In this episode, we are pleased to introduce Maria Diget Sletterød, a Danish archaeologist studying the Pre-pottery Neolithic in the Near East at the University of Copenhagen. We start off with a brief introduction as to how the hosts found Maria which was through an Archaeologists in Quarantine episode with Carlton hosted by Tash. Then we delve into her diverse archaeological research and excavation projects and how she has worked all across the Near East and Europe. David and Maria swap stories about visiting/working in Israel. We follow up with a discussion on Maria's thesis work and where the discipline of archaeology fits in the Danish educational system and what exactly is the "Pre-pottery Neolithic". We close the episode out by asking Maria about what it's like to work in the Near East, a region that is known in the American media for being geopolitically tenuous.
Contact For Guest:
Maria's Instagram: @maria_archaeology
Maria's Email: mariaconstanze@hotmail.dk
Maria's Source Recommendations:
The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory: Why did Foragers become Farmers- by Graeme Barker
The Archaeology of Mesopotamia - By Roger Matthews
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt - By Ian Shaw
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