A Life In Ruins

Our Ruined Lives with Bernie Taylor - Ep 14


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On this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, we chat with Bernie Taylor. Bernie is an independent author who explores what he describes as “the mythological connections and biological knowledge among prehistoric peoples”. We have a spirited and civil conversation about some of Bernie’s theories.

Resources from Bernie Taylor

  • Skoglund, Pontus et al. 2015 Ancient Wolf Genome Reveals an Early Divergence of Domestic Dog Ancestors and Admixture into High-Latitude Breeds. In Current Biology (25), 1-5
  • Wang, G., Zhai, W., Yang, H. et al.
  • 2013 The genomics of selection in dogs and the parallel evolution between dogs and humans. Nat Commun 4, 1860. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2814 
  • Bernie Taylor’s video on dogs.

A Life in Ruins Resources

  • Introduction to Archaeology (like seriously, basic level what it is we do) Kelly, Robert L., Thomas, Davis H. 2016 Archaeology. 7th Edition. Cengage Learning. https://www.amazon.com/Archaeology-Robert-L-Kelly/dp/130567040X  
  • Dog Domestication Savolainen, Peter, Ya-ping Zhang, Jing Luo, Joakim Lundeberg and Thomas Leitner 2002, Genetic Evidence for an East Asian Origin of Domestic Dogs. Science 298(5598):1610-1613.
  • David’s Paper
  • https://www.academia.edu/32510329/On_the_Origin_of_our_Favorite_Subspecies_The_Biological_Implications_of_Dog_Domestication_on_Modern_Humans
  • David’s TedEd Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_KWmzLObQ4&t=123s 
  • Domestication Syndrome Video 
  • Native American Religions Gill, Sam 2004 Native American Religions: An Introduction (Religious Life in History) 2nd Edition. Cengage Learning.
  • Michael, Nicky
  • 2019 Turtle Island: An Introduction to Indigenous Studies. Cognella Academic Publishing.
  • Interpreting Rock Art Blundell, Geoffrey, Christopher Chippindale, and Benjamin Smith (editors) 2011 Seeing and knowing: understanding rock art with and without ethnography. Left Coast Press, Walnut Creek, CA.
  • Brady, Liam M (editor)
  • 2016 Relating to rock art in the contemporary world: navigating symbolism, meaning, and significance. University Press of Colorado, Boulder.
  • Conkey, Margaret W. (editor)
  • 1997 Beyond Art: Pleistocene Image and Symbol. California Academy of Science, San Francisco, CA.
  • McDonald, Jo and Peter Veth (editors)
  • 2012 A Companion to Rock Art. Wiley-Blackwell, West Sussex UK.
  • Schaafsma, Polly
  • 2013 Images and Power: Rock Art and Ethics. Anthropology and Ethics. Springer-Verlag, New York.
  • Smith, Benjamin (editor)
  • 2012 Working with rock art: recording, presenting and understanding rock art using indigenous knowledge. Wits University Press, Johannesburg.
  • Tomaskova, Silvia
  • 2013 Wayward Shamans: The Prehistory of an Idea. University of California Press, Berkley.

Contact Links

  • Bernie Taylor’s Website: http://beforeorion.com 
  • Bernie’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDrHjYiL5e8fbgbHoPUAREg/playlists 
  • Bernie’s Instagram: @beforeorion 
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