We're embracing our Indiana Jones stereotypes this month at the Archaeo Book Club with the theme “It Belongs in a Museum!” But what does actually belong in a museum? Tune in to hear book club admins Judith, Ash, and Tilly discuss the colonial history of cabinets of curiosities, issues of repatriation, and why you shouldn’t stick your hand in a spinning wheel.

Monthly Book: Ghosts of the British Museum (Noah Angell)

• Replicas in a museum
• Ghost dance shirt repatriation
• EXARC (society for experimental archaeology and open-air museums)
• Debates in repatriation of the Elgin Marbles
• Article on Cabinets of Curiosity

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Tilly is back to full health and so our three hosts are reunited in part two of their discussion about the October book club theme of “The Bare Bones”. Together, they chat about their own likes and dislikes of reading in this theme, and general popular understanding of bones in relation to history and archaeology. They also share their recommended books from their own library, including a medieval fan favourite, a book all about sects, and a travelogue going back in time.

Monthly Book: Mort by Terry Pratchett

• The Incredible Human Journey (Alice Roberts)
• The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù MXTX)
• A Disputation Betwix the Body and Worms (Unknown)
• Road of bones (Demi Winters)
• Sabriel (Garth Nix)
• The Locked Tomb Series (Tamsyn Muir)
• Apothecary diaries (Natsu Hyūga)
• Wolf Road (Alice Roberts)
• Hercule Poirot series (Agatha Christie)
• Heaven Official’s Blessing (Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù MXTX)

• BBC Two - The Incredible Human Journey

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It’s time to dig up some old bones! In this episode, Ash and Judith have left Tilly in her sickbed to sift through the bones of history to explore the theme of The Bare Bones! They discuss how this theme is so important within the field of archaeology and medieval life, as well as their own person anecdotes on death, happy skeletons and medieval memes!

Monthly Book: Mort by Terry Pratchett

• The Kingmaker’s Daughter by Philippa Gregory
• The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
• Medieval Children by Nicholas Orme
• All That Remains by Sue Black
• Medieval Death: ritual and representation by Paul Binski
• Wigmore Castle, north Herefordshire: excavations 1996 and 1998, Stephanie Rátkai

• Richard III’s Discovery
• Richard III’s DNA Study
• Osteoarchaeological Analysis
• Isotope Analysis
• Tarbat Discovery Centre

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It’s part two of a discussion from our Archaeo Book Club admins talking about the current monthly theme of “Melodies of Memories”. This episode, Tilly, Ash, and Judith chat about how the theme is represented in fiction and popular non-fiction, especially in relation to depictions of the past. Listen in to hear all about the complexity of organs, why music might be limited by a lack of diversity in traditional publishing, and some personalised reading recommendations from our hosts.

Monthly Book: The Instrumentalist (Harriet Constable)

Other books mentioned:

• Fair Helen (Andrew Greig)
• Crystal Singer series (Anne McCaffrey)
• A Little Trickerie (Rosanna Pike)
• Songs Below Water (Bethany C. Morrow)
• The Journey through Wales (Gerald of Wales)
• Blood Orange (Karina Halle)
• A Terribly Nasty Business (Julia Seales)
• The Hobbit (J.R.R.Tolkien)
• Appassionata Novel (Jilly Cooper)

• The Children of Green Knowe Miniseries
• Going Postal film

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It’s time to delve into our memories through the theme of music. This episode, Tilly, Ash, and Judith venture back in time, singing as they go! The three hosts discuss how this theme is explored within the field of archaeology, share their favourite musical anecdotes, and listen to Judith harping on (pun intended) about her current hyper-focus.

Monthly Book: The Instrumentalist (Harriet Constable)

Guess the favourite song! (as of the recording time…):

In Your Fantasy (ATEEZ)

The Mountain House (Tophouse)

Cân y cŵn (Gwyneth Glyn)

• Bard core
• Hildegard von Blingen (bard core channel)
• Groam House Museum “Pictish harp”
• Earliest carving of a Pictish harp
• Lyre of Ur example from British Museum
• Oldest flute in the world
• Waulking Song
• Llibre Vernell de Montserrat
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Join Tilly, Judith, and Ash as they dive into the July reading theme: Vikings!

In this “book worms” episode, the hosts share their thoughts on how Vikings feature in literature—exploring whether the theme lends itself best to fiction or popular non-fiction, and how well Viking culture is researched in popular stories. They discuss their group’s book choice, Valkyrie by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir, and give a brief rating summary, inviting listeners to join the conversation on their Discord.

Highlights include Judith’s Children of Gods and Fighting Men by Shauna Lawless, Ash’s The Goddess of Nothing At All by Cat Rector, and Tilly’s Valhalla by Tom Holt—each offering a unique take on Viking and myth-inspired storytelling.

Monthly Book: Valkyrie: The women of the Viking world by Johanna Katrin Fridriksdottir

Other books mentioned:

• Women of the Dunes (Sarah Maine)
• River Kings (Kat Jarman)
• Children of Gods and Fighting Men (Shauna Lawless)
• The Gospel of Loki (Joanne Harris)
• Thud! (Terry Pratchett)

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Join Tilly, Judith, and Ash in Episode 3 as they set sail into the July reading theme: Vikings!

In this “field notes” episode, they share their own experiences with Viking archaeology, history, and literature, swapping favourite stories and first impressions. They discuss why Vikings remain such a popular and important topic, how research has changed over time, and why this theme continues to capture imaginations across disciplines.

Next episode, they’ll dive into the book club’s pick, Valkyrie by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir, along with personal reading recommendations, so stay tuned!

Monthly Book: Valkyrie: The women of the Viking world by Johanna Katrin Fridriksdottir

Other books mentioned:

• Ragnar Loðbruk’s Saga
• History of the Danes by Saxo Grammaticus
• Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
• Gretti’s Saga
• Poetic Edda
• Volsung Saga
• Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay

• Norse Mythology and Nazi Propaganda
• Origins of Neo-Nazi and White Supremacist Terms and Symbols
• Birka Warrior Woman/Grave BJ 581

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Join Tilly, Judith, and Ash as they dive into the June theme, Under the Sea, from a literary perspective. They discuss how this watery theme lends itself to fiction and non-fiction, reflect briefly on their book club pick Mudlarking by Lara Maiklem, and share their own favourite reads inspired by the sea.

Highlights include Judith’s pick The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey, Ash’s Whispers of the Deep by Emma Hamm, and Tilly’s Seafaring Lore and Legend by Peter D. Jeans—three very different takes on underwater stories and myths!

Monthly Book: Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames by Lara Maiklem

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• Seafaring Lore and Legend (Peter D. Jeans)
• Whispers of the Deep (Emma Hamm)
• The Mermaid of Black Conch (Monique Roffey)
• Swallows and Amazons (Arthur Ransome)
• Marsh King’s Daughter (Elizabeth Chadwick)
• Pyrates (George Macdonald Fraser)
• The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea (Axie Oh)
• The Deep (Rivers Solomon)
• Is a River Alive (Robert McFarlane)

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Welcome to the first episode of the Archaeo Book Club, now part of the Archaeology Podcast Network!

Join Tilly, Judith, and Ash as they wade into our June reading theme: Under the Sea.

In this “field notes” discussion, we share our own experiences with watery archaeology, from shipwrecks and submerged cities to muddy river finds, and talk about how this theme has surfaced in our work, studies, and reading. We swap favourite anecdotes, explore why underwater and riverway archaeology matters, and look at how interest in the topic has evolved over time.

Monthly Book: Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames by Lara Maiklem

Other books mentioned:
Doggerland: Lost World Under the North Sea (read for free here)

• Project Doggerland
• The Little Lobster of Atlantis (part 1) - Trowel 35 — And My Trowel
• The Little Lobster of Atlantis (part 2) - Trowel 36 — HQ Downloads
• Submerged Project, University of York

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Welcome to the podcast of the Archaeo Book Club, an online community for lovers of archaeology and books! The book club was started back in 2022 as a way to explore how archaeology is depicted in fiction and popular non-fiction. Every month, we pick a different archaeology-related theme, and our book club members vote on a book to read for that theme. Each “field notes” episode, book club admins Tilly, Judith, and Ash discuss the latest theme and talk about its archaeological background, and make their own suggestions for further reading in each “book worms” episode. This podcast is for anyone who loves to explore the past, and loves to read!

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