A daily briefing of the archaeology and history of sites around the world.
On today's episode Kenneth Feder continues the series based on his most recent book, "Ancient America: 50 Archaeological Sites You Should See For Yourself", with Bighorn Medicine Wheel.
Today's episode is Chapter 5 in a series based on Chris Webster's book the "Field Archaeologist's Survival Guide: Getting a Job and Working in Cultural Resource Management". Today, we cover the Interview. This is applicable to many fields; not just archaeology.
On today's episode we learn about the VERY archaeological phenomenon, Manhattanhenge. OK, so it's not archaeological - but the name is.
The Gundestrup Cauldron was discovered on May 28th 1891. It is a masterpiece of either Gaulish or Thracian manufacture but it ended up in Denmark. It's said to be Celtic in iconography but the clothes are all wrong. It is certainly mysterious. Hear more about it in today's episode of Arch365.
On today's episode Kenneth Feder continues the series based on his most recent book, "Ancient America: 50 Archaeological Sites You Should See For Yourself", with Serpent Mound.
On today's episode Dr. Doug Scott tells about conflict archaeology. Battlefields and conflicts produce their own horrifying artifacts and there are archaeologists that know how to interpret them and how to tell the stories of the people that died there.
On today's show we learn about taxonomy - the system that we use to identify unique genera and species. It's an old system that has been changed and updated through time as we gained a deeper understanding of biology and evolution.
On today's episode Kenneth Feder continues the series based on his most recent book, "Ancient America: 50 Archaeological Sites You Should See For Yourself", with Cahokia Mounds.
Today's episode is Chapter 4 in a series based on Chris Webster's book the "Field Archaeologist's Survival Guide: Getting a Job and Working in Cultural Resource Management". Today, we cover Chapter 4 on Job Hunting. This is applicable to many fields; not just archaeology.
On today's episode we learn about the Younger Dryas - a dramatic period of cooling in the planet's geologically recent past.
On today's episode we learn about British paleontologist Mary Anning and her contributions to not only geology and paleontology, but archaeology as well. Happy birthday, Mary!
On today's episode Kenneth Feder continues the series based on his most recent book, "Ancient America: 50 Archaeological Sites You Should See For Yourself", with Meadowcroft Rockshelter.
On today's episode we have a short discussion about arbor glyphs. You probably created one as a kid with your little pocket knife - I know I did.
On today's episode Kenneth Feder continues the series based on his most recent book, "Ancient America: 50 Archaeological Sites You Should See For Yourself", with Horsethief Lake Petroglyphs.
Today's episode is Chapter 3 in a series based on Chris Webster's book the "Field Archaeologist's Survival Guide: Getting a Job and Working in Cultural Resource Management". Today, we cover Chapter 3 on creating a cover letter. This is applicable to many fields; not just archaeology.
On today's episode we learn about petroglyphs and pictographs - ancient art that has filled researches and the public with wonder, fascination, and a desire to get to the bottom of the mystery of their creation.
Today's episode is Chapter 2 in a series based on Chris Webster's book the "Field Archaeologist's Survival Guide: Getting a Job and Working in Cultural Resource Management". Today, we cover Chapter 2 on creating a CV or Resume. This is applicable to many fields; not just archaeology.
On today's episode Kenneth Feder continues the series based on his most recent book, "Ancient America: 50 Archaeological Sites You Should See For Yourself", with Horsethief Lake Petroglyphs.
On today's show we learn about cultural diffusion. It's the means by which we pretty much know everything we know - and "we" means all cultures. Also, a bit of African Atlantis. It's an interesting episode.
Today's episode kicks off a series based on Chris Webster's book the "Field Archaeologist's Survival Guide: Getting a Job and Working in Cultural Resource Management". Today, we cover the opening section and Chapter 1, Education.
