Host Jess Shaw explores with Chris his experiences of reviving an ancient craft, from experimenting with natural dyes to studying 15th century manuscripts to rediscover lost carpet designs.
Chris Aslan originally moved to Uzbekistan in the 1990s to write a tourist guide. Yet in his time there he worked with UNESCO to revive the dying art of silk carpet weaving, opening a workshop that is still running today.
In Part 2 of this conversation, Alan continues his discussion with Dr. Robert Yohe about the archaeological record at the Rose Spring site and what it reveals about human activity in the Owens Valley.
What’s the difference between a small-town murder mystery and the study of archaeological musical instruments? Not that much! Join Jess and Matilda as they chat with Dr Graeme Lawson all about the archaeology of music, and maybe you might even hear some sounds from the past…
Then we head over to Egypt where a recently uncovered signet ring depicts the Lighthouse at Alexandria (or a Dalek?!?). And then finally new evidence at a sight in Spain shows that Neanderthals were making tools out of wood.
This week we cover 3 recent archaeology news stories. First up we discuss the recent dissolution of one of the largest CRM firms in the country, and what that short and long term impacts of that closure could be.
In this episode, David is joined by fellow APN hosts Ashleigh Airey and Tilly Siebrecht to discuss all things Tolkien, but mainly the dogs in the Tolkien Legendarium.
We continue our Spooky Season Special with Ash and Tilly! In this episode, Tilly dives into the world of nautical spectres, haunted ships, and bumps in the… coral?
It's #FilmFriday and we're catching up on the most recent episodes of Screens of the Stone Age, where where scientists examine and review movies and television shows about life in the past. To celebrate, we're wearing our favourite new design!
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Carlton and Chris reunite with Drs. Shawn Bubel and Kevin McGeough of the University of Lethbridge to continue their discussion of Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Today, Heather and Andrew discuss the recent “Vanderbilt Report” which said that anthropology needed to be a bit less activist, a bit more approachable to normal humans, and use a bit less jargon. The AAA disagreed, and then Heather and Andrew disagreed with the AAA!
In this episode, Alan speaks with Dr. David Bruner about the connections between cultural beliefs, symbolism, and the interpretation of the archaeological record.
Let’s go old school today and talk creationism! The idea that not only did god make the world, but that it should be taught in biology class alongside evolution! Andre shared his thoughts...
... greater navigational sophistication and heavier integration of Early Paleo-Inuit people into the environment than previously understood in a region of Greenland that is still difficult to access today. (5/5)
On this month’s episode, Jessica speaks with Pauline Knudsen (Assistant Professor in the Department of Cultural and Social History at the Institute of Culture, Language and History at Ilisimatusarfik- the University of Greenland). (1/5)
... from the eighteenth century who has been viewed as either a murderer or a hero depending on the storyteller and time period. Lastly, Jessica and Pauline discuss an Antiquity article that Pauline co-authored that showed the... (4/5)
It’s time for part 2 of Matilda’s chat with experiential archaeologist Caroline Nicolay on ancient pigments. Listen in on specialisation in the iron age, the link between wall papers and ancient houses in France, and how some supermarket spices changed Caroline’s life forever!
Chris interviews archaeologist and author Todd Braje about his upcoming book, “Mammoths and Empires” from Pegasus Books. We discuss some of the bigger themes in the book and his motivation for writing it.