Digging For Meaning Podcast

Podcast produced by @school_of_arch, cutting edge archaeological research, for everyone!
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Interested in #Archaeology? Follow us for information on our upcoming Podcast series, Digging for Meaning, to hear from experts at the @school_of_arch ! From Recycling Romans to Voyaging Vikings, Twisting Silk Roads to Hunter-gathers of Borneo, we've got you covered!

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If anything our podcast, or anything else, has ever made you think 'Why did...?" #AskAnArchaeologist! @school_of_arch's fantastic Head of School will be answering your questions on Insta all morning!!

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Tomorrow, 'dig' out your questions for #AskAnArchaeologist! 🏺 👑 🏛️

Prof Amy Bogaard, Head of the @school_of_arch, will answer questions on our Insta Stories - ask yours before 2PM on Wednesday!

Join in here ➡️ https://t.co/F21Cfo29iX

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@sanditoksvig as a high profile and much-loved archaeology graduate, will you support our campaign to promote archaeology and fight back in a positive way against the threats it currently faces?
We are supported by all major UK archaeology stakeholders.
#Dig4Arch #NotRedTape

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3/3: To support them- write to their VC, and sign https://t.co/52TXvYkNid

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1/3: If you have any interest in #archaeology, from watching #documentaries, listening to #podcasts and visiting #heritage sites, through to studying it at #university, you should be concerned about @sheffielduni's threats to cut the department.

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2/3: Graduates from Sheffield hold senior archaeological positions across the UK and beyond, including at our institution of @school_of_arch, and they contribute to everything from #Stonehenge to #Roman #York.
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@Digging4Meaning @jk_viking May I suggest that SILK could be another commodity that's worth looking at, to illustrate trading links in the 'viking' milieu?

The silks I was found with, as well as my own missing silk upholstery, covered many a mile within the 'Viking' world, and many beyond it too...

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...is related to these dirhams, photographed by the @school_of_arch's Ian Cartwright!

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Our new episode is now live, listen to @jk_viking talk about how silver links the vikings trade networks from Tashkent to Yorkshire!

https://t.co/6TRbDYBUI2

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This is part of the Bedale Hoard, photographed here by the York Museums Trust Staff. Listen to Dr Kershaw on why this arm band....

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Did you figure out the answer....? It's #Silver! #podcast

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What do #dirham #coins from #Tashkent, #viking arm-rings and the #Yorkshire Wolds have in common? In our next episode, out this week you'll find out! #podcast #Archaeology

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Yes!!!! The museums are opening again!!!

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What do #dirham #coins from #Tashkent, #viking arm-rings and the #Yorkshire Wolds have in common? In our next episode, out this week you'll find out! #podcast #Archaeology

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Our latest #podcast is up: https://t.co/tYNfS4rWqc

@V_Sainsbury considers #socialstatus and #recycling of materials in Bronze Age #China.

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#Anyang is famous for its #OracleBones. Ox-scapula and turtle shells used for divination, these show the earliest version of #Chinese writing! The next best known artefacts are the #bronzes! Check out our new episode to hear a bit about both! #Archaeology #BronzeAge #China

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It was part of 1.6 tons of bronze within her tomb alone! Hear the work of Dr Ray Liu, supported by the @oxfordflame including @V_Sainsbury, on how the site of Anyang in #BronzeAge #China maintained this production! https://t.co/p9Iote4KVR

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This beautiful owl was cast in bronze in China around 1200 BCE, for the tomb of Fu Hao.

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After a brief break, our next episode drops tomorrow! What does a war commander and royal consort have to do with keep cups? Find out with ‘Social Status and Recycling in Bronze Age China’! #Archaeology #podcast #BronzeAge #China

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If you enjoyed Prof Gosden’s podcast, a more in-depth discussion with pictures is available in this lecture!

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Who better to launch our #Youtube Channel than Prof Chris Gosden discussing his new book on the #History of #Magic, #Alchemy & #witchcraft!

Beware the items you find in your chimney stack! Mwah-ah-ah! #Halloween2020 @oxsocsci @Pitt_Rivers @UniofOxford
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Want to hear more from our speaker from episode 2? Prof Gosden is speaking of the Hostory of #Magic! #archaeology

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In this most magical of seasons join Prof Gosden for our #Michaelmasterm public lecture on his new book "The History of #Magic. From #Alchemy to #Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present".
Thurs 5pm 29 Oct. To register email [email protected]

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#Godstow #Abbey also featured heavily in @PhilipPullman's #NorthernLights prequel 'La Belle Sauvage", as did the pub mentioned, The Trout! It is worth noting, Pullman christened it "Priory of St. Rosamund"! #Archaeology #Podcast #Cycling

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