What do you do when you encounter two wizards throwing balls of fire at each other? Soothe them with archaeological theory of course! In this episode, Ash and Tilly have a slightly different task ahead of them as they discuss the history of processual versus post-processual archaeology, all in an attempt to deal with the intricate politics of academic research.

• Michael Shanks and Ian Hodder chapter on “Processual, Postprocessual, and Interpretive Archaeologies” (1995)
• Michael Shanks Chapter on “Post-processual archaeology and after” (2005)

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In episode 12, like archaeological paladins, Tilly and Ash have been given a divine quest: find the Cailleach of Celtic Myth and…deliver her washing. Oh. On their journey, they discuss the best strategies to locate the ancient hag and ask the tough archaeological question: what even is a landscape?

• Routledge Guide to Landscape Studies (Google books)
• Landscape Archaeology (Chapter in Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology)
• Mythopedia entry

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Time for something completely different this episode, as Ash and Tilly discuss their plans for the upcoming year. Spoiler alert: it includes live shows, a readalong, and more exciting quests! Listen in to find out more.

Links:

• Discworld Podcast: The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret
• Austen Podcast: Pod and Prejudice
• Tolkien Podcast: The Tolkien Professor
• Upcoming archaeology fiction: Even If We’re Broken
• Archaeo Book Club

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We’re back for part two of our discussion with our zooarchaeological expert guest Alex Fitzpatrick, to talk all about dragons. There’s a tricky situation on our hands this month, but luckily we can chat with Alex about all the different methods possible for investigating it. Tune in to hear all about how to date a burial, whether dragons are classified as ‘sentient’, and why you should never get on the wrong side of a Norse god…

• Another Archaeoanimals Cryptozoology episode
• Archaeoanimals episode on bestiaries
• Pat Shipman’s work on burnt animal bone
• Rebecca Nicholson’s work on burnt animal bone
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In this episode Ash and Tilly are joined by zooarchaeologist Alex Fitzpatrick to talk all about the mythology of dragons. Why do dragons pop up in nearly every culture around the world? How has their mythology developed over time? And what does any of this have to do with orangutans wielding sticks? Tune in to part 1 of our two-part special to find out!

• Archaeoanimals episode on fossils and mythical creatures
• Archaeoanimals Cryptozoology episode
• Adrienne Mayor’s book on fossils and mythology (including dragons)
• Orangutan Snake School
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In this episode, Ash and Tilly delve into the completed scenarios surrounding Time Travel. How would you react if you colleagues brought you back a box of objects fresh from the past? How would you work out if they are the genuine article? And why do scientists like to bombard materials so much? Tune in to find out!

• Forgery in the ancient world
• Richelieu Venus

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In episode seven, Tilly and Ash go strider-ing into the heart of the archaeological problem and continue their tavern-talk with archaeobotanist Genoveva Dimova. They ask the burgeoning questions: how would you sample an Ent? What is dendrochronology? And do Ents have teeth?

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In episode six, Tilly and Ash need some help with a commission from the Hoggle-Bush Historical Society of Fanghorn Forest. With special guest, archaeobotanist Genoveva Dimova, they stumble into the battlefields of Isengard to ask the question: how do you identify an Ent in the archaeological record?

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It’s part two of Ash and Tilly’s werewolf quest, along with special guest and ancient dog specialist David Ian Howe. Together, they continue to try and interpret the remains of what might be an ancient werewolf burial ground, talking along the way about deviant burials, perspectivism, and sheep that can drive cars.

• Viveiros de Castro, E. “Cosmological Deixis and Amerindian Perspectivism”
• David’s website
• David’s YouTube lecture on the archaeology of dogs

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For their next quest, Ash and Tilly need to call in some help, because they’ll be chatting all about werewolves. Luckily, they are joined by special guest David Ian Howe, an archaeologist who specializes in the relationships between ancient humans and dogs. Together, they will try to interpret the remains of what might be an ancient werewolf burial ground, talking along the way about deviant burials, perspectivism, and sheep that can drive cars. In fact, they’re chatting for so long, that this is only part 1! Part 2 will be released in two weeks.

• Gudmundsdóttir, A. 2007 “The Werewolf in Medieval Icelandic Literature”
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