The Intangible Wand - Ep 24

Ash and Tilly are about to embark on their biggest quest yet - trying to find archaeological evidence for the origins of magic! But how can you identify magic in the archaeological record? Listen in to hear a discussion about what defines a wand, how to tell if someone’s used magic, and what the link is between witches and beer.

Links

• Intangible and tangible knowledge in Open-Air Museums (article)

• Muscle development in prehistoric archers (article)

• Women and beer (Smithsonian)

• Witches and Beer

• Evolution of witches from brewers

Contact

• Email: andmytrowel@gmail.com

• Instagram: @‌and.my.trowel

Transcripts

• Segment 1

• Segment 2

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Damsels in Distress - Ep 23

This episode, Ash and Tilly are on a bit of a side quest that becomes much bigger than they ever thought possible, as they try to help a student from Lothlorien University critique the concept of a “damsel in distress” using gender archaeology. But what exactly is gender archaeology? What’s the difference between feminist and gender archaeology? And why do we need it? Listen in to find out!

Links

• Sylvia's Complaint of Her Sexes Unhappiness : a Poem, Being the Second Part of Sylvia's Revenge, Or, a Satyr Against Man (1692)

• Archaeology and the Study of Gender (1984)

• Gender and Feminism in Archaeology (1997)

• The Archaeology of Gender (2004)

• Doing archaeology as a feminist (2007)

• Gender Stereotypes in Archaeology (2021)

Contact

• Email: andmytrowel@gmail.com

• Instagram: @‌and.my.trowel

Transcripts

• Segment 1

• Segment 2

• ZENCASTR: For rough transcripts of this episode, go to: https://www.archpodnet.com/trowel/23

ArchPodNet

• APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com

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• Motion