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Teaching Native American Culture with Gloria Brooks - Rock Art 76

For episode 76 we had a great conversation with Gloria Brooks who is a teacher and a writer of content for students. She has crafted scholarly material relating to Native American culture and used it as a means of inspiration in recognition of the cultural value and heritage of indigenous people.

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View to a Kilwa - The Medieval Swahili Coast (CLASSIC) - DIRT 182

In this re-release of an EARLY classic, take a whirlwind tour of the Swahili coast and the economic and cultural exchanges over land and sea it has enjoyed for more than a thousand years, before zooming in on the very powerful, and very cool, medieval sultanate of Kilwa Kisawani.

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ArchaeoAcoustics With Steve Waller [Encore] - Rock Art 75

Steve Waller is an expert in the study of ArchaeoAcoustics. ArchaeoAcoustics is the study of sound in the prehistoric environment. Mr. Waller got his start in the caves of France while pursuing a passion for rock art study. One idea that Mr. Waller pursued was the idea that rock art was actually inspired by sound - specifically the sound in a cave. What Mr. Waller found was that the acoustic impacts of a location on rock art happen more often than anyone could have suspected.

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Anthropology and Science Fiction with Pat Edwards - Dirt 181

Pat Edwards is an author, game builder, and creator of all kinds of sci-fi and fantasy content. We all sit down and puzzle through some questions about the boundaries between archaeological interpretation and fiction, the use of anthropological tropes in pop culture, and strategies for drawing from the archaeological record for fictional world-building. We had a blast with this unconventional topic, and we hope you enjoy listening!

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Writing about History with Cynthia Waldman - Rock Art 74

Today we talk with noted author Cynthia Waldman. She is the author of three children's books that focus on Native Americans including their sacred narratives, oral traditions, ceremonies and rituals and also provide inspirational life changing messages. One story revolves around the Animal Master and his home and this is the site of an important rock painting of the Native people of eastern California. Wonderful program!

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The Sweet Stuff - Dirt 180

We're bouncing back from some bumps in the road this week, and bring you a short and sweet episode about some of the history and archaeology of two sweet substances--maple syrup and sugarcane.

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Semotics and Rock Art with Trace Fleeman Garcia - Rock Art 73

Trace Fleeman Garcia joins me today for an interview and collaborative discussion. He is an inter-disciplinary researcher for the Oregon Institute for Creative Research. We talk about the discipline of semiotics, which is the study of the meaning of meanings and its direct relationship to our study of Rock Art when we’re evaluating symbols and trying to understand their cultural content. Join us for a fascinating and wide ranging discussion, I’m sure you’ll like it!

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Them There Hills: Mounds and the Myth of the Moundbuilders - Dirt 179

Hello, lovely listeners--a whole bunch of life stuff has smacked us right in the face recently. Thank you so much for your patience and continued support--we really love you. This week's classic episode is all about mounds and the people that built (and absolutely did not build) them.

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Reflections on Rock Art with Dr. Chester Liwosz - Rock Art 72

Today we interview a recent PhD Graduate from the University of Santa Cruz that is now the project archaeologist for the Mesa Prieta New Mexico Petroglyph Project. We review Dr. Chester Liwosz's background and his recent research and then converse on indexical animals, archaeoacoustics, and the connections with Mesoamerica as recognized in the rock art of eastern California and the American Southwest.

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CLASSIC: Dogtectives! - Dirt 178

Amber's traveling for work this week, so we bring you a perfectly dry-aged episode from years past. We bring you a fascinating, poignant, and thoroughly delightful interview with Very Special Guest Lynne Engelbert, a handler with the Institute for Canine Forensics. Learn what the talented pups at the ICF do for a living and prepare to be amazed!

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Rock Art of the Sierra de San Francisco with Trudi Angell - Rock Art 71

Episode #71 features an interview with Trudy Angell, the owner of Saddling South, a cultural tour business that has also partnered with the California Rock Art Foundation for rock art tours. Saddling South conducts field trips to the remarkable areas of Baja California within the remote area known as the Sierra de la San Francisco, the Grand Canyon of Mexico, and other fascinating trips. These locations are UNESCO world heritage sites including the Great Mural, and include the largest painted rock art in the world. Join us for a fantastically interesting talk with Trudi.

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You Are What You Eat (LIVE!) - Dirt 177

How do we know what people ate in the past? How did they make their food? How did food fit into the social aspect of life in the past? We discuss old old recipes, spicy Sichuanese history, an herbal mystery, how food changed our faces, and more!

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Middle American Archaeology with John Hoopes - Rock Art 70

Today’s guest for episode 70 is Dr. John Hoopes, a professor from the University of Kansas. His specialization is Middle American archaeology - which is far south-central America and far northern South America including Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama (just to name a few). John discusses some of his studies and recent publications on the extraordinary objects of gold and jadeite dating from 2500 years ago to the historic era. Highlighting the reasons that these remarkable objects are so ritually potent and supernaturally powerful. Come along for a wondrous ride.

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Studying Salvage Anthropology w/ Samuel Redman - Dirt 176

We dive into Dr. Samuel Redman’s latest book, Prophets and Ghosts: The Story of Salvage Anthropology. Amber and Anna (mostly Amber) have lots of questions about the seemingly paradoxical 19th- and 20th- century urge by American scholars to “rescue” objects and even human remains from “disappearing” Indigenous groups. It’s a fascinating window into anthropology viewed as a moral and academic obligation, and the social underpinnings of the development of the discipline in the US. And! You can enter to win your very own copy of Ghosts and Prophets! Harvard University Press generously hooked us up with three copies to give away. The promotion is running via Twitter and Instagram, so keep an eye out for those posts for the extremely low-effort rules for entering.

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New methods for dating rock art with Kirk Astroth - Rock Art 69

In this week's episode, Dr. Alan Garfinkel interviews Kirk Astroth about new and innovative methods he used to date rock art for his masters thesis. Kirk used a combination of established methods and new technology to date panels containing prehistoric, historic, as well as modern rock art. He came to several interesting conclusions, as well as identified ways to continue developing this new direction in rock art dating.

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Sanxingdui and the Shu State - Dirt 175

This week, we explore yet another place that’s not a backwater or influenced by aliens! In 1986, two pits were excavated at the site of Sanxingdui (Three Stars Mound) in what is today China’s Sichuan province. These two pits, and six more uncovered in 2021, were full of bronze, jade, gold, and ivory objects that appear to have been “sacrificed” (burned or broken) before burial. The artifacts were made in a style never before seen in Chinese material culture. What was going on at Sanxingdui, and why was the site abruptly abandoned thousands of years ago? We can tell you right off the bat that it wasn’t aliens, but you’ll have to listen to the episode to find out more!

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Uto-Aztecan Iconisity with Dr. Tirtha Mukhopadhyay - Rock Art 68

Dr. Mukhopadhyay talks to Alan about their forthcoming book and projects related to the Uto-Aztecan peoples of the eastern Mojave desert and leading into Mexico. They look at the timeline and journey of the iconisity of the Uto-Aztecan people through time and space.

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JANUARY HIATUS CLASSIC - Where Do Babies Come From? - Dirt 174

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This week, we bring you the MIRACLE OF BIRTH. Join Amber and Anna for a brief frolic through some ancient birthing wisdom and evidence of pregnancy and childbirth in the archaeological record. We're also joined by the brilliant Dr. Natalie Laudicina, who takes us on a fascinating and slightly terrifying journey through the surprisingly complicated landscape of the primate birth canal. Content warning: some of the subject material in this episode may be upsetting, but we try to give listeners a heads up.

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Making a City Known for Petroglyphs with Kari Crutcher - Rock Art 67

In this episode Alan interview's the executive director of the Ridgecrest convention and visitors bureau also the principal developer and manager of the annual Petroglyph Festival. On this journey we talk about petroglyphs park the ram dancers of the Grand Canyon and many other things. Come along for a grand adventure.

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It's Jennauary! - Dirt 173

We’re finally introducing our producer, Jenna Hendrick, in an episode! Jenna has been working with us behind the scenes on our social media posts and some of the nuts and bolts of episode organization for several months now. We chat about popular media portrayals of human life in the Paleolithic, and how those affected popular perception of the human past.

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