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Hey podcast listeners - just a reminder that this week is the last one to vote for the very first APN Awards! The APN Awards celebrate the best in archaeology, heritage, history, anthropology, museum, and cultural podcasts from around the world.
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Listen in to this week’s episodes from the Archaeology Podcast Network! Free to listen to thanks to the support of our APN members ❤️
📣 August 1st deadline!! Don’t forget to send in your nominations for the APN Awards! Only one more week to submit your suggestions through the website: www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/apn-awards
Listen in to Alan chat with @jensnotroff.com all about the iconography at the site of Göbekli Tepe!
A brand new episode of Screens of the Stone Age podcast out now!
On our latest episode we reviewed 2017's First Man (Premiere Homme), a "documentary" with an interesting relationship to facts and an uncomfortable perspective on human nature 🧪🏺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn9r...
🏺 alongside some old reposts of my writing, I’ll also be reposting some old podcast episodes of ArchaeoAnimals over the next few months, so friendly reminder that the show is archived at @archpodnet.bsky.social (and available wherever you download podcasts) www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/animals
ArchaeoAnimals (Archive)
This is a podcast from the Archaeology Podcast Network about the relationship between animals and humans on archaeology sites - it’s called Zooarchaeology and we have a couple of experts, Alex Fitzpat...
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How is ongoing archaeological research reshaping our understanding of the origins of #monumentality, #cooperation, and the transition to #settled life? Had the pleasure to discuss these and more questions with Alan Garfinkel for @archpodnet.bsky.social's #RockArtPodcast: 🎧🏺 youtu.be/VqkjMiT9tLw
Göbekli Tepe with Jens Notroff - Ep 169
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Only a few more days to go until this year's edition of the Save Ancient Studies Alliance (SASA) annual conference: Opening the Ancient World. This year's theme focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to ancient apparel, and we're excited to collaborate as moderators and streaming partners!
Listen in to host Andrew Kinkella chatting all about pseudo-archaeology! "Did the Egyptians make it all the way to the Grand Canyon? Have I been engaged in a massive conspiracy to cover up secrets? Trust no one (except your common sense)."
Let's discuss the evolution of spoons. From the earliest scoop with a shell to the latest intricately carved wooden love spoon, these objects have become a huge part of human society all around the world. But how much do we actually know about the (pre)history of spoons? Tune in to find out!
What can The Hobbit teach us about real archaeology? In the latest episode of ‘And My Trowel’, Ash and Tilly use Hobbiton to challenge archaeological myths about farming, settlement, and hunter-gatherers
🧵 The knife might be the most familiar tool in your kitchen… …but its story stretches back more than 3 million years. Here's the archaeology behind one of humanity's oldest technologies. 👇 1/8
Today the crew discuss tips and tricks for work travel in CRM archaeology, specifically how to fly the friendly skies like a pro! They also argue about whether or not you should attempt to get work done while flying. What do you think?
In this episode of The Past Macabre, step into the chaotic period of the Late Bronze Age Collapse to investigate one of history's oldest recorded high-profile murder cases... Listen in now wherever you get your podcasts or directly through the APN website!
Did you catch our latest #podcast episode yet? We're reviewing classic caveman cartoons! There are so many we had to make it a two-parter - stay tooned for part two next week! 🧪🏺 youtu.be/X_6hnedu24c
Episode 130: Classic Caveman Cartoons (Part 1) | Screens of the Stone Age Podcast
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We're about to hit 300 followers on YouTube! I see that we currently have 799 followers on Bluesky. I'm an archaeologist, not a mathematician, but I think that means that some of you still haven't subscribed to our YouTube channel yet. Wanna help us out? www.youtube.com/@screensofth...
Did you catch our latest #podcast episode? On Part 2 in our series on caveman cartoons, we reviewed Porky Pig, Mighty Mouse, Pink Panther, and more! youtu.be/egWBAgc_XYA
Episode 131: Classic Caveman Cartoons (Part 2) | Screens of the Stone Age Podcast
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On our latest episode we reviewed In the Blink of an Eye (2026), in which Rashida Jones is a PhD candidate in palaeoanthropology and also raises a child who grows up to destroy the earth (thanks to @verain.bsky.social for the suggestion!) 🧪🏺 youtu.be/xdOo_5mhKso
Episode 132: In the Blink of an Eye (2026) | Screens of the Stone Age Podcast
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In this episode of Ethnocynology, David continues his conversation with Bradley Rydholm of Nature Is Not Metal to discuss animal cognition, ecology, and humanity’s relationship with the natural world.
This episode, Alan speaks with Jose Battello about his Indigenous Nahua heritage, his journey into anthropology, and the role of Indigenous knowledge in archaeological interpretation. They explore decolonial approaches to research, Nahua cosmology as a lens for understanding Coso rock art, and more!
As a child of the 80s, Andrew has fond memories of the TV show “In Search Of…” It was chock full of Pseudoarchaeology silliness, but it was so much fun, and super creepy sometimes too! Plus you can never go wrong with 1970s Leonard Nimoy.
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Join Jessica and Matilda as they dive into the first installment of a mini series on the everyday archaeology of cutlery, starting with knives! Together, our hosts discuss the difference between swords and knives, the benefits of flint while travelling, and why iron and copper hate each other.
In this “Timelines: 1450” episode, we travel across continents and centuries to see what was happening at the same time in different places around the world: Angkor Wat in the jungles of Cambodia, Machu Picchu in the Andes, and Constantinople in Turkey.
Listen in to the latest episode of Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, where Carlton is joined by John M. Lambert and Thomas J. Loebel to discuss their recent article with Dr. David Easterla, “Addressing a Gap in the Late Pleistocene Record of the Midwest: Fluted Points in NW Missouri and SW Iowa.”
What happens when disasters strike during archaeology projects? Today’s episode discusses what happens when archaeological sites are inadvertently found during projects.
Each month on the APN Discord channel we will get together and discuss an article or two from recent archaeology and scientific journal publications. You can join live and free on the Discord and see our shining faces! We’re aiming for the first Monday of every month. Let us know what you think!