On this episode of A Life in Ruins, Connor interviews Dr. Charles Koenig. Charles is a recently crowned Ph.D. from the University of Wyoming. We discuss Charles' upbringing in Summit County, Colorado and his earliest experiences in the Great Basin with archaeology. We then delve into his academic career and he recalls how a rock art field school set him along his current path. Charles then discusses his thesis/dissertation research on earth ovens.

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• Brief segment from Marfa Public Radio about Mescalero Apache ovens
• Photo essay of Apache earth oven cooking by Alan Ferg
• Agave is Life Documentary

Literature Recommendations

• Stephen Black and Alston Thoms, 2014, Earth Ovens in the Hunter-Gatherer Archaeological Record
• Carney et al. 2022 Bulbs and Biographies

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