ArchaeoCafé

In this episode I talk with Claudio Ottoni about the origin and history of domestic cats. Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website. http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-234-ottoni/ About Claudio Ottoni Dr. Ottoni is a professor at the University of Rome "Tor Vergata". His research interests are in biomolecular archaeology and the study of ancient DNA as a tool to reconstruct the past of human and animal populations. In particular, much of...

In this episode we talk with Clarence Surette and Zeb Kawei about 3D scanning, modelling, and printing in archaeology. Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website. http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-233-surette-kawei/ About Clarence Surette Clarence is a bio-archaeology technician at Lakehead University. A lot of his research has focused on the analysis of microfossils (such as phytoliths, pollen, starch) and how it applies to reconstructing...

In this episode I talk with Gareth Spicer about policies of disclosure in archaeology and how this has influenced some of the projects that he has worked on. Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website. http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-232-spicer/ About Gareth Spicer Gareth is a principal archaeologist at Turtle Island Cultural Resource Management based in Calgary, Alberta,...

In this episode I talk with Bruce Bradley about the Solutrean hypothesis and his work investigating this subject. Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website. http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-231-bradley/ About Bruce Bradley Dr. Bradley is an emeritus professor at the University of Exeter. His research currently focuses on the Pleistocene in South America and American Southwest Ancestral Puebloan archaeology. He is also active in research...

In this episode we talk with Raven Todd DaSilva about popularising archaeology through YouTube. Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website. http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-230-todd-dasilva/ About Raven Todd DaSilva Raven is a graduate of University College London. Her research interests are in archaeology and heritage conservation. She hosts the YouTube channel 'Dig it with Raven', in which she informs viewers about archaeology and...

In this episode I talk with Alka Barthwal about her research at Roopkund Lake, the history of the site, and hypotheses about who the skeletons belonged to and what happened to them. Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website. http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-229-barthwal/ About Alka Barthwal Dr. Barthwal is a professor of bioanthropology at Suresh Gyan Vihar University. Her research focuses on palaeopathology and bioanthropology,...

In this episode I talk with Vincent Lascour about the Neolithic in Corsica, and his experimental work in recreating crafts and tools from the region, in particular the work of the Chalcophore association in recreating and testing a Neolithic boat to travel between Corsica and Sardinia, a key aspect of the obsidian trade network of the period. Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website. http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-228-lascour About...

In this episode we talk with Leanne Riding and Art Carson about Japanese internment and labour camps in Canada during World War II and their project to find, map, and document these camps in western Canada. Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website. http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-227-riding-carson About Leanne Riding Leanne has a degree in History from the University of British Columbia. She has previously held positions as Heritage...

In this episode I talk with Akash Srinivas about lithics research and the Palaeolithic in India as well as podcasting for public education. Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website. http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-226-srinivas About Akash Srinivas Akash is an archaeologist at the Indian Institute of Science Education & Research in Mohali, India. His research focuses in particular on the production and use of stone tools during the...

In this episode I talk with Dylan Hillis and Denis St. Claire about Wool Dogs on the northwest coast of North America, using dog remains to study human diets, and using oral history to study the past. Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website. http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-225-hillis-st-claire About Dylan Hillis Dylan Hillis is a graduate student at the University of Victoria. His previous research looked at dietary variation in...

In this episode I talk with Sarah Smith about the use of LiDAR in archaeology and her research at the Highland Valley Copper Mine. Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website. http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-224-smith About Sarah Smith Sarah Smith is a senior archaeologist and project manager at Stantec, based in Burnaby, in British Columbia, Canada. Throughout her career, she has worked on and directed cultural resource management...

In this episode I talk with William White about aspects of racism in archaeology, ways that it manifests, and effects that it produces. Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website. http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-223-white About William White Dr. White is an assistant professor at the Anthropology Department of the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on historical archaeology in the U.S.A., historical preservations,...

In this episode I talk with William White about means of disseminating archaeological research with the general public. Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website. http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-222-white About William White Dr. White is an assistant professor at the Anthropology Department of the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on historical archaeology in the U.S.A., historical preservations, and the use of...

In this episode I talk with Nazmul Hassan about his work researching and promoting public archaeology in Bangladesh. Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website. http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-221-hassan About Nazmul Hassan Nazmul is a freelance archaeologist based in Comilla, Bangladesh. He completed his graduate studies in archaeology at Comilla University where his research focused largely on public archaeology and safeguarding...

In this episode I talk with Claus Kropp about Mediaeval agriculture, experimental archaeology, and working at an experimental archaeological open-air laboratory. Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website. http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-220-kropp About Claus Kropp Claus is an experimental archaeologist and the scientific manager of the Lauresham Open Air Laboratory for Experimental Archaeology at Lorsch Abbey in Germany. His research...

In this episode I talk with Adrianna Wiley about her use of popular media platforms such as YouTube and TikTok to tell the public about anthropology. Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website. http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-219-wiley About Adrianna Wiley Adrianna is an anthropologist and bioarchaeologist studying at the University of Guelph. Her research has focused on topics such as Arctic fox butchering, as well as mental well-being...

In this episode I talk with Bonnie Glencross, Gary Warrick, and Louis Lesage about minimally invasive strategies in archaeology and their work on the Tay Point Archaeology project. Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website. http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-217-prieto About Bonnie Glencross Dr. Glencross is an assistant professor and chair of the Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her research...

In this episode we talk with Alejandro Prieto about the use of quartzite in Europe during the Palaeolithic. We also discuss topics such as the societies who inhabited the Cantabrian Region during the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic and the methods used in petroarchaeology. Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website. http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-217-prieto About Alejandro Prieto Dr. Prieto is a researcher at the University of the Basque...

In this episode we talk with Katelyn O'Keefe about the use of drones for doing aerial surveys in archaeology and for looking at landscape change over time in order to assess risks to cultural heritage. We also discuss the history of Qikiqtaruk (Herschel Island) in Yukon (Canada) and the archaeological and heritage work currently taking place there. Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website. http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-216-okeefe About...

In this episode I talk with Eldon Yellowhorn about the Missing Children Project and his use of archaeology in this project. We also discuss calls to action in the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Canada) which are particularly relevant to archaeology, and we discuss the various ways that history can be recorded, revealed and retold. Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé...