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Bill Whitehead on Using Drones in Contract Archaeology - Ep 88
Drones are here to stay in CRM Archaeology. Archaeologist Bill Whitehead of SWCA in New Mexico talks about how they're using drones and other technology to enhance the products they can return to customers and increase the accuracy of their maps. At some point in the near future we're going to see a requirement for an FAA Part 107 UAS license on a job advertisement. No is the time to start learning about these so you aren't left in the dust later on.
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2024
- Jun 6, 2024 Data Curation…Crisis? Part 2 - Ep 215 Jun 6, 2024
- May 23, 2024 Reconstructing a Maritime Past: Interview with Matthew Harpster - Ep 214 May 23, 2024
- May 9, 2024 Data Curation…Crisis? - Ep 213 May 9, 2024
- Apr 25, 2024 How Technological Innovation Can Drive Greater Accessibility and Inclusivity in Archaeology - Ep 212 Apr 25, 2024
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2023
- Dec 7, 2023 Studying Archaeological Sites and Artifacts with New Technologies with Denisse Argote - Ep 211 Dec 7, 2023
- Nov 23, 2023 A update on tDAR with Keith Kintigh - Ep 210 Nov 23, 2023
- Nov 9, 2023 Finding Medieval Walls in Mongolia with Gideon Shelach-Lavi - Ep 209 Nov 9, 2023
- Aug 31, 2023 Using Lidar to Analyze Chacoan Road Profiles - Ep 208 Aug 31, 2023
- Aug 17, 2023 Machine Learning–Based Identification of Lithic Microdebitage - Ep 207 Aug 17, 2023
- Jul 20, 2023 We ask AI about Digital Archaeology - Ep 206 Jul 20, 2023
- Jul 6, 2023 Photogrammetry and GIS in Human-Occupied Digital Landscapes - Ep 205 Jul 6, 2023
- Jun 22, 2023 Using Artificial Intelligence to Translate Ancient Text and Find New Sites - Ep 204 Jun 22, 2023
- Jun 8, 2023 Dogs and Geophysics with Paul Martin - Ep 203 Jun 8, 2023
- May 25, 2023 Data Strategies on a CRM Project in Saudi Arabia - Ep 202 May 25, 2023
- May 11, 2023 Refining Archaeological Data Collection and Management - Ep 201 May 11, 2023
- Apr 27, 2023 A look back at eight years of ArchaeoTech - Ep 200 Apr 27, 2023
- Mar 30, 2023 Past Archaeo “Tech”: Where Are They Now? - Ep 199 Mar 30, 2023
- Mar 16, 2023 GIS in CRM with Heather McDaniel McDevitt - Ep 198 Mar 16, 2023
- Mar 2, 2023 Commercial Systematic Mechanical Auger Sampling with Chelsea Colwell-Pasch - Ep 197 Mar 2, 2023
- Feb 16, 2023 Tech in Conferences: “Post-” COVID, what have we learned? - Ep 196 Feb 16, 2023
- Feb 2, 2023 The Changing Landscape of Archaeological Survey - Ep 195 Feb 2, 2023
- Jan 19, 2023 Completely modeling an excavation with Photogrammetry - Ep 194 Jan 19, 2023
- Jan 5, 2023 Archaeologial Metallurgy in the News - Ep 193 Jan 5, 2023
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2022
- Dec 22, 2022 Geophysics in the Middle East with Marco Wolf - Ep 192 Dec 22, 2022
- Dec 8, 2022 Magnetometry on the Lagash Project - Ep 191 Dec 8, 2022
- Nov 24, 2022 GPR and Geophysics with Dr. Dan Bigman - Ep 190 Nov 24, 2022
- Nov 10, 2022 Using Specialized Dogs to Find Historic Burials - Ep 189 Nov 10, 2022
- Oct 13, 2022 PROMO: Virtual Reality Experiences with Rock Art and Cultural Heritage with Blue Planet and Eric Hanson - ROCK ART 89 Oct 13, 2022
- Sep 29, 2022 Map It! - Ep 188 Sep 29, 2022
- Sep 1, 2022 Working in the Middle East with Paul - Ep 187 Sep 1, 2022
- Aug 21, 2022 Field Safety Tech - Ep 186 Aug 21, 2022
- Aug 4, 2022 Building the Virtual Rosewood Cemetery - Ep 185 Aug 4, 2022
- Jul 21, 2022 Getting Started with QGIS - Ep 184 Jul 21, 2022
- Jul 7, 2022 Teaching That Tech-Mindset with Dr. Ed Gonzalez-Tennant - Ep 183 Jul 7, 2022
- Jun 23, 2022 New 3D Software for Artifact Documentation and Analysis - Ep 182 Jun 23, 2022
- Jun 9, 2022 Gamification of Education with RISC - Ep 181 Jun 9, 2022
- May 26, 2022 Open Source Protocols - Ep 180 May 26, 2022
- May 11, 2022 On Hedgehogs and Marvelous Minds: A New Technology for Point Data Collection? - Ep 179 May 11, 2022
- Apr 28, 2022 Lagash Spring 2022 Recap - Ep 178 Apr 28, 2022
- Apr 14, 2022 Archaeology and Robotics with Daniel Carvalho - Ep 177 Apr 14, 2022
- Mar 31, 2022 GPS and GIS with Matt Alexander [Encore] - Ep 176 Mar 31, 2022
- Mar 17, 2022 Mechanized Archaeology using Paleo Digger - Ep 175 Mar 17, 2022
- Mar 3, 2022 Automated Archaeological Feature Detection Using Deep Learning on Optical UAV Imagery - Ep 174 Mar 3, 2022
- Feb 17, 2022 Starlink and Listener Feedback - Ep 173 Feb 17, 2022
- Feb 3, 2022 Stratum, a New Field Data Recording Application - Ep 172 Feb 3, 2022
- Jan 20, 2022 Paleoimaging with James Elliott - Ep 171 Jan 20, 2022
- Jan 6, 2022 Mobile GIS Solutions - Ep 170 Jan 6, 2022
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2021
- Dec 23, 2021 Muons and More - Ep 169 Dec 23, 2021
- Nov 25, 2021 Droning on with Paul in Iraq - Ep 168 Nov 25, 2021
- Nov 11, 2021 Best Practices for Digital Field Archaeology - Ep 167 Nov 11, 2021
- Oct 28, 2021 Why archaeology will be the next harbor for technology - Ep 166 Oct 28, 2021
- Oct 14, 2021 Why Digital Archaeology? A Case Study - Ep 165 Oct 14, 2021
- Sep 30, 2021 Hot Takes on a Cool Discovery -OR- We’re putting our foot in it - Ep 164 Sep 30, 2021
- Sep 15, 2021 Maker Culture - Ep 163 Sep 15, 2021
- Sep 2, 2021 3D Methodologies in Mediterranean Archaeology - Ep 162 Sep 2, 2021
- Aug 20, 2021 Ethics and remote sensing in archaeology - Ep 161 Aug 20, 2021
- Aug 5, 2021 Geophysical Surveys in Ohio with Dr. Jarrod Burks - Ep 160 Aug 5, 2021
- Jul 22, 2021 POWER HUNGRY Devices and Vehicles - Ep 159 Jul 22, 2021
- Jul 8, 2021 Wildnote with CRO Jeff Erramouspe - Ep 158 Jul 8, 2021
- Jun 24, 2021 The Digital Archaeological Record with Chris Nicholson - Ep 157 Jun 24, 2021
- Jun 10, 2021 Remote Tech, Computer Takeover, and some Tech Tips - Ep 156 Jun 10, 2021
- May 27, 2021 Teaching a Computer to Classify Ceramics with Dr. Leszek Pawlowicz - Ep 155 May 27, 2021
- May 13, 2021 Drones in the Classroom with Dr. Jesse Tune - Ep 154 May 13, 2021
- Apr 29, 2021 Wildnote, Photographs, and UTMs - Ep 153 Apr 29, 2021
- Apr 15, 2021 Visiting Chichen Itza and the Best Field Cameras - Ep 152 Apr 15, 2021
- Apr 1, 2021 Risk Management with Dr. Bill White - Ep 151 Apr 1, 2021
- Mar 18, 2021 Archaeological Sampling with Dr. Ted Banning - Ep 150 Mar 18, 2021
- Mar 4, 2021 Kicking Tech Phobias with Eric Olson - Ep 149 Mar 4, 2021
- Feb 18, 2021 Essential low tech equipment with Eric Olson - Ep 148 Feb 18, 2021
- Feb 4, 2021 Spatial Archaeometry in the Time of COVID - Ep 147 Feb 4, 2021
- Jan 21, 2021 More Big Data in the News - Ep 146 Jan 21, 2021
- Jan 7, 2021 Contest Gifts - Ep 145 Jan 7, 2021
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2020
- Dec 24, 2020 What ArchaeoTech Gift Did You Get This Season? - Ep 144 Dec 24, 2020
- Dec 10, 2020 2020 Holiday Gift Guide - Ep 143 Dec 10, 2020
- Nov 26, 2020 Space Archaeology with Justin Walsh - Ep 142 Nov 26, 2020
- Nov 12, 2020 Required Tech Skills for Leveling Up - Ep 141 Nov 12, 2020
- Oct 29, 2020 Tech Discussion from Facebook Live - Ep 140 Oct 29, 2020
- Oct 15, 2020 Digital Data Preservation and the Apple iPhone 12 Event featuring LiDAR! - Ep 139 Oct 15, 2020
- Oct 1, 2020 Digital Nomads - Ep 138 Oct 1, 2020
- Sep 17, 2020 First Time Tech User in the Field - Ep 137 Sep 17, 2020
- Sep 3, 2020 Sustainable Online Archaeology with Eric Olson - Ep 136 Sep 3, 2020
- Aug 20, 2020 Work From Home Assessment - Ep 135 Aug 20, 2020
- Aug 6, 2020 Finding Hidden Rooms at Teotihuacan with Science - Ep 134 Aug 6, 2020
- Jul 23, 2020 Archaeology and Big Data with Parker VanValkenburgh and Andy Dufton - Ep 133 Jul 23, 2020
- Jul 9, 2020 Archaeology and Gaming with Amanda "Ama" Gomes - Ep 132 Jul 9, 2020
- Jun 25, 2020 Maps for Time Travelers with Dr. Mark McCoy - Ep 131 Jun 25, 2020
- Jun 11, 2020 Computational Curious with Dr. Isaac Ullah - Ep 130 Jun 11, 2020
- May 28, 2020 Geophysics, Photogrammetry and Drones with Wesley Weatherbee - Ep 129 May 28, 2020
- May 14, 2020 Multistaged Magnetic Survey in Florida - Ep 128 May 14, 2020
- Apr 30, 2020 Web Mapping and Active Learning With LIDAR Data - Ep 127 Apr 30, 2020
- Apr 16, 2020 Modeling Concentrations of Maritime Activity In The Past with Dr. Matthew Harpster - Ep 126 Apr 16, 2020
- Apr 2, 2020 Site Assessments After a Significant Weather Event with Dr. Tanya Peres - Ep 125 Apr 2, 2020
- Mar 19, 2020 Working Remotely During The Zombie Apocalypse - Ep 124 Mar 19, 2020
- Mar 5, 2020 GPR and Geophysics with Dr. Dan Bigman - Ep 123 Mar 5, 2020
- Feb 20, 2020 The Problem of Archaeological Data with Dr. Peter McKeague - Ep 122 Feb 20, 2020
- Feb 6, 2020 Drone-Based Photogrammetry and AI for Automated Arch Survey - Ep 121 Feb 6, 2020
- Jan 9, 2020 eBay Woes and Deep Dive on the Mavic Mini - Ep 120 Jan 9, 2020
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2019
- Dec 26, 2019 New Advances in Oxygen Isotope Analysis with Dr. Corey Maggiano - Ep 119 Dec 26, 2019
- Dec 12, 2019 Dynamic Communities on the Mesa Verde Cuesta with Kelsey Reese - Ep 118 Dec 12, 2019
- Nov 28, 2019 Analyzing the Chacoan Road Network with Sean Field - Ep 117 Nov 28, 2019
- Nov 14, 2019 The Tools That We Use: Word Processors - Ep 116 Nov 14, 2019
- Oct 31, 2019 A Scary Tech Story - Ep115 Oct 31, 2019
- Oct 17, 2019 Listener Questions - Ep114 Oct 17, 2019
- Oct 3, 2019 Jamaican Archaeology with Zach Beier - Ep 113 Oct 3, 2019
- Sep 19, 2019 New Apple Hardware and Software for Sept 2019 - Ep 112 Sep 19, 2019
- Aug 22, 2019 LIDAR in Cambodia with Dr. Sarah Klassen - Ep 111 Aug 22, 2019
- Aug 8, 2019 Boats, Phones, and Drones...Oh my! - Ep 110 Aug 8, 2019
- Jul 25, 2019 Tephrochronology with Dr. Jamie Anderson - Ep 109 Jul 25, 2019
- Jun 27, 2019 LithodomosVR and a Virtual Reality Update - Ep 108 Jun 27, 2019
- Jun 13, 2019 GPS Technology with Matt Alexander - Ep 107 Jun 13, 2019
- May 30, 2019 Documenting Fragmented Remains and Data in the Cloud - Ep 106 May 30, 2019
- May 16, 2019 Good, Fast, Cheap: Pick Two - Ep 105 May 16, 2019
- May 2, 2019 Reconstructing a Lost Town with Edward Gonzalez-Tennant - Ep 104 May 2, 2019
- Apr 18, 2019 Integrating Aerial and Underwater Data for Archaeology - Ep 103 Apr 18, 2019
- Apr 4, 2019 Digital Site Management with Michiel Kappers of InTerris Registries - Ep 102 Apr 4, 2019
- Mar 21, 2019 Digital Humanities with Sebastian Heath - Ep 101 Mar 21, 2019
- Mar 7, 2019 Looking Back at 100 Episodes - Ep 100 Mar 7, 2019
- Feb 21, 2019 The Future of Archaeology in a World That's Tidying Up - Ep 99 Feb 21, 2019
- Feb 7, 2019 ChatBot or Human and Does it Matter? - Ep 98 Feb 7, 2019
- Jan 24, 2019 3D Printing Ancient Structures for Reconstruction - Ep 97 Jan 24, 2019
- Jan 10, 2019 Using Drones for Survey with Kyle Olson - Ep 96 Jan 10, 2019
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2018
- Dec 27, 2018 Implementing a Tablet-Based Recording System for Ceramic Classification - Ep95 Dec 27, 2018
- Dec 13, 2018 Heritage Chat Bots (To Bot or Not?) - Ep94 Dec 13, 2018
- Nov 29, 2018 Disaster Preparedness for Archaeology Sites - Ep 93 Nov 29, 2018
- Nov 15, 2018 Disappearing Data with Keith Kintigh - Ep 92 Nov 15, 2018
- Nov 1, 2018 Disappearing Data - Ep 91 Nov 1, 2018
- Oct 18, 2018 So You Want To Be A Drone Pilot? - Ep90 Oct 18, 2018
- Oct 4, 2018 What's New in Apple : Sept 2018 - Ep 89 Oct 4, 2018
- Sep 20, 2018 Bill Whitehead on Using Drones in Contract Archaeology - Ep 88 Sep 20, 2018
- Sep 6, 2018 Getting Things Done - Episode 87 Sep 6, 2018
- Aug 23, 2018 Using Math and Maps to find Mounds in the Southeast US - Episode 86 Aug 23, 2018
- Aug 9, 2018 Using Tech in Challenging Areas with Bill White - Episode 85 Aug 9, 2018
- Jul 26, 2018 Preventing Data Loss - Episode 84 Jul 26, 2018
- Jul 12, 2018 Data Beyond the Archive in (Digital) Archaeology - Episode 83 Jul 12, 2018
- Jun 28, 2018 Is Digital Preservation Really "Preservation"? - Episode 82 Jun 28, 2018
- Jun 14, 2018 Tech Grab Bag - Episode 81 Jun 14, 2018
- May 31, 2018 The Future of Conference Posters - Episode 80 May 31, 2018
- May 17, 2018 2018 SAA Tech Interviews - Episode 79 May 17, 2018
- May 3, 2018 Digital and Virtual Ethics - Episode 78 May 3, 2018
- Apr 19, 2018 Digital Extensions of Physical Collections - Episode 77 Apr 19, 2018
- Apr 5, 2018 Tech Questions - Episode 76 Apr 5, 2018
- Mar 22, 2018 Pencils and Pixels article - Episode 75 Mar 22, 2018
- Mar 8, 2018 Structure from Motion Photogrammetry - Episode 74 Mar 8, 2018
- Feb 22, 2018 Using Video Games to Teach Archaeology - Episode 73 Feb 22, 2018
- Feb 8, 2018 Tech on a budget- Episode 72 Feb 8, 2018
- Jan 25, 2018 Site Recording, it's Not Just Physical Objects - Episode 71 Jan 25, 2018
- Jan 11, 2018 Photographs in the Field - Episode 70 Jan 11, 2018
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2017
- Dec 28, 2017 Digital Field Archaeology Apps - Episode 69 Dec 28, 2017
- Dec 14, 2017 Drones and Tech Gifts - Episode 68 Dec 14, 2017
- Nov 30, 2017 "Owned" By Joshua Fairfield - Episode 67 Nov 30, 2017
- Nov 16, 2017 File Formats - Episode 66 Nov 16, 2017
- Nov 2, 2017 Tech in Adverse Conditions - Episode 65 Nov 2, 2017
- Oct 19, 2017 Remote Working in Archaeology? - Episode 64 Oct 19, 2017
- Oct 5, 2017 New Apple Products for the Field, Fall 2017 - Episode 63 Oct 5, 2017
- Sep 21, 2017 Tech Without Internet - Episode 62 Sep 21, 2017
- Sep 7, 2017 New People and Old Apps - Episode 61 Sep 7, 2017
- Aug 24, 2017 Future Tech Wish List - Episode 60 Aug 24, 2017
- Aug 10, 2017 Archaeological Analytics with Acacia Berry - Episode 59 Aug 10, 2017
- Jul 27, 2017 Digital Field Recording with Wildnote - Episode 58 Jul 27, 2017
- Jul 13, 2017 Tablets, Points, Technology Consulting, and iBeacons - Episode 57 Jul 13, 2017
- Jun 29, 2017 What's New With Apple - WWDC17 - Episode 56 Jun 29, 2017
- Jun 15, 2017 Headphones, In the Field? - Episode 55 Jun 15, 2017
- Jun 1, 2017 Historic Live Fire Experimental Archaeology with Dr. Doug Scott - Episode 54 Jun 1, 2017
- May 18, 2017 Using AI to Identify Projectile Points - Episode 53 May 18, 2017
- May 4, 2017 Radioactive Science and a 130,000-Year-Old Mastodon - Episode 52 May 4, 2017
- Apr 20, 2017 Photogrammetry w/ Michael Ashley & Tom Noble - Episode 51 Apr 20, 2017
- Apr 6, 2017 Codifi Goes to SAA - Episode 50 Apr 6, 2017
- Mar 23, 2017 Open Science w/ Ben Marwick - Episode 49 Mar 23, 2017
- Mar 9, 2017 The Future Is Written; It's the Past that Keeps Changing - Episode 48 Mar 9, 2017
- Feb 23, 2017 Metal Detectors in Archaeology - Episode 47 Feb 23, 2017
- Feb 9, 2017 The Tech of Drones - Episode 46 Feb 9, 2017
- Jan 26, 2017 Lithodomos VR - Episode 45 Jan 26, 2017
- Jan 12, 2017 Drones in Archaeology - Episode 44 Jan 12, 2017
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2016
- Dec 29, 2016 Adam Spring, Amiga, and Trajan's Forum - Episode 43 Dec 29, 2016
- Dec 15, 2016 Holiday Gift Guide - Episode 42 Dec 15, 2016
- Dec 1, 2016 Codifi w/ Michael Ashley - Episode 41 Dec 1, 2016
- Nov 17, 2016 Ben Marwick and Coding at SAA2017 - Episode 40 Nov 17, 2016
- Nov 3, 2016 Peter Wigand and Climate Change, Erosion, and Impacts to People - Episode 39 Nov 3, 2016
- Sep 27, 2016 Institute on Digital Archaeology Method and Practice #msudai - Episode 38 Sep 27, 2016
- Sep 20, 2016 How Apple Is Changing Archaeology, Again - Episode 37 Sep 20, 2016
- Sep 7, 2016 The DJI Inspire Pro - Episode 36 Sep 7, 2016
- Jul 27, 2016 High-Tech Petroglyph Recording - Episode 35 Jul 27, 2016
- Jul 11, 2016 Codifi - Episode 34 Jul 11, 2016
- Jun 27, 2016 Kite Aerial Photography - Episode 33 Jun 27, 2016
- Jun 13, 2016 Digital Archaeology and Heritage Field School - Episode 32 Jun 13, 2016
- May 30, 2016 Listener Questions - Episode 31 May 30, 2016
- May 16, 2016 Digital Archaeology in Spain - Episode 30 May 16, 2016
- May 2, 2016 Should I Go Digital? - Episode 29 May 2, 2016
- Apr 18, 2016 The Microsoft Surface - Episode 28 Apr 18, 2016
- Apr 4, 2016 Photogrammetry and Great Field Photography - Episode 27 Apr 4, 2016
- Mar 21, 2016 The Internet of Things - Episode 26 Mar 21, 2016
- Mar 7, 2016 Dr. Dan Bigman and GPR - Episode 25 Mar 7, 2016
- Feb 22, 2016 Dr. Michael Ashley and Digital Archaeology - Episode 24 Feb 22, 2016
- Feb 8, 2016 Dr. Kristina Killgrove - Episode 23 Feb 8, 2016
- Jan 25, 2016 Field Drawing Apps - Episode 22 Jan 25, 2016
- Jan 11, 2016 ArchaeoGaming - Episode 21 Jan 11, 2016
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2015
- Dec 28, 2015 Jack Barry and LIDAR - Episode 20 Dec 28, 2015
- Dec 14, 2015 3D Scanning and Printing - Episode 19 Dec 14, 2015
- Nov 30, 2015 GIS Apps - Episode 18 Nov 30, 2015
- Nov 16, 2015 Augmented & Virtual Reality in Archaeology - Episode 17 Nov 16, 2015
- Nov 2, 2015 Field Power - Episode 16 Nov 2, 2015
- Aug 24, 2015 CRM in the 21st Century - Episode 15 Aug 24, 2015
- Aug 10, 2015 SiteViewer - Episode 14 Aug 10, 2015
- Jul 13, 2015 iPads in the Field - Episode 13 Jul 13, 2015
- May 20, 2015 Nicole Giglio - Social Media Management and App-Assisted Museum Exhibits - Episode 12 May 20, 2015
- May 4, 2015 Photogrammetry - Episode 11 May 4, 2015
- Apr 23, 2015 ArchaeoTech Live from #SAA2015 - Episode 10 Apr 23, 2015
- Apr 6, 2015 Tech Business Tips - Episode 9 Apr 6, 2015
- Mar 23, 2015 Field Technologies Inc - Episode 8 Mar 23, 2015
- Mar 9, 2015 FAIMS Mobile Recording Software - Episode 7 Mar 9, 2015
- Feb 9, 2015 Open Context and Data Sharing with the Kansas - Episode 6 Feb 9, 2015
- Jan 26, 2015 Dead Men's Eyes: Stu Eve and Augmented Reality Archaeology - Episode 5 Jan 26, 2015
- Jan 12, 2015 Archaeology Systems Manager - Episode 4 Jan 12, 2015
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2014
- Dec 29, 2014 Dan Garcia: GIS and Databases - Episode 3 Dec 29, 2014
- Dec 15, 2014 Digital Public Archaeology - Episode 2 Dec 15, 2014
- Dec 1, 2014 Stu Eve and L-P Archaeology - Episode 1 Dec 1, 2014