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100 Years of King Tut - Ep 194 Nov 20, 2022

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This week we get back to archaeology in the news and talk about 3 recent news stories. First, a high elevation, hard to reach archaeology site in Peru with llama rock art. Then, we head over to Italy where a cache of Etruscan bronzes has been discovered in a 2,300 year old spa. And finally, it’s the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tut’s tomb, so of course we had to look at a few recent articles about that discovery!

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The Harvest of War with Author Stephen Kershaw - Ep 193 Nov 13, 2022

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On today's episode Chris interviews Dr. Stephen P. Kershaw, author of the 2022 Pegasus Books: The Harvest Of War. It's the story of the battles between the Greeks and the Persians 2500 years ago and how the outcome shaped democracy and our world today. Join us as Dr. Kershaw tells us this story.

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An Archaeological History of New York City - Ep 192 Nov 06, 2022

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New York City has had a long and varied history. From the time of the Native Americans to the late 1800s when the boroughs were folded into the city limits many people, cultures, and events have left their mark. That mark leaves a material culture that has been excavated by teams of archaeologists over the last half-century or more. That artifact collection now has a home and as a result, this book was written to tell the story OF that collection. We bring on two of the four authors in this episode to talk about the book and the city.

Nan A. Rothschild is an urban social archaeologist who was Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Anthropology at Barnard College and is adjunct professor at Columbia University.

H. Arthur Bankoff is the advisor to the chair for archaeology at the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission and is a professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at Brooklyn College, City University of New York.

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PROMO: Forges, fieldwork, and frying pans - Tea Break 3 Oct 16, 2022

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The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a bit of a break for October, 2022. In the mean time, we’re introducing you to some of the other fantastic shows that we produce. Here’s an episode from one of our newer shows, “Tea Break Time Travel.” Enjoy!

The trowel is generally considered to be the essential piece in any archaeologist's toolkit, but how long have trowels been around and what kinds of trowels can you use in excavations? In this episode, Matilda chats with professional archaeologist and blacksmith Dr Zechariah Jinks-Fredrick about why we choose the tools that we do, but also the development of metal tools and metalworking in the past. What's the difference between a cow bone and a trowel? Very little apparently...

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PROMO: Domestication and Human Brain Size with Stefan Milo - A Life in Ruins 105 Oct 09, 2022

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The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a bit of a break for October, 2022. In the mean time, we’re introducing you to some of the other fantastic shows that we produce. Here’s the “A Life in Ruins” Podcast with one of their more popular episodes. Enjoy!

On this episode of A Life In Ruins Podcast, we have our good friend and frequent collaborator Stefan Milo on the podcast. Stefan is in the process of researching for a video on human brain size, and we talk about what he has found. Researchers have noted a decrease in brain size in humans within the last 30,000 years. We take a deep dive into how brain size has changed throughout the evolution of the genus Homo and potential reasons for the decrease in brain size. We talk about the possibility of human self-domestication and the theories surrounding it.

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Archaic Humans, Ancient Board Games, and Powerful Viking Women - Ep 191 Oct 02, 2022

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It's been a few weeks since we have had a news episode and in that time there has been so many great stories we had trouble deciding which ones to chose! First up is a million year old skull found in in China. Then we head over to Greece where researchers theorize that mysterious stone spheres are part of a board game. And finally, a discussion about the recent Scientific American cover story "The Power of Viking Women."

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The New Science of Archaeoecology - Ep 190 Sep 25, 2022

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On this episode Dr. Stefani Crabtree and Dr. Jennifer Dunne join us to discuss their recent paper on the new field of Archaeoecology. While it is often acknowledged that there is an overlap between the fields of archaeology and ecology, it has not been defined as a separate area of study until now. The study of Archaeoecology aims to show not only how humans impact nature, but also how the ecosystems they lived within shaped human culture and dynamics.

**Coprolites were recovered nearby in Paisley Cave. Luther Cressman recovered sagebrush sandals from Fort Rock Cave, but noted that Paisley Cave was likely "one of the most important sites for Early [humans] in the whole West" where the coprolites were later recovered by Dennis Jenkins and his team.

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Rethinking Women in Pre-History with Lady Sapiens - Ep 189 Sep 18, 2022

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A few episodes back we mentioned a documentary and book called Lady Sapiens: a journey into prehistory to look at women's roles and realign our assumptions. Thomas Cirotteau is a director and directed the documentary Lady Sapiens that looks at new research in this area. We bring him on to talk about this subject and some other things he's working on.

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Experimental Archaeology - Ep 188 Sep 11, 2022

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In the subfield of experimental archaeology, researchers use historic and pre-historic methods and materials to recreate different artifacts and items in the archaeological record. By doing this we learn how peoples of the past made the things we find during excavation, which adds to the context of the life people lived at that particular time period. This week we discuss 3 examples of experimental archaeology in the news including the boomerang as a multi-use tool, how large pots were created in Crete, and the reinterpretation of an artifact found at Sutton Hoo.

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A Cultural History of Glacier National Park - Ep 187 Sep 04, 2022

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We recently spent some time in Glacier National Park, and while we were there we took a tour of the park lead by Jack Gladstone, a member of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. We were blown away by not only his cultural knowledge of the area, but also his amazing singing and songwriting! We just had to share (with Jack's permission of course!) some of the tour, plus some information on the prehistoric peoples of the area, the historic development of Glacier into a national park, and some of the recent archaeology they have found in the park.

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