Michael Adonts and Rock Art Cinematography - Rock Art 95

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 interviewed me at the recent Petroglyph Festival and I asked him to be on the show. Our wide-ranging discussion will intrigue you and as always you never know what aspects of our studies will be revealed. Come along with us for another interesting ride.

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The Best? of 2022 - TAS 199

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 article from ABC that stood out to us and on this holiday episode, we're going to talk about why. Plus, we'll talk about some of our favorite episodes and articles from this year that we talked about on the show.

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A Review of Episode 6 of Graham Hancock's Ancient Apocalypse with Dr. Shane Miller & Dr. Jesse Tune - Ruins 136

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 new show: Ancient Apocalypse. Before recording this podcast, the five of us watched the show together, took notes, and immediately recorded this episode. We outline the show's narrative, the sites Graham covers to support the disproven theories he perpetuates, and the "data" used to support Graham's Ice Age civilization. This show wraps up by discussing our thoughts about the show and the implications of Grahamcock's latest attack on science, archaeology, and public interest of the past.

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  • Poverty Point as Structure, Event, Process by K.E. Sassaman (2005). in Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

  • Placing the Poverty Point Mounds in their Temporal Context by Ortmann, A (2010) in American Antiquity

  • A new multistage construction chronology for the Great Serpent Mound, USA by Edward W. Herrmann, G. William Monaghan, William F. Romain, Timothy M. Schilling, Jarrod Burks, Karen L. Leone, Matthew P. Purtill, Alan C. Tonetti (2014). in Journal of Archaeological Science

  • Arguments for the Age of Serpent Mound by Lepper, B., Duncan, J., Diaz-GranĂĄdos, C., & Frolking, T. (2018). in Cambridge Archaeological Journal.

  • Radiocarbon Dates Reveal Serpent Mound Is More than Two Thousand Years Old by William F. Romain, Edward W. Herrmann, G. William Monaghan, Jarrod Burks (2017) in Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology.

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Professional Organizations - What Are They Good For? - CRMArch 254

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 actually do any of that? On today's show we talk about the conference experience and whether their time as come. Also, what could possibly replace them...

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Geophysics in the Middle East with Marco Wolf - ArchaeoTech 192

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 the techniques they were both using on their projects. On this episode they discuss Marco’s data management methods, magnetometry work, and more.

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Ancient Maya Astronauts - Pseudo 106

Was Pacal the Great actually “Pacal the Great…Astronaut?” Of course not! On today’s podcast, I destroy whatever good humor you may have acquired during the holidays by forcing you down into the muck of what is possibly The Single Dumbest Story in all of Pseudoarchaeology! I’m very sorry.

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The Utes as a Forgotten People - HeVo 69

On today's episode, Jessica hosts Ernest House, Jr. (Ute Mountain Ute), Senior Policy Director for the Keystone Policy Center and former Executive Director for the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs (CCIA). Ernest talks about his experiences working for CCIA including their efforts in collaboration with 48 tribes associated with the state of Colorado to develop a statewide repatriation policy and his work to support the Cheyenne and Arapaho Nations' ongoing efforts to commemorate the Sand Creek Massacre. Ernest also discusses the importance of public education on Indigenous topics, as well as land co-management with Tribes and the Land Back movement.

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Medieval office chairs - Tea Break 7

This month Matilda delved into the fascinating subject of wood, and more specifically talked with archaeologist Christopher Wakefield about the wooden wheels and other finds discovered at the beautifully preserved site of Must Farm. Points discussed include why furniture might have wooden wheels, how wheels developed over time, and the issues of working with wooden finds from prehistory.

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Experimental Traditional Hand-Poke Tattooing with Daniel Riday - Ruins 135

In this episode, Carlton interviews Daniel Riday, a tattoo artist specializing in traditional hand-poke and ancestral tattooing techniques. Daniel talks about his background in tattooing and how a simple Instagram DM to Dr. Aaron Deter-Wolf (@archaeologyink) propelled Daniel into becoming a collaborator in archaeological research on experimental tattooing methodologies.

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The Archaeology of the APN - TAS 198

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 the APN came about. It’s origin story, if you will. Also, he talks about the other shows in the “APN Encyclopedia” and what’s coming up in the future.

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Ancestory: A children's book about rock art - Rock Art 94

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 remarkable book is aimed at young people and gives them an overview of the world of rock art studies. Hannah is a unique individual and she marry's her passion for native understanding of the environment and twins that with an enduring study of rock art. I think you’ll really enjoy this interaction with our guest.

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Saving, Investing, and Retirement Accounts - CRMArch 253

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 to playing the stock market. We’ll talk about what worked for us and what didn’t!

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The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act with Jayne-Leigh Thomas - Ruins 134

In this episode, Carlton interviews Dr. Jayne-Leigh Thomas, the Director of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act at Indiana University. We start with a conversation about their education and background in Anthropology and how they ended up with a Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh. For the remainder of the episode, we delve into the mechanics of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), why it's still essential in the field three decades after being passed, and how the law has created more meaningful, inclusive and collaborative research in archaeology and museology. We close out the interview with a critical discussion regarding the upcoming NAGPRA revisions and their potential impact on Indigenous Communities and Tribal NAGPRA officers.

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Homo Erectus, Neanderthal and Roman Food! - TAS 197

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 Erectus cooking fish 780,000 years ago. Then, we fast forward to 70,000 years ago and leftover evidence of a Neanderthal meal gives us insight into how they prepared food. And finally, in Rome new excavations under the coliseum reveal the kind of snacks that spectators would have enjoyed.

For our members, we have a bonus segment describing how one journalist attempted to recreate the Neanderthal meal that we discussed in segment 2! Members and non-members can sign in or sign up to hear it here!

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Magnetometry on the Lagash Project - ArchaeoTech 191

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 things they did on this trip was a fresh magnetometry survey of the entire site. After catching up with Paul we talk about how that went and what the results showed them.

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Kinkella Reviews Graham Hancock's Netflix Show "Ancient Apocalypse" - Pseudo 105

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 whole bunch of people mad. Why were they so mad? Here, I review Ancient Apocalypse, talk about Graham Hancock, and thank him for giving me enough material for my next 100 shows. Enjoy!

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On Frog-Toads and Other Amphibian Dilemmas - Animals 53

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 unbelievable cuteness of the axolotl and why amphibian remains are so crucial to the reconstruction of past environments.

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  • https://bna-naturalists.org/id-guide-british-amphibians/

  • https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/complete-axolotl-genome-could-reveal-secret-regenerating-tissues-180971335/

  • Buckley, M., & Cheylan, M. (2020). Collagen fingerprinting for the species identification of archaeological amphibian remains. Boreas, 49(4), 709-717.

  • Dittrich, C., & GĂśtting-Martin, E. (2021). ‘Green Frog in the Water’. A Herpetological Approach to the Magico-Medical Use of Frogs and Frog-Amulets in Mesopotamia. In Bridging the Gap: Disciplines, Times, and Spaces in Dialogue. Archaeopress Publishing Ltd.

  • O'Connor, T. (2008) The Archaeology of Animal Bones. Texas A&M University Press.

  • Porcasi, J. F. (2010). Archaeological evidence for dietary use of bigfoot leopard frog (Lithobates megapoda) in postclassic and colonial central Mexico. Culture & Agriculture. 32 (1): 42–48.

  • Yan, F. et al. (2018). The Chinese giant salamander exemplifies the hidden extinction of cryptic species. Current Biology, 28(10), R590-R592.

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The Cross Section of Oral History and Geology with Josh Wolford - Ruins 133

In this episode, Carlton talks with Josh Wolford about his background in anthropology and his work on the relationships between Anishinaabe cosmology and the geologic/climactic events in the upper Great Lakes. Specifically on how they relate, where this fits in anthropology, ethno-geoarchaeology, and how we can look at other Indigenous creation stories for clues to our Paleolithic past.

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Don’t Watch NBC’s ‘La Brea’ if you want to retain brain cells - TAS 196

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 inaccuracies known as “La Brea”. It’s a show on NBC and it’s really bad! Chris rants on it for one segment.

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Bringing Local Tribes and Performers to the Ridgecrest Petroglyph Festival with Alexis Zubia - Rock Art 93

Alexis Zubia, Performance Lead, for the Ridgecrest Petroglyph Festival. So how does one create and orchestrate something like a two-day outdoor extravaganza dedicated to Native American cultural and rock art? Tune in and find out... You'll love listening to Alexis who just finished the 9th Annual Ridgecrest Petroglyph Festival in Ridgecrest, California in the western Mojave Desert!!!!

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