Folklore and prehistoric sites - PreHist 28

Ghosts, magic, witches and sacrifice, just in time for Halloween! Kim talks to Sue Greaney and Joana Valdez-Tullet about folklore and prehistoric sites in Europe. Sue is working on. PhD about Neolithic sites in Britain and Ireland and is responsible for interpretation at Stonehenge for English Heritage but got into folklore due to a chance find in a junk shop. Joana works for Scotland’s Rock Art where she uses her doctoral research into rock art, and has uncovered lots of folk tales related to panels of rock art.

Links

• Provenance of Sarsens used in Stonehenge

• Joana’s book on Atlantic Rock Art

• Rollright Stones

Contact

• Twitter: @prehistpod

• Kim Biddulph: @kimbiddulph

• Sue Greaney: @SueGreaney

• Joana Valdez-Tullet: @JoanaValdez

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Tech Discussion from Facebook Live - ArchaeoTech 140

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 a lot of tech and some of it might actually apply to archaeology. Take a listen and join us live on Facebook!

Links

• APN Facebook Page

Contact

• Chris Webster

  • Twitter: @archeowebby

  • Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com

• Paul Zimmerman

  • Twitter: @lugal

  • Email: paul@lugal.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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

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 is a gifted artist and world class advocate for indigenous people around the world. She is known for her work with Native textiles and material culture, archival work and language revitalization, and she is heavily involved with the recreation of Native American watercraft for her own tribe and others. The episode weaves the tale of her life and passions for communicating what it is to be an Indian and how she gained her life’s purpose through the supernatural realm.

Links

• California Rock Art Foundation

Contact

• Chris Webster

  • chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com

  • Twitter: @archeowebby

• Dr. Alan Garfinkel

  • avram1952@yahoo.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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Celebrating 200 Episodes - CRMArch 200

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.

Links

• Dreaming about Archaeology

Follow Our Panelists On Twitter

Bill @succinctbill; Doug @openaccessarch; Stephen @processarch; Bill A. @archaeothoughts; Chris W @Archeowebby, @DIGTECHLLC, and @ArchPodNet

Blogs:

• Bill White: Succinct Research

• Doug Rocks-MacQueen: Doug’s Archaeology

• Stephen Wagner: Process - Opinions on Doing Archaeology

• Chris Webster: Random Acts of Science

Jobs with Cox McClain

• Our CRM group is one of the fastest growing in the US. We need temporary and salaried archeologists at every level, from technicians to PIs, in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Previous Oklahoma experience would be nice but is not required. Send your cover letter, resume, and references to: JOBS@COXMCLAIN.COM. Thanks!

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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Spooktober: It's A Whole Ordeal - Dirt 111

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 Spooktober installment, Amber walks Anna through the ways that those accused of crimes have proven their innocence (or not!) throughout history and all over the world.

Links

• Why the trial by ordeal was actually an effective test of guilt (Aeon.com)

• The Laws of King Athelstan 924-939 A.D. (Internet History Sourcebooks)

• Trial by ordeal: When fire and water determined guilt (BBC News)

• River Ordeal—Trial by Water—Swimming of Witches: Procedures of Ordeal in Witch Trials (Witchcraft Mythologies and Persecutions, via Academia.edu)

• The Law of Hammurabi and Its Audience (Yale Journal of Law & The Humanities)

• The Code of Hammurabi (Yale University Avalon Project)

• Poisonous plants: Calabar beans were used to determine guilt in prehistoric trials. (Slate.com)

• The State and Pre-Colonial Demographic History: The Case of Nineteenth-Century Madagascar (The Journal of African History)

• Cerbera manghas (Wikipedia)

• Ātash (Encyclopedia Iranica)

• Ordeal in Iceland (Scandinavian Studies)

• Common superstition, swearing of oath and ordeal of Koren (The Sangai Express)

• Sassywood (Journal of Comparative Economics)

• Historical Techniques of Lie Detection (European Journal of Psychology)

• Bisha’a (Wikipedia)

• Ordeal of the bitter water (Wikipedia)

Contact

• Email the Dirt Podcast

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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South Indian Archaeology feat. Shobhna Iyer - Ep 15

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 South India, her area of interest, and current experiences in her Ph.D. program.

Links

• Shobhna Iyer's Stanford page

Contact

• Show

  • Twitter: @idigitpodcast

  • Email: idigitpodcast@gmail.com

• Alyssa

  • Instagram: aal.archaeology

  • Twitter: Lyssakemi

• Michaela

  • Instagram: mm_digitalized

  • Twitter: m_mauriello

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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Convergent Migrations of Humans and Monarch Butterflies - HeVo 44

On this month’s podcast we have Dr. Columba Gonzalez-Duarte. Dr. Gonzalez-Duarte is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Mount Saint Vincent University. We discuss Dr. Gonzalez-Duarte’s career studying the relationships between humans and monarch butterflies across North America. What can monarch butterflies tell us about the distribution of power, Indigenous Knowledge, internet communities, the North America Free Trade Agreement agricultural model, and DACA and the Dreamers?

Links

• Columba Gonzalez-Duerte

• MSVU Website

• Dr. Jason De León’s Heritage Voices Episode

• The Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail (Jason’s Book)

• Native Science: Natural Laws of Interdependence by Gregory Cajete

Columba Gonzalez-Duarte

Contact

• Jessica

  • Jessica@livingheritageanthropology.org

  • @livingheritageA

  • @LivingHeritageResearchCouncil

• Lyle

  • Lyle.Balenquah@gmail.com

• Columba

  • columba.gonzalez@msvu.ca

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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Shamanism and Cognitive Anthropology with Kevin Stein - Ep 18

This episode is with Kevin Stein an entertainment, marketing, and public relations consultant and rock art aficionado.  Kevin has traveled widely and studied the intimate details of rock art both in the Americas and in the old world.  He has also conducted his own seminars and presentations on the nature of shamanism and the connections with the study of cognitive anthropology.  This is a fascinating discussion on shamanism, rock art, and its relationship to the comparative study of religion. 

Links

• California Rock Art Foundation

Contact

• Chris Webster

  • chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com

  • Twitter: @archeowebby

• Dr. Alan Garfinkel

  • avram1952@yahoo.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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

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 linked below discusses the development and use of the WISAARD site file system in Washington State and how it helps archaeologists preserve sites through data. In segment two we talk about the Apple fall iPhone event and the new features that archaeologists can use. Finally, segment three features a single app of the day - the new compass and elevation features on the new Apple Watch series 6.

Links

• Beyond Data Recovery: Developing Digital Information Systems for Cultural Resources in the Online Era

App of the Day

• Webby: Apple Watch Series 6 Compass

Contact

• Chris Webster

• Twitter: @archeowebby

• Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com

• Paul Zimmerman

• Twitter: @lugal

• Email: paul@lugal.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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The Archaeology of Childhood with Mackenzie Cory - Ruins 31

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, working in Wyoming and his inspiration to take the next step into graduate school. We also discuss his current PhD research and how we can identify and look at childhood in the archaeological record. We then end the episode with a discussion about problems found in field schools and the ramifications of those problems to Mac’s academic career.

Contact

• Email: alifeinruinspodcast@gmail.com

• Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast

• Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast

• Twitter: @alifeinruinspod

• Website: www.alifeinruins.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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

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 history behind some of the most famous instances, and Indigenous responses to the trope. Plus, Amber serves the worst Maine accent while trying to explain the plot of Pet Sematary, and bullies you all into checking out her Book Club recs.

Links

• Why Every Horror Film of the 1980s Was Built On ‘Indian Burial Grounds’ (Atlas Obscura)

• The Indian Burying Ground (Poetry Foundation)

• The Suburban Horror of the Indian Burial Ground (The National Review)

• Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places (via WorldCat)

• ‘Winchester’ Continues Hollywood’s Tradition of Mining Native American Suffering for Ghost Stories (Wear Your Voice Magazine)

• Bury My Guilt in an Indian Burial Ground (Medium)

• Horror Older Than America: Whitewashing Native Tales For A Mass-Market Audience (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

• This Essay Was Not Built On an Ancient Indian Burial Ground (Off Screen)

• Twisting Conventions: A Feminist Indigenous Perspective on the Horror Genre (Off Screen)

• Jeff Barnaby on Blood Quantum and colonialist zombies (Seventh Row)

• Podcast Ep. 39: Jeff Barnaby’s Rhymes for Young Ghouls & Blood Quantum (Seventh Row)

• Blood Quantum (2020) Official Red Band Trailer HD (via YouTube)

• Reservation Reelism: Redfacing, Visual Sovereignty, and Representations of Native Americans in Film (via WorldCat)

Contact

• Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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VRchaeology: Intro - Dig It 14

In this weeks episode, start part one of our discussion about archaeology and VR! A very abbreviated explanation of VR, it’s integration into archaeology, and what we think of its impact in archaeology. We will continue our discussion of VR being used in archaeology as well as Archaeogaming in the following parts!

Sources

• Schroeder, R., 1996. Possible worlds: The Social Dynamic of Virtual Reality Technology. Boulder: Westview Press.

• Sivan, Y., 2008. 3D3C Real Virtual Worlds Defined: The Immense Potential of Merging 3D, Community, Creation, and Commerce. Journal For Virtual Worlds Research, 1(1). Available at: https://journals.tdl.org/jvwr/index.php/jvwr/article/view/278

• Sutherland, I.E., 1968. A Head-mounted Three Dimensional Display. In Proceedings of the December 9-11, 1968, Fall Joint Computer Conference, Part I. AFIPS ’68 (Fall, part I). New York, NY, USA: ACM, pp. 757–764.

• Yee, N., 2014. The Proteus Paradox: How Online Games and Virtual Worlds Change Us-And How They Don’t, Yale University Press.

Contact

• Show

  • Twitter: @idigitpodcast

  • Email: idigitpodcast@gmail.com

• Alyssa

  • Instagram: aal.archaeology

  • Twitter: Lyssakemi

• Michaela

  • Instagram: mm_digitalized

  • Twitter: m_mauriello

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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

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 study of how indigenous people, the world over, relate to the cosmos, saw the celestial realm and provided prehistoric astronomical observatories as sun, moon, and star watchers. These activities are of course memorialized in rock art and in rock features constructed on the land to view the heavens and predict important seasonal changes in the sky world.

Links

• California Rock Art Foundation

• Griffith Observatory

Contact

• Chris Webster

  • chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com

  • Twitter: @archeowebby

• Dr. Alan Garfinkel

  • avram1952@yahoo.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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Are Universities Underbidding CRM Projects? - CRMArch 199

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 universities are not excepting graduate students until further notice. To continue to be a for-profit institution some are turning to field archaeology and CRM. What will that do to the business of archaeology? Doug Rocks-Macqueen leads the crew on that discussion this week.

Follow Our Panelists On Twitter

Bill @succinctbill; Doug @openaccessarch; Stephen @processarch; Bill A. @archaeothoughts; Chris W @Archeowebby, @DIGTECHLLC, and @ArchPodNet

Blogs:

• Bill White: Succinct Research

• Doug Rocks-MacQueen: Doug’s Archaeology

• Stephen Wagner: Process - Opinions on Doing Archaeology

• Chris Webster: Random Acts of Science

Jobs with Cox McClain

• Our CRM group is one of the fastest growing in the US. We need temporary and salaried archeologists at every level, from technicians to PIs, in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Previous Oklahoma experience would be nice but is not required. Send your cover letter, resume, and references to: JOBS@COXMCLAIN.COM. Thanks!

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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

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 exotic pets, headphone-wearing animals and helpful ancient Roman advice.

Links

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/05/150525-ancient-egypt-zoo-pets-hierakonpolis-baboons-archaeology/

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2014/04/exotic-pets/

• https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/apr/18/ben-fur-romans-brought-rabbits-to-britain-experts-discover

• https://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2016/mar/15/animal-travellers-a-history-of-exotic-animals-in-the-uk-in-pictures

• Lockwood, J.L. et al. 2019. When pets become pests: the role of the exotic pet trade in vertebrate animals. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 17(6).

• Mitchell, M.A. History of Exotic Pets. In Manual of Exotic Pet Practice. Elsevier.

• Toynbee, J.M.C. (2013) Animals in Roman Life & Art

  Barnsley: Pen & Sword

Baboon skeleton buried in Hierakonpolis (Photo Credit: Renee Friedman)

Contact

• Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz

• Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady

• Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology

• Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/05/150525-ancient-egypt-zoo-pets-hierakonpolis-baboons-archaeology/

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2014/04/exotic-pets/

• https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/apr/18/ben-fur-romans-brought-rabbits-to-britain-experts-discover

• https://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2016/mar/15/animal-travellers-a-history-of-exotic-animals-in-the-uk-in-pictures

• Lockwood, J.L. et al. 2019. When pets become pests: the role of the exotic pet trade in vertebrate animals. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 17(6).

• Mitchell, M.A. History of Exotic Pets. In Manual of Exotic Pet Practice. Elsevier.

• Toynbee, J.M.C. (2013) Animals in Roman Life & Art

  Barnsley: Pen & Sword

Contact

• Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz

• Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady

• Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology

• Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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Handing It Over to Spooktober - Dirt 109

Amber eases Anna into Spooktober with some archaeological accounts of hands in... unexpected places.

Links

• The Second Intermediate Period: The Hyksos (slide show, via Brown University)

• Severed Hands Discovered in Ancient Egypt Palace (LiveScience)

• Stone Age Horror! Pit Filled with Severed Limbs Uncovered (LiveScience)

• A farewell to arms: a deposit of human limbs and bodies at Bergheim, France, c. 4000 BC (Antiquity)

• Hand of Glory (Whitby Museum)

• Strange stone age skull-hands burial in Brazil has anthropologists stumped (News.com.au)

• The Oldest Case of Decapitation in the New World (Lapa do Santo, East-Central Brazil) (PLOSOne)

• Ancient Roman ‘hand of god’ discovered near Hadrian’s Wall sheds light on biggest combat operation ever in UK (The Independent)

• Archaeologists Make Rare, Gruesome Find in Portugal (MentalFloss)

• Canadian researchers say they can explain these imprints of disfigured human hands (National Post)

Contact

• Email the Dirt Podcast

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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

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 young age to photographing some of the most significant rock art sites in the world. From the Coso Range in California to the pictographs of Baja, Mr. Cervera has captured some amazing images.

Links

• California Rock Art Foundation

Contact

• Chris Webster

  • chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com

  • Twitter: @archeowebby

• Dr. Alan Garfinkel

  • avram1952@yahoo.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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Digital Nomads - ArchaeoTech 138

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 for years and now lives in an RV. He has a unique perspective on the subject.

Contact

• Chris Webster

  • Twitter: @archeowebby

  • Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com

• Paul Zimmerman

  • Twitter: @lugal

  • Email: paul@lugal.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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

In this episode our three intrepid hosts re-cap their summers in quarantine. They talk the missed field work opportunities, the pressures of publishing, oh and Connor got married.

Contact

• Email: alifeinruinspodcast@gmail.com

• Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast

• Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast

• Twitter: @alifeinruinspod

• Website: www.alifeinruins.com

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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Warding Off Evil - Dirt 108

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 from bad luck, ill will, and evil. Load up on garlic, toss some salt over your shoulder, and join us!

Links

• The strange power of the ‘evil eye’ (BBC Culture)

• The Evil Eye: An Account of this Ancient & Widespread Superstition (via WorldCat)

• Apotropaic Plants in the Persian Folk Culture (Iran & The Caucasus)

• 21 Food Superstitions You Should Really Know About (Bon Appetit, oof)

• Indigenous People Want Brands To Stop Selling Sage And Smudge Kits (HuffPost)

• Native Americans Troubled By The Appropriation And Commoditization Of Smudging (Beauty Independent)

• American Indian Religious Freedom Act (NOAA)

• Burning Sage May Not Be Cultural Appropriation — But It Isn’t Very Sensitive, Either (Bustle)

• Prayers, Amulets, and Charms: Health and Social Control (African Studies Review)

• Folk Figures (Western Folklore)

• Spheres of Influence: The Magical History of the Witch Ball (Inner Lives)

Contact

• Email the Dirt Podcast

Affiliates

• Wildnote

• TeePublic

• Timeular

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