Rachel Roden joins Chris to discuss some recent archaeological sites in the news. From the much-discussed pictographs in the Amazonian Rain Forest to a Pompeii Lunch counter and ALL the trash that people leave on sites, we talk about it all. Links New Photos from the ‘Sistine Chapel of the Ancients’ Reveal Details About Prehistoric Amazonian Life - Like a Fondness for Bungee Jumping” - From This Is Colossal Here is the journal article: Colonisation and early peopling of the Colombian Amazon duri...
Jan 16, 2021•58 min•Ep. 107
On January 8th, 2021 on CBC a documentary called “Searching for Cleopatra: The Woman Behind the Myth” premiers. Dr. Kelly Olson, a professor in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Western Ontario lectures on Cleopatra and contributed to this documentary. Chris talks to her about Cleopatra: what was she like, what sort of ruler was she, what happened to her descendants, and more. Links Searching for Cleopatra on the CBC Dr. Kelly Olson’s University Site Support Archaeology So...
Dec 27, 2020•41 min•Ep. 106
Dr. Jonathan Marks has written numerous books on anthropology, genetics, and has begun to write about racism and similar topics in science. Chris talks to him about his last book on scientific racism and his upcoming book about creationism. This is a great discussion about things that we don't talk about much in anthropology and the sciences, but should. Jonathan Marks is Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he has taught since the beginning of the pr...
Dec 19, 2020•53 min•Ep. 105
Simon Young from Australian-based LithodomosVR joins us on his third interview for the Archaeology Podcast Network! He talks about the latest in VR technology and how things like Web VR are changing the way we look at the ancient world. SPECIAL OFFER! Get 50% off Ancient World until Jan 1st, 2021 at midnight UTC with code APN50 Links ArchaeoTech Ep 45 ArchaeoTech Ep 108 LithodomosVR Ancient World Support Archaeology Southwest Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Affiliates W...
Dec 12, 2020•50 min•Ep. 104
Recently, new evidence for Neolithic fabric was found impressed on a sherd in the Orkney Islands. In an area where the environment is not conducive to preservation of textile, archaeologists must look for evidence in unconventional ways. Recently, a team from The University of the Highlands and the Islands in Scotland used Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) to identify the impression of woven fabric on a sherd. Chris and Rachel discuss the fabric impression, how it could have been made, an...
Nov 14, 2020•45 min•Ep. 103
This time it’s just Chris and Richie. They talk about fire survey during all the west coast fires in 2020, cast iron pans, and how out of shape Chris is! Links Roadster Adventures Happy Archaeology Fun Time Support Archaeology Southwest Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!...
Sep 19, 2020•46 min•Ep. 102
Welcome to another episode of You Call This Archaeology?!?! Richie and Chris couldn’t get online and go live so they roped in Rachel, the other crew member, and sat down in front of Rachel and Chris’ RV to talk about archaeology, fieldwork, and of course, totally random things. Enjoy this episode from the windswept plains of northeastern Nevada! Links Rodster Adventures Happy Archaeology Fun Time Support Archaeology Southwest Contact chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com...
Sep 12, 2020•58 min•Ep. 101
A half-a-million-year-old internationally significant archaeological site in Sussex, England, offers unprecedented insights into the life of a poorly understood extinct human species, according to new UCL research. The findings of a meticulous study led by UCL Institute of Archaeology are detailed in a ground-breaking new book ‘The Horse Butchery Site’, published by UCL Archaeology South-East’s ‘Spoilheap Publications’. The study pieces together the activities and movements of a group of early h...
Aug 29, 2020•53 min•Ep. 100
Dr. Griffin's research focuses on analyzing archaeological deposits to answer questions on production of goods and fuel use. Dr. Griffin has excavated all over the world from Neolithic settlements in the North Atlantic to Second World War battlefields in the Pacific. On today's show we talk about the different types of fuel that people used in the past. It's not all poop - but most of it is. Links Ness of Brodgar Swandro-Orkney Coastal Archaeology Trust EXARC Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeol...
Aug 22, 2020•50 min•Ep. 99
This is a crossover episode with Rachel Roden and Historical Yarns ! Recently, evidence of twisted cord was discovered on a Neanderthal archaeological site. While the exact use of this cord is unknown, we discuss our theories for how Neanderthals could have applied this technology to everyday life. Most importantly, this discovery contributes to breaking down the myth that Neanderthals were technologically inferior to their human contemporaries. Links Direct evidence of Neanderthal fibre technol...
Aug 15, 2020•40 min•Ep. 98
Rebecca Lambert studies those places in our world that we don't either think about or even like to think about. Shadows, hidden areas, underpasses. These places are sometimes scary, sometimes strange, and sometimes make you feel different on the other side. What can we learn about places on the edge, or, liminal places? We explore these spaces on today's episode. Links Rebecca's Twitter: @LadyLiminal1 Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeula...
Aug 08, 2020•55 min•Ep. 97
Welcome to another re-broadcast of the live You Call This Archaeology show with Richie Cruz and Chris Webster. On today's episode we talk a lot about camping, RVs, and summer fieldwork. Links Roadster Adventures Happy Archaeology Fun Time Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!...
Aug 01, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 96
Join Chris Webster and Richie Cruz on You Call This Archaeology!?!? It's a live show that they do most Sundays on the APN Facebook page and Richie's Happy Archaeology Fun Time channel on YouTube and Twitch. This week they talk about everything from RVs to Truck camping and more. Links Roadster Adventures Happy Archaeology Fun Time Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!...
Jul 18, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 95
On today's show Chris interviews Drs. Ivan Vasilev and Vassil Tenekedjiev about there work with the Balkan Heritage Foundation in Bulgaria. Dr. Vasilev is the co-founder of the Foundation and an instructor at the Balkan Heritage Field School. Dr. Tenekedjiev is the branch manager of the Foundation and also an instructor at the Balkan Heritage Field School. Together they share an interest in medieval Balkan archaeology and history, late antiquity, and early Christian archaeology and history. Link...
Jul 11, 2020•51 min•Ep. 94
Join Chris Webster and Richie Cruz for an episode of You Call This Archaeology?!?! It's a live show about nothing, but sometimes about archaeology, that they do on the APN Facebook page. Head over and "like" the page to get notified when they go live so you can join in the conversation. On this episode they talk about RVs, camping, mine sites, and more. Links Roadster Adventures Happy Archaeology Fun Time Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Tim...
Jul 04, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 93
Welcome to a recording of You Call This Archaeology LIVE on Facebook. On this episode, recorded on May 24, 2020, Richie and Chris talked to Jenny Hildebrand about her new career as a gem appraiser and her desire to combine that with her love for archaeology. Links Loren Nicole Reno Rock Hounds APN AEX2020 Mini Con BVW Jewelers Archaeogemology Archaeo-gemmological investigation of gemstone glyptics (seal stones and ceremonial stones) and ancient jewelleries mounted gemstones in İzmir Archaeologic...
May 30, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 92
Chris and Richie get together on Facebook Live, Youtube, and Twitch to create another masterpiece of nothing! That TV show from the 90’s really did have a plot but this truly is a show about nothing. Join us and laugh. Links Roadster Adventures Happy Archaeology Fun Time Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!...
May 17, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 91
Welcome to another replay of You Call This Archaeology, this time with a special guest. Stuart Rathbone joins us to talk about his research on the Donner Pass Route between Reno, Nevada and Sacramento, California. Links PDF: “Over the Hill”. A Stratified approach to the archaeology of the Donner Pass Route through the Sierra Nevada: Find it here: www.archpodnet.com/archaeology/90 Roadster Adventures Happy Archaeology Fun Time Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Affiliates W...
May 03, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 90
Welcome to another presentation of the Facebook Live recording of The Archaeology Show called “You Call This Archaeology”. Chris Webster is joined by Richie Cruz and we talk about all things archaeology and NOT archaeology. Enjoy this random, rambling, episode :) Links Roadster Adventures Lumafusion Happy Archaeology Fun Time Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular...
Apr 25, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 89
This is a mostly un-edited recording of the You Call This Archaeology Show featuring Richie Cruz and Chris Webster. We recorded it on April 12, 2020. If you’d like to be notifed of future recordings head over to the FB page and like it! Links Bose Frames Roadster Adventures Lumafusion Happy Archaeology Fun Time Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic Timeular...
Apr 18, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 88
The American Flat Mill was built at great expense in 1922 and shut down just four years later. It was a marvel of architecture and has an amazing story associated with it. On this episode we talk to BLM archaeologist Alicia Jensen and the archaeologist that wrote the report on the site, Ron Reno, about the American Flat Mill and how and why the BLM did what they did with it. Links Check out the cool interactive maps of the site here. Documentary about the American Flat Mill Contact Chris Webster...
Apr 04, 2020•53 min•Ep. 87
Chris Webster and Richie Cruz talk about everything from working on military bases to conferences. Links Happy Archaeology Fun Time Roadster Adventures Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular...
Mar 07, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 86
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. Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Richie Cruz Happy Archaeology Fun Time Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic Timeular...
Feb 15, 2020•51 min•Ep. 85
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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular...
Feb 01, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 84
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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular...
Jan 25, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 83
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 Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic Timeular...
Jan 18, 2020•28 min•Ep. 82
Richie and Chris record episode 70 of the You Call This Archaeology live show and subject your ears to it. We actually talk about some archaeological things in this show. Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Richie Cruz Happy Archaeology Fun Time Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic Timeular...
Jan 12, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 81
Welcome to a recording of the live, You Call This Archaeology Show from December 15th, 2019. Richie Cruz and Chris Webster talk about all sorts of things and much of it has nothing to do with archaeology. But hey - everyone needs a break :) Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic Timeular...
Jan 04, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 80
The Institute for Field Research, or IFR, was started by Dr. Ran Boytner in 2011. Since then the IFR has helped organize field schools around the world and has even been branching out from just archaeology. On this episode April and Chris talk to Dr. Boytner about the IFR, how you get a field school into the IFR, and how students can apply. Links IFR Website IFR on Instagram IFR on Facebook Episode talking about attending a conference (mentioned in the last segment) Contact Chris Webster chris@a...
Dec 28, 2019•52 min•Ep. 79
Originally broadcast LIVE on Facebook (www.facebook.com/archpodnet) on December 8th, 2019. Welcome to a BONUS TAS: The December 8th Recording of You Call This Archaeology with Chris Webster and Richie Cruz of HappyArchaeologyFunTime.com. Join us live by following ArchPodNet on Facebook or Happy Archaeology Fun Time on YouTube. By the Minute 2:05 Richie is still on Windows 7 4:10 iPhone 11 Pro video shot by John Wick Director 4:50 Richie has a new phone case 5:33 The RPA and the new RA Certificat...
Dec 21, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 78
