Today we talk to Dr. Matthew Harpster about his recent collaborative paper in the Journal of Archaeological Science about modeling concentrations of maritime activity in the past using the submerged archaeological record. Here is the article abstract: With a goal of understanding and visualizing the shifting concentrations of movement across the Mediterranean Sea on a centennial basis, the MISAMS (Modeling Inhabited Spaces of the Ancient Mediterranean Sea) Project developed a new GIS-based inter...
Apr 16, 2020•55 min•Ep. 126
Way back on episode 93 Paul and Chris talked about the article linked below but couldn’t work out a schedule with the authors. Well, now we have Dr. Tanya Peres on to talk about that article and the challenges and successes experienced when assessing sites after a major rain storm in Tennessee. Links Episode 93: Disaster Preparedness for Archaeology Sites Finding the Positive in the Negative - Article from SAA Advances Contact Chris Webster Twitter: @archeowebby Email: chris@archaeologypodcastne...
Apr 02, 2020•58 min•Ep. 125
From video conferencing tools to the immediate and lasting effects on field archaeology, Paul and Chris talk about working during this unique time in history. Links Zoom Skype Microsoft Teams Google Meet App of the Day Webby: Stash Invest Paul: Visual Studio Contact Chris Webster Twitter: @archeowebby Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Paul Zimmerman Twitter: @lugal Email: paul@lugal.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular...
Mar 19, 2020•57 min•Ep. 124
Dr. Dan Bigman from Bigman Geophysical joins the show once again to talk about GPR and other methods in a CRM context. Of course this works for any project, but, we focused on contract archaeology for some portions of this episode. Links Bigman Geophysical Learn GPR App of the Day Webby: GoPro App Contact Chris Webster Twitter: @archeowebby Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Paul Zimmerman Twitter: @lugal Email: paul@lugal.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular...
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 123
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 consisten...
Feb 20, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 122
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. App of the Day Webby: Do Not Pay Contact Chris Webster Twitter: @archeowebby Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Paul Zimmerman Twitter: @lugal Email: paul@lugal.com Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic Timeular...
Feb 06, 2020•51 min•Ep. 121
Be carefule when selling tech on eBay - especially drones. Chris relays his ongoing saga with selling his DJI Inspire Pro. At the time of this posting it’s still not over. Also, we talk about selling tech on eBay in general and we do a deep dive on the new DJI Mavic Mini. Links DJI Mavic Mini Contact Chris Webster Twitter: @archeowebby Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Paul Zimmerman Twitter: @lugal Email: paul@lugal.com Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic Timeular...
Jan 09, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 120
Oxygen Isotope analysis has long been used to analyze a person’s skeletal material to find out where they lived and sometimes how they lived. Until now, this has been on a large time scale - often of years and decades. Now, with this new research, some cases can be analyzed down to the month or even tighter. It’s amazing research and further opens our window to the past. Links Oxygen isotope microanalysis across incremental layers of human bone: Exploring archaeological reconstruction of short t...
Dec 26, 2019•48 min•Ep. 119
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. Links Dynamic Communities on the Mesa Verde Cuesta by Kelsey Reese American Antiquity, 84(4), 2019, pp. 728-747 doi: 10.1017/aaq.2019.74 Co...
Dec 12, 2019•49 min•Ep. 118
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. Links 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 Contact Chris Webster Twitter: @archeowebby Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwor...
Nov 28, 2019•50 min•Ep. 117
We think of archaeologists' main activity as digging. But anybody who's ever done archaeology can tell you that, regardless of what kind of archaeology we do, writing is a far more important skill. Here on the ArchaeoTech Podcast we talk a lot about the tools that we use in the field, but we don't talk so much about the tools that we use to assemble our thoughts when the fieldwork is over. So today we'll dig into a class of often overlooked tools that we all rely on: word processors. Links Word ...
Nov 14, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 116
OK, it’s not that scary. However, not understanding the tech you’re using and what it’s capable of can be a harrowing experience that can result in the loss of business and more importantly, a loss of scientific data. App of the Day Webby: Coverage? iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/coverage/id388815949 Contact Chris Webster Twitter: @archeowebby Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Paul Zimmerman Twitter: @lugal Email: paul@lugal.com Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic...
Oct 31, 2019•20 min•Ep. 115
That’s right! We sourced your questions from Facebook and Twitter and answer your questions about mapping, canine forensics, open source programs, field data programs, and more! Send them in or hit us up on the socials to ask your questions and help everyone out on our next episode. Links Interris Registries Wildnote Anutum Geomobile Solutions QGIS Institute for Canine Forensics Collector App of the Day Webby: Archaeology Magazine App Paul: Microphone Live by Von Bruno Contact Chris Webster Twit...
Oct 17, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 114
Jamaica is a fascinating place with a rich historic and prehistoric history. Our guest today, archaeologist Zach Beier lives in Jamaica and is passionate about his history. We talk to him about Jamaican archaeology and the technology he uses to decipher it. LinksBook: British Forts and Their Communities Zach Beier Info:Instagram: zakademic Twitter: zakademic The Department of History and Archaeology at The UWI Mona Archaeological Society of JamaicaInstagram: archaeologyjamaica App of the DayWebb...
Oct 03, 2019•56 min•Ep. 113
Every September Apple releases at least the new iPhone for the year. Sometimes, like this year, they release a bit more. Today Chris gives you an update on the new Watch, iPhones, and iPad. This isn’t just an Apple fan-boy perspective but a look at what the new upgrades can do for archaeology and fieldwork. Links Apple ZeroLemon PaperLike Screen Protector Huawei Phone ContactChris WebsterTwitter: @archeowebby Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.comPaul ZimmermanTwitter: @lugal Email: paul@lug...
Sep 22, 2019•29 min•Ep. 112
It’s all LIDAR today! Paul and Chris interview Dr. Sarah Klassen, an archaeologist that has done extensive work in southeast Asia, specifically Cambodia. She’s got some fascinating things to say about what the LIDAR data told them about the past at Ankor Wat and other temples, and, about new questions the data presented. Links Dr. Klaasen’s Website App of the DayWebby: Motion-X GPS UpdatePaul: Settings Sync for Visual Studio Code ContactChris WebsterTwitter: @archeowebby Email: chris@archaeology...
Aug 22, 2019•58 min•Ep. 111
Today Paul and Chris talk about new boats, drones (of course), issues with the iPhone X in the field, and other random tech topics. It’s a catch-all episode today and we hope you enjoy it! App of the DayWebby: Motion-X GPS Paul: Google News Google Apple ContactChris WebsterTwitter: @archeowebby Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.comPaul ZimmermanTwitter: @lugal Email: paul@lugal.com...
Aug 08, 2019•43 min•Ep. 110
New APN Volunteer producer, Dr. Jamie Anderson, joins Paul and Chris today to talk about her masters and PhD research that used some interesting dating methods. One of those was Tephrocronology, or, dating using ash layers. Combined with other methods, Tephrocronology is a powerful tool. We talk about that and other dating methods. Links OxCal Heritage Voices Ep31 A Life in Ruins Podcast The Dirt Podcast Jamie Anderson on Twitter: @bix783 App of the DayWebby: Pheramor Paul: IFAB Laws of the Game...
Jul 25, 2019•51 min•Ep. 109
Virtual Reality has continued to capture imaginations and make people want to be places virtually since the expense of going can be high. We talked to Simon Young of LithodomosVR about their virtual archaeological tours back in January of 2017 and he's back now to give us an update on what they're doing. Links Episode 45 with LithodomosVR Lithodomos VR Lithodomos VR Apps The Shop Page on the Website Search your devices app store for all Lithodomos VR AppsCheck out the Exlore App and use this cod...
Jun 27, 2019•57 min•Ep. 108
We’ve always wanted to have a GPS expert on the show to unpack terms and talk about the latest tech. Now we have it! Matt Alexander joins us to talk all things GPS and explain some of those terms you may have been wondering about. Links Anatum GeoMobile Solutions LithodomosVR Interris Registries App of the DayWebby: Donesafe Paul: See Neuroscience (Free, iOS) Matt: Lynq ContactChris WebsterTwitter: @archeowebby Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.comPaul ZimmermanTwitter: @lugal Email: paul@l...
Jun 13, 2019•54 min•Ep. 107
Paul and Chris discuss an article from SAAs Advances in Archaeological Practice about using a database designed in FileMaker for documenting large skeletal collections. We also talk about your data in the cloud and what that means. Links“Advances in Documentation of Commingled and Fragmentary Remains” by Anna J. Osterholtz.Advances 7(1), 2019.DOI:10.1017/aap.2018.35 ArchaeoTech 95: Implementing a Tablet-Based Recording System for Ceramic Classification Episode where we discuss iNaturalist App of...
May 30, 2019•58 min•Ep. 106
Today Chris and Paul talk about a fairly well-known concept in technology circles called, “Good, Fast, Cheap, Pick 2.” What it means is that often you don’t get all three in something you’re using. One of those is always sacrificed to make the other two work. Well, is that true? Are things that violate this principle? Let’s talk about it.
May 16, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 105
Edward Gonzalez-Tennant is a GIS and open source digital archaeology expert. We brought him on to talk about GIS but the conversation quickly turned to his work at historic Rosewood - a predominantly African-American town in Florida that was destroyed by riots and the Rosewood Massacre over 100 years ago. EGT is using digital archaeology and traditional methods to reconstruct this town so visitors and descendants can know what it was like to live in that area at in the early 1900s.
May 02, 2019•53 min•Ep. 104
In a recent book chapter, linked below, the integration of underwater and terrestrial archaeology was discussed. It got Chris and Paul thinking about those two spaces and how they are linked in the archaeological record. When seas fluctuate sites are buried and revealed and thinking about them together can help archaeologists interpret the past.
Apr 18, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 103
Chris interviews Michiel Kappers at the 2019 Society for California Archaeology meetings in Sacramento last March. Michiel runs InTerris Registries, a digital site management software with a lot of power. Learn more about it and how you can use it on your next project.
Apr 04, 2019•42 min•Ep. 102
Today we have on the line Sebastian Heath from NYU's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. Dr. Heath is ISAW's go-to Digital Humanities professor, and we'd like to discuss his take on DH in archaeology.
Mar 21, 2019•59 min•Ep. 101
Welcome to the ArchaeoTech Podcast. Today is February 26th, 2019, so put on your party hat because we're recording the 100th episode. This is Paul Zimmerman, your host for for this milestone, along with my co-host (the pod's usual host) Chris Webster. We're turning the tables since we don't have a "tech" topic per se, but instead we're going to do a little navel gazing and look at the history of this podcast to see what kinds of lessons we can learn about podcasting and public archaeology in gen...
Mar 07, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 100
In the wake of Marie Kondo and her tidying-up mentality we started wondering about the archaeology of the future. Guest host Richie Cruz and host Chris Webster talk about the future in a tidied-up world. What will be left? How do we think about and interact with “things” as compared to our ancestors and ancient people around the world?
Feb 21, 2019•58 min•Ep. 99
Today on the show Paul and I discuss chat bots and whether they can good, bad, or indifferent for heritage communication. We also discuss a Munsell reader and Paul’s new drone!
Feb 07, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 98
Through the power of the internet we interview Alexei Vranich from his field site in Cambodia about work he did in Bolivia! This podcast is based on a paper (linked below) about reconstructing an ancient structure at Tiwanaku in Bolivia. This structure was incomplete and they had no idea what it was supposed to look like. But, through some high tech methods and good old fashioned elbow grease they figured it out.
Jan 24, 2019•58 min•Ep. 97
