DNA in Archaeology with Jennifer Raff - Episode 50

Today we talk with Jennifer Raff about the role DNA and genetics is playing in the field of archaeology. What can we really learn from DNA and Haplogroups, and how none of this proves genetic superiority. Not even Haplogroup X.

Links

• Jennifer A. Raff and Deborah A. Bolnick's: Does Mitochondrial Haplogroup X Indicate Ancient Trans-Atlantic Migration to the Americas? A Critical Re-Evaluation. 

• On thin ice: Problems with Stanford and Bradley’s Solutrean-Clovis hypothesis

• Carl Zimmer's Game of Genomes

Contacts

• Jennifer Raff

  • on twitter @JenniferRaff

  • Blog Violent Metaphors

• Email us at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com

• Follow us on Twitter at @Archyfantasies and find us on FaceBook. 

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Produced by Chris Webster and Tristan Boyle

Edited by Chris Webster

Interview with K Kris Hurst from About.com - Episode 44

Sara and Jeb interview K. Kris Hirst, the archaeology expert at About.com and an internet reporting pioneer!

Links

• About.com Archaeology

Contact

• Email us at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com

• Follow us on Twitter at @Archyfantasies and find us on FaceBook. 

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Produced by Chris Webster and Tristan Boyle

Edited by Chris Webster

Interacting with the Fringe - Episode 43

Today we talk about Ken and Sara's close encounters with the fringe. We talk about how we navigated the encounters and what we learned from them.

Links

• Red Rock State Park

• Mayans in Georgia: America Unearthed Episode One. **Now With Updates!** 

Contact

• Email us at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com

• Follow us on Twitter at @Archyfantasies and find us on FaceBook. 

Theme Music by ArcheopSoup Productions

Produced by Chris Webster and Tristan Boyle

Edited by Chris Webster

Archaeological Terms to Use and Abuse - Episode 35

Today we talk about several archaeological terms that we hear get abused in the wild. We also get very meta and discuss the concept of archaeology and the field itself.

Links

• Concepts and Themes in Archaeology 

Contact

• Email us at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com

• Follow us on Twitter at @Archyfantasies and find us on FaceBook. 

Theme Music by ArcheopSoup Productions

Produced by Chris Webster and Tristan Boyle

Edited by Chris Webster

The Legend of the Lighthouse - Episode 22

Ken shares a touching story about his work. The Legend of Lighthouse shows how archaeology is used to solve histories mysteries and uses those answers to shed light on the lives of those around us.

Links

• The Barkhamsted Lighthouse Archaeological Preserve (Feder 2009)

• The Village of Outcasts (Feder 1993)

• Archaeology and the Legend of the Lighthouse (a blog post)

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Contact

Email us at ArchyFantasties@gmail.com

Follow us on Twitter at @Archyfantsies and find us on FaceBook. 

Theme Music by ArcheopSoup Productions

Produced by Chris Webster and Tristan Boyle

Edited by Chris Webster