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And My Trowel - Two Archaeologists Between Fantasy and Fiction ArchPodNet
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The realms between fantasy and reality have collided and only archaeologists can pave the way through the unknown. Ash and Tilly, armed with two trowels and a backlog of archaeological theory, navigate to new, thrilling worlds, filled with magic and mayhem to answer those burgeoning questions that only archaeologists can answer. “What do you do when you find vampire teeth in a bronze age burial?” “Can you sample ecto-plasm?” “And just how DO you study dragon bones?” With the occasional help of specialists guests they uncover a new realm of archaeology and find out if fantasy is really so far from reality.
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Personhood Through the Looking Glass - Ep 20
After the physical labour of episode 19, Ash and Tilly decide to put their interpretative skills to work in this episode, and discuss how to research a certain magical mirror that has been dropped in their office. To do that, they chat about the history of mirrors, the symbolism of mirrors, and try to work out how exactly you would classify a magical mirror.
Links
* Mirrors in Literature [https://michellearch.wordpress.com/mirrors/]
* Paper on mirror symbolism in literature [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/376610218_Reflecting_the_Soul_Symbolism_of_Mirrors_in_English_Literature]
* Article on obsidian mirrors [https://www.archaeology.org/issues/459-2203/digs/10338-digs-england-obsidian-mirror]
* Article on bronze mirrors [https://www.archaeology.org/issues/431-2107/digs/9766-digs-china-cemetery-mirrors]
* Dissertation on mirror burials in Iron Age Eurasia [https://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/handle/11299/126977/1/Moyer_umn_0130E_12601.pdf]
* Archaeology of Personhood (Chris Fowler) [http://ndl.ethernet.edu.et/bitstream/123456789/53454/1/58.Chris%20Fowler.pdf]
Contact
* Email: andmytrowel@gmail.com
* Instagram: @and.my.trowel
Transcripts
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Of Prancing and Ponies - Ep 19
In episode nineteen, Tilly and Ash accidentally volunteer to help out the Butterbur Bree Historical Society with recording their most famous inn, the Prancing Pony. Armed with a measuring tape and a frosty pint, they go about discussing the biggest trope in all fantasy: the Tavern!
Links
* Hall, T. (2018) Tropes and taverns, oh my!, BOOK RIOT [https://bookriot.com/tropes-taverns-oh]
* Survey and recording at Historic Environment Scotland [https://www.historicenvironment.scot/about-us/what-we-do/survey-and-recording]
* Hedge, R. and Robson-Glyde, S. (2015) A Guide to the Archaeological Field Recording of Historic Buildings A Guide to the Archaeological Field Recording of Historic Buildings 2. [https://www.explorethepast.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Building-recording-guidance-1.pdf]
Contact
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Transcripts
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Another Vamp Bites the Dust (part 2) - Ep 18
It's time for part two of our discussion with forensic anthropologist, osteoarchaeologist, and conservator Jessica van Dam, as we discuss the issue of vampire teeth. Are there archaeological examples of vampires in the real world? (Spoiler: yes) Can we look at bones to see what happened to that person in life? (Spoiler: yes) Do vampire teeth and hair continue to grow once they become vampires? (Spoiler: we have no idea, but have great fun discussing it!)
Links
* News article on Roman burial with a flat stone in the mouth [https://www.archaeology.org/news/5223-170124-england-stone-tongue]
* News article on burial with a sickle over her neck [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/07/poland-vampire-grave-unearthed-sickle/]
* News article on the "Vampire of Venice" [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/100226-vampires-venice-plague-skull-witches]
* News article on the "Vampire of Lugnano" [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/vampire-child-buried-italy-stone-mouth-archaeology-lugnano-a8582371.html]
* Video explaining "dendrochronology for teeth" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSHyplKMfF4]
* Jessica's Website [https://www.vandamconservation.com/]
Contact
* Email: andmytrowel@gmail.com
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Another Vamp Bites the Dust (part 1) - Ep 17
In their latest quest, Tilly and Ash have to deal with quite a delicate situation, as construction of the latest housing project by Helsing Homes uncovers the burials of possible vampire hunters, including bags of vampire teeth… Luckily, they can enlist the help of special guest Jessica van Dam - an ex-osteoarchaeologist who researched teeth in particular. Together, they discuss the difference between forensic anthropology and osteoarchaeology, the development of folklores of vampirism, and why women always seem to be so maligned…
Links
* Jessica's Website [https://www.vandamconservation.com/]
* Jessica's LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-van-dam-conservation/]
* Article on "The Real Vampires of Europe" [https://daily.jstor.org/the-real-vampires-of-europe/]
* Article on the New England Vampire Panic [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-new-england-vampire-panic-36482878/]
Contact
* Email: andmytrowel@gmail.com
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Transcripts
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The Magnified Axe (part 2) - Ep 16
Are you ready for another use(wear)ful episode? Then listen to part two of Ash and Tilly's chat with special guest Dr Amber Roy, as they tackle the issue of how to classify a polished stone axe from the Bazkardum Society of Dwarfish History. How long have axes been used in human history? How can you tell what an axe was used for? And why is Tilly waiting for a carrier pigeon? Tune in to find out!
Links
* Amber's academia page [https://su-se.academia.edu/AmberRoy]
* Amber's Stockholm University profile [https://www.su.se/english/profiles/amro3681-1.625639]
Contact
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Transcripts
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The Magnified Axe (part 1) - Ep 15
It's time for an axe-tremely axe-citing episode! Ash and Tilly have to deal with a tricky situation over at the Bazkardum Society of Dwarfish History, who want to know how to classify a recently donated polished stone axe. Luckily, they have help from special guest Dr Amber Roy - experimental archaeologist and microwear analyst who specialises in prehistoric axes. In this first of two episodes, the three questers discuss the role of axes in fantasy fiction, and what a microscope might be able to bring to the conversation.
Links
* Amber's academia page [https://su-se.academia.edu/AmberRoy]
* Amber's Stockholm University profile [https://www.su.se/english/profiles/amro3681-1.625639]
* https://www.instagram.com/amber_archaeo?igsh=bGdidWF1N2Z6bm5y
Contact
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Transcripts
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