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Does Zooarchaeology Exist in Star Wars? - Animals 19 Feb 04, 2020

Show notes

While Simona is away, Alex will play...and spend an entire episode flaunting her Star Wars knowledge. Does zooarchaeology exist in the Star Wars universe? And how can we somehow involve Baby Yoda in this conversation? Tune in to find out!

Further Reading

Wookiepedia: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Creatures_by_planet
Sith Archaeology & Propaganda: https://animalarchaeology.com/2017/12/15/keeper-of-the-archives-sith-archaeology-and-propaganda/
Anderson, K.J. and Wallace, D. (2000) Star Wars: the Essential Chronology. New York: Del Rey.
Mangels, A. (1995) Star Wars: the Essential Guide to Characters. New York: Del Rey. Wallace, D. (2002) Star Wars: the New Essential Guide to Characters. New York: Del Rey.
Wallace, D. (2010) The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.

General Discussion: Part 1

Disclaimer: I don't care about canon, this is gonna include expanded universe material.
Star Wars is All About Archaeology: A Thesis By Alex Fitzpatrick
And thus, Star Wars must ALSO be all about ZOOARCHAEOLOGY!
Fun Fact: Jedi Zooarchaeologists are (most likely) canon!
CONFIRMED: There are Star Wars zooarchaeology toys????
Dark and Light Sides: Why is Archaeology So Important to the Jedi and Sith? And how would zooarchaeology factor in?

General Discussion Part 2

What would space zooarchaeologists have to consider?
Differences in Pressure, Other Environmental Issues (Preservation in Hoth VS Preservation in Manaan?))
Different cultures per planet and issues of sentience - cultural aspects of creatures?
Do droids count? See: Droid Planet M4-78
What would be the point of zooarchaeology in the Star Wars Universe?
How does the Force factor into all this?
Jedi can integrate their bodies and life into the Force after death - can Force sensitive creatures do the same? How will that affect the zooarchaeological record?
See also: other forms of mysticism and how that interacts with the dead, like the Nightsisters on Dathomir who resurrect their mummified dead Case Studies (aka Favourite Star Wars Animals)

We gotta talk about Baby Yoda and Alex’s Yoda Species Conspiracy Theory.
Porgs: The Bane of Achto Archaeologists’ Lives?
The Hsiss aka Invisible Creatures that can do Jedi Mind Tricks who Definitely Ruined a LOT of Excavations on Korriban

Contact

Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY

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This Is Your Brain on Drums - TAS 75 Feb 03, 2020

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We're back! Anna and Amber are marching to a very special beat this week, as we talk about sound-induced trances and other ways in which people achieved altered states in the past. Tune in, turn on, and join us!

Contact

Email the Dirt Podcast

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Where Everything Is Compared to Pyramids - TAS 84 Feb 01, 2020

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This episode was recorded live on the APN’s Facebook page on January 26th, 2020 with Chris Webster and Richie Cruz. We talk about the article below, boats, cars, and other things barely related to archaeology!

Links

A Student Found An Ancient Canadian Village That’s 10,000 years Older Than The Pyramids

Contact

Chris Webster
chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com

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Wage Discrimination - CRMArch 182 Jan 29, 2020

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Wage discrimination in professional archaeology is something that nearly all of us have experienced. Today we bring on a guest to talk about a specific experience that she had and is currently working though.

Follow Our Panelists On Twitter

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

Blogs:

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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Our Ruined Lives with Bernie Taylor - Ep 14 Jan 27, 2020

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On this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, we chat with Bernie Taylor. Bernie is an independent author who explores what he describes as “the mythological connections and biological knowledge among prehistoric peoples”. We have a spirited and civil conversation about some of Bernie’s theories.

Resources from Bernie Taylor

Skoglund, Pontus et al. 2015 Ancient Wolf Genome Reveals an Early Divergence of Domestic Dog Ancestors and Admixture into High-Latitude Breeds. In Current Biology (25), 1-5
Wang, G., Zhai, W., Yang, H. et al.
2013 The genomics of selection in dogs and the parallel evolution between dogs and humans. Nat Commun 4, 1860. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2814
Bernie Taylor’s video on dogs.

A Life in Ruins Resources

Introduction to Archaeology (like seriously, basic level what it is we do) Kelly, Robert L., Thomas, Davis H. 2016 Archaeology. 7th Edition. Cengage Learning. https://www.amazon.com/Archaeology-Robert-L-Kelly/dp/130567040X
Dog Domestication Savolainen, Peter, Ya-ping Zhang, Jing Luo, Joakim Lundeberg and Thomas Leitner 2002, Genetic Evidence for an East Asian Origin of Domestic Dogs. Science 298(5598):1610-1613.
David’s Paper
https://www.academia.edu/32510329/On_the_Origin_of_our_Favorite_Subspecies_The_Biological_Implications_of_Dog_Domestication_on_Modern_Humans
David’s TedEd Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_KWmzLObQ4&t=123s
Domestication Syndrome Video
Native American Religions Gill, Sam 2004 Native American Religions: An Introduction (Religious Life in History) 2nd Edition. Cengage Learning.
Michael, Nicky
2019 Turtle Island: An Introduction to Indigenous Studies. Cognella Academic Publishing.
Interpreting Rock Art Blundell, Geoffrey, Christopher Chippindale, and Benjamin Smith (editors) 2011 Seeing and knowing: understanding rock art with and without ethnography. Left Coast Press, Walnut Creek, CA.
Brady, Liam M (editor)
2016 Relating to rock art in the contemporary world: navigating symbolism, meaning, and significance. University Press of Colorado, Boulder.
Conkey, Margaret W. (editor)
1997 Beyond Art: Pleistocene Image and Symbol. California Academy of Science, San Francisco, CA.
McDonald, Jo and Peter Veth (editors)
2012 A Companion to Rock Art. Wiley-Blackwell, West Sussex UK.
Schaafsma, Polly
2013 Images and Power: Rock Art and Ethics. Anthropology and Ethics. Springer-Verlag, New York.
Smith, Benjamin (editor)
2012 Working with rock art: recording, presenting and understanding rock art using indigenous knowledge. Wits University Press, Johannesburg.
Tomaskova, Silvia
2013 Wayward Shamans: The Prehistory of an Idea. University of California Press, Berkley.
Sundstrom, Linea
2004 Storied Stone: Indian Rock Art in the Black Hills Country. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman.

Contact Links

Bernie Taylor’s Website: http://beforeorion.com
Bernie’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDrHjYiL5e8fbgbHoPUAREg/playlists
Bernie’s Instagram: @beforeorion

Contact

Email: alifeinruinspodc

A Reverence for History - TAS 83 Jan 25, 2020

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Chris and Richie discuss a number of things on a live episode of You Call This Archaeology! Join in Live on Facebook at www.facebook.com/archpodnet.

Links

Happy Archaeology Fun Time

Contact

Chris Webster
chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com

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Heritage Media Conference Presentation - HeVo 37 Jan 21, 2020

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This is the presentation that Jessica and Lyle gave for the SAAs in 2019 and The Heritage Media Conference in 2019. It’s a great overview of the Heritage Voices Podcast and includes a silde presentation below.

Links

Companion slide presentation

Contact

Jessica
Jessica@livingheritageanthropology.org
@livingheritageA
@LivingHeritageResearchCouncil
Lyle
Lyle.Balenquah@gmail.com

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Maritime Archaeology - Ep 82 Jan 18, 2020

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Chris and Bill sit down with maritime archaeologist Stephanie Gandulla from the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Michigan. It’s a short but awesome episode!

Links

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Contact

Chris Webster
chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com

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SHA2020 in Boston and Mental Health - CRMArch 181 Jan 15, 2020

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Chris Webster and Bill White sit down at the 2020 Society for Historical and Underwater Archaeology annual meeting in Boston, MA and have a chat about the conference and other issues. One thing we needed to talk about was mental health. There have been a few tragedies associated with the APN hosts in the last few months and we need people to know that while we aren’t therapists we are here if you need someone.

Links

SUICIDE HOTLINE: 1-800-273-8255
Help for the deaf and hard of hearing: 1-800-799-4889
TEXT: 838255

Follow Our Panelists On Twitter

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

Blogs:

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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5 Trends in a Decade of Archaeology - Watching Brief December - SoupCast Jan 13, 2020

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Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find.

Happy New Year 2020!

Old Mort's Review of the Decade:

http://thepipeline.info/blog/2020/01/09/old-morts-review-of-the-decade/

Links:

05:12 – Budget Cuts & Crowd Funding

Budget 2010: key points:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jun/22/budget-2010-key-points

Spending Review: Arts Council protected despite DCMS cuts:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34923955

David Cameron, Cash for Acess and the Planning Lobby:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2012/03/david-cameron-cash-for-acess-and-the-planning-lobby

Two Shoes! (Planning Policy Review):