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Sebastian Wetherbee
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The Tel

An archaeology and ancient history podcast. Featuring interviews with archaeologists, classicists, and historians, specializing in subjects from Ancient Rome or Medieval China, to Ice Age North America. Hosted by Sebastian Wetherbee

  1. 10/26/2024

    Trevor J Wallace: The Menorca Shipwreck Project (Underwater Archaeology in the Balearic Islands)

    In this interview, international filmmaker and explorer Trevor Wallace tells me about the Menorca Shipwreck Project, an ongoing excavation of a series of shipwrecks in the Balearic Islands of Spain.

    39 min

  2. 09/23/2024

    Briana Doering: Ancient Migrations from Alaska to the Southwest

    In this conversation, we focus on one research topic: the Dene Transition, a pivotal moment of change more than a thousand years ago, when people speaking Na-Dene languages, such as the modern Navajo and Comanche migrated out of Alaska, the Yukon, and British Columbia, eventually settling as far south as the border of Mexico.

    43 min

  3. 04/29/2024

    Kirk Freudenburg: The Cinematic Art of Virgil's World

    Yale classicist Kirk Freudenburg discusses the epic poems of the ancient world. From the Iliad to the Aeneid.

    40 min

  4. 03/04/2024

    Gino Caspari: Exploration on the Eurasian Steppe and Beyond

    In this episode, I speak with Dr. Gino Caspari, an Explorers Club fellow and expert in the archaeology of the ancient Eurasian Steppe. Gino uses satellite imagery, LiDAR, and other forms of remote sensing paired with ambitious field surveys to discover new ancient sites. Check him out on Instagram @ginocaspari

    38 min

  5. 10/22/2023

    Wei-Cheng Lin: Stories of a Sacred Mountain in Medieval China

    Art historian Dr. Wei-Cheng Lin and I discuss the arrival of Buddhism in ancient and early medieval China. We track the emergence of a major sacred site called Mount Wutai, discuss the symbolism of the mountains in Chinese history, and much more.

    44 min

  6. 10/13/2023

    Morag Kersel: Looters, Tourists, and Archaeologists in the Holy Land

    Dr. Morag Kersel and I discuss the ethics of archaeology, including the challenges posed by looting, the illegal antiquities trade, and the curation crisis. We focus on these issues in Israel, Jordan, and Palestine, through the lens of Dr. Kersel's archaeological and ethnographic research.

    41 min

  7. 09/18/2023

    Brian Bauer: At the Edge of the Wari Empire

    In this episode, Dr. Bauer tells me about his work studying a remote outpost of the Wari Empire, an enigmatic civilization that preceded the Inca in Andean prehistory. We discuss imperial expansion, social hierarchy, burials, and more.

    40 min

  8. 09/03/2023

    David Paradis: War and Honor in Medieval England

    In this episode, David Paradis joins me to discuss the legacies of early medieval feuding and honor cultures. We examine how those forces shaped England, and Europe more broadly, across the middle ages.

    1h 10m
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An archaeology and ancient history podcast. Featuring interviews with archaeologists, classicists, and historians, specializing in subjects from Ancient Rome or Medieval China, to Ice Age North America. Hosted by Sebastian Wetherbee

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  • Creator
    Sebastian Wetherbee
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The Tel

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