in Castleton with Colin Merrony - Arch and Ale 44
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Archaeology & Ale is a monthly series of talks presented by Archaeology in the City, part of the University of Sheffield Archaeology Department’s ou...
London Bridge is NOT Falling Down (Anymore)! - TAS 203
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Completely modeling an excavation with Photogrammetry - ArchaeoTech 194
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
Clovis First Forever (or Not) - Pseudo 108
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 foolis...
Black Cemeteries - HeVo 70
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Jessica hosts a conversation with Dr. Antoinette Jackson and Delande Justinavil about Black cemeteries. We talk about their work a...
An Oral History of Indigenous Archaeologies with Dr. Joe Watkins - Ruins 139
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Cho...
Shipwrecks, Vikings, and Fekin' Nazis - TAS 202
15 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Censoring on Social Media and CRM in 2023 - CRMArch 255
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For today we talk about getting censored on social medial. Specifically, should comments be called out to admins on Facebook groups or should the comm...
Pleistocene Megafauna and Overkill Hypothesis - Ruins 138
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Stealing Archaeology - TAS 201
08 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we happened across 3 different stories in the News about to looting and the collection of antiquities both by museums and individuals. There...
Archaeologial Metallurgy in the News - ArchaeoTech 193
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's a news episode! We found three articles that all happen to deal with archaeological metallurgy. From sourcing to melting with a laser, there's a ...
Maya Apocalypse 2012 - Pseudo 107
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did you survive the Maya apocalypse of 2012? Are you still putting your life back together after the supervolcano covered your home in lava just befo...
Scales and Tails: Reptiles in Archaeology - Animals 54
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of ArchaeoAnimals, Alex and Simona explore the Land of Reptilia. From the humble Grass Snake to the mighty Nile Crocodile, tune in to ...
Annual Performance Review 2022 with Chris Webster & Rachel Roden - Ruins 137
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well, it is that time of the year again. In keeping with tradition, the New Year's first episode features Archaeology Podcast Network owners Christ We...
What Year Is It and Why? - TAS 200
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered how we ended up with the calendar we have today? Where leap years come from, and why we need them? This week we take a look at ...
Michael Adonts and Rock Art Cinematography - Rock Art 95
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Adonts is a rock art cinematographer who is studying portable rock art and the source and character of rock art scholarship in general. He in...
Professional Organizations - What Are They Good For? - CRMArch 254
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're all told that we need to go to conferences run by the big professional organizations. We need to present, network, and get jobs. But, can you ac...
Medieval office chairs - Tea Break 7
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month Matilda delved into the fascinating subject of wood, and more specifically talked with archaeologist Christopher Wakefield about the wooden...
A Review of Episode 6 of Graham Hancock's Ancient Apocalypse with Dr. Shane Miller & Dr. Jesse Tune - Ruins 136
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, the three lads are joined by Dr. Jesse Tune and Dr. Shane Miller to review Episode 6 of Graham Hancock's n...
The Best? of 2022 - TAS 199
25 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As some of you celebrate Christmas and we all look to the end of 2022 there are the inevitable articles talking about the "Best" whatever. We saw one ...
Geophysics in the Middle East with Marco Wolf - ArchaeoTech 192
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Paul worked with Marco Wolf on his travels to Ur this past fall of 2022. Marco is interested in all things digital and they talked a lot about some of...
Ancient Maya Astronauts - Pseudo 106
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Was Pacal the Great actually “Pacal the Great…Astronaut?” Of course not! On today’s podcast, I destroy whatever good humor you may have acqu...
The Utes as a Forgotten People - HeVo 69
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Jessica hosts Ernest House, Jr. (Ute Mountain Ute), Senior Policy Director for the Keystone Policy Center and former Executive Dir...
Experimental Traditional Hand-Poke Tattooing with Daniel Riday - Ruins 135
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Carlton interviews Daniel Riday, a tattoo artist specializing in traditional hand-poke and ancestral tattooing techniques. Daniel tal...
The Archaeology of the APN - TAS 198
18 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a solo show with Chris Webster today. They APN recently celebrated it’s eight birthday and Chris wanted to tell you a little bit about how th...
Ancestory: A children's book about rock art - Rock Art 94
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah Salyer is an author and artist that has just finished work on an upcoming book for children and others on rock art from Harper Collins. This re...
Saving, Investing, and Retirement Accounts - CRMArch 253
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How can you save for retirement in the CRM world? It’s time to learn about investing! The hosts explore the options, from 401K’s to Roth IRA’s...
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act with Jayne-Leigh Thomas - Ruins 134
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Carlton interviews Dr. Jayne-Leigh Thomas, the Director of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act at Indiana Univ...
Homo Erectus, Neanderthal and Roman Food! - TAS 197
11 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we happened to find 3 news stories about evidence for eating and cooking food in the ancient world. First up is the first evidence of Homo E...
Magnetometry on the Lagash Project - ArchaeoTech 191
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Paul spent two months in Iraq this fall (2022). The first was working at Ur, in Iraq. The second was back to Lagash, just down the street. One of the ...
Kinkella Reviews Graham Hancock's Netflix Show "Ancient Apocalypse" - Pseudo 105
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever made a YouTube video that suddenly got a lot of views? I did one on Graham Hancock's new Netflix show "Ancient Apocalypse" and made a w...
On Frog-Toads and Other Amphibian Dilemmas - Animals 53
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of ArchaeoAnimals, take a journey into the world of amphibians with us. Witness the latest of Alex’s hot archaeology takes, discover...
The Cross Section of Oral History and Geology with Josh Wolford - Ep 133
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Carlton talks with Josh Wolford about his background in anthropology and his work on the relationships between Anishinaabe cosmology ...
Don't Watch NBC's 'La Brea' if you want to retain brain cells - Ep 196
04 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is just a short episode because it was a busy week for us. However, I had time to watch a few episodes of the catastrophe of historical inaccurac...
Bringing Local Tribes and Performers to the Ridgecrest Petroglyph Festival with Alexis Zubia - Ep 93
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alexis Zubia, Performance Lead, for the Ridgecrest Petroglyph Festival. So how does one create and orchestrate something like a two-day outdoor extrav...
Peer Review for CRM Reports? It's Happening - Ep 252
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Peer review is defined as “a process of subjecting an author’s scholarly work, research or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the ...
Indigenous Archaeology and the Save Heritage Campaign with Ashleigh Thompson - Ruins 132
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Carlton has a solo interview with Ashleigh Thompson, a Tribal Citizen of the Red Lake Ojibwe and Ph.D. candidate in Anthropology at t...
100th Anniversary, Howard Carter's Discovery Of Tutankhamun's Tomb (4th November 1922) - Flipside 9
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The discovery of the Tomb of Pharoah Tutankhamun is one of the most celebrated discoveries in Egyptology and perhaps archaeology in general. This mont...
Ancient Apocalypse or Modern Lies? - TAS 195
27 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
CORRECTION: Graham Hancock wrote Fingerprints of the Gods NOT Chariots of the Gods which was written by Erich von Däniken. Our apologies for mixing u...
GPR and Geophysics with Dr. Dan Bigman - ArchaeoTech 190
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
(ENCORE of Ep 123) Dr. Dan Bigman from Bigman Geophysical joins the show once again to talk about GPR and other methods in a CRM context. Of course th...
Kinkella Visits "The Mystery Spot" - Pseudo 104
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine the cast of Stranger Things visiting a funny yet mysterious cabin in the woods, and you have a pretty good idea of what happened with me and m...
Is this a sword I see before me? - Tea Break 6
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for another journey back to the past, and this time we go armed! Matilda chats with archaeologist Valerio Gentile all about his research on ...
The Boyz Catch Up - Ruins 131
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Honestly, Carlton is writing this episode description the night before the episode releases and he completely forgot most of what we talked about. Gen...
100 Years of King Tut - TAS 194
20 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we get back to archaeology in the news and talk about 3 recent news stories. First, a high elevation, hard to reach archaeology site in Peru...
125th Anniversary, Dracula By Bram Stoker Published (26th May 1897) - Flipside 8
20 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The author of Dracula, Bram Stoker, like many of his peers and subsequent literary generations took significant inspiration from the more gruesome det...
2022 Petroglyph Festival - Rock Art 92
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From dancers to basket weavers, to knowledgable rock art scholars, the 2022 Ridgecrest Petroglyph Festival has it all! Dr. Garfinkel was a key element...
The "Box Set" Episode - CRMArch 251
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We all have our favorite shows, podcasts, and music to listen to in the field, lab, or just in the hotel room after a long day of survey or shoveltest...
Indigenous Fire and Climate Justice - HEVO 68
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Jessica hosts Deniss Martinez (Tutunaku descendant), PhD candidate in Ecology at UC Davis. Deniss’ dissertation research focuses...
Archaeology of Middle Earth - Ruins 130
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just a heads-up, this episode was recorded back in September before the APN went on a brief recording hiatus. Chris and Rachel deserved the time off. ...
The Harvest of War with Author Stephen Kershaw - TAS 193
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode Chris interviews Dr. Stephen P. Kershaw, author of the 2022 Pegasus Books: The Harvest Of War. It's the story of the battles betwee...
Using Specialized Dogs to Find Historic Burials - ArchaeoTech 189
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Zach Overfield joins us to talk about a recent project he was involved with in Louisiana with his employer, HDR. They were tasked with identifying whe...
The Dirt Is Moving! Goodbye APN :(
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re moving! The Dirt is changing hosts and leaving the APN. However, you shouldn’t experience an interruption in your shows when they return. Th...
Olmec Stone Heads - Pseudo-Arch 103
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do the Colossal Stone Heads of the Olmec prove that Africans came to the New World thousands of years ago? Of course not! They prove that the Olmec we...
Of Mountains, Exploration and Journalism: A Conversation with Matt Stirn - Ruins 129
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of A Life In Ruins podcast Connor and David sit down with Matt Stirn, a professional archaeologist, photographer and journalist.After ...
An Archaeological History of New York City - TAS 192
06 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
New York City has had a long and varied history. From the time of the Native Americans to the late 1800s when the boroughs were folded into the city l...
Indexical Animals: Quail and Eagle - Ep 91
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Indexical animals are those that are very important to native cultures for a variety of reasons. On today's episode Chris interviews Dr. Garfinkel abo...
Winter is Coming - Ep 250
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
That's right. Winter IS coming. The winter of 2022/2023 but also the "winter" of your career. If you look at a CRMArch career as a single year, at som...
Xenomorph Archaeology - Ep 52
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this belated spooky episode, we untangle the web that is xenomorph anatomy, the creatures from the popular Alien franchise. Listen in for tales of ...
Special Message from the Archaeology Podcast Network
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello podcast listeners! The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a reset break for the month of October 2022. We just need some time to plan, rechar...
More Parts of Cladh Hallan - Dirt 210
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Truly we are talking ancient history, since “Cladh Hallan: A Story in Several Parts” was episode 18, way back in 2018 when we still had no idea wh...
Fine, Let's Rank Our Favourite Animal Bones - Animals 51
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of ArchaeoAnimals, Alex and Simona put their party hats on to discuss their favourite animal bones as a (slightly belated) celebration...
The Study and Practice of Bioarchaeology with Dr. Alex Garcia-Putnam and Christine Halling - Ruins 128
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of a Life in Ruins Podcast, Connoe is joined by Dr. Alex Garcia-Putnam and Christine Halling to talk all things bioarcheology. We star...
Archaic Humans, Ancient Board Games, and Powerful Viking Women - TAS 191
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a few weeks since we have had a news episode and in that time there has been so many great stories we had trouble deciding which ones to cho...
Map It! - ArchaeoTech 188
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today Paul talks about this magnetometry training that he recently received. They’re using it on the project in the Middle-East that he’s been goi...
The Cerutti Mastadon Site - PseudoArch 102
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The 130,000-year-old Cerutti Mastadon site in San Diego is a place where you can definitely find mastodons, but were people there at the same time? It...
The Dirt Gets Theatrical - Dirt 209
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Theater as public entertainment has taken many forms throughout time and among different cultural groups. We’ll hop through various times and places...
Social media bifaces - Teabreak 5
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's episode, Matilda chats with fellow podcaster and well-known YouTube anthropologist David Ian Howe all about ancient arrowheads. Probab...
Royalty Free with Stefan Milo - Ruins 127
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Carlton and David are joined by six-time veteran guest Stefan Milo to discuss the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth II. The lads talk...
The New Science of Archaeoecology - TAS 190
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Dr. Stefani Crabtree and Dr. Jennifer Dunne join us to discuss their recent paper on the new field of Archaeoecology. While it is ofte...
The Tehachapi Museum - Rock Art 90
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we interview Charles White, the director of the Tehachapi museum in Southern California. Charles shares stories about the renovation of the ...
Finding Our Religion with Dr. Candace Lukasik - Dirt 208
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Candace is an anthropologist and ethnographer whose research focuses on the intersections of transnational migration, religion, race, and empire. We l...
Makoons to Makwa: Early Career Archaeological Contracting - HeVo 67
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Jessica hosts Anastasia Walhovd (Ojibwe), Founder of Makoons Consulting, LLC and the Tribal Archaeology Network. We talk about her...
Oldest Mound Site in North America? with Dr. Shane Miller and Dr. Jesse Tune - Ruins 126
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, Connor and David sit down and chat with veteran guests Drs. Jesse Tune and Shane Miller to discuss the recent LSE moun...
Rethinking Women in Pre-History with Lady Sapiens - TAS 189
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A few episodes back we mentioned a documentary and book called Lady Sapiens: a journey into prehistory to look at women's roles and realign our assump...
The Dirt Dries Out - Dirt 207
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There have been an awful lot of news stories lately featuring “lost” sites or structures “revealed” by the effects of drought and climate chan...
The Piri Reis Map - Pseudo 101
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the map that proves that ancient civilizations with technologies far beyond our own were able to visit Antarctica back when it was warm there....
Taking a Chance on Anthropology with Chance Ward - Ruins 125
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Carlton is joined by Chance Ward, an M.A. student in Museum and Field Studies at CU Boulder and a Tribal Citizen of the Cheyenne Rive...