A Life In Ruins

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Ancient Ink with Aaron Deter-Wolf - Ep4 Jul 08, 2019

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If you’ve been following us for a bit, you might notice that archaeology isn’t just pyramids or that ancient aliens bullshit...it’s the study of human behavior. And one world-wide human behavior that you’ve probably all observed, is the practice of tattooing and body modification. Well, that’s not really our niche, but lucky for you, we’re bought one of the world’s leading experts on the archaeology of tattooing to talk with us today. In fact, he co-wrote the book on it!

Tonight’s guest, Aaron Deter-Wolf, is currently the Prehistoric Archaeologist at the Tennessee Division of Archaeology. Aaron is responsible for managing prehistoric sites on State-owned lands, as well as conducting archaeological excavations and publishing research on the results of those studies. Most importantly, Aaron is a prominent advocate for public archaeology, as evidenced by his work with the state of Tennessee, his scholarly publications, and his new Instagram @archaeologyink.

So before the ink dries, let's put a pin in this intro and get to the point of tonight's podcast!

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Rock Artin' and Rollin' with Emily Van Alst - Ep 03 Jun 10, 2019

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Tonight’s guest, Emily Van Alst, is a Descendant of the Lakota Sioux Nation and works avidly in public outreach.. Although the Lakota and Pawnee are historical enemies; Carlton and Emily have chosen to put aside their tribal differences to deliver our listeners an awesome episode.

Emily Van Alst got started in anthropology at Yale University and she is currently a PhD student at Indiana University Bloomington

Her research interests include Rock Art, Gender, Indigenous Archaeology, Public Archaeology, Indigenous Feminism, and Ethnography

As a goal of this podcast is to provide our listeners with multi-faceted approaches to archaeology, we are super excited to talk with her tonight. So let’s count some coup and get this episode started.

LinksYou can follow her twitter at @emilyvanawesome and her instagram @emilyvanawesome.ContactEmail: alifeinruinspodcast@gmail.comInstagram: @alifeinruinspodcastFacebook: @alifeinruinspodcast

Of Koobi Fora and Cathedrals with Ella Beaudoin - Ep02 May 13, 2019

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Today's guest is someone who we wanted to snag as early as possible, based on her ability to connect with the public.

Ella Beaudoin got started in anthropology at American University, in Washington DC.

She cut her scientific teeth in Kenya as part of the Koobi Fora field School @koobiforafieldschool. The Koobi Fora region is one of the most prolific fossil bearing regions in the world and possibly home to the oldest instances of the use of fire by our hominid ancestors.

She is currently a contractor at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, where she works to help engage and teach the public about evolution and archaeology.

As the goal of this podcast is to connect non-archaeologists with our science, we are super excited to talk with her tonight.

Links:

You can follow her twitter at @ella_beaudoin and her instagram @timetravelerinhikingboots.

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The Cowboys of Science - Spencer Pelton - Ep01 May 13, 2019

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On this first episode, these three cowboys of science host our first guest - Dr. Spencer Pelton PhD, RPA. Arguably, THE cowboy of science.

Spencer is one of the most talented, accomplished, and brilliant archaeologists in the country. The dude has over a dozen publications and literally just got his PhD last year.

Anyone that knows Spencer will tell you that he’s one of the most enjoyable people to be around and was a mentor to a lot of us during our time at Wyoming.

Spencer’s research varies from lithic technology, hunter-gatherer ecology, to human evolution, and his dissertation focused on hominid thermal regulation.

The list of his accomplishments would fill this page, so we’ll let his smooth, Johnny Cash-like drawl tell you his life story! We’re super excited.

Links:

You can find Spencer on Twitter: @docpelton

You can find out about Spencer's current/past research at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Spencer_Pelton

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Introducing a Life in Ruins - Ep 0 Apr 21, 2019

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Introducing a new podcast from the Archaeology Podcast Network. A Life In Ruins is the brain child of archaeologists Carlton Gover, Connor Johnen, and David Howe - three archaeologists and friends that are living a life in ruins. Together, with their witty conversation and educated humor, they talk to other archaeologists about their lives in ruins.

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