ArchaeoAnimals

By The Archaeology Podcast Network

This is a show about the connection between animals and humans in the past. Our experts, Alex Fitzpatrick and Simona Falanga will guide you through the interesting world of Zooarchaeology.

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August 03, 2021Time Warped! Part Three: The Zooarchaeology of Roman Britain - Ep 37
In this third instalment of the ‘Time Warped’ miniseries, Alex and Simona discuss all things Roman: follow us on a journey into the highly varied Romano-British period.
Bibliography
https://archaeology.co.uk/articles/features/fishbourne-at-50-celebrating-half-a-century-at-a-unique-roman-palace.htm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-28951148
https://archaeology.co.uk/articles/features/romes-homes-range.htm
King, A. (1978) A Comparative Survey of Bone Assemblages from Roman Sites in Britain
Institute of Archaeology - London 15
Contact
Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
Affiliates
Wildnote
TeePublic
Timeular
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59min
July 06, 2021Time Warped! Part Two: The Zooarchaeology of the Later Prehistoric - Ep 36
This is episode part 2 of our ‘Time Warped’ miniseries, covering the zooarchaeology of Britain across time. The instalment covers what is known as the Later Prehistoric Period, which spans from the Late Bronze Age to the Roman conquest. This episode’s case studies are Flag Fen and Carn Euny.
Links
Must Farm
Carn Euny Ancient Village
Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
Albarella, U. (2007) ‘The End of the Sheep Age: People and Animals in the Late Iron Age’, in Haselgrove, C. and Moore, T. (eds) The Later Iron Age in Britain and Beyond. Oxford: Oxbow Books, pp. 389–402.
Dobney, K. and Ervynyck, A. (2007) ‘To Fish or Not to Fish? Evidence for the Possible Avoidance of Fish Consumption During the Iron Age Around the North Sea’, in Moore, C. H. and Tom (eds) The Later Iron Age in Britain and Beyond.
Grant, A. (1989) ‘Economic or Symbolic? Animals and Ritual Behaviour’, in Garwood, P. et al. (eds) Sacred and Profane: Proceedings of a Conference on Archaeology, Ritual and Religion. Oxford: Oxford University Committee for Archaeology.
Maltby, M. et al. (2018) ‘Counting Roman Chickens: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Human-Chicken Interactions in Roman Britain’, Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 19, pp. 1003–1015.
Serjeantson, D. (2007) ‘Intensification of Animal Husbandry in the Late Iron Age? The Contribution of Sheep and Pigs’, in Haselgrove, C. and Pope, R. (eds) The Earlier Iron Age in Britain and the Near Continent. Oxford: Oxbow Books, pp. 80–93.
Contact
Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
Affiliates
Wildnote
TeePublic
Timeular
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1h 1min
June 01, 2021Time Warped! Part One: The Zooarchaeology of the Early Prehistoric - Ep 35
This month we start a new 5 part mini series covering zooarchaeoogy through time. This episode focuses on the early prehistoric period (Palaeolithic - Early Bronze Age), where we’ll se the shift from hunting to farming and domestication. This episode’s case studies are Covesea Caves and Star Carr.
Links
http://www.starcarr.com/
https://coveseacavesproject.wordpress.com
https://archaeology.co.uk/articles/news/investigating-the-isotopes-of-the-blick-mead-dog.htm
Milner, N., Taylor, B., and Conneller, C. (2018) Star Carr Volume 1: A persistent place in a changing world. White Rose University Press.
Milner, N., Taylor, B., and Conneller, C. (2018) Star Carr Volume 2: Studies in technology, subsistence and environment. White Rose University Press.
Serjeantson, D. (2011) "Review of animal remains from the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age of Southern Britain."
Spikins, P. (2000) Mesolithic Northern England :Environment, Population and Settlement. British Archaeological Reports British Series. Archaeopress.
https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=80206&resourceID=19191
Contact
Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
Affiliates
Wildnote
TeePublic
Timeular
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1h 1min
May 04, 2021Gotta Dig 'Em All! The Zooarchaeology of Pokemon - Ep 34
Following a listener’s request, this month’s episode is all about the skeletal morphology of Pokemon. Learn more about oviparous ghosts, witness Simona’s confusion at the concept, and entertain the idea that Gyrados is actually Jörmungandr.
Links
Bulbugarden
Sword and Shield Fossil Pokemon
12 Pokemon inspired by historicla events
Guardians, Gods, Or Geodudes? Pokemon And Battling Animals
Piltdown Hoax
Pig statues in Bath
Contact
Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
Affiliates
Wildnote
TeePublic
Timeular
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56min
April 06, 2021Eagle Eyed Zooarchaeology - Looking at the Digital Animals in Assassin's Creed - Ep 33
This month’s episode focuses on the creatures of the Assassin's Creed franchise. Unlike our previous video game episodes, where we reconstruct the morphology of fantasy creatures, we will explore the depiction of extant and extinct fauna in the historical reconstructions which form the basis of this video game franchise.
Links
Assasins Creed Fandom
Great Auk in Assasins Creed
Contact
Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
Affiliates
Wildnote
TeePublic
Timeular
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59min
March 02, 2021A Little Bit of Zooarch, a Little Bit of Palaeontology...Let's Talk Megafauna and Extinct Species - Ep 32
Picture a world where dormice are the size of cats and hyenas roamed around Europe: welcome to the Pleistocene! Upon suggestion from one of our listeners, we explore the time period where zooarchaeology and palaeontology overlap.
Bibliography
Palombo, M.R. (2001). Endemic elephants of the Mediterranean Islands: knowledge, problems and perspectives. The World of Elephants, Proceedings of the 1st International Congress (October 16–20, 2001, Rome): 486–491.
https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/land/greek-giants
Leighton, R (1999) Sicily Before History: An Archaeological Survey from the Palaeolithic to the Iron Age, Cornell University Press
https://beta.capeia.com/paleobiology/2017/09/21/the-lost-world-of-island-dwarfs-and-giants
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2020/november/giant-dormice-the-size-of-cats-used-to-live-on-sicily.html
Kurten, B. (2007) Pleistocene Mammals of Europe, USA: Aldine Transaction
https://www.creswell-crags.org.uk/collection/
https://twilightbeasts.org/2014/04/28/the-forgotten-sabretooth/
Pettitt, P. B., Bahn, P. & Ripoll, S. (2007). Palaeolithic Cave Art at Creswell Crags in European Context. Oxford University Press.
Charles, R., and Jacobi, R.M. (1994) "The lateglacial fauna from the Robin Hood Cave, Creswell Crags: a re-assessment." Oxford journal of archaeology 13.1: 1-32.
Moleón, Marcos, et al. (2020) "Rethinking megafauna." Proceedings of the Royal Society B 287.1922
https://www.nps.gov/articles/mammoth-or-mastodon.htm#:~:text=Mastodon%20were%20shorter%20and%20stockier,flat%20surfaces%20for%20eating%20grass.
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-was-megatherium.html
Contact
Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
Affiliates
Wildnote
TeePublic
Timeular
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56min
February 02, 2021Swooping is Bad, Bones are Better: The Zooarchaeology of Dragon Age - Ep 31
Join us on the latest part of our imagined videogame zooarchaeology series! Following popular demand, this episode is all about Bioware’s Dragon Age and its weird and wonderful creatures. Learn more about battle nugs, gibbering horrors and the Dragon Age version of ‘ritual’: it’s magic!!
Sources
Galinas, B. et al. (2015) Dragon Age: The World of Thedas - Volume 2
Dark Horse Comics
Dragon Age Fandom
Contact
Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
Affiliates
Wildnote
TeePublic
Timeular
Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!
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1h 2min
January 05, 2021The Hitchhikers: the animals we didn't really want to take with us but life, uh, finds a way - Ep 30
What do the black rat and the grain weevil have in common? Learn more about the species mankind has ‘accidentally’ introduced, many now regarded as pests. Discover enchanting creatures such as the killer shrimp, and a beetle’s favourite past time.
Links and References
Invasive Non-Native Species Map
National Wildlife Federation: Invasive Species
O’Connor, T. & Sykes, N. (Eds.) (2010) Extinctions and Invasions: A Social History of British Fauna, Windgather Press
Jones, R. (2015) House Guests House Pests: A Natural History of Animals in the Home London: Bloomsbury
The Black Rat
“Killer Shrimp” Leaves Wake of Destruction
Quagga & Zebra Mussels
Mussel Mass in Lake Ontario
Contact
Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
Affiliates
Wildnote
TeePublic
Timeular
Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!
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50min
December 01, 2020I'm Commander Shephard and This Is My Favourite Bone on the Citadel: The Zooarchaeology of Mass Effect - Ep 29
Space hamsters and shifty looking cows: Tristan joins Alex and Simona to discuss the zooarchaeology of Mass Effect creatures.
Links
BioWare (2007) Mass Effect
BioWare (2010) Mass Effect 2
BioWare (2012) Mass Effect 3
BioWare (2017) Mass Effect: Andromeda
Mass Effect Fandom Site
Bones in Space from NASA
Contact
Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
Affiliates
Wildnote
TeePublic
Timeular
Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!
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1h 4min
November 03, 2020So You Want to be a Zooarchaeologist? - Ep 28
Interested in becoming a zooarchaeologist? Alex and Simona discuss how to get into zooarchaeology and their personal experiences within the discipline.
Links
New Evidence of Early Horse Domestication
Albarella, U., Rizzetto, M., and Russ. H. (2017) The Oxford Handbook of Zooarchaeology. Oxford University Press.
Gifford-Gonzalez, D. (2018) An Introduction to Zooarchaeology. Springer.
O'Conner, T. (2000) The Archaeology of Animal Bones. Texas A&M University Press.
Reitz, E.J. and Wing, E.S. (1999) Zooarchaeology. Cambridge University Press.
Sykes, N. (2014) Beastly Questions: Animal Answers to Archaeological Issues. Bloomsbury Academic.
Contact
Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
Affiliates
Wildnote
TeePublic
Timeular
Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!
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53min

FAQs about ArchaeoAnimals:

How many episodes does ArchaeoAnimals have?

The podcast currently has 68 episodes available.