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Dynamic Communities on the Mesa Verde Cuesta with Kelsey Reese - ArchaeoTech 118 Dec 14, 2019

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Paul interviews Kelsey Reese about her research at Mesa Verda and a recent paper in American Antiquity. Kelsey is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Notre Dame and is studying the long-term effects of sustained climate change on contemporary subsistence-based farming communities. This episode focuses that research on Mesa Verde in the American Southwest.

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Dynamic Communities on the Mesa Verde Cuesta by Kelsey Reese
American Antiquity, 84(4), 2019, pp. 728-747
doi: 10.1017/aaq.2019.74

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Chris Webster
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Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com
Paul Zimmerman
Twitter: @lugal
Email: paul@lugal.com

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Uncovering Sheffield Castle with Milica Rajic - Arch and Ale 28 Dec 12, 2019

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Archaeology and Ale is a monthly series of talks presented by Archaeology in the City, part of the University of Sheffield Archaeology Department’s outreach programme. In this talk, Archaeology in the City proudly presents - Milica Rajic on “Uncovering Sheffield Castle” This talk took place on Thursday, November 29th, 2019 at the Red Deer in Sheffield.

Milica is a project manager with Wessex Archaeology where she has worked since 2015. During that time she has served on the recent excavations at Sheffield's Castlegate area. In this talk, Milica takes us through a brief history of the Castle which once stood there and tells us about what the recent findings mean for the future of Sheffield Castle.

For more information about Archaeology in the City’s events and opportunities to get involved, please email archaeologyinthecity@sheffield.ac.uk or visit our website at archinthecity.wordpress.com. You can also find us on Twitter (@archinthecity), Instagram (@archaeointhecity), or Facebook (@archinthecity)

*Content Warning: Listener discretion is advised as there may be adult language*

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Gluten and Alien Free Archaeology: Combating Pseudoscience with Dr. David A. Anderson - Ruins 11 Dec 09, 2019

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In this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, the hosts have the honor of speaking with Dr. David A. Anderson of Radford University. Dr. Anderson is not only an accomplished Mesoamerican archaeologist, but also famous as a Scicomm writer and has a large twitter following. As you'll find out, Carlton used to study under Dr. Anderson and was a major influence on his career. It seems that he has grown past his days of youtube anthropology raps. David Ian Howe asks interesting questions regarding Dr. Anderson's research, while Connor self-deprecates about the host's collective status as "failed mayanists." However, the conversation ends on a poignant note regarding the culture of academia as well as science communication to the public.

You can follow David Anderson on social media via @dsaarchaeology.

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Email: alifeinruinspodcast@gmail.com
Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast
Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast

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It's the (Moral) Circle of Life! - Dirt 72 Dec 09, 2019

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This week, Amber and Anna wade into the moral circle. When it comes to deserving help and care, who counts? What does that care look like, and how can we see evidence for it in the historical and archaeological record? We do our best to wrap our brains around all this and more.

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Prestigious CRM Programs and Registered Archaeologists - CRMArch 178 Dec 04, 2019

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As we've always requested sometimes we actually get letters into the show! One such letter was sent to Doug and we answer just a couple of those questions on this show. Those questions revolve around the thought of a prestigious CRM University and what are some of the better CRM programs out there. Also, we talk about the new Registered Archaeologist certification from the RPA and the new standards requiring continuing education credits.

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Bill @succinctbill; Doug @openaccessarch; Stephen @processarch; Bill A. @archaeothoughts; Chris W @Archeowebby, @DIGTECHLLC, and @ArchPodNet

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Bill White: Succinct Research
Doug Rocks-MacQueen: Doug’s Archaeology
Stephen Wagner: Process - Opinions on Doing Archaeology
Chris Webster: Random Acts of Science

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Holidays and Feasting in the Archaeological Record - Animals 17 Dec 03, 2019

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On this ‘holiday special’, Alex and Simona once again push their endurance to the limit by talking about food before dinner-time. Tune in to learn more about feasting in the archaeological record, and why it is not all that different from present day feasting. To demonstrate this, our hosts describe some of their favourite holiday feasts (in addition to some listeners’ suggestions) and the reasoning behind them.

Ps. Happy birthday APN 🙂

Links and Sources

Hastorf C.A. (2008) Food and feasting, social and political aspects. In: Pearsall D.M. (ed) Encyclopedia of Archaeology. London: Elsevier Inc.
Nelson S.M. (2003) Feasting the Ancestors in Early China. In: Bray T.L. (eds) The Archaeology and Politics of Food and Feasting in Early States and Empires. Springer, Boston, MA
The Creation of Monuments: Neolithic Causewayed Enclosures in the British Isles
Prehistoric Britons rack up food miles for feasts near Stonehenge, study shows
World’s Oldest Bread Found By Archaeologists
I Can’t Believe It’s 3000 Year Old Butter
Feasting Archaeology and History
Early Pint Evidence of First British Bear Found in Cambridgeshire
Maisels, C. (2010) The Archaeology of Politics and Power: Where, When and Why the First States Formed. Oxford, Oxbow books
Russell, N. (2012) Social Zooarchaeology. Cambridge University Press.
Elliot, P. (2016) Food and Farming in Prehistoric Britain. Fonthill Media

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BONUS : APN 5 Year Anniversary - A Message from Mr.Soup Dec 02, 2019

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This is a bonus episode to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of the Archaeology Podcast Network.

Soupcast is a special selection of content from the ArchaeoSoup Youtube channel, which includes a number of different formats ranging from Questions of Doom to a monthly round-up, Watching Brief.

Marc a.k.a Mr. Soup is one of the best known independent content creators when it comes to history heritage and the past, his special brand of fun and serious informative content is a reason why we wanted to team up with him and the team at Archaeosoup towers in order to bring you SoupCast.

He's recorded a special bonus episode to celebrate the network's 5 year birthday and it's being released to everyone!

Archaeosoup can be found in various places on the internet including Twitter, Facebook, Twitch and Patreon, where you can show your support directly

Aiding and A-vetting: The Archaeology of Animal Care - The Dirt 71 Dec 02, 2019

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This week Anna and Amber told you we’re going to the park, but really it’s a trip to the v-e-t in an episode all about evidence for animal care and veterinary medicine in the archaeological record. Learn how archaeologists assess animal welfare from bone analysis, ancient Egyptian animal medicine, a snapshot of life on a medieval French farm, and more, including 2nd millennium BCE pro tips on how to get your horse absolutely jacked.

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Analyzing the Chacoan Road Network with Sean Field - ArchaeoTech 117 Nov 28, 2019

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Researcher Sean Field joins us to talk about his work performing a least cost analysis on the Chacoan Road Network in New Mexico. The Chaco roads are somewhat of a mystery because of their size. Sean talks about his work and recent paper with Paul and Chris.

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A Least Cost Analysis: Correlative Modeling of the Chaco Regional Road System

App of the Day

Webby: Public Lands from Two Steps Beyond
Paul: Just 6 Weeks

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Chris Webster
Twitter: @archeowebby
Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com
Paul Zimmerman
Twitter: @lugal
Email: paul@lugal.com

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Japanese Food and Drink, Then, Now, and Way Back When - The Dirt 70 Nov 25, 2019

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It’s the second half of our two-episode series on Japan! This week, Amber and Anna explore some of the traditions and material culture surrounding Japanese food. We research rice, sample sake, banter about bento, and MAYBE MAKE THE BEST SERIES OF PUNS EVER HEARD ON THE SHOW.

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