Modern Myth

Today’s episode is a little different to others; I speak to Brent Huffman, a filmmaker with a passion for a site in Afghanistan Mes Aynak is under threat from a Chinese mining company who wish to perform open cast mining on the site to acquire the copper ore underneath. In this episode, Brent describes his motivation for travelling in a very dangerous part of Afghanistan and what he saw on site; I ask him about how his opinion of archaeology has changed over the course of filming and he describes his frustration with the politics of the site preventing meaningful salvage of the history. Some of the things talked about are very difficult to hear and I want to put a slight disclaimer for listeners to be aware of some of the occupational dangers of working in this part of the world.

The film is premiering at the International Documentary Film festival Amsterdam and if you want more information head on over to the Saving Mes Aynak website

Links

@Brent_Huffman

@SavingMesAynak

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Today’s episode is a little different to others; I speak to Brent Huffman, a filmmaker with a passion for a site in Afghanistan Mes Aynak is under threat from a Chinese mining company who wish to perform open cast mining on the site to acquire the copper ore underneath. In this episode, Brent describes his motivation for travelling in a very dangerous part of Afghanistan and what he saw on site; I ask him about how his opinion of archaeology has changed over the course of filming and he describes his frustration with the politics of the site preventing meaningful salvage of the history. Some of the things talked about are very difficult to hear and I want to put a slight disclaimer for listeners to be aware of some of the occupational dangers of working in this part of the world.

The film is premiering at the International Documentary Film festival Amsterdam  and if you want more information head on over to the Saving Mes Aynak website

Links

@Brent_Huffman

@SavingMesAynak

Subscribe and Review on iTunes

Today I speak to Ed Gonzalez-Tennant about Anarchism and Archaeology, archaeology in the American south and how to apply these kind of ideas to methodology. Although Anarchism conjures up many different reactions, serious discussion of it has been lacking in academic circles. We explore what anarchism means, why some warn its a death wish to write about and how to topple the hierarchies of knowledge and history to provide a level field for everyone. If community archaeology interests you, this episode is for you. Also I completely lost it at one point so be prepared. I hope you enjoy listening to Ed as much as I did.

Today I speak to Ed Gonzalez-Tennant about Anarchism and Archaeology, archaeology in the American south and how to apply these kind of ideas to methodology. Although Anarchism conjures up many different reactions, serious discussion of it has been lacking in academic circles. We explore what anarchism means, why some warn its a death wish to write about and how to topple the hierarchies of knowledge and history to provide a level field for everyone. If community archaeology interests you, this episode is for you. Also I completely lost it at one point so be prepared. I hope you enjoy listening to Ed as much as I did.

In todays episode I have a conversation with Doug who runs the website open access archaeology. In addition to this website which has lots of handy links, he runs a twitter account @OpenAccessArch which tweets out links to thousands of open access articles to read to your hearts content. OpenAccess has been causing a stir in academic circles but now more than ever, the paywall between the public and papers is being slowly dismantled.

If you want to know more about open access listen to todays episode or head over to Open Access Archaeology

Intro Music is Something Right and Something Real by In An Instant

Outro Music is performed by The Smokin Diamonds

In todays episode I have a conversation with Doug who runs the website open access archaeology. In addition to this website which has lots of handy links, he runs a twitter account @OpenAccessArch which  tweets out links to thousands of open access articles to read to your hearts content. OpenAccess has been causing a stir in academic circles but now more than ever, the paywall between the public and papers is being slowly dismantled.

If you want to know more about open access listen to todays episode or head over to Open Access Archaeology

Intro Music is Something Right and Something Real by In An Instant

Outro Music is performed by The Smokin Diamonds

On today's podcast I talk to Harriet and Dr Lorna Richardson about community archaeology; we discuss what it means in theory and in practise as well as responding to the phrase "archaeology is community archaeology or it is nothing".

How can community archaeology bring people together? What does it mean to people? These questions and many are discussed in this downloadable podcast.

Tune in every fortnight and don't forget to find us on iTunes as well

Lorna Richardson

Website

Twitter @lornarichardson

On today's podcast I talk to Harriet and Dr Lorna Richardson about community archaeology; we discuss what it means in theory and in practise as well as responding to the phrase "archaeology is community archaeology or it is nothing".

How can community archaeology bring people together? What does it mean to people? These questions and many are discussed in this downloadable podcast.

Tune in every fortnight and don't forget to find us on iTunes as well

Lorna Richardson

Website

Twitter @lornarichardson

Today’s episode is in two parts; first I talk to Tom Goskar who is the creator of the original Archaeocast and what it was like first podcasting back in 2004, what the future holds and he ends up quizzing me at certain points. The second guest is Mr. Soup, creator of the ArchaeoSoup Channel on Youtube; we get angry at people talking about Stonehenge and talk about the future of archaeology.

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Tom Goskar : Website

Archaeosoup : Youtube Channel ; Website

Today’s episode is in two parts; first I talk to Tom Goskar who is the creator of the original Archaeocast and what it was like first podcasting back in 2004, what the future holds and he ends up quizzing me at certain points. The second guest is Mr. Soup, creator of the ArchaeoSoup Channel on Youtube; we get angry at people talking about Stonehenge and talk about the future of archaeology.

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Tom Goskar : Website

Archaeosoup : Youtube Channel ; Website