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Our Ruined Lives with Lana Ruck - Ruins 16 Feb 24, 2020

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Today’s podcast hostage is Lana...Lana...Lanaaaaaaa Ruck. Lana is a dual Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Anthropology and Cognitive Science Program at Indiana University, Bloomington. She works at Olduvai Gorge as a student researcher at the Stone Age Institute, and she is an avid science communicator through IU's science blog, ScIU (@sciublog).

Lana is a proud Texan, and got her B.A. in Anthropology at Texas Tech University and her M.A. at Florida Atlantic University. She has worked in Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Tanzania, focusing on stone tool technologies and toolmaking techniques. Lana is an interdisciplinary scientist and self-described "stone age neuroscientist."

Her research combines brain imaging techniques with experimental archaeology to explore how our uniquely-human system of technology, language, and cognition evolved. Unfortunately, Lana allowed Carlton to be one of her participants for her dissertation research, and we are very excited to spill the tea on how that disaster went.

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Lana Ruck
Twitter: @lanaruck
Instagram: @lanalately
ScIU Instagram: @sciublog

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Hasanlu: An Iron Age Whodunnit - Dirt 78 Feb 24, 2020

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In the early first millennium BCE, the city of Hasanlu was destroyed in a single, terrible day. Excavations reveal murdered civilians and a citadel engulfed in fire, but who was responsible for destroying this town on the road to everywhere in Iron Age Western Asia? This week, Anna and Amber tell Hasanlu's story, and of the academic drama that followed its excavation (and continues to this day).

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The Problem of Archaeological Data with Dr. Peter McKeague - ArchaeoTech 122 Feb 20, 2020

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Every year archaeologists create a wealth of data through fieldwork and research that is essential to our understanding and interpretation of the past. Despite the geographic character of much of that record, we consistently fail to realise its potential. Site plans and detailed survey data are routinely locked into the pages of PDF reports. As a result plans fossilised in print cannot easily be reused alongside other datasets to improve our understanding of the past. There is often no consistency in how mapped data can be combined across projects to map the archaeological landscape. We need to wake up to opportunities digital transformation presents us as archaeologists in presenting our data to a wide audience. Dr. Peter McKeague joins us to talk about this problem.

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Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com
Paul Zimmerman
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Email: paul@lugal.com

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The Dirt Travel Club: Bulgaria Edition - The Dirt 77 Feb 17, 2020

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This week, Anna gets out her box of slides from her recent trip to Bulgaria. We discuss some of the deep history (and prehistory) of Bulgaria, as well as some mythology and folk traditions. Then, we have a chat about some of our favorite ways to experience different communities and cultures when we travel. (Hot tip: EAT EVERYTHING)

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Archaeology in the Eastern Mojave and YouTube Videos - TAS 85 Feb 15, 2020

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This is another live recording of the You Call This Archaeology show by Chris Webster and Richie Cruz. We talk about archaeology near Ridgecrest, CA, the new GoPro Hero 8 Black Action camera and how to make quality YouTube videos.

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Chris Webster
chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com
Richie Cruz
Happy Archaeology Fun Time

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Laughton-en-le-Morthen & Conquest Landscapes with Duncan Wright - Arch and Ale 29 Feb 13, 2020

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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 - Duncan Wright on "Laughton & Conquest Landscapes." This talk took place on Thursday, January 30th, 2019 at the Red Deer in Sheffield.

Duncan is a senior lecturer at Bishop Grosseteste University. As an early Medievalist, he specialises in the establishment of kingships, studies of settlement, landscapes, and conflict. In this episode, Duncan speaks on the Norman Conquest of north England and the construction of early medieval castles. He has recently completed excavating in Laughton where he's found a Motte-and-Bailey earthwork castle, the remains of an Anglo-Saxon hall, and much more!

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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Found Artifacts and What To Do With Them - Ep 183 Feb 12, 2020

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Responding to a listener email about a facebook post, the hosts discuss what to do about found artifacts. Whether you’re an archaeologist or not an archaeologist there are protocols you should follow if you find something that isn’t yours.

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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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Special Guest Kimberlee Moran and the Arch Street Project - Dirt 76 Feb 10, 2020

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Anna and Amber are joined by forensic archaeologist Kimberlee Moran to talk about the unique story of the First Baptist Church cemetery in Philadelphia, PA. Our story this week has twists, turns, and more information about preserved brains than you might think possible!

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Meanwhile, in Texas: A Conversation with Dr. Bryon Schroeder - Ruins 15 Feb 10, 2020

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On this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, we interview Dr. Bryon Schroeder. Dr. Schroeder is currently the director of the Center for Big Bend Studies at Sul Ross University in Alpine, Texas. We discuss his early years "hunting" with his father and talk about both his thesis and dissertation research. We then transition into a crazy story involving paper mache, human bodies and terrible Texas laws.

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Dr. Schroder
Email: bryon.schroeder@sulross.edu
Center for Big Bend Studies
Website: https://cbbs.sulross.edu/index.php
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Faebook: http://www.facebook.com/CenterForBigBendStudies

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Drone-Based Photogrammetry and AI for Automated Arch Survey - ArchaeoTech 121 Feb 06, 2020

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Dr. Hector Orengo joins us from Spain to talk about a recent paper where his team discusses using photogrammetry and AI to automate archaeological survey. It’s an interesting approach with promising results.

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