Little Ancestors and Chosen Ones - Ep 27

The Wizards have been in touch again, and so this episode Ash and Tilly have been tasked with finding the one who can save the world and bring all of humanity together - The Chosen One. The catch is, all they know is that The Chosen One is a child, but they have no idea where to find them. Luckily, they can use their archaeological knowledge to identify the presence of children in the past, and apply that to their search. But how can you find children in the past? Listen in to find out!

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  • Harry Potter series (J.K. Rowling)

  • Percy Jackson series (Rick Riordan)

  • His Dark Materials series (Phillip Pullman)

  • The Shannara Chronicles (Terry Brooks)

  • Gregor the Overlander (Suzanne Collins)

  • Hunger Games series (Suzanne Collins)

  • Star wars films (George Lucas)

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  • For rough transcripts of this episode, go to: https://www.archpodnet.com/trowel/27

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Pride and Prejudice and Radiocarbon dating - Ep 26

Our hosts Ash and Tilly face a tough quest this episode, because they’ve been tasking with dating zombies. Discovering how long they’ve been dead, that is! To do this, they discuss the different methods of dating bodies in the archaeological record, and answer all those burning questions like “what is an isotope?” “What is voodoo?” And “what would happen if you took a zombie shopping?”

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There Can Only Be One (Winner)! - Ep 25

It's the 25th episode of And My Trowel, and to celebrate, Ash and Tilly decided to have a battle of wits in order to see who could remember the most from the last 24 episodes. There can only be one! (Or can there...?)

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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.

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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!

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  • Segment 2

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

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