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The AnthroBiology Podcast sits down with biological anthropologists once or twice a month to learn about what they do and why it's rad. Want to know more about our evolutionary past? Or what your bones say about you? Maybe chimps are more your speed? If it's anthropology and it's about humans, we'll cover it. Learn more at anthrobiology.com
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Archaeology news, travel reviews, interviews and basic terminology, designed to get you as jazzed up about archaeology as we are. Explore the latest headlines, learn the ABCs of archaeology, and hear from seasoned and amateur archaeologists alike.
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Sphinx Thinks

Georgina Holmes

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I'll be interviewing specialists, leading researchers and passionate figures to find out about their field, interests and what the future holds. Dedicated to understanding humanity vis-à-vis evolution, behaviour, culture, history, and the environment.
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Peopling the Past

Chelsea A.M. Gardner, Carolyn Laferrière, Melissa Funke

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Join host Dr. Chelsea Gardner and co-hosts Dr. Carolyn Laferièrre and Dr. Melissa Funke for a journey through under-explored aspects of archaeology, history, and everyday life in the ancient Mediterranean. Every week we feature an expert whose cutting-edge research sheds light on the real people who lived in ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, and beyond. Follow us on Twitter @peoplingthepast with the #peoplingpodcast, on Instagram and Facebook @peoplingthepast, and on our website peoplingthepast.com.
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Learn about how archaeologists use bones to reveal ancient secrets, delve into some major ancient bling - the Tara Brooch, and catch up with the latest archaeology news. This week, we learn about an exciting new ancient DNA study of Neanderthals, stone circles in Saudi Arabia, and newly discovered cave art in Venezuela.…
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Join us on an extraordinary archaeological site visit to the Hunley in Charleston, South Carolina, where we delve into the history and mysteries of this remarkable Civil War submarine. The Hunley, known for being the first submarine to sink an enemy ship successfully, is a marvel of naval technology and a fascinating piece of marine archaeology. Th…
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Dr. Sholts of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History joins the show to discuss her new book, The Human Disease: How We Create Pandemics, from Our Bodies to Our Beliefs. Dr. Sholts uses an anthropological lens to understand epidemics. She touches on One Health, historical and current epidemics, the role misinformation plays in the spread…
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Do you want to make a difference in archaeology but don't know how? Let's get some inspiration going with a few exciting stories: 1) Ogham stone discovered while gardening 2) Helping out by doing remote archaeology - LIDAR and satellite imagery (https://digventures.com/) 3) Community archaeology in rural England Watch the YouTube version of this po…
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Dr. Griffin of San Francisco State University joins the show to discuss dental caries and toothwear in pre-contact Native American groups. Books, articles, and media mentioned in this episode: Griffin, MC. (2014). Biocultural implication of oral pathology in an ancient central California population. Am J Phys Anthropol, 154(2), 171-188. Griffin, MC…
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Archaeology News Given some ongoing projects, we'll be on a reduced output for the next few weeks, but I did still want to update on some fun news. 1) Preserved brains! Not normally something you'd expect to find in the archaeological record, but there are thousands of brains preserved, some as old as 12,000 years. We're not 100% sure how, but thes…
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In this episode, Jason goes through 3 segments – The ABCs of Archaeology, a special about a study of Avar DNA, and Archaeology News YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8U8IYIyz04&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=14 ABCs of Archaeology – M is for Microwear Analysis Sometimes when archaeologists find stuff, they aren’t sure what it…
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Dr. Wescott of Texas State University joins the show to discuss the Texas State body farm (Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State - FACTS) and the forensic research carried out there. Books, articles, and selected people mentioned in this episode: Dr. Wescott's ResearchGate profile Haglund & Sorg, Advances in Forensic Taphonomy: Method, Theory…
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In this episode, Jason goes through 3 segments – The ABCs of Archaeology, Archaeology Porn, and Archaeology News YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX5b7cQclkQ&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=13 ABCs of Archaeology – L is for Landscape Archaeology Archaeology isn’t just about artefacts and buildings and the environment separatel…
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Episode 11 – K for Knapping, Alfred Jewel, and Archaeology News In this episode, Jason goes through 3 segments – The ABCs of Archaeology, Archaeology Porn, and Archaeology News YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2NIqH-qEpw&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=12 ABCs of Archaeology – K is Knapping Wow, who knew we could learn so muc…
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In this interview, I totally geek out with Tom Booth, an archaeogeneticist at the Francis Crick Institute, just a few blocks away from my university in London. Tom studies ancient DNA to answer questions of human migration and identity way back in ancient times before we had written history, and his particular interest is the Neolithic – Bronze Age…
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Game of Thrones In this special episode, Jason reviews the Game of Thrones series, particularly how much of it is borrowed from British history, particularly the Roman and Medieval periods. And [SPOILER ALERT], just like the TV series, this one doesn’t end well. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac5ZOAJDtms&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6I3MzYoMtUgnXqmDgD…
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Dr. Goodson (Cambridge University) and Dr. Trombley (Augustana University) join forces on the show to discuss their bioarchaeological-historical collaboration to understand the Medieval mouth. Books, articles, and selected people mentioned in this episode: Medieval Mouths in Context: Biocultural and MultiScalar Considerations of the Mouth and the C…
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In this episode, Jason goes through 3 segments – The ABCs of Archaeology, Archaeology News, and a Site Visit to Easter Island YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjPGoA3GzOQ&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=9 ABCs of Archaeology – J is for …? As there seems to be no prominent archaeology terms beginning with J, I'm just giving a b…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfDm6_zHCIM&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=6 ABCs of Archaeology – I is for Indigenous Archaeology Indigenous archaeology refers to a few different but related phenomenon. It essentially is movement of indigenous people to reclaim their archaeological heritage. Since the end of colonialization starting…
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u2BGRsXM_0&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KD1HhX8BvePo3Lx6F-8veg&index=6 Mike Parker Pearson is a giant in British archaeology – a leading authority on Stonehenge, Iron Age Europe, and funerary archaeology, occasional cast member on Time Team and guest on other archaeology documentaries and programs. Lesser known are som…
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ABCs of Archaeology – H is for Historical Archaeology YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Z7CxHaBn8&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=10 Historical archaeology presents the exciting opportunity to combine written history with material remains to paint a detailed picture of what happened in the human past. However, it’s not withou…
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Dr. Trent Trombley of Augustana University joins the show to talk about his research at Villamagna, a medieval settlement outside of Rome. He uses macroscopic analysis of teeth along with a few other methods to understand life in the past. Links mentioned in the show: Dr. Trombley's ResearchGate profile Making Sense of Medieval Mouths: Investigatin…
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In this episode, Jason goes through 3 segments – The ABCs of Archaeology, Archaeology Porn, andLiving Archaeology Site Visits, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-jdLRGLMoU&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=11 ABCs of Archaeology – G is for Geophysics Geophysics (affectionately known as “geophizz”) is an amazing process that is n…
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For the final episode of our season on women in the ancient Mediterranean, we feature the most famous woman in antiquity: Cleopatra! Dr. Shelley Haley joins Chelsea and Melissa to untangle the image of Cleopatra as a seductive manipulator and to challenge assumptions, misconceptions, and preconceived notions about her persona and reign. Listen in a…
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Website: https://www.intothedustarchaeology.com/ Patreon: patreon.com/IntotheDustArchaeology Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3q009WBcKIUqR5B3scleEj YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G9HwVkFO8U&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=1 ABCs of Archaeology – F is for Formation processes Formation processes are the natural and hum…
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Dr Trish Biers is Curator of the Duckworth Laboratory at the University of Cambridge. We discuss her early start in the field and where her interests have taken her - across the world in a variety of incredible positions from the Smithsonian Institute to right here in Cambridge. We cover everything from repatriation and paleopathology to advice on …
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcoi65xgojg&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KD1HhX8BvePo3Lx6F-8veg&index=4 Welcome to the second Into the Dust interview. Today we’ll be speaking to Michael Flynn, a mature classmate of mine at University College London (UCL). Like me, David left his career and dropped everything to study archaeology – WHY?! Michael had a …
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In this episode, we talk about the earliest identified origins of the Leap Year, and hint - it wasn't Julius Caesar! This story is testament to the power of decoding ancient languages. For example, Egyptian hieroglyphics continue to unlock secrets even today... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVUYXcx1eI4&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6I3MzYoMtUgnXqmDgDw…
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ABCs of Archaeology – E is for Ethnoarchaeology YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0_7tpi1ivU&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=4 Ethnoarchaeology is a fascinating part of archaeology that brings in anthropological observations from present-day societies or past societies that were around recently enough to have been rigorously d…
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Episode 4 – D for Dendrochronology, Roman Baths Site Visit, and Archaeology News YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OPlUxgTUHo&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=2 ABCs of Archaeology – D is for Dendrochronology Dendrochronology is a technique first developed as a method for dating in the early 1900’s. Each year, trees produce a “…
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Dr. Clark Spencer Larsen of Ohio State joins the show to discuss his history in the field, bioarchaeology, and how we can use biological anthropology to understand human health in the past. Links mentioned in the show: Dr. Larsen's faculty page The past 12,000 years of behavior, adaptation, population and evolution shaped who we are today (2023 PNA…
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Welcome to the very first Into the Dust interview. Today we’ll be speaking to David Ingram, a mature classmate of mine at University College London (UCL). Like me, David left his career and dropped everything to study archaeology – WHY?! A few years ahead of me and facing a different set of circumstances, David enrolled in a Bachelors program and h…
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqhzcSU9s4w&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=8 1) ABCs of Archaeology – C is for Chaîne Opératoire Chaîne Opératoire is a French term translating into English as “operating chain.” It describes the whole set of processes from making to depositing (i.e. throwing away) an artefact and can teach us…
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSe_TCcTT_I&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=7 ABCs of Archaeology – B is for Bioarchaeology Most people think of the usual archaeological material – weapons, buildings, tombs, etc. Actually, organic remains of all types – human, plant, animal, and others – constitute an important part of the ar…
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Episode 1 – A for Archaeology, The Antikythera Mechanism, and a trip to Marseille YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzUV5bfgB24&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=5 In this episode, Jason goes through 3 segments – The ABCs of Archaeology, Archaeology Porn, and Living Archaeology Site Visits ABCs of Archaeology – A is for Archaeolo…
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