Episodes
![Kirk Freudenburg: The Cinematic Art of Virgil's World](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8281258/Apple_App_Store_X1_m9niju_300x300.png)
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Kirk Freudenburg: The Cinematic Art of Virgil's World
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Yale classicist Kirk Freudenburg discusses the epic poems of the ancient world. From the Iliad to the Aeneid.
![Gino Caspari: Exploration on the Eurasian Steppe and Beyond](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8281258/Apple_App_Store_X1_m9niju_300x300.png)
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Gino Caspari: Exploration on the Eurasian Steppe and Beyond
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
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
![Wei-Cheng Lin: Stories of a Sacred Mountain in Medieval China](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8281258/Apple_App_Store_X1_m9niju_300x300.png)
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Wei-Cheng Lin: Stories of a Sacred Mountain in Medieval China
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
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.
![Morag Kersel: Looters, Tourists, and Archaeologists in the Holy Land](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8281258/Apple_App_Store_X1_m9niju_300x300.png)
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Morag Kersel: Looters, Tourists, and Archaeologists in the Holy Land
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
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.
![Brian Bauer: At the Edge of the Wari Empire](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8281258/Apple_App_Store_X1_m9niju_300x300.png)
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Brian Bauer: At the Edge of the Wari Empire
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
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.
![David Paradis: War and Honor in Medieval England](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8281258/Apple_App_Store_X1_m9niju_300x300.png)
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
David Paradis: War and Honor in Medieval England
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
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.
![Adrian Chase: Mapping Ancient Maya Cities](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8281258/Apple_App_Store_X1_m9niju_300x300.png)
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Adrian Chase: Mapping Ancient Maya Cities
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
In this episode, Dr. Adrian Chase takes us on a deep dive into the process of mapping and understanding ancient Maya cities, how the Maya shaped the natural world around them, and how studying ancient urbanism can enrich our understanding of modern cities.
![Catherine Kearns: Unearthing Iron Age Cyprus](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8281258/Apple_App_Store_X1_m9niju_300x300.png)
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Catherine Kearns: Unearthing Iron Age Cyprus
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
A fascinating conversation on one of the lesser-known regions in the ancient Mediterranean. Dr. Kearns talks about her fieldwork studying archaic Cyprus. We talk about the rural landscapes of the Iron Age world, and why it's important to look beyond palaces and temples to the countryside, where most of the ancients lived their lives.
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About Me
I am a professional archaeologist with field experience in Alaska, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Belize, and Mongolia. I have a B.A. with a double major in anthropology and history, with a minor in geography. I also have an M.A. in Anthropology, with a technical focus on zooarchaeology. I am primarily interested in the archaeology of the Upper Paleolithic, but I have a general interest in ancient history and prehistory, from the stone age to the iron age.