Have Trowel, Will Travel

NUIG Archaeology Society

A bi-monthly podcast where we chat with archaeologists, anthropologists, historians, and general history enthusiasts about all sorts of interesting topics — from excavations with First Nations peoples, to the pettiness of academics, to the frustration of historical inaccuracies in media.

Episodes

  1. 04/27/2021

    So You Want To Be an Archaeologist

    To wrap up our podcast series, we talk to Niamh Carty about what it's like to work as a commercial archaeologists and get some advice on where to look for jobs.  A great talk for new archaeologists wanting to get into the field. Follow our blog at www.archsocwedigit.wordpress.com Follow us on Instagram @NUIGArchSoc Join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/NUIGArchSoc/

    1h 9m

  2. 04/12/2021

    A History of Humans

    For our tenth episode of Have Trowel, Will Travel, we talk to Ph.D. candidate Paige Madison about the history of the study of ancient humans.  We learn a little about our ancestors and distant cousins, Neanderthals, Australopiths, and a fun little guy called Homo floresiensis, and how the perceptions of those species have changed over the years. Follow our blog at www.archsocwedigit.wordpress.com Follow us on Instagram @NUIGArchSoc Join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/NUIGArchSoc/

    1h 11m

  3. 03/16/2021

    Talk to People

    In this episode, we talk to Dr. Chris Urwin about his work with the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery, helping local communities protect their history and heritage and learning about the value of folk knowledge and oral history in archaeology.   Follow our blog at www.archsocwedigit.wordpress.com Follow us on Instagram @NUIGArchSoc Join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/NUIGArchSoc/

    1 hr

  4. 03/02/2021

    International Traditions in Stone

    Join us as we chat with Dr. Alison Sheridan about her work with Projet Jade and her research into the beautiful, fascinating polished jadeite axes.  We talk about the project's humble beginnings and the discovery of the source of the jadeite used, as well as what we've learned from this important work.    Follow our blog at www.archsocwedigit.wordpress.com Follow us on Instagram @NUIGArchSoc Join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/NUIGArchSoc/

    58 min

  5. 02/16/2021

    Community Archaeology

    We're back with part two of our podcast series, starting off with an episode about community archaeology and how the average citizen can get involved with their local heritage.  We're joined by Sue Garland, a local of Feltwell village in the UK, who spearheaded a project to rebuild the medieval wall around the village's Anglo-Saxon church.  In this episode, Sue takes our intrepid host around the site of the project and talks a bit about what goes into community archaeology. Follow our blog at www.archsocwedigit.wordpress.com Follow us on Instagram @NUIGArchSoc Join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/NUIGArchSoc/

    50 min

  6. 12/08/2020

    Where History and Popculture Collide

    Tonight we're chatting with Shad M. Brooks - published author, historical enthusiastic, and the person behind the edumational YouTube channel "Shadiversity". We talk about the crossover between history and popculture and the perils of inaccuracy in modern media. An interesting conversation about the past gets changed and edited for the masses.   Shad's Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/shadmbrooks Follow our blog at www.archsocwedigit.wordpress.com Follow us on Instagram @NUIGArchSoc Join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/NUIGArchSoc/

    1h 4m

  7. 12/07/2020

    Horses of the Mongolian Steppe

    In this episode of Have Trowel, Will Travel, we're joined by Dr. William Taylor, Curator of Archaeology in the University of Colorado, Boulder, to have a chat about the archaeology of the horse. We'll hear about horse burial and sacrifice in the Mongolian steppe as well as the origins of the domesticated horse we know and love today.   Follow our blog at www.archsocwedigit.wordpress.com Follow us on Instagram @NUIGArchSoc Join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/NUIGArchSoc/ https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/.../a-sherlock.../ https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/.../the-haunting.../ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/.../how-dan-zebra-stopped.../ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/.../news-horse.../ https://www.shh.mpg.de/391568/horses-and-human-societies

    1h 2m

  8. 12/03/2020

    Broken Bones and Forgotten Graves

    Tonight we chat with Professor Eileen Murphy from Queen's University, Belfast about the Ranelagh Osteoarchaeology Project and her work studying bones and burials of the medieval period. We talk about what bones can say about violence and culture - a tough topic at times, but a fascinating one nonetheless! Follow our blog at www.archsocwedigit.wordpress.com Follow us on Instagram @NUIGArchSoc Join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/NUIGArchSoc/ Check out the Ranelagh Osteoarchaeology Project here https://www.tii.ie/news/archaeology/ranelagh-osteoarchaeology/

    1h 16m

  9. 10/22/2020

    Ancient Mammals and Extinction Events

    In this episode of "Have Trowel, Will Travel", we're chatting with Professor Catherine Badgley, a vertebrate palaeontologist from Michigan. She's done a lot of study on the rodents of the American Southwest, and how a changing landscape affects the diversity of species. We even dip into how today's changing landscape is leading us to a mass extinction. A fascinating, and very topical, subject! Follow our blog at www.archsocwedigit.wordpress.com Follow us on Instagram @NUIGArchSoc Join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/NUIGArchSoc/

    1h 17m

  10. 10/18/2020

    Excavations in Bridge River, British Columbia

    Join us for the premiere of the very first episode of our podcast, "Have Trowel, Will Travel"! In this, we chat with Dr. Anna Marie Prentiss, calling in all the way from Montana, about her study of the hunter/fisher/gatherer societies of Bridge River in British Columbia, Canada. We also get a fascinating look into her experiences excavating with the Bridge River Indian Band, a First Nations people whose ancestors lived in her area of study. Follow our blog at www.archsocwedigit.wordpress.com Follow us on Instagram @NUIGArchSoc Join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/NUIGArchSoc/

    1h 1m
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About

A bi-monthly podcast where we chat with archaeologists, anthropologists, historians, and general history enthusiasts about all sorts of interesting topics — from excavations with First Nations peoples, to the pettiness of academics, to the frustration of historical inaccuracies in media.

Information

  • Creator
    NUIG Archaeology Society
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Have Trowel, Will Travel