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    A Life In Ruins

    Carlton Gover, Connor Johnen, and David Howe are three friends that went to graduate school together and decided to start an archaeology podcast. Join them every week for witty conversation, amazing guests, and a bit of profanity – all in the name of archaeological science. Join them as they investigate the careers of those living a life in ruins.

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    An Introduction to Plains/Pawnee Archaeology - Ep 150 Apr 03, 2023
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    In this episode, Carlton does another solo lecture-style episode. The subject of this lecture? An introduction to Great Plains archaeology with a focus on Pawnee archaeological ancestry. The episode starts off with very introductory history of the Pawnee in the 17th, 18th, and 19th century. Then Carlton dives into Great Plains geography and culture history. The episode ends with a focus on the ethnogenesis and the archaeological cultures that contributed to the development of Pawnee Nation.

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    Transcripts

    For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/ruins/150

    Literature Recommendations

    • The Archaeology of the North American Great Plains by Douglas Bamforth (2021)
    • Archaeology of the Great Plains by Raymond W. Wood (1998)
    • Handbook of North American Indians Volume 13 Parts 1 & 2 (2001)

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    Style vs Function - Ep 149 Mar 27, 2023
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    In this episode Carlton and David dip their toes into the style vs function debate in archaeology. This debate towards material culture stems from the transition of the Culture History approach into the New Archaeology paradigm of the mid 20th century. David and Carlton talk about the origin of the debate then provide several case-studies to illustrate their point. Per usual, the episode goes off the rails half way through the episode and somehow N*Sync, Elon Musk, and the next gen gaming consoles get brought up. As is tradition.

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    Transcripts

    For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/ruins/149

    Literature Recommendations

    • Style and Function: A Fundamental Dichotomy by Robert C. Dunnell 1978

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    Maybe it's Habiline?: Human Evolution with Vincent Battista - Ep 148 Mar 20, 2023
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    In this episode, David chats with his good friend, Vincent Battista about species, Neanderthals, human evolution, and his new job as a PhD in the Private Sector for a pharmaceutical company. David and Vincent have a conversation regarding how to determine what a “species” is, and whether it is just a construct. They then get into a deep discussion about human origins, and where we fit on the family tree.

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    For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/ruins/148

    Literature Recommendations

    • Coyote America by Dan Flores

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    • Vincent.m.battisita@gmail.com

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    Microfauna Analysis at the La Prele Mammoth Site: Implications for Clovis Diet and Paleoenvironments with McKenna Litynski - Ep 147 Mar 13, 2023
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    For this week's episode, we are joined by McKenna Litynski, a newly minted PhD student at the University of Wyoming. And we say newly, because she literally just defended her MA thesis this past week at the University of Wyoming. McKenna is also the youngest person we know in graduate school, let to have a Master’s Degree. We delve into her early years and how she got into archaeology. Then we take a deep dive into her thesis and her research. We end the episode talking about what the future looks like for her.

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    Transcripts

    For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/ruins/147

    Literature Recommendations

    • Clovis Hunting Strategies, or How to Make out on Plentiful Resources by Nicole M. Waguespack and Todd A. Surovell
    • Should we expect large game specialization in the late Pleistocene? An optimal foraging perspective on early Paleoindian prey choice by David A. Byers and Andrew Ugan
    • The Archaeology and Paleoecology of the Aubrey Clovis Site (41DN479) Denton County, Texas by C. Reid Ferring
    • Misidentified Clovis-age fish bone at Shawnee-Minisink and the problem with single case studies in Late Pleistocene archaeology by Joseph A.M. Gingerich, Thomas R. Whyte and Scott Whittaker

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    • Instagram: @‌mllitynski
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    We Don't Have an Auroch in This Arena: A Discussion about Potentially the Oldest Evidence for the Bow-And-Arrow in Europe - Ep 146 Mar 06, 2023
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    On this episode the lads dive into the exciting world of Upper Paleolithic archaeology by discussing our thoughts on the recent Scientific Advances article Bow-and-arrow, technology of the first modern humans in Europe 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France by Metz et al. 2023. Does the conversation go off the rails? Absolutley.

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    Transcripts

    For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/ruins/146

    Literature Recommendations

    • Modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France by Slimak et al. 2022
    • Bow-and-arrow, technology of the first modern humans in Europe 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France by Metz et al. 2023

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    Vikings in America: This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things - Ep 145 Feb 27, 2023
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    In this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, the lads sail themselves into the tempest that is the hoaxes, pseudoscience, and popular culture of Vikings in North America. We start off by going into the history and timing of the Viking Age and their settlements in Iceland, Greenland, and their short stay in Newfoundland. Then we get into hoaxes like the Vinland Map, the Kensington Rune Stone, and the recent nonsense of Vikings making their way up the Mississippi River and then to Oklahoma.

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    Transcripts

    For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/ruins/145

    Links

    • Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021 by ,Margot Kuitems, Birgitta L. Wallace, Charles Lindsay, Andrea Scifo, Petra Doeve, Kevin Jenkins, Susanne Lindauer, Pınar Erdil, Paul M. Ledger, Véronique Forbes, Caroline Vermeeren, Ronny Friedrich & Michael W. Dee
    • THE VIKINGS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC (ICELAND, GREENLAND, NORTH AMERICA) FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE EXPANSION IN THE 9TH CENTURY UNTIL THE EXTINCTION AROUND 1400 by Christensen C.S.

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    Rants and Raves - Ep 144 Feb 20, 2023
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    On this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, we experiment with a new format. Each cohost will be taking a segment to talk about a topic within archaeology. Carlton will start us off, David will be the second segment and Connor will bore you to death in the third segment. Let us know if you like it!

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    Transcripts

    For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/ruins/144

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    • Amelia the Archaeologist Website

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    A Conversation with Carlton: Migrations and Megafauna in the Western Hemisphere - Ep 143 Feb 13, 2023
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    In this episode, Carlton goes rogue and does an episode by himself. No co-hosts, no guest, just Carlton letting out his thoughts. For episode 143, Carlton delves into People of the Americas, Clovis vs Pre-Clovis, and Pleistocene Megafauna extinctions. What starts off as a lecture in the first two segments definitely turns into a rant by the time he gets to talking about the “overkill” hypothesis. If you enjoy this type of podcast format, please be sure to email us and let us know; Carlton said he’d be happy to do episodes like this more often.

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    Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to Episode 143

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    The Progeny of Boas - Ep 142 Feb 06, 2023
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    On this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, we delve into the post-Boas anthropological theorists. We begin with an overview of four of Boas’s most well known students: Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, Edward Sapir and Alfred Kroeber. We then just focus on the history of archaeological theory beginning with the Culture Historical approach, New Archaeology, and the Post-Processual Critique.

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    Transcripts

    For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/ruins/142

    Literature Recommendations

    • Visions of Culture: An Introduction to Anthropological Theories and Theorists Fifth Edition by Jerry D. Moore
    • Archaeological Theory in Practice 2nd Edition by Edward Schortman and Patricia Urban
    • Archaeology 7th Edition by Robert L. Kelly & David Hurst Thomas

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    ENCORE Ethnomusicology and Archaeomusicology with Dr. Mason Brown (59) - Ep 141 Jan 31, 2023
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    In this episode, we chat with Dr. Mason Brown, a guest assistant professor for Kathmandu University Department of Music and Affiliate Scholar for the University of Colorado Boulder’s Center for Asian Studies.

    We delve into his early interests in ethnomusciology/Tibetan culture and get into the details of what ethnomusicology is.

    Dr. Brown talks about music theory, pentatonic scales, and all the instruments he plays. We also talk about some evidence for the earliest musical instruments in the past and finish up with a discussion about the history of fiddle music.

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    Literature Recommendations

    • Journal of the Society for Ethnomusicology
    • The official podcast of SEM, Ethnomusicology Today:
    • The journal of the International Council for Traditional Music (the European Ethnomusicology professional organization)
    • Film by ethnomusicologist Anna Stirr and filmmaker Bhakta Syangtan--Singing A Great Dream: The Revolutionary Songs and Life of Khusiram Pakhrin
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXkM11kp_tg

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