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In this special episode of Behind the Trowel Podcast, I'm joined by the late Professor Timothy Darvill OBE, a leading expert on Stonehenge and prehistoric Britai`n. This conversation, originally recorded during a 2020 YouTube live show (Archaeologists in Quarantine), explores the significance of Stonehenge during the Winter Solstice and its evolution as a sacred, multi-purpose monument.Professor Darvill shares fascinating insights about:🪨 The origins of Stonehenge and its bluestones, which he believed to hold healing properties.🌄 The importance of the Winter Solstice sunset in the Neolithic calendar.📜 How Stonehenge connects to local and global prehistoric landscapes.You can watch a live stream from Stonehenge on English Heritage's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/EnglishHeritageThis episode also serves as a tribute to Professor Darvill, who passed away in October 2024. I reflect on his remarkable career, his mentorship, and his profound contributions to archaeology, including his pioneering work at Stonehenge and his role in shaping the next generation of archaeologists.Join us to celebrate the life and legacy of an extraordinary archaeologist while uncovering the mysteries of Stonehenge at its most magical time of year.🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!Watch the original YouTube live here: https://www.youtube.com/live/4dGPFAJgo7o?si=yzXy0z9c4bfI1X3KLinks:Stay up-to-date with Behind The Trowel podcast by following your host, Natasha Billson, on:http://instagram.com/tash_archaeohttp://tiktok.com/@tash_archaeoyoutube.com/@BehindtheTrowelhttp://facebook.com/behindthetrowelhttp://instagram.com/behindthetrowel

In this month's episode, Matilda chats with fellow podcaster and well-known YouTube anthropologist David Ian Howe all about ancient arrowheads. Probably everyone knows what an arrowhead is, but what's the story behind the use and development of arrowheads? And most importantly, what's the link between arrowheads and smartphones? Listen in to find out all this and more!Links Tea Break Time Travel David's YouTube A Life in Ruins PodcastContact Name: David Ian Howe insta: @ethnocynology fb: /ethnocynology twitter: @davidianhowe Email: [email protected] https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com insta: @the_archaeologists_teacup fb: /TheArchaeologistsTeacup twitter: @ArchaeoTeacupArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public StoreAffiliates Motion

Introducing a new podcast from the Archaeology Podcast Network. Behind the Trowel.Behind the Trowel is a video podcast that delves into the fields of archaeology and history, as well as the individuals dedicated to bringing the past to life. Hosted by Natasha Billson, an archaeologist with experience in the UK commercial archaeology sector (also known as CRM) since 2013, she is one of the lead presenters on Channel 4's The Great British Dig and the creator of the social media account @‌tash_archaeo.Behind the Trowel provides an inside look at archaeological digs and introduces you to the incredible people working in this field. We will discuss various topics, including excavation and conservation techniques, as well as how we interpret history through our findings. Additionally, we will invite guests to share their own stories and experiences in archaeology and history, offering you the opportunity to learn from a diverse range of voices.Links:Stay up-to-date with Behind The Trowel podcast by following your host, Natasha Billson, on:http://instagram.com/tash_archaeohttp://tiktok.com/@tash_archaeoyoutube.com/@BehindtheTrowelhttp://facebook.com/behindthetrowelhttp://instagram.com/behindthetrowel

The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a break for the holiday season. In the meantime, please enjoy this encore episode. It’s a favorite of ours! Happy holidays!There’s a lot of dates thrown around regarding the first people to enter and settle North and South America. However, what’s the evidence? What do we know with a high degree of certainty? Let’s find out on this episode.Contact Dr. Alan [email protected]. Alan Garfinkel’s WebsiteSupport Dr. Garfinkel on PatreonArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public StoreAffiliates and Sponsors California Rock Art Foundation Motion

The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a break for the holiday season. In the meantime, please enjoy this encore episode. It’s a favorite of ours! Happy holidays!Welcome to one of the creepiest nights of my life.  Alone on a desert highway one evening in 1998, I decided to pull over into a deserted parking lot.  The parking lot belonged to a large storage building which had a huge sign on the front proclaiming that it housed "The Thing."  Against my better judgement, I walked in...Links The Thing TodayContact Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) Blog: Kinkella Teaches ArchaeologyArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public StoreAffiliates Motion

The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a break for the holiday season. In the meantime, please enjoy this encore episode. It’s a favorite of ours! Happy holidays!On today’s episode, Jessica hosts Dr. Richard Meyers (Oglala Lakota), Tribal Relations Specialist at the Black Hills National Forest and the former Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor at Oglala Lakota College. Richie joined as part of the panel on Episode 73: Exploring the Ethics in Experimental Archaeology and I knew we needed to have him back to do a one on one episode. We talk about various aspects of identity, as well as the challenges and benefits of working in a variety of types of positions across the field of Anthropology, academia, and federal service. Richie also talks about his current work as a Tribal Relations Specialist and provides important advice for anyone wanting to go into Tribal Relations specifically, but really any form of Anthropology more generally.Links Heritage Voices on the APN Who Gets To Be An Indian | Richie Meyers | TEDxBrookings Native Anthropology, to be a Native Scholar, or a Scholar that is Native: Reviving Ethnography in Indian Country What Rez Dogs Mean to the LakotaContact Jessica [email protected] @livingheritageA @LivingHeritageResearchCouncilArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public StoreAffiliates Motion

The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a break for the holiday season. In the meantime, please enjoy this encore episode. It’s a favorite of ours! Happy holidays!This week we have 3 fascinating archaeology news stories. First, experimental research has helped researchers determine the function of an ivory baton. Then, we take a look at a newly discovered Roman villa that may have belonged to Pliny the Elder. Finally, Amelia Earhart is back in the news with some new and potentially controversial findings!Links Experiments suggest ancient four-holed ivory baton was used to make rope (Phys.org) Rope making in the Aurignacian of Central Europe more than 35,000 years ago (Science Advances) 1st-century villa discovered near Mount Vesuvius may be where Pliny the Elder watched catastrophic eruption Amelia Earhart's plane may have crashed in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, explorer claims (Live Science) The Earhart Project in a Nutshell Scientists discover new possible clue in Amelia Earhart mysteryContact Chris Webster [email protected] Rachel Roden [email protected] RachelUnraveled (Instagram)ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724Affiliates Motion

In arguably their most important quest yet, Ash and Tilly have to prevent Ragnarok! Yggdrasil, the world tree, is missing, and the Asgard Yuletide Committee needs a replacement to decorate for their upcoming Yule celebrations. Luckily, they are joined by return guest Genoveva Dimova, archaeobotanist and fantasy author. Together, they discuss the symbolism of trees in fantasy fiction and mythology and attempt to answer the ultimate question: which is the greatest tree of all?Books Mentioned The Great Tree of Avalon (T.A Barron) Wheel of Time series (Robert Jordan) Lord of the Rings (J.R.R Tolkien) The Shadow of the Gods (John Gwynne) Briar’s Book (Tamora Pierce) The Magic Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton) The Witch’s Heart (Genevieve Gornichec) Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea / A Pirates Life for Tea (Rebecca Thorne)Links Hyndford roundhouses Must Farm Previous episode with Gen Gen's website Mythology of world trees The Poetic EddaContact Email: [email protected] Instagram: @‌and.my.trowelTranscripts For rough transcripts of this episode, go to: https://www.archpodnet.com/trowel/33ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724Affiliates Motion

In this episode of the Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, host Carlton Shield Chief Gover delves into the fascinating Middle Archaic period through the lens of some of its most enigmatic features: medicine wheels and cairns. Carlton explores the Bighorn Medicine Wheel in Wyoming, the Majorville Cairn and Medicine Wheel in Alberta, and the British Block Cairn and Medicine Wheel in Saskatchewan. These remarkable structures, rich with cultural and spiritual significance, offer a glimpse into the lifeways and belief systems of the Middle Archaic peoples.Links: The Archaeology of the North American Great Plains by Douglas B. Bamforth (2021) Archaeology on the Great Plains Edited by W. Raymond Wood (1998) Carlton's KU Anthropology Faculty BioTranscripts For rough transcripts of this episode, go to: https://www.archpodnet.com/great-plains-archaeology/09Contact: Instagram: @‌pawnee_archaeologist Email: [email protected] Motion

When a project or relationship starts poorly, it usually ends poorly. The panelist discuss how to recognize problems early in projects, relationships, and more.Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/crmarchpodcast/303Blogs and Resources: Bill White: Succinct Research Doug Rocks-MacQueen: Doug’s Archaeology Chris Webster: DIGTECH LLC Andrew KinkellaKinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube)Blog: Kinkella Teaches ArchaeologyArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724Affiliates Motion