Latest Fieldwork Podcast Episodes
2. Volcanoes in Nicaragua | Kerry Reid
Fieldwork Diaries - September 15, 2017 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingKerry Reid is a volcanologist and PhD student at The Open University. In this podcast, she describes her fieldwork in Central America, where she studies the volcanic degassing of Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua. Her work helps to predict future activity at the volcano, and is crucial to the health an...
Canine evolution with an Aperol aperitif
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - September 13, 2017 19:42 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsWhat do canine evolution and an Aperol aperitif have in common? Absolutely nothing and we don't care! Join us for today's exciting guest, Dr. Bridgett von Holdt. Bridgett is an evolutionary biologist at Princeton University and an expert in canine evolution. Whether you are a dog lover or not...
1. Peatlands in Indonesia | Matt Kent
Fieldwork Diaries - September 01, 2017 07:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOpen University biogeochemist Matt Kent transports us to the peatlands of Indonesia, the land of the orang-utan, and a critical carbon-store. Matt studies tropical peatlands, investigating water-air greenhouse gas emissions and what dominates these processes. Listen to him cover everything from t...
Alaska edition: community archaeology and wild salmon
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - August 26, 2017 17:53 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsCommunity archaeology is the topic of today's podcast. We chat with Madison Dapcevich, a journalist and TV reporter/producer out of KECI Montana, who wrote her MA thesis about a community archaeology project in her home state of Alaska. If you want to understand the power and benefits of getting...
0. An Introduction
Fieldwork Diaries - August 25, 2017 14:03 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHello there! You’ve found our brand-new podcast series. We’re very excited to share the interviews from Fieldwork Diaries with you. But, just before we get going, here’s a little taster of what’s to come.
Viking age cats, Tex-Mex, and learning how to cook in the field.
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - August 19, 2017 17:28 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsToday, it is a cat episode! So, for all of you cat lovers out there, please tune into hear CUNY Ph.D. student Brenda Prehal talk about her fascinating research about cats in Iceland. We talk about her research and other work in Iceland. And, we also talk a little about life as a graduate stud...
The Sotra Project, Finnish fish soup, and public outreach in archaeology
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - August 12, 2017 16:06 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsToday, we have a variety of topics to discuss. Dr. Kristin Ilves joins us to talk about a very large and comprehensive archaeological project underway on the west-coast of Norway. The Sotra Project, lead by Leif Inge Astveit from the University of Bergen Museum, is currently recovering and recor...
Across the North Atlantic with Spinach Artichoke dip.
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - August 02, 2017 20:12 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsDr. Elizabeth Pierce takes time from her hectic summer schedule to talk with us about her research into the Medieval period of the North Atlantic and her work as a lecturer. In the first part of the interview, she takes us to Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands as we discuss her dissert...
Neolithic China, beer making, and rice wine.
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - June 27, 2017 05:39 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsHere is the episode to get your drink on! Stanford University Ph.D. student Jiajing Wang speaks with us today about her research into beer making and fermentation practices during the Neolithic in China. We spoke with her in China as she was finishing up some research. This is a great talk about...
Lentil balls, Neolithic Turkey, and construction of the past
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - June 21, 2017 20:02 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsToday we have a packed episode full of the intricacies of being an archaeologist and how broad the field really is. We are thankful to speak with Dr. Burcu Tung from Stanford University about her work in archaeology, her contribution to the field through her research and Burcu shares with us her...
Kentucky bourbon balls and public history
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - June 13, 2017 19:10 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsJenny Holly is a public historian and proud Kentuckian, who chats with us today about her interesting project into the medical history of Lexington, Kentucky. The healthcare industry in Lexington goes back to the late 1700s and is still an important part of the local economy. We learn about thi...
Archaeology in areas of conflict and Azerbaijani inspired chicken
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - June 05, 2017 15:27 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsDr. Lauren Ristvet from the University of Pennsylvania joined us today to speak about her research and collaborative projects. Lauren is a Near Eastern archaeologist who has worked in Syria and Iraq for close to 20 years. Her work began at the site of Tell Leilan in Syria. She is currently worki...
Neuroarchaeology and an Indonesian seafood experience
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - May 31, 2017 04:55 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsAre you kept up a night trying to tackle the problems of early hominid evolution? Like, what's the significance of language to the production of stone tools? Or, what's going on in a person's brain while they are knapping away on some stones? Well, grab some popcorn and hold on to your seats and...
Rock art from the Black Desert in Jordan with stuffed peppers.
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - May 14, 2017 13:44 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsNathalie Brusgaard is a P.h.D. candidate from Leiden University. Nathalie speaks with us about her research with rock art from the Black Desert in Jordan. This is the first time anyone has ever documented the rock art left behind by nomadic groups that traveled this region of Jordan during the l...
Pioneer cemeteries from Upstate New York with lemon curd
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - May 07, 2017 11:20 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsSelf-starter and scholar Amanda Brainard has done what few of us do-she's taken the initiative to follow her passion. No, her passion isn't base jumping from a high mountain cliff in a wing suit. It's something deeper and more selfless. Amanda's passion is to protect our cemeteries from neglect ...
Figurines from Syria with tortillas.
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - May 01, 2017 08:14 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsMonique Arntz is a Ph.D. student at Cambridge University working with clay figurines from the Neolithic period. She began her research journey at the University of Leiden analyzing and writing about figurines from Tell Sabi Abyad in Syria. She since has expanded her research to include figurines...
Western Canada with foraged local fauna and 14,000 years of occupation.
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - April 26, 2017 20:12 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsAlisha Gauvreau chats with us about her exciting excavation of a 14,000-year-old habitation site from a remote island in British Columbia, Canada. You heard that correctly-14,000 years ago! She is a Ph.D. student at the University of Victoria and a scholar at the Hakai Institute. The site is l...
The life and lessons from a Cocopah tribal archaeologist and a secret cookie recipe!
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - April 19, 2017 04:35 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsWe have always been blown away and inspired by the people we get to chat with on this podcast. In today's podcast, we get to share our interview with tribal archaeologist for the Cocopah Indian Tribe, Jill McCormick! We are still trying to wrap our minds around how Jill accomplishes so much! N...
The origins of Icelandic horses and sheep with Grandma's Icelandic lamb saddle recipe
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - April 11, 2017 13:06 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsZooarchaeologists Albina Hulda Palsdottir is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Oslo researching the origins of Icelandic horses and sheep. Albina's research is staggering in size and scope. She is trying to trace the origins of the horses and sheep that were brought to Iceland during the 9t...
The archaeology of Greenland with foraged blue mussels
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - April 05, 2017 13:52 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsDr. Mikkel Sorensen joins us today at Cooking with Archaeologists! Mikkel is a Professor of Archaeology at the University of Copenhagen where he is an educator and researcher in Arctic prehistory, hunter-gatherer archaeology, and lithic technology. When he is not enjoying himself in Copenhagen y...
All things gin with some really fascinating archaeology
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - March 29, 2017 00:16 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsDr. Joe Flatman is the Head of Listing Programmes at Historic England. He was formerly the County Archaeologists of Surrey in southeast England and a Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at University College London. You can follow him on Twitter @joeflatman. In today's podcast, Joe Flatman speaks ...
Glass analysis from the Muslim and Christian Period and Bangers and Mash
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - March 23, 2017 23:10 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsDr. Chloe Duckworth from Newcastle University pops by to discuss glass analysis and the Muslim and Christian Period (711 to 1492 AD) from the Iberian Peninsula. Chloe really knows her stuff when it comes to glass and we really learned a lot today! This makes sense since Chloe is a Lecturer in Ar...
Kaibab National Forest with Southwest style pancakes
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - March 15, 2017 23:32 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsDid you ever ask yourself that question, Why does the United States Forest Service need archaeologists? Well, in today's podcast you will find out! Archaeologist Neil Weintraub sits down with us to talk about his work at the United States Forest Service and Kaibab National Forest. Neil has been ...
Military sites, Shaker villages, and paella
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - March 08, 2017 17:08 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsWe chat with Dr. David Starbuck, who is a Professor of Archaeology at Plymouth State University (New Hampshire) and is an adjunct professor at the State University of New York Adirondack, about his archaeology projects and what it means to be an archaeologist. David has two projects taking place...
Spicy Chickpea Burger, being a woman within archaeology, and art.
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - March 01, 2017 22:59 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsShannon Landry is an archaeologist and zooarchaeologist working in Colorado for Alpine Archaeological Consultants. She talks about her experience working within cultural resource management (CRM) and the different avenues archaeologists just starting their careers can take within the field. We ...
Chocolate chip cookies, pulled pork chicken, and prehistoric New England
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - February 15, 2017 22:28 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsGail Golec is a fascinating and multi-faceted archaeologist based in New Hampshire which is part of New England in the United States. She was kind enough to take a break from writing to join us on the air and tell us her story. Which all began in forensic anthropology class where as an undergrad...
Contract archaeology, research in Jordan and Iran, and do-it-yourself re-hydration
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - February 08, 2017 22:49 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsIngeborg Saehle, from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU), joins us to talk about her experience within contract archaeology and doing research in Jordan and Iran. Everyone enters archaeology for different reasons but by and large, the vast majority of people are follow...
Snowshill Manor, model village excavation, and fried egg sandwiches.
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - February 01, 2017 18:02 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsJennifer Rowley-Bowen from the National Trust in the UK speaks with us about her work at the Snowshill Manor and Garden. The Snowshill Manor was once owned by the eccentric Charles Wade. Who over his lifetime amassed a large collection of cultural artifacts-each with their own unique story. Jen...
Turkey, early horse domestication with baked ziti
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - January 25, 2017 19:42 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsProf. Pam Crabtree from New York University took time from her busy schedule to speak with us. Pam is a zooarchaeologist who has worked on archaeological sites from all over the world. Globally, she is recognized as a leading expert within zooarchaeology. We talk about her ongoing project in Ir...
Submerged prehistoric landscapes, surfing, and grilling.
Cooking with Archaeologists: Food, fieldwork, and stories. - January 18, 2017 16:15 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsDr. Jonathan Benjamin from Flinders University in Austrailia joins us to speak about his work with submerged prehistoric landscapes. Jonathan is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the subject which is evident in our interview. We talk about his Ph.D. research in the Adriatic Sea and wh...
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